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September 22

A look at September 22 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Michael Faraday and Ben Chifley, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1975

    Sara Jane Moore

    Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service.

    American convicted of presidential
  2. 1960

    Mali

    The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.

    Country in West Africa
  3. 1957

    Haiti

    In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president.

    Country in the Caribbean
  4. 1948

    Gail Halvorsen

    Gail Halvorsen officially starts parachuting candy to children as part of the Berlin Airlift.

    US Air Force officer
  5. 1939

    World War II

    World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  6. 1934

    Gresford disaster

    The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.

    1934 coal mining disaster
  7. 1896

    Queen Victoria

    Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history (later surpassed by her great-great-granddaughter Elizabeth II on 9 September 2015).

    Queen of the United
  8. 1823

    Joseph Smith

    Joseph Smith claims to have found the golden plates after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried.

    Founder of the Latter
  9. 1789

    United States Postmaster General

    The office of United States Postmaster General is established.

    Chief executive of the
  10. 1586

    Eighty Years' War

    Eighty Years' War: A Spanish force led by the Marquis del Vasto successfully fights its way past a joint English/Dutch ambush in the Battle of Zutphen.

    C. 1566/1568–1648 war in
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Famous birthday twins

Born on September 22

Michael Faraday

b. 1791

English physicist and chemist

Ben Chifley

b. 1885

Australian engineer and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia

Rubén Salazar Gómez

b. 1942

Colombian cardinal

Glenn Loovens

b. 1983

Dutch professional footballer

Mireille Enos

b. 1975

American actress

Andrea Bocelli

b. 1958

Italian singer-songwriter and producer

Jean-Étienne Guettard

b. 1715

French mineralogist and botanist

Anne of Cleves

b. 1515

Queen consort of England

Deaths

  • 2008Thomas Dörflein, German zookeeper
  • 1973Paul van Zeeland, Belgian lawyer, economist, and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Belgium
  • 1566Johannes Agricola, German theologian and academic
  • 1408John VII Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor
  • 967Wichmann the Younger, Frankish nobleman
  • 904Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Holidays & observances

  • —American Business Women's Day (United States)
  • —Baltic Unity Day (Lithuania, Latvia)
  • —Christian feast days: Candidus
  • —Christian feast days: Digna and Emerita
  • —Christian feast days: Emmeram of Regensburg
  • —Christian feast days: Felix and Constantia
  • —Christian feast days: Ignatius of Santhià (Lorenzo Maurizio Belvisotti)
  • —Christian feast days: Laud of Coutances

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