Historical Events
Emmy Awards
34th Emmy Awards: Hill St Blue, Barney Miller, Alan Alda & Carol Kane win
- New Orleans Saints 1st road shutout victory beating Chicago Bears 10-0
- Streetcars stop running on Market St, San Francisco after 122 years of service
Famous Birthdays
- Birth of the smiley face emoticon :-) when suggested by Scott E. Fahlman for online bulletin boards at Carnegie Mellon University [1]
- Columbus Short, American actor and choreographer, born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Eleni Daniilidou, Greek tennis player, born in Chania, Crete, Greece
- Jordan Parise, American ice hockey player, born in Faribault, Minnesota
Famous Deaths
- Samuel L. M. Barlow, American composer (Mon Ami Pierrot), dies at 90
- Ted Badcock, New Zealand cricketer (7 Tests for NZ 1930-33, 16 wkts), dies at 85
About September 19, 1982
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 40 years, 8 months and 11 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
#1 Song: Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor