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September 22 in recent years

September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 100 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

  • 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.
  • 1236 – The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule.
  • 1499 – The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War.
  • 1586 – The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch.

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1910 – The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
  • 1914 – A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1,500 sailors.
  • 1919 – The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.
  • 1934 – The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
  • 1939World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
  • 1941 – The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murders 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.
  • 1948Gail Halvorsen officially starts parachuting candy to children as part of the Berlin Airlift.
  • 1948 – Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League.
  • 1953 – The Four Level Interchange, first stack interchange in the world opened in Los Angeles.
  • 1957 – In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president.
  • 1960 – The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.
  • 1965 – The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire.
  • 1975 – Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service.
  • 1979 – A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.
  • 1980 – Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War.
  • 1991 – The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time.
  • 1993 – A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.
  • 1993 – A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
  • 1995 – An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed.
  • 2006 – Twenty-three people were killed in a maglev train collision in Lathen, Germany.

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1901Nadezhda Alliluyeva, second wife of Joseph Stalin (d. 1932)
  • 1901 – Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
  • 1902John Houseman, Romanian-American actor and producer (d. 1988)
  • 1905 – Haakon Lie, Norwegian lawyer and politician (d. 2009)
  • 1905 – Eugen Sänger, Czech-Austrian engineer (d. 1964)
  • 1906 – Ilse Koch, German war criminal (d. 1967)
  • 1907Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and author (d. 2003)
  • 1907 – Philip Fotheringham-Parker, English race car driver (d. 1981)
  • 1907 – Hermann Schlichting, German engineer and academic (d. 1982)
  • 1908Esphyr Slobodkina, Russian-American author and illustrator (d. 2002)
  • 1909 – John Engstead, American photographer and journalist (d. 1983)
  • 1909 – Allan Lane, American actor (d. 1973)
  • 1910György Faludy, Hungarian poet and author (d. 2006)
  • 1912 – Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (d. 2011)
  • 1912 – Martha Scott, American actress (d. 2003)
  • 1913 – Lillian Chestney, American painter and illustrator (d. 2000)
  • 1915Grigory Frid, Russian pianist and composer (d. 2012)
  • 1918Hans Scholl, German activist (d. 1943)
  • 1918 – Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator (d. 1988)
  • 1920 – Eric Baker, English activist, co-founded Amnesty International (d. 1976)
  • 1920 – Anders Lassen, Danish-English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1945)
  • 1920 – Bob Lemon, American baseball player and manager (d. 2000)
  • 1920 – William H. Riker, American political scientist and academic (d. 1993)
  • 1921 – Will Elder, American illustrator (d. 2008)
  • 1922David Sive, American environmentalist and lawyer (d. 2014)
  • 1923Dannie Abse, Welsh physician, poet, and author (d. 2014)
  • 1924 – Bernard Gauthier, French cyclist (d. 2018)
  • 1924 – Charles Keeping, English author and illustrator (d. 1988)
  • 1924 – Rosamunde Pilcher, English author (d. 2019)
  • 1924 – Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2013)
  • 1924 – J. William Middendorf, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of the Navy
  • 1924 – Ray Wetzel, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1951)
  • 1925Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (d. 2004)
  • 1925 – Leila Hadley, American author (d. 2009)
  • 1926 – Bill Smith, American clarinet player and composer (d. 2020)
  • 1927Gordon Astall, English footballer and coach (d. 2020)
  • 1927 – Tommy Lasorda, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2021)
  • 1928 – Eric Broadley, English engineer and businessman, founded Lola Cars (d. 2017)
  • 1928 – James Lawson, American activist, author, and academic
  • 1928 – Eugene Roche, American actor (d. 2004)
  • 1928 – Johnny Valentine, American wrestler (d. 2001)
  • 1928 – Vitthalrao Gadgil, Indian politician (d. 2001)
  • 1929Serge Garant, Canadian composer and conductor (d. 1986)
  • 1929 – Carlo Ubbiali, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2020)
  • 1930 – Joni James, American singer (d. 2022)
  • 1930 – T. S. Sinnathuray, Judge of the High Court of Singapore (d. 2016)
  • 1931Fay Weldon, English author and playwright (d. 2023)
  • 1931 – George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Scottish banker and politician, Secretary of State for Defence (d. 2003)
  • 1932Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian politician, 2nd President of Lithuania (d. 2010)
