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22 September 2027
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2014 - The NASA spacecraft MAVEN entered into orbit around Mars to study the planet's atmosphere.American space and aeronautics agency
Anniversary
2013 - Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, was attacked by two suicide bombers who killed 127 people.Armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
Anniversary
2003 - Dolphin, the first emulator for the GameCube that could run commercial video games, was released.Nintendo GameCube and Wii emulation software
Anniversary
1994 - The Nordhordland Bridge (pictured), crossing Salhusfjorden between Klauvaneset and Flatøy in Vestland, and Norway's second-longest bridge, officially opened.Bridge in Vestland county, Norway
Anniversary
1993 - A tugboat towing a barge collided with a rail bridge in Mobile, Alabama, U.S., deforming the tracks and causing the derailment of a passenger train eight minutes later, which killed 47 people and injured an additional 103.Boat that maneuvers other vessels by pushing or towing them
Historical events
History
2024 - Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as the 9th President Of Sri Lanka.President of Sri Lanka since 2024
History
2013 - At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan.2013 suicide bombing in Pakistan
History
2006 - Twenty-three people were killed in a maglev train collision in Lathen, Germany.Train system using magnetic levitation
History
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 aviation accident in Alaska
History
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.1995 Sri Lankan Air Force airstrike of a civilian school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka
History
1993 - A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.1993 train wreck in Alabama, U.S.
History
1993 - A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.Part of the War in Abkhazia
History
1991 - The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time.Ancient Jewish biblical manuscripts
History
1981 - During a military exercise, a Turkish Air Force Northrop F-5 crashes in Babaeski as a result of pilot error, killing one crew member and also 65 soldiers on the ground.Employment of military resources for training
History
1980 - Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War.Event that sparked the Iran–Iraq War in 1980
Notable births
Born
2004 - Jessie Murph, American singer and songwriterAmerican singer (born 2004)
Born
2000 - Stephen Crichton, Samoan rugby league footballerSamoa international rugby league footballer
Born
1999 - Curry Barker, American filmmaker and actorAmerican filmmaker and YouTuber (born 1999)
Born
1999 - Kim Yo-han, South Korean singer and actorSouth Korean singer and actor (born 1999)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Roy Clay, American computer scientist (born 1929)American computer scientist (1929–2024)
Died
2024 - Fredric Jameson, American academic and literary critic (born 1934)American academic and literary critic (1934–2024)
Died
2023 - Altemio Sanchez, Puerto Rican serial killer and rapist (born 1958)American serial killer and serial rapist (1958–2023)
Died
2022 - Carlos Balá, Argentine actor and comedian (born 1925)Argentine actor (1925–2022)
Died
2022 - Pal Singh Purewal, Punjabi engineer, author, scholar, and teacher (born 1931/1932)Canadian engineer (1931/32–2022)
Died
2020 - Neil Brannon, American politician (born 1940)American politician (1940–2020)
Died
2018 - Chas Hodges, English musician and singer (born 1943)English musician and singer (1943–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
59.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 21.3 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
29.27 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Gemini
17.37 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.