Historical Events
- 35th Walker Cup: Britain-Ireland beats US, 14-10
- 47th Emmy Awards: NYPD Blue, ER, Fraiser & Candice Bergen win
- Alison Nicholas wins PING-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship
- 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
Tennis Open
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
Pete Sampras
Andre Agassi
Famous Deaths
- Charles Denner, French actor (The Bride Wore Black, The Man Who Loved Women), dies at 69
- Derek Meddings, special Effects technician, dies at 64
- Molly Hide, English cricketer who captained England for 17 years, dies at 81