Today in History for September 1984

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 75 of 75

2nd - "Zorba" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 362 performances
3rd - 28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery
3rd - Bruce Sutter breaks NL record for saves in a season with his 38th
3rd - Cindy Hill wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
3rd - Jerry Lewis' 19th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $32,074,566
3rd - South Africa adopts constitution
4th - Nigerian singer Fela Kuti sentenced to 2 years
5th - 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) -Discovery 1- lands at Edwards AFB
6th - Lanford Wilson's "Balm in Gilead," premieres in NYC
6th - Today Show begins live remote telecasts from Moscow
7th - Met Dwight Gooden's 11 strikeouts gives him NL rookie record 236
8th - 98th US Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Chris E L Mills (46 64 64)
8th - Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41G mission
9th - 104th US Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Ivan Lendl (63 64 61)
9th - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Portland Ping Golf Championship
10th - Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center via Altus AFB, Okla
10th - Sean O'Keefe (11) is youngest to cycle across US (24 days)
12th - Country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident
12th - Cyndi Lauper sings "She-Bop" on Tonight Show
Tennis Great John McEnroe 12th - Ethiopia forms socialist republic
12th - NY Met Dwight Gooden sets rookie strike out record at 251
13th - STS 41-G launch vehicle moves to launch pad
13th - Simon Peres forms Israeli government with Likoed
14th - 1st MTV awards-Bette Midler & Dan Aykroyd host
15th - Morocco Showcase opens
15th - Sharlene Wells (Utah), 20, crowned 58th Miss America 1985
15th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
16th - "Miami Vice" premieres
16th - Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation
16th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
17th - Brian Mulroney sworn in as Canada's 18th PM succeeding John Turner
17th - Dwight Gooden ties record of 32 strikeouts in consecutive games
17th - Reggie Jackson is 13th to hit 500 HRs
17th - USSR performs underground nuclear test
Actress/Singer Bette Midler 18th - Joe Kittinger completes 1st solo balloon crossing of Atlantic
18th - Tigers clinch AL East championship (spent all year in 1st place)
18th - Tim Raines is 1st player with 4 consecutive 70-stolen-base seasons
19th - Britain & China complete a proposed agreement to transfer Hong Kong to China by 1997
20th - "Cosby Show" premieres on NBC-TV
20th - Cubs break 2 million in home attendance for 1st time
20th - Suicide car bomb attacks US Embassy annex in Beirut, kills 23
21st - NASA launches Galaxy-C
23rd - 36th Emmy Awards: Hill St Blue, Cheers, John Ritter & Tyne Daly
23rd - Amy Alcott wins LPGA San Jose Golf Classic
23rd - SF 49er Joe Montana misses his 1st start in 49 games
23rd - Sparky Anderson is 1st manager to win 100 games in both leagues
24th - Cubs clinch NL East title
24th - Paul McCartney release "No More Lonely Nights"
25th - "Quilters" opens at Jack Lawrence Theater NYC for 24 performances
Pop Singer & Beatle Paul McCartney 25th - 1st London performance of musical "Stepping Out" presented
25th - Egypt & Jordan regain diplomatic relations
25th - NY Met Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit HRs as a teen & in 40s
26th - 5,251 turn out to see Phillies play NY Mets at Shea Stadium
26th - Berlin appeals court clears Paul McCartney in a paternity suit
26th - Britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997
26th - Dutch Queen Beatrice opens University
26th - Phila's Juan Samuel sets record for steals by a rookie with his 72nd
26th - Pres Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa
28th - 1st floodlit ODI outside of Australia (India v Aust, New Delhi)
28th - Cleve Indians down 0-10 to Minnesota Twins, win 11-10
29th - "(What) In Name Of Love" by Naked Eyes peaks at #39
29th - "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama peaks at #9
29th - "Drive" by Cars peaks at #3
29th - "Layin' It On Line" by Jefferson Starship peaks at #66
29th - "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince & Revolution peaks at #1
29th - "Pretty Mess" by Vanity peaks at #75
29th - "Torture" by Jacksons peaks at #17
29th - "When You Close Your Eyes" by Night Ranger peaks at #14
29th - "Yes Or No" by Go-Go's peak at #84
Actress Elizabeth Taylor 29th - Elizabeth Taylor, undergoing rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Clinic
30th - California Angels Michael Witt is 11th to pitch a perfect baseball game
30th - Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner
30th - Browns set a team record for allowing most sacks (11), KC wins 10-6
30th - California Angel Mike Witt, pitches a perfect game over Texas Rangers, 1-0
30th - NY Yankee Don Mattingly wins AL batting crown with .343 avg

