- Sep 1 The Carolina Panthers outgun the Atlanta Falcons 29-6 in their first regular season NFL game at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Sep 1 Vinny Testaverde completes 19 from 33 for 254 yards as the Baltimore Ravens beat Oakland Raiders, 17-14 in their NFL debut at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore
- Sep 2 A peace agreement is signed between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front in Malacañang Palace.
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
Sep 2 Museum of Contemporary Art of Niterói (MAC) designed by Oscar Niemeyer inaugurated in Niterói, Brazil
- Sep 2 Soyuz TM-24, lands
- Sep 3 Slowinski & Gage discovers 2^1257787-1 (34th known Mersenne prime)
- Sep 4 13th MTV Video Music Awards: Alanis Morrissette and The Smashing Pumpkins win
- Sep 5 Following US cruise missile strikes on Iraq, crude oil prices rise as the market speculates when Iraq will begin exporting oil under UN Resolution 986
Film & TV History
Sep 5 Revival of Tennessee Williams' stage drama "Summer and Smoke", starring Harry Hamlin and Mary McDonnell, opens at Criterion Theater, NYC; runs for 53 performances
Music History
Sep 7 Rap artist Tupac Shakur shot multiple times in a drive by shooting in Las Vegas, dies 6 days later
- Sep 8 48th Emmy Awards: ER, Dennis Franz & Kathy Baker win
- Sep 8 American children's program "Blue's Clues" debuts on Nickelodeon cable channel
Seven Guitars
Sep 8 August Wilson's drama "Seven Guitars" closes at Walter Kerr Theater, NYC, after 188 performances
- Sep 11 Union Pacific Railroad purchases Southern Pacific Railroad.
- Sep 13 Phil Simmons scores 171 & takes 6-14 for Leics v Durham
- Sep 14 21st Toronto International Film Festival: "Shine" directed by Scott Hicks wins the People's Choice Award
- Sep 14 England Test cricket fast bowler Dean Headley equals WR by taking his 3rd hat-trick of the English County season for Kent v Hampshire at Canterbury
- Sep 14 NY Met Todd Huntley sets record of 41 HRs by a catcher
- Sep 14 Tara Dawn Holland (Kansas), 23, crowned 70th Miss America 1997
- Sep 15 Bangladesh beat UAE by 104 runs to win the ACC Trophy Final
- Sep 16 1st one-day international in Canada, India v Pakistan at Toronto
- Sep 16 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Panama City, Florida on WTBB 97.7 FM
Baseball Record
Sep 16 MLB Minnesota Twins' Paul Molitor becomes 21st player to reach 3,000 hits
- Sep 16 NASA launches Space Shuttle STS 79 (Atlantis 17)
- Sep 17 Dodger Hideo Nomo no-hits Colorado Rockies, 9-0 at Coors Field
Music History
Sep 19 David Hare's play "Skylight" opens at Royale Theater NYC, starring Michael Gambon
- Sep 22 Solheim Cup Women's Golf, St. Pierre Hotel & CC: US retains Cup; beats Europe 17-11; in expanded format US wins 10 of 12 singles matches in final day blowout
- Sep 23 Howard Stern radio show premieres in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (WZMT 97.9 FM) and in West Palm Beach, Florida (WCLB 95.5 FM)
Treaty of Interest
Sep 24 US President Bill Clinton signs the "Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty" at the United Nations
- Sep 25 The last of the Magdalen Asylums closes in Ireland.
Baseball Record
Sep 26 San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds is 2nd MLB player to hit 40 HRs & steal 40 bases in a season
- Sep 26 Space Shuttle STS 79 (Atlantis 17), lands
- Sep 27 Baltimore Oriole Roberto Alomar spits in face of umpire John Hirschbeck
- Sep 27 In Afghanistan, the Taliban capture the capital city Kabul after driving out President Burhanuddin Rabbani and executing former leader Mohammad Najibullah.
- Sep 27 The Julie N. tanker skip crashes into the Million Dollar Bridge in Portland, Maine spilling thousands of gallons of oil.
- Sep 28 1st ODI played in Kenya between home team & Sri Lanka
- Sep 28 Joyce Giraud, crowned 8th Ms Venus Swimwear
- Sep 28 Nebraska & Penn State are 5th & 6th major colleges to win 700
- Sep 28 NY Yankee Jim Leyitz is 2nd catcher to wear a hockey mask
- Sep 28 Orioles' Roberto Alomar suspended 5 games for spitting at ump
- Sep 28 Troy Davis of Iowa State ran for 378 yards, 3rd highest in college football games (others: Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas & Alabama)
- Sep 29 "Delicate Balance" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC
- Sep 29 34th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Atlantic City USA (5-0)
- Sep 29 Baltimore Orioles end season with record 257 HRs
- Sep 29 Houston Astro's retire Nolan Ryan's #34
- Sep 29 Nintendo 64 video game system debuts in USA (3 months after Japan)
- Sep 29 Orioles Brady Anderson is 14th to hit 50 HRs
- Sep 29 San Diego Padres sweep LA Dodgers in race for NL West title
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