September 22

Events

• 904 - The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.
• 1236 - The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule.
• 1499 - The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War.
• 1586 - The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch.
• 1692 - The last hanging of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials; others are all eventually released.
• 1711 - The Tuscarora War begins in present-day North Carolina.
• 1761 - George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
• 1776 - Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.
• 1789 - The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
• 1789 - Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces.
• 1792 - Primidi Vendémiaire of year one of the French Republican Calendar as the French First Republic comes into being.
• 1823 - 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.
• 1857 - The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard.
• 1862 - A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released by Abraham Lincoln.
• 1866 - The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.
• 1885 - Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
• 1888 - The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
• 1892 - Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
• 1896 - Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
• 1910 - The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
• 1914 - A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors.
• 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 - The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
• 1937 - Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco.
• 1939 - World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
• 1941 - The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murders 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.
• 1948 - Gail Halvorsen officially starts parachuting candy to children as part of the Berlin Airlift.
• 1948 - Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League.
• 1957 - In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president.
• 1960 - The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.
• 1965 - The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire.
• 1975 - Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service.
• 1979 - A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.
• 1980 - Iraq invades Iran.
• 1991 - The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time.
• 1993 - A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven 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 Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed.
• 1995 - The Nagerkovil school bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force in which at least 34 die, most of them ethnic Tamil schoolchildren.
• 2013 - At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan.

  Births

• 1013 - Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary
• 1211 - Ibn Khallikan, Iraqi scholar and judge
• 1373 - Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester
• 1515 - Anne of Cleves
• 1547 - Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin, German philologist, mathematician, astronomer, and poet
• 1552 - Tsar Vasili IV of Russia
• 1593 - Matthäus Merian, Swiss-German engraver and cartographer
• 1601 - Anne of Austria, Queen and regent of France
• 1606 - Li Zicheng, Chinese emperor
• 1680 - Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet
• 1694 - Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
• 1715 - Jean-Étienne Guettard, French mineralogist and botanist
• 1741 - Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist and botanist
• 1743 - Quintin Craufurd, Scottish author
• 1762 - Elizabeth Simcoe, English-Canadian painter and author
• 1765 - Paolo Ruffini, Italian mathematician and philosopher
• 1788 - Theodore Hook, English composer and educator
• 1791 - Michael Faraday, English physicist and chemist
• 1819 - Wilhelm Wattenbach, German historian and academic
• 1829 - Tự Đức, Vietnamese emperor
• 1833 - Stephen D. Lee, American general and academic
• 1835 - Alexander Potebnja, Ukrainian linguist and philosopher
• 1841 - Andrejs Pumpurs, Latvian soldier and poet
• 1862 - Anastasios Charalambis, Greek lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Greece
• 1868 - Louise McKinney, Canadian educator and politician
• 1870 - Charlotte Cooper, English-Scottish tennis player
• 1870 - Arthur Pryor, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader
• 1875 - Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Lithuanian painter and composer
• 1876 - André Tardieu, French journalist and politician, 67th Prime Minister of France
