September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 100 days remaining until the end of the year.
It is frequently the day of the Autumnal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, and the Vernal Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.
Events
- 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica.
- 1236 - The Lithuanians and Semigallians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in Battle of Šiauliai.
- 1499 - Treaty of Basel; Switzerland becomes an independent state.
- 1586 - The Battle of Zutphen is fought.
- 1598 - Ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter.
- 1692 - Last people hanged for witchcraft in the United States.
- 1761 - Coronation of George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte.
- 1776 - Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during American Revolution.
- 1784 - Russia establishes a colony at Kodiak, Alaska.
- 1789 - The position of United States Postmaster General is established.
- 1792 - Primidi Vendémiaire of year 1 of the French Republican Calendar.
- 1823 - Joseph Smith, Jr. claims that he was directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where the Golden plates were stored.
- 1851 - The city of Des Moines, Iowa is incorporated as Fort Des Moines.
- 1862 - Slavery in the United States: a preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released.
- 1866 - Battle of Curupaity in the War of the Triple Alliance.
- 1869 - Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold premieres in Munich.
- 1885 - Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to Home Rule e.g. "Ulster will fight and Ulster will be right".
- 1888 - The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published
- 1893 - The first American-made automobile, built by the Duryea Brothers, is displayed.
- 1896 - Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
- 1908 - The independence of Bulgaria is proclaimed.
- 1910 - The Duke of York's Cinema opens in Brighton. It is still operating today, making it the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
- 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.
- 1927 - Jack Dempsey loses the Long Count boxing match to Gene Tunney.
- 1934 - An explosion takes place at Gresford Colliery in Wales, leading to the deaths of 266 miners and rescuers.
- 1937 - Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken; the end of the Battle of El Mazuco.
- 1941 - World War II: On Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murder 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsya, Ukraine. Those were the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.
- 1944 - World War II: the Red Army enters Tallinn.
- 1951 - The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC.
- 1955 - In Britain, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time.
- 1960 - The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.
- 1965 - The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965/Second Kashmir War between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the UN calls for a cease-fire.
- 1970 - Tunku Abdul Rahman resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia.
- 1975 - Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by Oliver Sipple.
- 1979 - The South Atlantic Flash or Vela Incident is observed near Bouvet Island, thought to be a nuclear weapons test.
- 1980 - Iraq invades Iran.
- 1985 - The Plaza Accord was signed in New York City.
- 1989 - Hurricane Hugo hit the South Carolina coast
- 1991 - The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time by the Huntington Library.
- 1993 A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. 47 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 AFB, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed.
- 1995 - Nagerkovil school bombing, Sri Lanka.
- 1997 - Bentalha massacre in Algeria; over 200 villagers are killed.
- 2003 - David Hempleman-Adams becomes the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an open-air, wicker-basket hot air balloon.
- 2006 - The F-14 Tomcat retires from the United States Navy.
- 2006 - A German maglev train crashes, killing 23.
Births
- 1515 - Anne of Cleves, wife of Henry VIII of England (d. 1557)
- 1547 - Philipp Nikodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (d. 1590)
- 1593 - Matthäus Merian, Swiss engraver (d. 1650)
- 1601 - Anne of Austria, queen of Louis XIII of France (d. 1666)
- 1606 - Li Zicheng, emperor of China (d. 1645)
- 1680 - Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet (d. 1747)
- 1694 - Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English statesman (d. 1773)
- 1715 - Jean-Étienne Guettard, French physician and scientist (d. 1786)
- 1717 - Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer (d. 1783)
- 1722 - John Home, Scottish writer (d. 1808)
- 1741 - Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist (d. 1811)
- 1743 - Quintin Craufurd, British author (d. 1819)
- 1765 - Paolo Ruffini, Italian mathematician (d. 1822)
- 1788 - Theodore Edward Hook, English author (d. 1841)
