September 22 facts for kids

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.

September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 100 days left until the end of the year. This day has seen many important events throughout history, from ancient battles to modern discoveries and the birthdays of famous people.

Historical Events

Early History (Before 1600)

• 904 – The powerful leader Zhu Quanzhong takes control of the government and kills Emperor Zhaozong, who was one of the last emperors of the Tang dynasty.
• 1236 – The Samogitians win a big battle against the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule.
• 1499 – The Treaty of Basel officially ends the Swabian War.
• 1586 – The Spanish army wins the Battle of Zutphen against English and Dutch forces.

Later History (1601–1900)

• 1692 – The last people found guilty of witchcraft in Salem are hanged. Others who were accused are later set free.
• 1711 – The first attacks of the Tuscarora War begin in what is now North Carolina.
• 1761 – George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen of Great Britain.
• 1776 – Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.
• 1789 – The job of United States Postmaster General is created in the United States.
• 1789 – In the Battle of Rymnik, the Russian army led by Alexander Suvorov defeats a larger Ottoman Empire force.
• 1792 – The French First Republic begins, and with it, the first day of the new French Republican Calendar.
• 1823 – Joseph Smith says he found the golden plates after being guided by an angel.
• 1857 – The Russian warship Lefort sinks in a storm, and all 826 people on board die.
• 1862 – Abraham Lincoln releases an early version of the Emancipation Proclamation, which aimed to free enslaved people.
• 1866 – The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only major victory in the Paraguayan War.
• 1891 – Finland's first hydropower plant starts working in Tampere.
• 1896 – Queen Victoria becomes the longest-reigning monarch in British history, passing her grandfather King George III.

Recent History (1901–Present)

• 1910 – The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, becoming the oldest cinema in Britain that is still open.
• 1914 – During World War I, a German submarine sinks three British ships in just over an hour, causing nearly 1,500 sailors to die.
• 1919 – A large steel strike of 1919 begins in Pennsylvania and spreads across the United States.
• 1934 – The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
• 1939 – World War II: German and Soviet armies hold a joint parade in Poland to celebrate their successful invasion.
• 1941 – During the Holocaust in Ukraine, German SS soldiers murder 6,000 Jewish people in Vinnytsia, Ukraine.
• 1948 – Gail Halvorsen officially begins dropping candy by parachute to children as part of the Berlin Airlift.
• 1948 – The All-Palestine Government is formed by the Arab League.
• 1953 – The Four Level Interchange, the world's first stack interchange (a type of highway intersection), opens in Los Angeles.
• 1960 – The Sudanese Republic changes its name to Mali.
• 1965 – The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire.
• 1975 – Sara Jane Moore attempts to attack U.S. President Gerald Ford, but the Secret Service stops her.
• 1979 – A bright flash, like a nuclear explosion, is seen near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is still unknown.
• 1980 – Iraq invades Iran, starting the nearly eight-year Iran–Iraq War.
• 1991 – The Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient religious texts, are made available to the public for the first time.
• 1993 – A barge hits a railroad bridge in Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history, killing 47 people.
• 1995 – An E-3B AWACS plane crashes in Alaska after birds hit two of its engines, killing all 24 people on board.
• 2006 – Twenty-three people die in a maglev train crash in Lathen, Germany.

Famous Birthdays

Born Before 1900

• 1515 – Anne of Cleves, who was a Queen of England.
• 1593 – Matthäus Merian, a Swiss-German artist who made engravings and maps.
• 1601 – Anne of Austria, a Queen and regent of France.
• 1791 – Michael Faraday, a famous English physicist and chemist.
• 1870 – Charlotte Cooper, an English-Scottish tennis player.
• 1878 – Shigeru Yoshida, a Japanese politician who became the 51st Prime Minister of Japan.
• 1880 – Christabel Pankhurst, an English activist who helped start the Women's Social and Political Union.
• 1885 – Ben Chifley, an Australian engineer and politician who became the 16th Prime Minister of Australia.
• 1885 – Erich von Stroheim, an Austrian-American actor and director.
• 1895 – Paul Muni, a Ukrainian-born American actor.