• 1878 - Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician and diplomat, 51st Prime Minister of Japan
• 1880 - Christabel Pankhurst, English activist, co-founded the Women's Social and Political Union
• 1882 - Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal
• 1883 - Ferenc Oslay, Hungarian-Slovene historian and author
• 1883 - Frank George Woollard, English engineer
• 1885 - Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, designed the Stockholm Public Library
• 1885 - Ben Chifley, Australian engineer and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia
• 1885 - Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1887 - Bhaurao Patil, Indian educator and activist
• 1889 - Hooks Dauss, American baseball player
• 1891 - Alma Thomas, American painter and educator
• 1892 - Billy West, American actor, director, and producer
• 1894 - Elisabeth Rethberg, German soprano
• 1895 - Paul Muni, Ukrainian-born American actor
• 1896 - Uri Zvi Greenberg, Ukrainian-Israeli poet and journalist
• 1896 - Henry Segrave, American-English race car driver
• 1899 - Elsie Allen, Native American Pomo basket weaver
• 1900 - Paul Hugh Emmett, American chemist and engineer
• 1900 - William Spratling, American-Mexican silversmith and educator
• 1901 - Nadezhda Alliluyeva, second wife of Joseph Stalin
• 1901 - Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1902 - John Houseman, Romanian-American actor and producer
• 1905 - Haakon Lie, Norwegian lawyer and politician
• 1905 - Eugen Sänger, Czech-Austrian engineer
• 1907 - Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and author
• 1907 - Philip Fotheringham-Parker, English race car driver
• 1907 - Hermann Schlichting, German engineer and academic
• 1908 - Esphyr Slobodkina, Russian-American author and illustrator
• 1909 - John Engstead, American photographer and journalist
• 1910 - György Faludy, Hungarian poet and author
• 1912 - Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic
• 1912 - Martha Scott, American actress
• 1913 - Lillian Chestney, American painter and illustrator
• 1915 - Grigory Frid, Russian pianist and composer
• 1918 - Hans Scholl, German activist
• 1918 - Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator
• 1920 - Eric Baker, English activist, co-founded Amnesty International
• 1920 - Anders Lassen, Danish-English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient
• 1920 - Bob Lemon, American baseball player and manager
• 1920 - William H. Riker, American political scientist and academic
• 1921 - Will Elder, Jewish-American illustrator
• 1922 - David Sive, American environmentalist and lawyer
• 1923 - Dannie Abse, Welsh physician, poet, and author
• 1924 - Bernard Gauthier, French cyclist
• 1924 - Charles Keeping, English author and illustrator
• 1924 - Rosamunde Pilcher, English author
• 1924 - Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator
• 1924 - J. William Middendorf, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of the Navy
• 1924 - Ray Wetzel, American trumpet player and composer
• 1925 - Virginia Capers, American actress and singer
• 1925 - Leila Hadley, American author
• 1926 - Bill Smith, American clarinet player and composer
• 1927 - Gordon Astall, English footballer and coach
• 1927 - Tommy Lasorda, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 1928 - Eric Broadley, English engineer and businessman, founded Lola Cars
• 1928 - James Lawson, American activist, author, and academic
• 1928 - Eugene Roche, American actor
• 1928 - Johnny Valentine, American wrestler
• 1929 - Serge Garant, Canadian composer and conductor
• 1929 - Carlo Ubbiali, Italian motorcycle racer
• 1930 - Joni James, American singer
• 1930 - T. S. Sinnathuray, Judge of the High Court of Singapore
• 1931 - Fay Weldon, English author and playwright
• 1931 - George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Scottish banker and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
• 1932 - Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian politician, 2nd President of Lithuania
• 1932 - Ingemar Johansson, Swedish boxer
• 1933 - Leonardo Balada, Spanish-American composer and educator
• 1933 - T. Cullen Davis, American businessman
• 1933 - Carmelo Simeone, Italian-Argentinian footballer
• 1933 - Jesco von Puttkamer, German-American engineer
• 1934 - Jack McGregor, American captain, lawyer, and politician
• 1934 - Lute Olson, American basketball player and coach
• 1934 - T. Somasekaram, Sri Lankan geographer and politician, 37th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka
• 1936 - Maurice Evans, English footballer and manager
• 1937 - Don Rutherford, English rugby player
