On This Day
22 September in history
Historical events, notable births, deaths and selected anniversaries.
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
Anniversary
1979 - An American Vela satellite detected an unidentified flash of light near the Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean, thought to be a nuclear weapons test.Group of satellites to detect nuclear detonations
Anniversary
1975 - Sara Jane Moore attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford, but failed due to unfamiliarity with her weapon.American convicted of presidential assassination attempt (1930–2025)
Anniversary
1957 - François Duvalier (pictured), nicknamed Papa Doc, was elected President of Haiti as a populist before consolidating power and ruling as a dictator for the rest of his life.President of Haiti from 1957 to 1971
Historical events
Event
2024 - Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as the 9th President Of Sri Lanka.President of Sri Lanka since 2024
Event
2013 - At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan.2013 suicide bombing in Pakistan
Event
2006 - Twenty-three people were killed in a maglev train collision in Lathen, Germany.Train system using magnetic levitation
Event
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
Event
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
Event
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.
Event
1993 - A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.Part of the War in Abkhazia
Event
1991 - The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time.Ancient Jewish biblical manuscripts
Event
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
Event
1980 - Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War.Event that sparked the Iran–Iraq War in 1980
Event
1979 - A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.1979 undeclared nuclear explosion
Event
1976 - Red Dye No. 4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladders of dogs.Chemical compound
Event
1975 - Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service.American convicted of presidential assassination attempt (1930–2025)
Event
1966 - Twenty-four people are killed when Ansett-ANA Flight 149 crashes in Winton, Queensland, Australia.1966 aviation accident
Event
1965 - The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire and after a last engagement near Dograi.Armed conflict
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)
Born
1994 - Carlos Correa, Puerto Rican-American baseball playerPuerto Rican baseball player (born 1994)
Born
1994 - Jinyoung, South Korean singer, actor, songwriterSouth Korean singer and actor (born 1994)
Born
1994 - Haason Reddick, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1994)
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)
Died
2018 - Edna Molewa, South African politician (born 1957)South African politician (1957–2018)
Died
2016 - Delphine Medjo, Cameroonian politician (born 1941)Cameroonian politician (1941–2016)
Died
2015 - Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1925)American baseball player, manager, and coach (1925–2015)
Died
2014 - Fernando Cabrita, Portuguese footballer and manager (born 1923)Portuguese footballer and manager
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