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What happened in history on this day: September 22?
On September 22 in ...
- 530 - Saint Felix IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 530 - Boniface II is consecrated as Catholic Pope in Basilica of Jilius.
- 530 - Discorus is consecrated as Catholic Pope in the Lateran.
- 1236 - Battle of Saule: combined force of Lithuanians and Samogitians defeat attacking Order of Sword-Brothers, at the Misa River.
- 1290 - Birth of Bilbo Baggins (in Shire Reconning).
- 1499 - The Peace of Basel concludes the final war of Swiss independence. The Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian I had attempted to retake Switzerland, but was repulsed.
- 1520 - Selim I captured Baghdad, dies at age 53.
- 1566 - Death of Johann Agricola AKA Johann Schneider in Berlin; strong proponent of the concept that Christian grace replaces the Ten Commandments, which would no longer, then, have force.
- 1656 - All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her).
- 1658 - Death of Georg Philipp Harsdörfer at age 50 in Nürnberg; Baroque poet (Poetischer Trichter, Pegnesisches Schäfergedicht (1644)) and theorist, founder of the Pegnitzer Hirtengesellschaft literary society.
- 1692 - Last person hanged for witchcraft in US.
- 1694 - Birth of Lord Chesterfield letter writer; introduced Gregorian calendar (1752).
- 1756 - Nassau Hall opens at Princeton University.
- 1776 - Nathan Hale executed by hanging by the British for spying on the British for American rebels.
- 1784 - Russian trappers establish a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.
- 1791 - Birth of Michael Faraday; discovered principle of electric motor.
- 1792 - First day of new French Republic.
- 1817 - John Quincy Adams becomes US Secretary of State.
- 1822 - Birth of Eppa Hunton; Brigadier General, fought in most ANV campaigns.
- 1862 - US President Abraham Lincoln issues an executive order, declaring freedom for all slaves in any state in the Confederacy that did not return to USA control by January 1, 1863.
- 1863 - US President Abraham Lincoln makes his Emancipation Proclamation speech.
- 1868 - Race riots in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- 1878 - Birth of Shigeru Yoshida; Japanese Prime Minister (most of 1946-54).
- 1885 - Birth of Erich von Stroheim; early film director/actor (Grand Illusion).
- 1892 - Birth of Frank Sullivan; humorist (New Yorker Magazine).
- 1895 - Birth of Paul Muni; actor (Academy Award 1936 - Angel on My Shoulder, Juarez).
- 1901 - Birth of Allan "Rocky" Lane in Mishawaka, Indiana, USA; actor (voice of Mr Ed, Red Ryder).
- 1902 - Birth of John Houseman in Bucharest, Romania; actor (Kingsfield - Paper Chase).
- 1905 - Race riot in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; 10 blacks and two whites killed.
- 1911 - Cy Young, at age 44, wins his 511th and final baseball game.
- 1912 - Birth of Alfred G Vanderbilt; thoroughbred horse owner (Native Dancer).
- 1913 - Birth of Leroy Holmes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader (The Tonight Show, 1956-57).
- 1913 - Coal mine explosion kills 263 at Dawson, New Mexico, USA.
- 1914 - Birth of Martha Scott in Jamesport, Missouri, USA; actress (Dallas, Bionic Woman, Our Town).
- 1915 - Southern Methodist University (Dallas, Texas) holds its first class.
- 1918 - Birth of Henryk Szeryng in Zelazowa Wola, Poland; violinist (Brahms Concerto).
- 1919 - Birth of Jack Russell in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA; singer (Your Show of Shows).
- 1919 - Steel strike begins in US.
- 1920 - Birth of Bob Lemon; pitcher (Cleveland Indians)/manager (New York Yankees).
- 1922 - Birth of Chen Ning Yang in China; physicist/disproved parity (Nobel Prize 1957).
- 1923 - Marquess of Ripon, game hunter, dies after shooting 52nd grouse.
- 1924 - Birth of Norvel Lee; American light-heavyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952).
- 1925 - New York Yankees' Ben Paschal hits two inside-the-park homers.
- 1927 - Birth of Tom Lasorda; baseball manager (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1927 - Famous "Long count" fight (Jack Dempsey loses boxing title to Gene Tunney).