• 1938 - Gene Mingo, American football player
• 1939 - Bogdan Baltazar, Romanian economist and engineer
• 1939 - Deborah Lavin, South African-English historian and academic
• 1939 - Gilbert E. Patterson, American bishop
• 1939 - Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer
• 1940 - Anna Karina, Danish-French actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1941 - Jeremiah Wright, American pastor and theologian
• 1942 - Ole Anderson, American wrestler
• 1942 - Candida Lycett Green, Anglo-Irish journalist and author
• 1942 - Rubén Salazar Gómez, Colombian cardinal
• 1942 - David Stern, American lawyer and businessman
• 1943 - Toni Basil, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 1943 - Barry Cable, Australian footballer and coach
• 1943 - Paul Hoffert, American keyboard player, composer, and academic
• 1944 - Brian Gibson, English director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1946 - King Sunny Adé, Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1946 - Larry Dierker, American baseball player and manager
• 1947 - Jo Beverley, English-Canadian author
• 1947 - David Drewry, English glaciologist and geophysicist
• 1947 - Norma McCorvey, American activist
• 1947 - Robert Morace, American author and academic
• 1948 - Denis Burke, Australian soldier and politician, 6th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
• 1948 - Mark Phillips, English equestrian, trainer, and journalist
• 1949 - James Cartwright, American general
• 1949 - Jim McGinty, Australian lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of Western Australia
• 1951 - David Coverdale, English singer-songwriter
• 1951 - Mike Graham, American wrestler and promoter
• 1951 - Doug Somers, American wrestler
• 1952 - Bob Goodlatte, American lawyer and politician
• 1952 - Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Thai political scientist and politician, 15th Governor of Bangkok
• 1952 - Américo Rocca, Mexican wrestler
• 1953 - Richard Fairbrass, English singer-songwriter, musician and producer
• 1953 - Ségolène Royal, French politician
• 1955 - Jeffrey Leonard, American baseball player and coach
• 1956 - Debby Boone, American singer, actress, and author
• 1956 - Doug Wimbish, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1956 - Ibrahim Shema, Nigerian lawyer, politician
• 1957 - Steve Carney, English footballer
• 1957 - Nick Cave, Australian singer-songwriter, author, and actor
• 1957 - Johnette Napolitano, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1957 - Giuseppe Saronni, Italian cyclist and manager
• 1958 - Andrea Bocelli, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1958 - Beth Catlin, American Autistic savant
• 1958 - Neil Cavuto, American journalist and author
• 1958 - Joan Jett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress
• 1959 - Tai Babilonia, American figure skater and talk show host
• 1959 - Saul Perlmutter, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate
• 1960 - Scott Baio, American actor
• 1961 - Vince Coleman, American baseball player
• 1961 - Liam Fox, Scottish physician and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
• 1961 - Bonnie Hunt, American actress, producer, and talk show host
• 1961 - Diane Lemieux, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1961 - Catherine Oxenberg, American actress
• 1961 - Michael Torke, American composer
• 1962 - Martin Crowe, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
• 1964 - Juha Turunen, Finnish lawyer and politician
• 1964 - Ken Vandermark, American saxophonist and composer
• 1965 - Dan Bucatinsky, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1965 - Andrii Deshchytsia, Ukrainian politician and diplomat, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1965 - Mark Guthrie, American baseball player
• 1965 - Robert Satcher, American physician, engineer, and astronaut
• 1966 - Ruth Jones, Welsh actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1966 - Mike Richter, American ice hockey player
• 1966 - Michael Shank, American racing team owner
• 1967 - Matt Besser, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1967 - Super Delfin, Japanese wrestler
• 1967 - Brian Keene, American novelist
• 1967 - Ian Mortimer, English historian and novelist
• 1967 - Rickard Rydell, Swedish race car driver
• 1967 - Félix Savón, Cuban boxer
• 1969 - Nicole Bradtke, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
• 1969 - Tuomas Kantelinen, Finnish composer and conductor
• 1969 - Sue Perkins, English comedian, actress, and radio host
• 1969 - Matt Sharp, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1970 - Gladys Berejiklian, Australian politician, 45th Premier of New South Wales
