September 22
September 22 is the 266th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 100 days remain until the year's end. It falls in summer (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Virgo.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On September 22 the Sun's declination is approximately -1.0°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a September 22.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- American Business Women's Day (United States)
- Baltic Unity Day (Lithuania, Latvia)
- Christian feast days: Candidus
- Christian feast days: Digna and Emerita
- Christian feast days: Emmeram of Regensburg
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2024 — Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as the 9th President Of Sri Lanka. ↗(2 years ago)more
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, commonly referred to by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan politician who has served as the tenth president of Sri Lanka since 2024. Dissanayake is the first Sri Lankan president to be elected in a second round of vote counting, and the first not to be a member of the traditional political parties of Sri Lanka.
- 2013 — At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan. ↗(13 years ago)
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On 22 September 2013, a twin suicide bombing took place at All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, in which 127 people were killed and more than 250 injured. It was the deadliest attack on the Christian minority in the history of Pakistan.
2006 — Twenty-three people were killed in a maglev train collision in Lathen, Germany. ↗(20 years ago)more
Maglev is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by magnets rather than rolled on wheels.
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. ↗(31 years ago)more
The Alaska Boeing E-3 Sentry accident was the September 22, 1995 crash of a United States Air Force Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning aircraft with the loss of all 24 crewmembers on board. The aircraft, serial number 77-0354 with callsign Yukla 27, hit birds on departure from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, United States.
- 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. ↗(31 years ago)
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The Nagarkovil school bombing was an airstrike on 22 September 1995 in which the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed the Nagarkovil Maha Vidyalayam school in Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka, resulting in the death of, by varying accounts, 34-71 Sri Lankan Tamil civilians, primarily schoolchildren, and injuries to many more.
1993 — A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed. ↗(33 years ago)more
The Big Bayou Canot rail accident was the derailment of the Amtrak Sunset Limited passenger train on the CSX Transportation Big Bayou Canot Bridge in Mobile County, Alabama near Mobile, Alabama, on September 22, 1993.
1993 — A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia. ↗(33 years ago)more
From 20 to 23 September 1993, during the Sukhumi massacre, separatists in Sukhumi, Abkhazia blocked Georgian troops' overland supply routes as part of the war in Abkhazia. In response, the Georgian government used Sukhumi Babushara Airport to ferry supplies to troops stationed in Sukhumi.
- 1991 — The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time. ↗(35 years ago)
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The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS), in the narrow sense identical with the Qumran Caves Scrolls, are a set of ancient Jewish manuscripts from the Second Temple period. They were discovered over a period of ten years, between 1946 and 1956, at the Qumran Caves near Ein Feshkha in the West Bank, on the northern shore of the Dead Sea.
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. ↗(45 years ago)more
A military exercise, training exercise, maneuver , manoeuvre , or war game is the employment of military resources in training for military operations. Military exercises are conducted to explore the effects of warfare or test tactics and strategies without actual combat.
1980 — Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War. ↗(46 years ago)more
The Iraqi invasion of Iran began on 22 September 1980, sparking the Iran–Iraq War, and lasted until 5 December 1980. Ba'athist Iraq believed that Iran would not respond effectively due to internal socio-political turmoil caused by the country's Islamic Revolution one year earlier.
- 1979 — A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined. ↗(47 years ago)
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The Vela incident was an atmospheric nuclear explosion that occurred on 22 September 1979, near the South African territory of Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean, roughly midway between Africa and Antarctica.
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. ↗(50 years ago)more
Scarlet GN, or C.I. Food Red 2, FD&C Red No. 4, or C.I. 14815 is a red azo dye once used as a food dye. As a food additive, it has the E number E125. It is usually used as a disodium salt.
Notable births
2009 — Coco Yoshizawa, Japanese skateboarder ↗(17 years ago)more
Coco Yoshizawa is a Japanese skateboarder. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal in the women's street event.
2004 — Jessie Murph, American singer and songwriter ↗(22 years ago)more
Jessie Murph is an American singer and songwriter. She was discovered after uploading vlogs and covers to TikTok and YouTube. Her music style spans multiple genres, with critics describing Murph's sound as a mix of elements from country, pop, and trap genres, while rooted in hip-hop.
- 2000 — Louise Christie, British rhythm gymnast ↗(26 years ago)
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Louise Christie is a British retired rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medalist with ribbon.
2000 — Stephen Crichton, Samoan rugby league footballer ↗(26 years ago)more
Stephen Crichton is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a centre for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. He has represented New South Wales in the State of Origin series and Samoa at international level.
2000 — Seungmin, South Korean singer ↗(26 years ago)more
Kim Seung-min, known mononymously as Seungmin, is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017.
1999 — Kim Yo-han, South Korean singer and actor ↗(27 years ago)more
Kim Yo-han, also known by the mononym Yohan (요한), is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the boy group WEi and a former member of boy group X1, finishing first on Produce X 101. He made his solo debut with the digital single "No More" on August 25, 2020. He made his acting debut in the romantic comedy A Love So Beautiful.
Notable deaths
- 2024 — Roy Clay, American computer scientist (born 1929) ↗(2 years ago)
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Roy Lee Clay Sr. was an African American computer scientist and inventor. He was a founding member of the computer division at Hewlett-Packard, where he led the team that created the HP 2116A 16-bit minicomputer. He served as Chief Executive Officer of ROD-L Electronics, an electrical-safety test equipment manufacturer.
2024 — Fredric Jameson, American academic and literary critic (born 1934) ↗(2 years ago)more
Fredric Ruff Jameson was an American literary critic, philosopher and Marxist political theorist. He was best known for his analysis of contemporary cultural trends, particularly his analysis of postmodernity and capitalism.
2023 — Altemio Sanchez, Puerto Rican serial killer and rapist (born 1958) ↗(3 years ago)more
Altemio C. Sanchez, also known as the Bike Path Rapist, was a serial killer of Puerto Rican descent, who is known to have raped and murdered at least three women, and raped at least 9 to 15 girls and women in and around Buffalo, New York during a 31-year span from 1975, though perhaps earlier, until 2006.
2022 — Hilary Mantel, British author (born 1952) ↗(4 years ago)more
Dame Hilary Mary Mantel was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories. Her first published novel, Every Day Is Mother's Day, was released in 1985. She went on to write 12 novels, two collections of short stories, a memoir, and numerous articles and opinion pieces.
- 2022 — Pal Singh Purewal, Punjabi engineer, author, scholar, and teacher (born 1931/1932) ↗(4 years ago)
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Pal Singh Purewal was a Punjabi engineer, author, scholar and a teacher. He was commonly known as the architect of the Mool Nanakshahi Calendar. He was also known as a role model in the Sikh community. He immigrated to the United Kingdom in 1965 and worked as a senior engineer at Texas Instruments. He moved to Canada in 1974.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (266) | 2 × 7 × 19 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (100) | 2^2 × 5^2 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 22092026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -1.01° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 89 days |