7th » Egypt holds its first-ever Egyptian presidential election, 2005 known as multi-party presidential election.
8th » Two EMERCOM Il-76 aircraft land at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America.
16th » The Camorra organized crime known as organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples called Naples, Italy.
21st » Hurricane Rita becomes the third most intense hurricane (dropped to 4th on October 19, 2005).
24th » Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating Beaumont, Texas and portions of southwestern Louisiana.
27th » After 162 episodes, 'Tom and Jerry' airs its final episode titled, 'The Karate Guard'.
30th » The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy called controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in the Danish newspaper 'Jyllands-Posten'.
Famous Deaths for September 2005
1st » R. L. Burnside, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1926)
1st » Thanos Leivaditis, Greek actor and screenwriter (b. 1934)
2nd » Bob Denver, American actor and singer (b. 1935)
3rd » R. S. R. Fitter, English biologist and author (b. 1913)
3rd » William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1924)