• 1970 - Mike Matheny, American baseball player and manager
• 1970 - Mystikal, American rapper and actor
• 1970 - Hitro Okesene, New Zealand rugby player and coach
• 1970 - Rupert Penry-Jones, English actor
• 1970 - Emmanuel Petit, French footballer
• 1971 - Elizabeth Bear, American author and poet
• 1971 - Toomas Krõm, Estonian footballer
• 1971 - Luther Reigns, American actor and wrestler
• 1973 - Yoo Chae-yeong, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
• 1973 - Stéfan Louw, South African tenor and producer
• 1973 - Bob Sapp, American wrestler
• 1974 - Kostas Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer and manager
• 1975 - Ethan Moreau, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
• 1976 - David Berkeley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1976 - Mo Collins, American football player and coach
• 1978 - Harry Kewell, Australian footballer and coach
• 1979 - Emilie Autumn, American singer-songwriter, violinist, and poet
• 1979 - Phil Waugh, Australian rugby player
• 1980 - Francesco D'Isa, Italian painter and journalist
• 1980 - Svenja Weidemann, German tennis player
• 1981 - Alexei Ramírez, Cuban baseball player
• 1981 - Subaru Shibutani, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1981 - Ingrid Vetlesen, Norwegian soprano
• 1982 - Domenic Cassisi, Australian footballer
• 1982 - Billie Piper, English actress and singer
• 1982 - Maarten Stekelenburg, Dutch footballer
• 1983 - Kyla, British singer
• 1983 - Glenn Loovens, Dutch professional footballer
• 1983 - Petr Tatíček, Czech professional ice hockey
• 1983 - Tommy Thelin, Swedish footballer
• 1984 - Ross Jarman, English drummer and songwriter
• 1984 - Thiago Silva, Brazilian footballer
• 1985 - Matteo Cavagna, Italian footballer
• 1985 - Faris Haroun, Belgian footballer
• 1985 - Jamie Mackie, Scottish footballer
• 1985 - Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress
• 1985 - Ibragim Todashev, Russian-American mixed martial artist
• 1987 - Derick Brassard, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1987 - Stefan Denifl, Austrian cyclist
• 1987 - Tom Felton, English actor
• 1987 - Zdravko Kuzmanović, Serbian footballer
• 1988 - Nikita Andreyev, Russian footballer
• 1989 - Jon Bass, American actor
• 1989 - Kim Hyo-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
• 1989 - Sabine Lisicki, German tennis player
• 1990 - Denard Robinson, American football player
• 1991 - Kenny Bromwich, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1991 - Joe Wardle, English rugby league player
• 1992 - Philip Hindes, English track cyclist
• 1993 - Yutakayama Ryota, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1994 - Carlos Correa, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
• 1994 - Park Jin-young, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor
• 1995 - Nayeon, Korean singer

  Deaths

• 189 - He Jin, Chinese general and regent
• 530 - Pope Felix IV
• 904 - Zhao Zong, emperor of the Tang Dynasty
• 967 - Wichmann II, Frankish nobleman
• 1072 - Ouyang Xiu, Chinese historian, poet, and politician
• 1158 - Otto of Freising, German bishop and chronicler
• 1174 - Uchtred, Lord of Galloway
• 1253 - Dōgen, Japanese monk and philosopher
• 1345 - Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, English politician, Lord High Steward
• 1399 - Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of The United Kingdom
• 1408 - John VII Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor
• 1457 - Peter II, Duke of Brittany
• 1482 - Philibert I, Duke of Savoy
• 1520 - Selim I, Ottoman sultan
• 1531 - Louise of Savoy, French regent
• 1539 - Guru Nanak, Sikh religious leader, founded Sikhism
• 1554 - Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Spanish explorer
• 1566 - Johannes Agricola, German theologian and academic
• 1576 - Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex
• 1598 - Gabriel Spenser, English actor
• 1607 - Alessandro Allori, Italian painter and educator
• 1662 - John Biddle, English minister and theologian
• 1692 - Martha Corey, American woman accused of witchcraft
• 1703 - Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician and physicist
• 1756 - Abu l-Hasan Ali I, ruler of Tunisia
• 1774 - Pope Clement XIV
• 1776 - Nathan Hale, American soldier
• 1777 - John Bartram, American botanist and explorer
• 1828 - Shaka Zulu, Zulu chieftain and monarch of the Zulu Kingdom
• 1852 - William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed Hammersmith Bridge
• 1872 - Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer and linguist
• 1873 - Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss lawyer and politician
• 1881 - Solomon L. Spink, American lawyer and politician
• 1914 - Alain-Fournier, French soldier and author