  • 1932 – Ingemar Johansson, Swedish boxer (d. 2009)
  • 1933Leonardo Balada, Spanish-American composer and educator
  • 1933 – T. Cullen Davis, American businessman
  • 1933 – Carmelo Simeone, Italian-Argentinian footballer (d. 2014)
  • 1933 – Jesco von Puttkamer, German-American engineer (d. 2012)
  • 1934 – Jack McGregor, American captain, lawyer, and politician
  • 1934 – Lute Olson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2020)
  • 1934 – T. Somasekaram, Sri Lankan geographer and politician, 37th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (d. 2010)
  • 1936 – Maurice Evans, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)
  • 1936 – Robin Gammell, Canadian actor
  • 1937 – Don Rutherford, English rugby player (d. 2016)
  • 1938 – Gene Mingo, American football player
  • 1939 – Bogdan Baltazar, Romanian economist and engineer (d. 2012)
  • 1939 – Deborah Lavin, South African-English historian and academic
  • 1939 – Gilbert E. Patterson, American bishop (d. 2007)
  • 1939 – Marlena Shaw, American jazz singer (d. 2024)
  • 1939 – Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer (d. 2016)
  • 1940Anna Karina, Danish-French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2019)
  • 1941Jeremiah Wright, American pastor and theologian
  • 1942 – Ole Anderson, American wrestler
  • 1942 – Candida Lycett Green, Anglo-Irish journalist and author (d. 2014)
  • 1942 – Rubén Salazar Gómez, Colombian cardinal
  • 1942 – David Stern, American lawyer and businessman, 4th Commissioner of the NBA (d. 2020)
  • 1943Toni Basil, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
  • 1943 – Barry Cable, Australian footballer and coach
  • 1943 – Paul Hoffert, American keyboard player, composer, and academic
  • 1944Brian Gibson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
  • 1945 – Paul Le Mat, American actor
  • 1946King Sunny Adé, Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1946 – Larry Dierker, American baseball player and manager
  • 1947 – Jo Beverley, English-Canadian author (d. 2016)
  • 1947 – David Drewry, English glaciologist and geophysicist
  • 1947 – Norma McCorvey, American activist (d. 2017)
  • 1947 – Robert Morace, American author and academic
  • 1948 – Denis Burke, Australian soldier and politician, 6th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
  • 1948 – Mark Phillips, English equestrian, trainer, and journalist
  • 1949 – Harold Carmichael, American football player
  • 1949 – James Cartwright, American general
  • 1949 – Jim McGinty, Australian lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of Western Australia
  • 1951David Coverdale, English singer-songwriter
  • 1951 – Mike Graham, American wrestler and promoter (d. 2012)
  • 1951 – Doug Somers, American wrestler (d. 2017)
  • 1952 – Bob Goodlatte, American lawyer and politician
  • 1952 – Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Thai political scientist and politician, 15th Governor of Bangkok
  • 1952 – Américo Rocca, Mexican wrestler
  • 1953 – Richard Fairbrass, English singer-songwriter, musician and producer
  • 1953 – Ségolène Royal, French politician
  • 1955Jeffrey Leonard, American baseball player and coach
  • 1956Debby Boone, American singer, actress, and author
  • 1956 – Doug Wimbish, American singer-songwriter and bass player
  • 1956 – Ibrahim Shema, Nigerian lawyer, politician
  • 1957 – Steve Carney, English footballer (d. 2013)
  • 1957 – Nick Cave, Australian singer-songwriter, author, and actor
  • 1957 – Mark Johnson, American ice hockey player and coach
  • 1957 – Johnette Napolitano, American singer-songwriter and bass player
  • 1957 – Giuseppe Saronni, Italian cyclist and manager
  • 1958Andrea Bocelli, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
  • 1958 – Beth Catlin, American autistic savant
  • 1958 – Neil Cavuto, American journalist and author
  • 1958 – Joan Jett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress
  • 1959 – Tai Babilonia, American figure skater and talk show host
  • 1959 – Saul Perlmutter, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate
  • 1960Scott Baio, American actor
  • 1961Vince Coleman, American baseball player
  • 1961 – Liam Fox, Scottish physician and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
  • 1961 – Bonnie Hunt, American actress, producer, and talk show host
  • 1961 – Diane Lemieux, Canadian lawyer and politician
  • 1961 – Catherine Oxenberg, American actress
  • 1961 – Michael Torke, American composer
  • 1962Martin Crowe, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2016)
  • 1964 – Juha Turunen, Finnish lawyer and politician
  • 1964 – Ken Vandermark, American saxophonist and composer
  • 1965 – Dan Bucatinsky, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1965 – Andrii Deshchytsia, Ukrainian politician and diplomat, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 1965 – Mark Guthrie, American baseball player
  • 1965 – Robert Satcher, American physician, engineer, and astronaut
  • 1966 – Ruth Jones, Welsh actress, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1966 – Mike Richter, American ice hockey player
  • 1966 – Michael Shank, American racing team owner
  • 1967 – Matt Besser, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1967 – Super Delfin, Japanese wrestler
  • 1967 – Brian Keene, American novelist
  • 1967 – Ian Mortimer, English historian and novelist
  • 1967 – Rickard Rydell, Swedish race car driver
