| September 16th 1978 | | Yanks beat Red Sox for 6th time in 2 weeks, 3-2
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| September 16th 1978 | | Grateful Dead perform in Cairo Egypt
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| September 16th 1978 | | Filming on Monty Python's Life of Brian, begins
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| September 16th 1978 | | 25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Tabar Iran
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| September 16th 1979 | | USSR performs nuclear test
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| September 16th 1979 | | Nancy Lopez/JoAnn Washam wins Portland- Ping Team Golf Championship
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| September 16th 1979 | | KC's Willie Wilson hits 5th inside-the-park HR (most since 1925)
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| September 16th 1979 | | Coup in Afghanistan under Hafizullah Amin
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| September 16th 1979 | | Catfish Hunter Day at Yankee Stadium
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| September 16th 1979 | | 23rd Ryder Cup: US, 17-11 at Greenbrier
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| September 16th 1981 | | 1st broadcast of "Miami Vice" on NBC-TV
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| September 16th 1982 | | Massacre of 1000+ Palestinian refugees at Chatila & Sabra begins
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| September 16th 1983 | | Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a US citizen
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| September 16th 1984 | | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
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| September 16th 1984 | | Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation
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