• 1919 - Alajos Gáspár, Hungarian-Slovene author and poet
• 1934 - Cecil Chubb, English barrister and one time owner of Stonehenge
• 1935 - Elliott Lewis, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Tasmania
• 1952 - Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland
• 1956 - Frederick Soddy, English chemist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1957 - Soemu Toyoda, Japanese admiral
• 1961 - Marion Davies, American actress and comedian
• 1969 - Adolfo López Mateos, Mexican politician, 48th President of Mexico
• 1973 - Paul van Zeeland, Belgian lawyer, economist, and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Belgium
• 1979 - Abul A'la Maududi, Pakistani theologian, Islamic scholar and jurist
• 1981 - Harry Warren, American composer and songwriter
• 1987 - Hákun Djurhuus, Faroese educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
• 1987 - Dan Rowan, American actor, comedian, and producer
• 1988 - Rais Amrohvi, Pakistani psychoanalyst, scholar, and poet
• 1989 - Ambrose Folorunsho Alli, Nigerian academic and politician
• 1989 - Irving Berlin, Russian-born American composer and songwriter
• 1992 - Aurelio López, Mexican baseball player
• 1993 - Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor
• 1994 - Leonard Feather, English-American pianist, composer, producer, and journalist
• 1996 - Ludmilla Chiriaeff, Latvian-Canadian ballerina, choreographer, and director
• 1996 - Dorothy Lamour, American actress and singer
• 1999 - George C. Scott, American actor, director, and producer
• 2000 - Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot
• 2001 - Isaac Stern, Polish-Ukrainian violinist and conductor
• 2002 - Jan de Hartog, Dutch-American author and playwright
• 2003 - Gordon Jump, American actor
• 2003 - Hugo Young, English journalist and author
• 2004 - Pete Schoening, American mountaineer
• 2004 - Ray Traylor Jr., American professional wrestler better-known as the Big Boss Man
• 2006 - Edward Albert, American actor
• 2006 - Carla Benschop, Dutch basketball player and educator
• 2007 - `Alí-Muhammad Varqá, last Hand of the Cause of God in the Bahá’í Faith
• 2007 - Marcel Marceau, French mime and actor
• 2008 - Thomas Dörflein, German zookeeper
• 2008 - Petrus Schaesberg, German painter, historian, and educator
• 2009 - Edward Delaney, Irish sculptor
• 2010 - Eddie Fisher, American singer
• 2010 - Vyacheslav Tsaryov, Russian footballer
• 2011 - Knut Steen, Norwegian sculptor
• 2012 - Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan theorist and academic
• 2012 - Irving Adler, American mathematician, author, and academic
• 2012 - Juan H. Cintrón García, Puerto Rican businessman and politician, 126th Mayor of Ponce
• 2012 - Grigory Frid, Russian pianist and composer
• 2012 - Jan Hendrik van den Berg, Dutch psychiatrist and academic
• 2013 - Gary Brandner, American author and screenwriter
• 2013 - Jane Connell, American actress and singer
• 2013 - David H. Hubel, Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 2013 - Álvaro Mutis, Colombian-Mexican author and poet
• 2013 - Hans Erich Slany, German industrial designer, founded TEAMS Design
• 2014 - Fernando Cabrita, Portuguese footballer and manager
• 2014 - Sahana Pradhan, Nepalese politician, Nepalese Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 2014 - Erik van der Wurff, Dutch pianist, composer, and conductor
• 2014 - Hans E. Wallman, Swedish director, producer, and composer
• 2015 - Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 2015 - Joe LeSage, American lawyer and politician
• 2015 - James David Santini, American lawyer and politician
• 2015 - Richard G. Scott, American engineer and religious leader
• 2015 - Phyllis Tickle, American author and academic
• 2018 - Chas Hodges, English musician and singer
• 2018 - Edna Molewa, South African politician
• 2018 - Mike Labinjo, Canadian professional gridiron football player

  Holidays and observances

• American Business Women's Day
• Christian feast days:
• *Candidus
• *Digna and Emerita
• *Emmeram of Regensburg
• *Felix and Constantia
• *Ignatius of Santhià
• *Laud of Coutances
• *Maurice
• *Paul Chong Hasang
• *Phocas
• *Phocas, Bishop of Sinope
• *Sadalberga
• *Saintin de Meaux
• *Septimius of Iesi
• *Theban Legion
• *Thomas of Villanova
• *Philander Chase
• *September 22
• Earliest date for the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere:
• *Autumnal Equinox Day
• *Mabon in the Northern Hemisphere, Ostara in the Southern Hemisphere.
• *The first day of Miķeļi
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire in 1908.
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Mali from France in 1960.
• Resistance Fighting Day