September 22

September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). There are 100 days remaining.

Events

• 1598 - Ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter
• 1692 - Last person hanged for witchcraft in the United States
• 1776 - Nathan Hale[?] hanged for spying during American Revolution
• 1784 - Russia establishes a colony at Kodiak, Alaska
• 1789 - Position of United States Postmaster General established
• 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation is released
• 1893 - The first American-built automobile, built by the Duryea Brothers[?], is displayed
• 1927 - Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney
• 1949 - Soviet Union detonates its first nuclear weapon
• 1960 - Mali gains independence from France
• 1961 - Peace Corps is formed
• 1975 - Sara Jane Moore[?] tries to assassinate President Gerald Ford
• 1980 - Iraq invades Iran

Births

• 1791 - Michael Faraday, scientist (+ 1867)
• 1880 - Dame Christabel Pankhurst[?], women's suffrage activist
• 1885 - Erich von Stroheim[?], actor, writer, director (+ 1957)
• 1895 - Paul Muni, Academy Award winning actor (+ 1967)
• 1902 - John Houseman[?], actor and director (+ 1988)
• 1920 - William H. Riker, political scientist
• 1924 - Rosamunde Pilcher, novelist
• 1927 - Tommy Lasorda[?], baseball manager
• 1932 - Ingemar Johansson[?], boxing champion
• 1934 - Lute Olson[?], college basketball[?] coach
• 1943 - Toni Basil[?], singer, dancer, choreographer
• 1946 - King Sunny Ade[?], reggae singer
• 1951 - David Coverdale[?], singer
• 1952 - Paul Le Mat, actor
• 1954 - Shari Belafonte[?], singer
• 1956 - Debby Boone[?], singer
• 1957 - Nick Cave, musician
• 1958 - Joan Jett[?], musician
• 1958 - Andrea Bocelli[?], singer
• 1959 - Tai Babilonia[?], figure skating star
• 1961 - Scott Baio[?], actor
• 1975 - Mystikal, rap music singer
• 1976 - Ronaldo, football player

Deaths

• 1554 - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, Spanish explorer
• 1828 - Shaka Zulu[?], Zulu leader
• 1961 - Marion Davies, actress
• 1987 - Dan Rowan[?], actor, comedian
• 1989 - Irving Berlin, songwriter
• 1996 - Dorothy Lamour, actress
• 1999 - George C. Scott, actor
• 2001 - Isaac Stern, violinist

Holidays

• In ancient Greece, the ninth and final day of the Eleusinian mysteries, when the initiates made offerings to the dead.
• In ancient Latvia, the first day of Mikeli, the Catching of Jumis

See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December - more historical anniversaries