- 1791 - Michael Faraday, English scientist (d. 1867)
- 1819 - Wilhelm Wattenbach, German historian (d. 1897)
- 1829 - Tự Đức, Emperor of Vietnam (d. 1883)
- 1869 - Adrien-Maurice-Victurnien-Mathieu, 8th duc de Noailles (d. 1953)
- 1875 - Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Lithuanian painter and composer (d. 1911)
- 1876 - André Tardieu, Prime Minister of France (d. 1945)
- 1878 - Yoshida Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1967)
- 1880 - Dame Christabel Pankhurst, English suffragist (d. 1958)
- 1882 - Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal (d. 1946)
- 1885 - Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (d. 1940)
- 1885 - Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951)
- 1885 - Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-born actor (d. 1957)
- 1889 - Hooks Dauss, American baseball player (d. 1963)
- 1891 - Hans Albers, German actor and singer (d. 1960)
- 1895 - Paul Muni, Polish-born actor (d. 1967)
- 1896 - Henry Segrave, British racing driver (d. 1930)
- 1898 - Katherine Alexander, American actress (d. 1981)
- 1900 - William Spratling, American silversmith (d. 1967)
- 1900 - Paul H. Emmett, American chemical engineer (d. 1985)
- 1901 - Charles B. Huggins, Canadian-born scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1997)
- 1902 - John Houseman, Romanian-born actor (d. 1988)
- 1903 - Joseph Valachi, American gangster (d. 1971)
- 1904 - Ellen Church, American stewardess (d. 1965)
- 1905 - Eugen Sänger, Austrian aerospace engineer (d. 1964)
- 1907 - Philip Fotheringham-Parker, British racing driver (d. 1981)
- 1912 - Martha Scott, American actress (d. 2003)
- 1912 - Herbert Mataré, German physicist and European co-inventor of the transistor
- 1915 - Arthur Lowe, British actor (d. 1982)
- 1918 - Hans Scholl, member of The White Rose (d. 1943)
- 1918 - Henryk Szeryng, Polish-born violinist (d. 1988)
- 1920 - Eric Baker, British human rights activist (d. 1976)
- 1920 - Bob Lemon, American baseball player (d. 2000)
- 1920 - William H. Riker, American political scientist (d. 1993)
- 1920 - Anders Lassen, Danish military officer (d. 1945)
- 1922 - Chen Ning Yang, Chinese-born physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1923 - Dannie Abse, Welsh poet and writer
- 1924 - Charles Keeping, British illustrator (d. 1988)
- 1924 - Rosamunde Pilcher, English novelist
- 1925 - Virginia Capers, American actress (d. 2004)
- 1927 - Gordon Astall, English footballer
- 1927 - Tommy Lasorda, American baseball manager
- 1928 - Eric Broadley, MBE, British automotive engineer (Lola Cars)
- 1928 - James Lawson, American minister and civil rights activist
- 1928 - Eugene Roche, American actor (d. 2004)
- 1929 - Serge Garant, French Canadian conductor (d. 1986)
- 1931 - Fay Weldon, British feminist
- 1931 - George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, British politician (d. 2003)
- 1931 - Manzoor Ahmad, Pakistani philosopher
- 1932 - Ingemar Johansson, Swedish boxer
- 1933 - T. Cullen Davis, American oil heir and accused murderer
- 1934 - Lute Olson, American basketball coach
- 1936 - Maurice Evans, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)
- 1938 - Gene Mingo, American football player
- 1939 - Gilbert Earl Patterson, American minister (d. 2007)
- 1940 - Anna Karina, Danish born actress
- 1941 - Jeremiah Wright, American pastor
- 1942 - David Stern, American basketball commissioner
- 1943 - Toni Basil, American singer
- 1946 - King Sunny Ade, Nigerian singer
- 1946 - Dan Baker, American public address announcer
- 1946 - Larry Dierker, American baseball player and manager
- 1947 - Robert Morace, American writer
- 1948 - Denis Burke, Australian politician
- 1948 - Jim Byrnes, American actor and musician
- 1949 - Jim Keith, American conspiracy theorist and author (d. 1999)
- 1949 - Jim McGinty, Australian politician
- 1950 - Kirka, Finnish singer (d. 2007)
- 1951 - David Coverdale, English singer
- 1952 - Bob Goodlatte, American politician
- 1952 - Paul Le Mat, American actor
- 1952 - Gary Holton, English actor and musician (d. 1985)
- 1953 - Ségolène Royal, French politician
- 1954 - Shari Belafonte, American singer, actor, model
- 1954 - Randy Lanier, American racing driver
- 1955 - Jeffrey Leonard, Major League baseball player
- 1956 - Debby Boone, American singer
- 1956 - Masayuki Suzuki, Japanese singer (Rats & Star)
- 1957 - Nick Cave, Australian musician
- 1957 - Giuseppe Saronni, Italian cyclist
- 1958 - Andrea Bocelli, Italian tenor
- 1958 - Neil Cavuto, American television commentator
- 1958 - Joan Jett, American musician
- 1959 - Tai Babilonia, American figure skater
- 1959 - Pope Michael, American anti-pope
- 1961 - Scott Baio, American actor
- 1961 - Vince Coleman, American baseball player
- 1961 - Dr. Liam Fox, British Conservative politician
- 1961 - Bonnie Hunt, American actress
- 1961 - Catherine Oxenberg, British actress
- 1961 - Michael Torke, American composer
- 1962 - Diogo Mainardi, Brazilian writer
- 1964 - Randy Lanier, American car racer and convicted felon
- 1965 - Andy Cairns, Irish musician
