Event of Interest
Sep 1 Colonel Muammar Gaddafi deposes King Idris in the Libyan revolution
Telethon
Sep 1 Jerry Lewis' 4th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
- Sep 2 Ralph Houk signs 3-year contract to manage New York Yankees at $65,000 a season, then the biggest salary in MLB
- Sep 2 The first automatic teller machine in the United States is installed in Rockville Center, New York.
- Sep 5 Frente Obrero wins Dutch Antilles national elections
- Sep 6 John Kander and Fred Ebb's "Cabaret" closes at Broadhurst Theater, NYC, after 1166 performances and 8 Tony Awards
Sports History
Sep 7 Scottish Matra-Ford driver Jackie Stewart wins the Italian Grand Prix at Monza to clinch his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship; his 6th F1 win of the season
- Sep 8 Suleiman Maghrabi appointed premier of Libya
Sports History
Sep 8 US amateur Men's Tennis: Stan Smith beats Bob Lutz (97 63 61)
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 8 US Open Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Australian Margaret Court wins her third US singles title & 16th Grand Slam singles event; beats Nancy Richey 6-2, 6-2
- Sep 9 Allegheny Airlines flight 853 collides with a Piper Cherokee above Indiana, kills all 83 occupants
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 9 US Open Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Rod Laver beats fellow Australian Tony Roche 7-9, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to claim his record second Grand Slam
Television Debut
Sep 13 "Scooby-Doo Where are You" by Hanna-Barbera debuts on CBS in the US
- Sep 13 Baltimore Orioles, win earliest AL Eastern division title
Music Premiere
Sep 13 Plastic Ono Band's 1st live performance, featuring John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Eric Clapton, at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival
- Sep 13 San Francisco Giant Bobby Bonds is baseballs 4th 30-HR, 30-steal player
- Sep 14 Male voters of Swiss Canton Schaffhausen reject female suffrage
Sports History
Sep 15 MLB St. Louis Cardinals Steve Carlton sets record by striking out 19 NY Mets in a game
Davis Cup
Sep 20 58th Davis Cup: American pair Bob Lutz & Stan Smith clinch final 8-6, 6-1, 11-9 over Ilie Năstase & Ion Țiriac of Romania in Cleveland, OH; ends 5-0
- Sep 20 John Lennon privately announces to Paul and Ringo (George was not there) that he is leaving "The Beatles" at a London business meeting
- Sep 20 MLB Pittsburgh Pirate Bob Moose no-hits NY Mets, 4-0
Ryder Cup
Sep 20 Ryder Cup Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: US, Great Britain tie, 16-16; great sporting gesture, America's Jack Nicklaus concedes missable 3-foot putt to Tony Jacklin at the 18th hole for the draw
Baseball Record
Sep 22 SF Giant Willie Mays, becomes second player to hit 600 home runs
Film Premiere
Sep 23 "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" directed by George Roy Hill and starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford premieres at the Roger Sherman Theater in New Haven, Connecticut
- Sep 23 1st broadcast of "Marcus Welby MD" on ABC-TV
Music History
Sep 23 Northern Star and Illinois Univ newspaper start rumors that Paul McCartney is dead
- Sep 24 1st Elvis convention, 2500 fans attend in Cincinnati
- Sep 24 NY Mets clinch NL East pennant
- Sep 24 Ton Duc Thang elected president of North Vietnam
- Sep 24 Trial of "Chicago 8" (protesters at Dem National Conv) begins
- Sep 26 Apple Records releases The Beatles 11th studio album "Abbey Road", their final recordings as a quartet; tops the charts in 11 countries
- Sep 26 Bolivia military coup under general Ovando Candia
Television Premiere
Sep 26 TV sitcom "The Brady Bunch" created by Sherwood Schwartz premieres on ABC in the US
- Sep 26 USSR performs underground nuclear test
- Sep 28 Minnesota vs Baltimore, gains 530 yards passing!
- Sep 28 NFL Minnesota Vikings QB Joe Kapp passes for 7 touchdowns vs Baltimore Colts in 52-14 home win
- Sep 28 SPD wins West German Parliament elections
- Sep 29 "Bright Promise" TV Daytime Soap; debuts on NBC-TV
- Sep 29 "Letters To Laugh-In" debuts on NBC-TV
- Sep 29 "Love American Style" premieres on ABC-TV
- Sep 29 "Name Droppers" debuts on NBC-TV
- Sep 29 "Sale Of Century" debuts on NBC-TV
- Sep 29 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC
- Sep 29 Jackie DeShannon gets Gold Record for "Put Little Love in Your Heart"
- Sep 29 Red Sox Rico Petrocelli hits shortstop record 40th HR of season
- Sep 29 Steve O'Neal of NY Jets, kicks longest NFL punt; 98 yards vs Denver
- Sep 30 Atlanta's 10th straight win, clinches NL West pennant