Born After 1900

• 1901 – Charles Brenton Huggins, a Canadian-American doctor and scientist who won a Nobel Prize.
• 1902 – John Houseman, a Romanian-American actor and producer.
• 1918 – Hans Scholl, a German activist.
• 1920 – Eric Baker, an English activist who helped create Amnesty International.
• 1927 – Tommy Lasorda, an American baseball player and manager.
• 1928 – James Lawson, an American activist and author.
• 1932 – Algirdas Brazauskas, the 2nd President of Lithuania.
• 1939 – Junko Tabei, a Japanese mountaineer who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest.
• 1940 – Anna Karina, a Danish-French actress and director.
• 1942 – David Stern, an American lawyer and businessman who was the 4th Commissioner of the NBA.
• 1943 – Toni Basil, an American singer, dancer, and actress.
• 1946 – King Sunny Adé, a Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist.
• 1951 – David Coverdale, an English singer-songwriter.
• 1956 – Debby Boone, an American singer and actress.
• 1957 – Nick Cave, an Australian singer-songwriter and author.
• 1958 – Andrea Bocelli, a famous Italian singer.
• 1958 – Joan Jett, an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
• 1959 – Saul Perlmutter, an American astrophysicist who won a Nobel Prize in Physics.
• 1960 – Scott Baio, an American actor.
• 1961 – Bonnie Hunt, an American actress and producer.
• 1962 – Martin Crowe, a New Zealand cricketer.
• 1966 – Ruth Jones, a Welsh actress and screenwriter.
• 1966 – Mike Richter, an American ice hockey player.
• 1969 – Sue Perkins, an English comedian and actress.
• 1970 – Gladys Berejiklian, an Australian politician.
• 1970 – Emmanuel Petit, a French footballer.
• 1975 – Mireille Enos, an American actress.
• 1978 – Harry Kewell, an Australian footballer.
• 1979 – Swin Cash, an American basketball player.
• 1982 – Billie Piper, an English actress and singer.
• 1985 – Tatiana Maslany, a Canadian actress.
• 1987 – Tom Felton, an English actor.
• 1989 – Kim Hyo-yeon, a South Korean singer and dancer.
• 1989 – Sabine Lisicki, a German tennis player.
• 1994 – Carlos Correa, a Puerto Rican-American baseball player.
• 1995 – Nayeon, a South Korean singer.
• 1999 – Kim Yoo-jung, a South Korean actress.

Notable People Who Died

Died Before 1900

• 904 – Zhao Zong, a Chinese emperor.
• 1072 – Ouyang Xiu, a Chinese historian and poet.
• 1253 – Dōgen, a Japanese monk and philosopher.
• 1520 – Selim I, an Ottoman sultan.
• 1539 – Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
• 1554 – Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, a Spanish explorer.
• 1692 – Martha Corey, an American woman accused of witchcraft.
• 1776 – Nathan Hale, an American soldier.
• 1828 – Shaka Zulu, a famous Zulu leader.
• 1872 – Vladimir Dal, a Russian linguist.

Died After 1900

• 1952 – Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, the 1st President of Finland.
• 1956 – Frederick Soddy, an English chemist who won a Nobel Prize.
• 1961 – Marion Davies, an American actress.
• 1969 – Adolfo López Mateos, the 48th President of Mexico.
• 1979 – Abul A'la Maududi, a Pakistani Islamic scholar.
• 1981 – Harry Warren, an American composer.
• 1989 – Irving Berlin, a Russian-born American composer.
• 1999 – George C. Scott, an American actor.
• 2001 – Isaac Stern, a Polish-Ukrainian violinist.
• 2007 – Marcel Marceau, a French mime artist.
• 2010 – Eddie Fisher, an American singer.
• 2013 – David H. Hubel, a Canadian-American scientist who won a Nobel Prize.
• 2015 – Yogi Berra, a famous American baseball player and coach.
• 2022 – Hilary Mantel, a British author.

Special Days and Holidays

• American Business Women's Day (United States)
• Baltic Unity Day (Lithuania, Latvia)
• Christian feast days:
  • Maurice
  • Paul Chong Hasang (one of The Korean Martyrs)
  • Thomas of Villanova
• 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, celebrating Bulgaria's freedom from the Ottoman Empire in 1908.
• Independence Day, celebrating Mali's freedom from France in 1960.
• Resistance Fighting Day (Estonia)

See also

In Spanish: 22 de septiembre para niños