- 1927 - New York Yankees' Earle Coombs hits three triples.
- 1928 - Birth of Eugene Roche; actor (Foul Play, Slaughterhouse Five).
- 1931 - Birth of George Younger; 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, British politician (dies 2003).
- 1932 - Birth of Ingemar Johansson in Sweden; world heavyweight boxing champion (1952).
- 1935 - Birth of Harriet King; American fencing athlete (Olympic-1972).
- 1936 - Birth of Art Metrano in Brooklyn, New York, USA; comedian (Amy Prentiss, Joanie Loves Chachi).
- 1937 - Forest fire kills 14 and injures 50 in Cody Wyoming.
- 1938 - Adolf Hitler makes further demands of Czechoslovakia to British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain at Godesberg.
- 1938 - The Czechoslovakia government resigns.
- 1939 - Birth of Junko Tabei in Japan; climbed Mount Everest.
- 1939 - Birth of Mike Sullivan; American politician (Governor-Wyoming).
- 1939 - Soviet forces occupy Brest-Litovsk and Bialystok in Poland.
- 1939 - The Rumanian Government executes 100-200 members of the Iron Guard.
- 1939 - Netherlands and Belgium flood part of their territory bordering Germany as a defensive measure.
- 1939 - (late afternoon) Lwow, Poland, surrenders to German troops.
- 1940 - Birth of Anna Karina; actress (Alphaville).
- 1943 - British Midget submarines X6 and X7 penetrate anti-submarine net defences at Kaafjord, northern Norway, and plant mines under the hull of German battleship Tirpitz. In the following explosions, the hull is severely damaged, the port engine is destroyed, and the propeller shaft is bent.
- 1944 - Boulogne reoccupied by Allies.
- 1945 - Stan Musial gets five hits off five pitchers on five consecutive pitches.
- 1949 - Birth of David Coverdale; rocker (Whitesnake - "Here We Go Again").
- 1949 - Birth of Harold Carmichael; NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1950 - Omar N Bradley promoted to rank of five-star general.
- 1953 - CBS begins airing The Red Skelton Show 30/60-minute variety TV show.
- 1954 - Birth of Shari Belafonte Harper in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Julie - Hotel).
- 1954 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Karl Spooner strikes out 15 New York Giants' players in his first game.
- 1955 - Commercial TV begins in England.
- 1955 - Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano knocks out Archie Moore in nine rounds.
- 1956 - Birth of Debby Boone in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA; singer ("You Light Up My Life").
- 1956 - CBS airs the last The Honeymooners TV show. A total of 39 episodes aired.
- 1957 - Birth of Lynn Herring in Enid, Oklahoma, USA; actress (Lucy - General Hospital).
- 1957 - Birth of Mark Johnson in Madison, Wisconsin, USA; NHL forward (Olympic-gold-1980, Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey Devils).
- 1957 - ABC-TV begins airing the 60-minute western TV series Maverick, starring James Garner.
- 1958 - CBS-TV airs The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show for the last time.
- 1958 - CBS resumes airing the Father Knows Best 30-minute comedy TV show.
- 1959 - CBS airs the last The Andy Williams Show TV show. The show continues on the NBC TV network in 1962.
- 1959 - Chicago White Sox clinch the American League pennant.
- 1960 - Birth of Joan Jett in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer (Blackhearts - "I Love Rock 'n Roll").
- 1960 - Birth of Scott Baio in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Joanie loves Chachi, Charles in Charge, Zapped).
- 1961 - Antonio Albertondo (Argentina) at age 42, completes the first round trip crossing swim of the English Channel in 43 hours, 10 minutes.
- 1961 - Birth of Catherine Oxenberg; actress (Dallas).
- 1962 - Birth of Rob Stone in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Kevin - Mr Belvedere).
- 1962 - NBC begins airing The Andy Williams Show 60-minute musical variety TV show.
- 1963 - NBC begins airing The General Electric College Bowl 30-minute TV game show.
- 1964 - Fiddler on the Roof opens on Broadway; runs 3,242 performances.
- 1964 - NBC-TV debuts TV show The Man From U.N.C.L.E., starring Robert Vaughn. U.N.C.L.E. stands for United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.
