Agreement of Interest
Sep 1 Infinity Broadcasting, syndicator of the Howard Stern Show, agrees to voluntarily pay $1.7 million to US Treasury - without admitting guilt to settle fines levied by the FCC
- Sep 1 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum opens in Cleveland, Ohio
- Sep 1 State of New York reinstates the death penalty
Bruno vs. McCall
Sep 2 British boxer Frank Bruno beats American champion Oliver McCall in a unanimous 12 round points decision in London for the WBC heavyweight title
- Sep 2 Southern California begins using new area code 562
- Sep 3 Carolina Panthers lose their debut NFL game in overtime 23-20 to the Atlanta Falcons in front of 58,808 fans at the Georgia Dome
- Sep 3 eBay (Electronic Bay) founded by Pierre Omidyar
- Sep 3 In their NFL debut game the Jacksonville Jaguars fall to the Houston Oilers 10-3; 72,363 fans attend the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
- Sep 3 Soyuz TM-22, launched into orbit
- Sep 4 Chicago White Sox third baseman Robin Ventura hits grand slams in consecutive innings, the 4th and 5th, of a 14-3 rout of the Texas Rangers
Xena: Warrior Princess
Sep 4 Cult TV series "Xena: Warrior Princess" starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor debuts in the US
Telethon
Sep 4 Jerry Lewis' 30th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,800,000
- Sep 4 The Fourth World Conference on Women opens in Beijing with over 4,750 delegates from 181 countries in attendance.
Baseball Record
Sep 5 Cal Ripken Jr ties Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 straight games
- Sep 6 Cal Ripken Jr breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games
Event of Interest
Sep 6 Senate Ethics committee votes 6-0 to ask for expulsion of Bob Packwood
Video Music Awards
Sep 7 12th MTV Video Music Awards: TLC, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, & Madonna win
- Sep 7 Sen Bob Packwoord (R-Ore) resigns rather than face expulsion
- Sep 7 STS 69 (Endeavour 9), launches into orbit
- Sep 8 Cleveland Indians clinch 1st AL Central Division title
- Sep 9 "Broadway Limited" last train ride (began in 1902)
- Sep 9 Dean St Station in Brooklyn, is 6th MTA station to close since 1904
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 9 US Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf wins her 4th US title; beats Monica Seles 7-6, 0-6, 6-3
- Sep 10 35th Walker Cup: Britain-Ireland beats US, 14-10
- Sep 10 47th Emmy Awards: NYPD Blue, ER, Frasier and Candice Bergen win
- Sep 10 Cleveland's major league sports franchises, NFL Browns & MLB Indians, play simultaneous regular season games in Cleveland for only time, both win; Browns 22-6 v Tampa, Indians 5-3 v Orioles
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 10 US Open Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras wins his 3rd US title; beats fellow American Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
Photography
Sep 12 INXS' Michael Hutchence pleads guilty to punching a photographer
Se7en
Sep 15 "Se7en" directed by David Fincher and starring Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and Kevin Spacey premieres in New York
Sports History
Sep 15 Cards shortstop Ozzie Smith sets record of 1,554 double plays
- Sep 16 20th Toronto International Film Festival: "Antonia's Line" directed by Marleen Gorris wins the People's Choice Award
Baseball Record
Sep 16 Greg Maddux of Braves sets record of 17 consecutive road victories
- Sep 16 Shawntel Smith (Okla), 24, crowned 69th Miss America 1996
- Sep 17 Terrence McNally's dramatic play "Love! Valor! Compassion!" closes at Walter Kerr Theater, NYC, after 276 performances and 2 Tony Award wins
Meeting of Interest
Sep 18 Art Modell 1st meets (he claims) with Baltimore to move Browns there from Cleveland
- Sep 18 Space shuttle STS-69 (Endeavour 9), lands
- Sep 19 Colorado Rockies Andres Galarraga becomes 4th team member to hit 30 HRs in the sesaon
- Sep 19 MLB San Diego Padres Ken Caminiti switch hits HRs in 3rd of 4 games
- Sep 19 The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber's manifesto
- Sep 20 Cincinnati Reds becomes 1st team to clinch NL Central
- Sep 21 The Hindu milk miracle occurs: statues of the Hindu God Ganesh begin drinking milk when spoonfuls were placed near their mouths
- Sep 22 E-3B AWACS crash outside of Elmendorf AFB, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board killed
Music History
Sep 24 Latin musicians Emillio & Gloria Estefan's boat is hit by a jet skier who dies from his injuries off of South Beach, Miami, Florida
- Sep 24 Ryder Cup Golf, Oak Hill CC: Europe wins 14½-13½; unheralded Irish rookie Philip Walton secures victory for Europe beating Jay Haas 1 up
Pride and Prejudice
Sep 24 TV adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth debuts on BBC One
- Sep 24 Volcano Mount Ruapehu (North Island, NZ) erupts
Outside
Sep 25 Virgin Records releases David Bowie's 20th studio album "Outside"
George
Sep 26 "George" magazine premieres, published by John F. Kennedy Jr
- Sep 26 Earliest 1st-class cricket in Aust season (Qld v Western Prov)
- Sep 26 Sri Lanka complete 2-1 Test Cricket series win in Pakistan from 0-1
- Sep 28 American singer Bobby Brown escapes injury in gun battle in Roxbury, Massachusetts; his friend Steven Sealy is killed
Sports History
Sep 28 Dennis Martínez' fastball breaks Minnesota Twins Kirby Puckett's jaw, in what becomes his final career plate appearance, in Cleveland Indians 12-4 win
- Sep 28 Frenchman Bob Denard and a group of mercenaries take the islands of Comoros (off of southeast Africa) in a coup
Event of Interest
Sep 28 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Oslo 2 Accord to transfer West Bank to the PLO (Taba, Egypt)
Film & TV History
Sep 28 Mary Tyler Moore returns to series TV in "New York News" on CBS; cancelled after 8 episodes
- Sep 28 Superhero film "Batman Forever" released in Czech Republic
- Sep 28 Troy Dixon scores cricket century on 1st-class debut for Qld v W Prov
- Sep 29 Indians break 1902 Pirates record for largest lead over 2nd-place team (KC) (27½ games)
- Sep 29 Saleem Elahi scores century on ODI debut, Pakistan v Sri Lanka
O.J. Simpson Trial
Sep 29 Trial for former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson sent to the jury
- Sep 29 US space probe Ulyssus completes 2nd passage behind Sun
- Sep 30 Cleveland Indian Albert Belle hits his 50th home run of season
Authors
Civil Rights Activists
Inventors
Kings
Revolutionaries
Scientists