Event of Interest
Sep 1 Willie Totten (Mississippi Valley State) passes for Division I-AA record 536 yards & 9 TDs in 86-0 win v Kentucky State; Jerry Rice catches 17 passes for 294 yards & 5 TDs; breaks own Division I-AA record for total yardage in pass receptions
Jerry Rice
- Sep 1 Middlesex beats Kent off the last ball of the Nat West Trophy cricket final in London; John Emburey hits Kent seamer Richard Ellison to square leg for 4 for the winning runs
- Sep 2 "Zorba" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 362 performances
- Sep 3 28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery
- Sep 3 St. Louis Cardinals closer Bruce Sutter breaks NL record for saves in a season with his 38th in 7-3 win v NY Mets
Event of Interest
Sep 3 Jerry Lewis' 19th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $32,074,566
Jerry Lewis
- Sep 3 South Africa adopts constitution
- Sep 4 Nigerian singer Fela Kuti sentenced to 2 years
- Sep 5 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) -Discovery 1- lands at Edwards AFB
- Sep 6 Lanford Wilson's "Balm in Gilead" premieres in NYC
- Sep 6 Today Show begins live remote telecasts from Moscow
- Sep 6 "Amadeus" from the play by Peter Shaffer, directed by Milos Forman and starring Tom Hulce premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Best Picture 1985)
- Sep 7 Met Dwight Gooden's 11 strikeouts gives him NL rookie record 236
- Sep 8 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41G mission
Tennis Open
Sep 8 US Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova retains her title; beats Chris Evert-Lloyd 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert
- Sep 9 US Open Men's Tennis: John McEnroe wins his 4th US title and final Grand Slam singles event; beats Ivan Lendl 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
- Sep 10 Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center via Altus AFB, Oklahoma
- Sep 10 Sean O'Keefe (11) is youngest to cycle across US (24 days)
Event of Interest
Sep 10 First episode of daily syndicated version of Jeopardy! with Alex Trebek as host
Alex Trebek
Event of Interest
Sep 13 Shimon Peres forms Israeli government with Likud
Shimon Peres
- Sep 14 1st MTV Video Music Awards: The Cars win with "You Might Think"
- Sep 15 Morocco Showcase opens
- Sep 15 Sharlene Wells (Utah), 20, crowned 58th Miss America 1985
- Sep 15 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh, Semipalitinsk USSR
- Sep 15 9th Toronto International Film Festival: "Places in the Heart" directed by Robert Benton wins the People's Choice Award
- Sep 16 1st broadcast of "Miami Vice" on NBC-TV
Event of Interest
Sep 17 Brian Mulroney sworn in as Canada's 18th Prime Minister, succeeding John Turner
Brian Mulroney
John Turner
- Sep 17 Dwight Gooden ties record of 32 strikeouts in consecutive games
Baseball Record
Sep 17 Reggie Jackson is 13th to hit 500 HRs
Reggie Jackson
Event of Interest
Sep 18 Tim Raines is 1st player with 4 consecutive 70-stolen-base seasons
Tim Raines
- Sep 19 Britain & China complete a proposed agreement to transfer Hong Kong to China by 1997
- Sep 20 "Cosby Show" premieres on NBC-TV
- Sep 20 Cubs break 2 million in home attendance for 1st time
- Sep 20 Suicide car bomb attacks US Embassy annex in Beirut, kills 23
- Sep 21 NASA launches Galaxy-C
- Sep 23 36th Emmy Awards: Hill St Blue, Cheers, John Ritter & Tyne Daly win
Event of Interest
Sep 23 SF 49er Joe Montana misses his 1st start in 49 games
Joe Montana
Event of Interest
Sep 23 Sparky Anderson is 1st manager to win 100 games in both leagues
Sparky Anderson
- Sep 24 Cubs clinch NL East title
Event of Interest
Sep 24 Paul McCartney release "No More Lonely Nights"
Paul McCartney
- Sep 26 5,251 turn out to see Phillies play NY Mets at Shea Stadium
- Sep 26 Berlin appeals court clears Paul McCartney in a paternity suit
- Sep 26 Britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997
- Sep 26 Dutch Queen Beatrice opens University
- Sep 26 Phila's Juan Samuel sets record for steals by a rookie with his 72nd
Event of Interest
Sep 26 President Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa
Ronald Reagan
- Sep 28 1st floodlit ODI outside of Australia (India v Aust, New Delhi)
- Sep 28 Cleveland Indians down 0-10 to Minnesota Twins, win 11-10
- Sep 29 "(What) In Name Of Love" by Naked Eyes peaks at #39
- Sep 29 "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama peaks at #9
- Sep 29 "Drive" by Cars peaks at #3
- Sep 29 "Layin' It On Line" by Jefferson Starship peaks at #66
- Sep 29 "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince & Revolution peaks at #1
- Sep 29 "Pretty Mess" by Vanity peaks at #75
- Sep 29 "Torture" by Jacksons peaks at #17
- Sep 29 "When You Close Your Eyes" by Night Ranger peaks at #14
- Sep 29 "Yes Or No" by Go-Go's peak at #84
Event of Interest
Sep 29 Elizabeth Taylor undergoes rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Clinic
Elizabeth Taylor
- Sep 30 California Angels Michael Witt is 11th to pitch a perfect baseball game
- Sep 30 Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner
- Sep 30 Browns set a team record for allowing most sacks (11), KC wins 10-6
- Sep 30 California Angel Mike Witt, pitches a perfect game over Texas Rangers, 1-0
- Sep 30 NY Yankee Don Mattingly wins AL batting crown with .343 avg
- Sep 30 CBS' premiere of "Murder She Wrote", starring Angela Landsbury