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 41 of 41

1st - Joseph Trohman, American musician (Fall Out Boy)
1st - Nick Noble, American soccer player
2nd - Jack Peñate, English/Spanish singer
3rd - Garrett Hedlund, American actor
4th - Hamish McIntosh, Australian football player
4th - Camila Bordonaba, Argentine actress, singer and composer
5th - Trey Hill, Grammy-nominated musician
7th - Vera Zvonareva, Russian tennis player
8th - Vitaly Petrov, Russian racing driver
8th - Peter Whittingham, English footballer
9th - James Hildreth, English Cricketer
13th - Nabil Abou-Harb, Arab-American filmmaker
14th - Adam Lamberg, American actor
14th - Melissa McGhee, American singer
15th - Henry Charles Albert David, Prince of Wales, 3rd in British succession
16th - Sabrina Bryan, American actress and singer
16th - Katie Melua, Georgian-British singer
17th - Eugenia Volodina, Russian supermodel
18th - Anthony Gonzalez, American football player
19th - Eamon, American pop singer
19th - Kevin Zegers, Canadian actor
21st - Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner, American swimmer
22nd - Eduardo Rubio, Mexican pilot and pianist
22nd - Theresa Fu, Hong Kong singer and actress
22nd - Ross Jarman, Drummer The Cribs
22nd - Laura Vandervoort, Canadian actress
23rd - Anneliese van der Pol, American actress
23rd - Louie Stephens, American musician (Rooney)
23rd - Nathan Jendrick, American author
23rd - Matt Kemp, American baseball player
24th - Szilvia Molnar, Swedish writer
25th - Matt Carle, American ice hockey player
26th - Keisha Buchanan, English singer (Sugababes)
26th - Thore Schölermann, German actor
27th - Paul Bevan, Australian rules footballer
27th - John Lannan, American baseball player
27th - Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter
28th - Melody Thornton, American singer and dancer
28th - Ryan Zimmerman, American baseball player
29th - Per Mertesacker, German football player
30th - T-Pain, American rapper/singer

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 4 of 4

7th - Actress-singer Janet Jackson (18) weds fellow R&B singer James DeBarge (21)
14th - Figure skater Marina Klimova (18) weds her partner Sergei Ponomarenko (23)
14th - Stage and screen actor Gene Wilder (51) weds "Saturday Night Live" actress-comedian Gilda Radner (38) in France
22nd - Brussels Princess Astrid marries Archduke Lorenz of Austrian-Este at Church of Our Lady of "De Zavel

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 27 of 27

1st - Howland Chamberlin, actor (Force of Evil, Pickup), dies at 73
2nd - Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (b. 1908)
3rd - Arthur Schwartz, producer (Inside USA with Chevrolet), dies at 83
3rd - Duncan Renaldo, actor (Cisco Kid), dies at 80
6th - E J Andre, actor (Eugene Bullock-Dallas), dies at 74
6th - Ernest Tubb, singer (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 70
7th - Don Tallon, cricketer (great Queensland & Australian keeper), dies
7th - Joe Cronin, shortstop/American League Pres, dies at 77
8th - Frank Lowson, cricketer (England opener 1951-55), dies
8th - Rene Bernier, composer, dies at 79
9th - Walter Kaufmann, composer, dies at 77
9th - Yilmaz Gueney, director (Yol, Arkadas, Baba, Agit), dies at 47
11th - Hilding Hallnas, composer, dies at 81
11th - Jerry Voorhis, American politician (b. 1901)
14th - Janet Gaynor, actress (Sunrise), dies at 77 from a traffic accident
15th - Jack Ikin, cricketer (England opener 1946-55), dies
17th - Richard Basehart, actor (Rage), dies following several strokes at 70
19th - June Preisser, dancer/actress (Babes in Arms), dies in car crash at 61
20th - Steve Goodman, folk singer/guitarist, dies at 36
23rd - Anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer, dies at 87
24th - Neil Hamilton, actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85
25th - Walter Pidgeon, actor (Forbidden Planet, Mrs Miniver), dies at 87
26th - Walter Pidgeon, actor (Forbidden Planet), dies of strokes at 87
26th - Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1948)
27th - John Facenda, sportscaster (NFL Action), dies at 72
29th - Marnix Gijsen, [Jan-Al Goris], writer (Lament for Agnes), dies at 85
30th - Ellsworth Bunker, US ambassador (South-Vietnam, dies at 90)