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• 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.{{Cite book |last=Xiong |first=Victor Cunrui |title=Historical Dictionary of Medieval China |year=2017 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781442276154 |edition=2nd |series=Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras Series |pages=848–849 |language=en}}
• 1236 – The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule.{{Cite web |last=Baranauskas |first=Tomas |author-link=Tomas Baranauskas |title=Ar priminsime Europai apie Šiaulių mūšį? |url=https://www.delfi.lt/news/ringas/lit/tbaranauskas-ar-priminsime-europai-apie-siauliu-musi.d?id=10760927 |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=DELFI |language=lt}}
• 1359 – An Aragonese cavalry force defeats a superior Castilian cavalry force in the Battle of Araviana during the War of the Two Peters.{{cite book |last1=Kagay |first1=Donald J. |last2=Villalon |first2=L. J. Andrew |title=Conflict in Fourteenth-Century Iberia: Aragon vs. Castile and the War of the Two Pedros |date=17 June 2021 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-42505-7 |pages=100–102 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ba0zEAAAQBAJ |access-date=1 October 2024 |language=en}}
• 1499 – The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War.{{Cite book |last=Schelbert |first=Leo |title=Historical Dictionary of Switzerland |year=2014 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781442233515 |edition=2nd |series=Historical Dictionaries of Europe Series |pages=126}}
• 1586 – Eighty Years' War: A Spanish force led by the Marquis del Vasto successfully fights its way past a joint English/Dutch ambush in the Battle of Zutphen.{{cite book|last=Stewart|first=Alan|title=Philip Sidney: A Double Life|location=New York|publisher=Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press|date=2001|isbn=9780312282875|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_XEjWSmFeacC|pages=310–312}}

• 1692 – Martha Corey, Mary Eastey, Alice Parker, Mary Parker, Ann Pudeator, Wilmot Redd, Margaret Scott, and Samuel Wardwell are hanged, the last of those to be executed in the Salem witch trials.{{cite book|last=Goss|first=K. David|title=Daily Life During the Salem Witch Trials|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=2012|isbn=9780313374586|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9E7EEAAAQBAJ|page=46}}
• 1711 – The first attacks of the Tuscarora War begin in present-day North Carolina.{{cite book|last=Marley|first=David|title=Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the Present. Vol. 1|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2008|isbn=9781598841008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VafOEAAAQBAJ|page=360}}
• 1761 – George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.{{Cite book |last=Cannon |first=John |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2133200832 |title=George III |year=2007 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780191550102 |pages=13 |id={{ProQuest|2133200832}} |language=en}}
• 1776 – Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.{{Cite web |last=Ortner |first=Mary J. |title=Captain Nathan Hale |url=http://www.connecticutsar.org/patriots/hale_nathan_2.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828152535/http://www.connecticutsar.org/patriots/hale_nathan_2.htm |archive-date=2012-08-28 |website=The Connecticut Society of the Sons of 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.{{Cite web |title=The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, 1862 |url=https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals_iv/sections/transcript_preliminary_emancipation.html |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=National Archives and Records Administration}}
• 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.
• 1891 – The first hydropower plant of Finland is commissioned along the Tammerkoski rapids in Tampere, Pirkanmaa.{{Cite web |last=Oy |first=Kemijoki |title=Vesistörakentamisen historiaa |url=https://www.suomenkalakirjasto.fi/vesistorakentamisen-historiaa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130045026/https://www.suomenkalakirjasto.fi/vesistorakentamisen-historiaa/ |archive-date=2023-01-30 |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=Suomen Kalakirjasto |language=fi}}{{Cite web |title=Vesiputoukset ja vesivoima Suomessa |url=https://www.suomenvesiputoukset.fi/tietoa-suomen-vesiputouksista/vesiputoukset-ja-vesivoima-suomessa/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325224041/https://www.suomenvesiputoukset.fi/tietoa-suomen-vesiputouksista/vesiputoukset-ja-vesivoima-suomessa/ |archive-date=2023-03-25 |website=Suomen Vesiputoukset |language=fi}}
• 1892 – A locomotive shunting falls into a hole in the ground, leading to the burial of the locomotive.
• 1896 – Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history (later surpassed by her great-great-granddaughter Elizabeth II on 9 September 2015).{{Citation |last=Gander |first=Kashmira |title=Queen Elizabeth II to become Britain's longest reigning monarch, surpassing Queen Victoria |date=26 August 2015 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/queen-elizabeth-ii-to-become-britains-longest-reigning-monarch-surpassing-queen-victoria-10473729.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |place=London |access-date=9 September 2015 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919003603/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/queen-elizabeth-ii-to-become-britains-longest-reigning-monarch-surpassing-queen-victoria-10473729.html |url-status=live }}