  • 1967 – Félix Savón, Cuban boxer
  • 1969 – Nicole Bradtke, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
  • 1969 – Tuomas Kantelinen, Finnish composer and conductor
  • 1969 – Sue Perkins, English comedian, actress, and radio host
  • 1969 – Matt Sharp, American singer-songwriter and bass player
  • 1970Gladys Berejiklian, Australian politician, 45th Premier of New South Wales
  • 1970 – Mike Matheny, American baseball player and manager
  • 1970 – Mystikal, American rapper and actor
  • 1970 – Hitro Okesene, New Zealand rugby player and coach
  • 1970 – Rupert Penry-Jones, English actor
  • 1970 – Emmanuel Petit, French footballer
  • 1971 – Elizabeth Bear, American author and poet
  • 1971 – Toomas Krõm, Estonian footballer
  • 1971 – Luther Reigns, American actor and wrestler
  • 1973Yoo Chae-yeong, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2014)
  • 1973 – Stéfan Louw, South African tenor and producer
  • 1973 – Bob Sapp, American wrestler, kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and actor
  • 1974 – Jenn Colella, American actress and singer
  • 1974 – Kostas Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer and manager
  • 1975 – Mireille Enos, American actress
  • 1975 – Ethan Moreau, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
  • 1976 – David Berkeley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1976 – Mo Collins, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
  • 1977 – Antti-Jussi Niemi, Finnish ice hockey player
  • 1978 – Daniella Alonso, American actress and model
  • 1978 – Harry Kewell, Australian footballer and coach
  • 1979Emilie Autumn, American singer-songwriter, violinist, and poet
  • 1979 – Swin Cash, American basketball player and executive
  • 1979 – Michael Graziadei, American actor
  • 1979 – Phil Waugh, Australian rugby player
  • 1980 – Francesco D'Isa, Italian painter and journalist
  • 1980 – Svenja Weidemann, German tennis player
  • 1981 – Ashley Eckstein, American actress
  • 1981 – Janne Niskala, Finnish ice hockey player
  • 1981 – Alexei Ramírez, Cuban baseball player
  • 1981 – Subaru Shibutani, Japanese singer-songwriter
  • 1981 – Ingrid Vetlesen, Norwegian soprano
  • 1982 – Domenic Cassisi, Australian footballer
  • 1982 – Katie Lowes, American actress
  • 1982 – Billie Piper, English actress and singer
  • 1982 – Maarten Stekelenburg, Dutch footballer
  • 1983 – Kyla, British singer
  • 1983 – Glenn Loovens, Dutch professional footballer
  • 1983 – Petr Tatíček, Czech professional ice hockey
  • 1983 – Tommy Thelin, Swedish footballer
  • 1984 – Ross Jarman, English drummer and songwriter
  • 1984 – Thiago Silva, Brazilian footballer
  • 1985 – Matteo Cavagna, Italian footballer
  • 1985 – Faris Haroun, Belgian footballer
  • 1985 – Jamie Mackie, Scottish footballer
  • 1985 – Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress
  • 1985 – Ibragim Todashev, Russian-American mixed martial artist (d. 2013)
  • 1987 – Derick Brassard, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1987 – Stefan Denifl, Austrian cyclist
  • 1987 – Tom Felton, English actor
  • 1987 – Zdravko Kuzmanović, Serbian footballer
  • 1987 – Teyonah Parris, American actress
  • 1988 – Nikita Andreyev, Russian footballer
  • 1988 – Sana Saeed, Indian actress and model
  • 1989 – Jon Bass, American actor
  • 1989 – Kim Hyo-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
  • 1989 – Sabine Lisicki, German tennis player
  • 1990Denard Robinson, American football player
  • 1991 – Kenny Bromwich, New Zealand rugby league player
  • 1992 – Philip Hindes, English track cyclist
  • 1994Carlos Correa, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
  • 1994 – Jinyoung, South Korean singer, actor, songwriter
  • 1994 – Haason Reddick, American football player
  • 1994 – Alexander Wennberg, Swedish ice hockey player
  • 1995Nayeon, South Korean singer
  • 1996 – Dylan Windler, American basketball player
  • 1999 – Kim Yo-han, South Korean singer and actor
  • 1999 – Kim Yoo-jung, South Korean actress
  • 2000 – Louise Christie, British rhythm gymnast
  • 2000 – Stephen Crichton, Samoan rugby league footballer

Deaths

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Holidays and observances

  • American Business Women's Day (United States)
  • Baltic Unity Day (Lithuania, Latvia)
  • Christian feast days:
    • Candidus
    • Digna and Emerita
    • Emmeram of Regensburg
    • Felix and Constantia
    • Ignatius of Santhià (Lorenzo Maurizio Belvisotti)
    • Laud of Coutances
    • Maurice (Western Christianity)
    • Paul Chong Hasang (one of The Korean Martyrs)
    • Phocas (the Gardener, or of Sinope)
    • Phocas, Bishop of Sinope
    • Sadalberga
    • Saintin (Sanctinus) de Meaux
    • Septimius of Iesi (this date since 1623)
    • Theban Legion
    • Thomas of Villanova
    • Philander Chase (Episcopal Church)
    • September 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Earliest date for the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere:
    • Autumnal Equinox Day (Japan)
    • Mabon in the Northern Hemisphere, Ostara in the Southern Hemisphere. (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
    • The first day of Miķeļi (Latvia)
  • Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire in 1908.
  • Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Mali from France in 1960.
  • Resistance Fighting Day (Estonia)

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