- 1964 - Birth of Marq Torien; rocker (Bullet Boys - "For the Love of Money").
- 1965 - Death of Othmar Herman Ammann in Rye, New York, USA; bridge engineer (Queensboro bridge, Hell Gate Bridge, George Washington Bridge in New York City; Lincoln Tunnel, Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco; chief engineer of the Port of New York Authority (1930-37), New York director of engineering (1937-39)).
- 1967 - Philadelphia Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager.
- 1967 - The Cunard ocean liner Queen Mary leaves New York on its final Atlantic crossing.
- 1968 - Minnesota Twins' Cesar Tovar pitches a hitless inning and plays all nine positions.
- 1969 - Birth of Melissa Lynn Costello in Shenandoah, West Virginia, USA; Miss West Virginia-America (1991).
- 1969 - San Francisco Giants' Willie Mays becomes second player to hit home run number 600.
- 1969 - San Francisco Giants' outfielder Bobby Bonds establishes a Major League of Baseball record as he strikeouts for the 176th time this season.
- 1969 - The ABC TV network airs the first Love, American Style 30/60-minute anthology/comedy TV show in the USA.
- 1970 - US President Richard Nixon requests 1,000 new FBI agents for college campuses.
- 1971 - Birth of Chesney Lee Haskes in England; singer ("Feels So Alive").
- 1973 - Baltimore Orioles' player Al Bumbry hits three triples versus Milwaukee Brewers.
- 1973 - Henry Kissinger, a German immigrant, is sworn in as America's first Jewish Secretary of State.
- 1975 - Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate US President Gerald Ford in San Francisco, California.
- 1975 - World Football League folds.
- 1977 - Minnesota Twins' Bert Blyleven no-hits California Angels, 9-0.
- 1979 - A US Vela satellite detects a double flash in the Indian Ocean between Bouvet Island and the Prince Edward Islands; also detected by US Navy hydrophones, and by the radio telescope at Arecibo, Puerto Rico. It is not known if this is a nuclear detonation (and by whom), or if it is a mid-air meteor explosion.
- 1979 - ABC airs the first episode of TV show Hart to Hart.
- 1980 - The command council of Iraq orders its army to "deliver its fatal blow on Iranian military targets," initiating the Iran-Iraq War. Iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute.
- 1980 - Youth riots in the capital of the Soviet Republic of Estonia are quickly forced down.
- 1981 - Death of Harry Warren AKA Salvatore Guaragna at age 87; songwriter ("I Only Have Eyes for You", "42nd Street", "Chattanooga Choo-Choo", "Serenade in Blue", "Jeepers Creepers", "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me", won Best Song Oscars for "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know", "On the Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe").
- 1982 - NBC debuts comedy TV show Family Ties, starring Michael J. Fox.
- 1983 - NASA launches Galaxy-B.
- 1983 - Zhu Jianhau (China) sets high jump record at 7 feet 9.75 inches.
- 1984 - Disney's board of directors meets to vote on filling executive positions. They vote unanimously to hire Michael Eisner as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Ray Watson, and Frank Wells as President and Chief Operating Officer. Eisner's contract gives him US$750,000 per year, US$750,000 signing bonus, annual bonus two percent above company net growth of nine percent, and over two million share options at US$14.359 each. Wells' contract gives him US$400,000 per year, US$250,000 signing bonus, annual bonus equal to fifty percent of Eisner's, and options on 460,000 shares.
- 1985 - Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ. First time a light heavyweight defeats the reigning heavyweight champion.
- 1985 - Rock and country musicians participate in FarmAid in Champaign, Illinois.
- 1985 - Saint Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man.
- 1985 - Plaza Accord is signed by five nations.
- 1985 - Death of Axel Springer, founder of Alex Springer Verlag publisher, in West Berlin, Germany.
- 1986 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela is first Mexican to win 20 games.
- 1987 - Second regular-season National Football League players' strike begins.
- 1987 - Boston Red Sox' Wade Boggs gets his 200th hit in five straight seasons.
- 1987 - ABC airs the first episode of TV show Full House.
- 1988 - South Korean coaches attack the New Zealand referee after disputing his decision; the Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in.