- 1965 - Tony Drago, Maltese snooker player
- 1965 - Mark Guthrie, American baseball player
- 1966 - Moustafa Amar, Egyptian singer
- 1966 - Stefan Rehn, Swedish footballer
- 1966 - Mike Richter, American ice hockey player
- 1967 - Matt Besser, American comedian
- 1967 - Rickard Rydell, Swedish racing driver
- 1967 - Félix Savón, Cuban boxer
- 1967 - Kim Watkins, Australian television presenter
- 1969 - Chris Powell, English footballer
- 1969 - Matt Sharp, American musician (Weezer, The Rentals)
- 1970 - Mike Matheny, American baseball player
- 1970 - Mystikal, American rapper
- 1970 - Rupert Penry-Jones, English actor
- 1970 - Emmanuel Petit, French footballer
- 1971 - Chesney Hawkes, English singer
- 1971 - Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
- 1972 - Dana Vespoli, American porn actress
- 1974 - Bob Sapp, American boxer and kickboxer
- 1974 - Yoo Chae-yeong, South Korean singer and actress
- 1975 - Ethan Moreau, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1975 - Svilen Noev, Bulgarian singer-songwriter
- 1977 - Paul Sculthorpe, English rugby league footballer
- 1978 - Ed Joyce, Irish-English cricketer
- 1978 - Harry Kewell, Australian soccer player
- 1979 - Emilie Autumn, American singer and musician
- 1979 - Swin Cash, American basketball player
- 1979 - Michael Graziadei, American actor
- 1980 - Fernanda Tavares, Brazilian model
- 1981 - Ashley Drane, American actress
- 1981 - Subaru Shibutani, Japanese singer (Kanjani8)
- 1982 - Mandy Chiang, Hong Kong singer and actress
- 1982 - Kosuke Kitajima, Japanese swimmer
- 1982 - Billie Piper, English singer and actress
- 1984 - Theresa Fu, Hong Kong singer and actress
- 1984 - Ross Jarman, English drummer (The Cribs)
- 1984 - Laura Vandervoort, Canadian actress
- 1984 - Eduardo Rubio, Chilean footballer
- 1985 - Faris Haroun, Belgian footballer
- 1987 - Tom Felton, English actor
- 1988 - Bethany Dillon, American musician
- 1993 - Chase Ellison, American actor
- 1995 - Juliette Goglia, American actress
Deaths
- 1072 - Ouyang Xiu, Chinese historian and scholar-official (b. 1007)
- 1253 - Dogen, Japanese Zen Buddhist (b. 1200)
- 1345 - Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Leicester (b. 1281)
- 1399 - Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. 1366)
- 1520 - Selim I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1465)
- 1539 - Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)
- 1554 - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, Spanish explorer
- 1566 - Johannes Agricola, German Protestant reformer (b. 1494)
- 1607 - Alessandro Allori, Italian painter (b. 1535)
- 1658 - Georg Philipp Harsdorffer, German poet (b. 1607)
- 1662 - John Biddle, English theologian (b. 1615)
- 1692 - Martha Corey, hanged as a result of the Salem witch trials
- 1703 - Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician and scientist (b. 1622)
- 1774 - Pope Clement XIV (b. 1705)
- 1776 - Nathan Hale, American Revolutionary War captain, hanged by the British as a spy (b. 1755)
- 1777 - John Bartram, American botanist (b. 1699)
- 1828 - Shaka, Accredited as being the most influential leader of the Zulu Empire (b. 1787)
- 1852 - William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (b. 1783)
- 1872 - Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (b. 1801)
- 1873 - Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1801)
- 1881 - Solomon L. Spink, U.S. Congressman from Illinois (b. 1831)
- 1914 - Alain-Fournier, French writer (b. 1886)
- 1952 - Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, first President of Finland (b. 1865)
- 1956 - Frederick Soddy, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
- 1957 - Toyoda Soemu, Japanese admiral (b. 1885)
- 1961 - Marion Davies, American actress (b. 1897)
- 1969 - Adolfo López Mateos, president of Mexico (b. 1909)
- 1981 - Harry Warren, American composer and lyricist (b. 1893)
- 1987 - Dan Rowan, American actor and comedian (b. 1922)
- 1988 - Rais Amrohvi, Pakistani poet and psychoanalyst (b. 1914)
- 1989 - Irving Berlin, American songwriter (b. 1888)
- 1992 - Aurelio López, Mexican baseball player (b. 1948)
- 1993 - Maurice Abravanel, Greek-born conductor (b. 1903)
- 1996 - Ludmilla Chiriaeff, Canadian ballet dancer and director (b. 1924)
- 1996 - Dorothy Lamour, American actress (b. 1914)
- 1999 - George C. Scott, American actor (b. 1927)
- 2000 - Rodney Anoa'i (Yokozuna), American professional wrestler (b. 1966)
- 2000 - Saburo Sakai, Japanese aviator, (b. 1916)
- 2001 - Isaac Stern, Ukrainian violinist (b. 1920)
- 2002 - Jan de Hartog, Dutch-born writer (b. 1914)
- 2003 - Gordon Jump, American television actor (b. 1932)
- 2003 - Hugo Young, British journalist (b. 1938)
- 2004 - Ray Traylor (The Big Boss Man), American professional wrestler (b. 1962)
- 2006 - Edward Albert, American actor (b. 1951)
- 2006 - Carla Benschop, Dutch basketball player (b. 1950)
- 2007 - Bodinho, Brazilian footballer (b. 1928)
- 2007 - Marcel Marceau, French mime artist (b. 1923)
Holidays and observances
Also see September 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
External links