- 1988 - The Ocean Odyssey drilling rig suffers a blowout and fire in the North Sea.
- 1989 - Death of Irving Berlin AKA Israel Isidor Baline at age 101 following a heart attack; songwriter ("There's No Business Like Show Business", "God Bless America", "White Christmas", Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1968)).
- 1989 - In Sichuan Province, China, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurs. At least 54 people injured, about 4,270 houses destroyed.
- 1989 - An Irish Republican Army bomb explodes at the Royal Marine School of Music in Deal, United Kingdom, leaving 11 dead and 22 injured.
- 1989 - NBC began airing the TV series Baywatch.
- 1990 - Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits.
- 1990 - Saudi Arabia expels many Jordanian and Yemeni envoys.
- 1990 - In Canada, three people share a CDN$15 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot.
- 1991 - The Huntington Library at California University makes the Dead Sea Scrolls available to the public for the first time.
- 1992 - The Stardust Hotel casino in Las Vegas loses $225,000 cash and $283,000 in casino tokens, probably the largest theft in Las Vegas history.
- 1993 - Barge Mauvilla on Mobile River bumps into a rail bridge; the Los Angeles - Miami train hits a kink in the rail and derails, killing 42 of 202 passengers plus 5 crew.
- 1994 - NBC-TV premieres the sitcom Friends.
- 1995 - American millionaire Steve Forbes announces his candidacy for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination.
- 1995 - New Line releases the film Seven to theaters.
- 1995 - The TV series Land's End premieres.
- 1996 - The Panhellenic Socialist Movement under the leadership of Costas Simitis succeeds in the 1996 Greek legislative election.
- 1997 - Bentalha massacre in Algeria; over 200 villagers killed.
- 1999 - Death of George Campbell Scott at age 71 of a ruptured aortic aneurism; actor (Patton (1977), East Side, West Side).
- 2001 - A ship and a barge collide at Barbour's Cut in La Porte, Texas, USA, leaking about 137,000 litres of fuel oil into the channel.
- 2002 - In German federal elections, the coalition of the SPD led by Gerhard Schröder and the Green party win a narrow election victory (combined 47.1 percent).
- 2002 - The last baseball game is played at Cinergy Field, where the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3.
- 2004 - In the USA, ABC airs the premiere of the TV series Lost.
- 2004 - CBS-owned television stations are fined a total of $550,000 by the FCC for showing Janet Jackson's exposed right breast during the football Super Bowl halftime show.
- 2004 - CBS airs the first episode of TV show CSI: New York.
- 2006 - A Transrapid Maglev train crashes into a maintenance vehicle on a test track in Germany, killing 23 and injuring 10; it is the first recorded fatal accident involving a Maglev.
- 2007 - Birth of Albert Louis Philip Edward Windsor; son of Lord Nicholas Windsor and Paola Doimi de Frankopan.
- 2007 - Death of Marcel Marceau, French mime artist (born 1923).
- 2008 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average removes American International Group from its index, replacing it with Kraft Foods.
- 2008 - Argentine's president Christina Fernández de Kirchner announces the government would possibly settle with all debtors from the 2001 default.
- 2008 - Microsoft unveils plans to spend US$40 billion buying back its shares from investors, the biggest single buy-back plan in history.
- 2010 - Death of Eddie Fisher at age 82 in Berkeley, California, USA; singer, teen idol in the 1950s ("Thinking of You", "Oh! My Pa-Pa").
- 2011 - Death of Aristides Pereira, 1st President of Cape Verde (born 1923).
- 2014 - The United States and several Arab partners begin their airstrike campaign in Syria.
- 2017 - Death of Paavo Lonkila, Finnish cross-country skier (born 1923).
- 2018 - An attack at a military parade kills at least 29 people in Ahvaz, Iran.
- 2021 - Death of Abdelkader Bensalah, Acting Head of State of Algeria (born 1941).
- 2022 - Death of Hilary Mantel at age 70 at a hospital in Exeter, England, of complications from a stroke; English writer (Wolf Hall (2009, Booker prize winner), Bring up the Bodies (Booker prize winner), The Mirror and the Light, A Place of Greater Safety, Beyond Black).
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