• 1910 – The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.{{Cite web |date=2011-09-27 |title=Cine-files: Duke of York's Picturehouse, Brighton |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/sep/27/cine-files-duke-yorks-brighton |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}
• 1914 – A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1,500 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.
• 1934 – The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
• 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.{{Cite web |date=1949-05-14 |title=Highlights in the News: 'Little Vittles' Comes to an End |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/8905935/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Portland Press Herald |language=en |publication-place=Portland, Maine}}
• 1948 – Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League.{{Cite web|url=http://www.palestine-studies.org/enakba/diplomacy/Shlaim,%20The%20Rise%20and%20Fall%20of%20the%20All%20Palestine%20Govt.pdf|title=The Rise and Fall of the All-Palestine Government in Gaza|last=Shlaim|first=Avi|date=2013-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514063910/http://www.palestine-studies.org/enakba/diplomacy/Shlaim,%20The%20Rise%20and%20Fall%20of%20the%20All%20Palestine%20Govt.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-05-14|access-date=2018-10-29}}
• 1953 – The Four Level Interchange, first stack interchange in the world opened in Los Angeles.{{cite web|title=On This Day In Automotive History Motoring|website=365 Days Of Motoring|date=22 September 1953 |url=https://365daysofmotoring.com/the-first-four-level-or-stack-interchange-in-the-world-opened-in-los-angeles-california-at-the-intersection-of-the-harbor-hollywood-pasadena-and-santa-ana-freeways-where-32-la/}}
• 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.
• 1966 – Twenty-four people are killed when Ansett-ANA Flight 149 crashes in Winton, Queensland, Australia.{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Vickers 832 Viscount VH-RMI Winton, QLD|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19660922-1|access-date=2021-09-21|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}
• 1975 – Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service.
• 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.{{Cite news |date=September 23, 1976 |title=F.D.I. Bans Use of Red No. 4 Dye And Carbon Black in Food Items |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/23/archives/fdi-bans-use-of-red-no-4-dye-and-carbon-black-in-food-items.html |access-date=20 February 2025 |work=New York Times}}
• 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, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War.
• 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.{{Cite web |date=21 June 2014 |title=Accident Northrop F-5A 64-13340 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/167195 |access-date=8 November 2023 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}{{Cite news |last=Newspaper |first=Milliyet |date=22 September 2018 |title=Pancarköy faciasının tanığı emekli Binbaşı Rıfat Kılıç: Dinmeyen acıya mahkum edildim. (Pancarköy Disaster's alive witness, retired Major Rıfat Kılıç: I'm condemning to unending pain.) |work=Milliyet |url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/pancarkoy-faciasinin-tanigi-emekli-binbasi-rifat-kilic-dinmeyen-aciya-mahk-m-edildim-2746924 |access-date=9 November 2023}}
• 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.{{Cite web |date=2005-09-26 |title=Remembering Nagarkovil |url=https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/remembering-nagarkovil |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222180305/https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/remembering-nagarkovil |archive-date=2022-12-22 |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=Tamil Guardian}}
• 2006 – Twenty-three people were killed in a maglev train collision in Lathen, Germany.{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5370564.stm | title= Deadly crash on German monorail | date = September 22, 2006| publisher= BBC News| access-date= September 5, 2021 | language= en}}
• 2013 – At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan.{{Cite news |date=2013-09-22 |title=Pakistan church blast kills dozens |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-24193734 |access-date=2023-07-09}}
• 2024 – Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as the 9th President Of Sri Lanka.{{Cite web |last=Farzan|first=Zulfick |title=From 3% to President: Who Is Sri Lanka's Anura Kumara Dissanayake? |url=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2024/09/23/from-3-to-president-who-is-sri-lanka-s-anura-kumara-dissanayake |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=english.newsfirst.lk |language=en}}

• 1013 – Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary (died 1075)
• 1211 – Ibn Khallikan, Iraqi scholar and judge (died 1282)
• 1373 – Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester (died 1400)
• 1480 – Tenali Rama, poet in the court of Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagara Empire (died 1528){{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e-W8AgAAQBAJ&q=tenali+ramakrishna|title=Tenali Sharan Krishna|author=T. Sunandamma|date=2014-01-06|access-date=2017-07-19}}
• 1515 – Anne of Cleves, Queen consort of England (died 1557){{cite web |title=Anne of Cleves |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-of-Cleves-queen-of-England |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=21 September 2020 |language=en}}
• 1547 – Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin, German philologist, mathematician, astronomer, and poet (died 1590)
• 1593 – Matthäus Merian, Swiss-German engraver and cartographer (died 1650)

• 1601 – Anne of Austria, Queen and regent of France (died 1666){{cite web |title=Anne of Austria {{!}} queen of France |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-of-Austria |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=29 June 2020 |language=en}}
• 1606 – Li Zicheng, Chinese emperor (died 1645)
• 1680 – Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet (died 1747)
• 1694 – Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1773)
• 1715 – Jean-Étienne Guettard, French mineralogist and botanist (died 1786)
• 1741 – Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist and botanist (died 1811)
• 1743 – Quintin Craufurd, Scottish author (died 1819)
• 1762 – Elizabeth Simcoe, English-Canadian painter and author (died 1850)
• 1765 – Paolo Ruffini, Italian mathematician and philosopher (died 1822)
• 1788 – Theodore Hook, English composer and educator (died 1841)
• 1791 – Michael Faraday, English physicist and chemist (died 1867)
• 1806 – Bernardino António Gomes, Portuguese physician and naturalist (died 1877){{cite book |last=Almeida |first=Maria Antónia Pires de |date=2014 |title=Espaços e Actores da Ciência em Portugal (XVIII–XX) |chapter=Combatendo epidemias: Bernardino António Gomes, Sousa Martins, Ricardo Jorge, Câmara Pestana, Almeida Garrett, Fernando da Silva Correia |editor1-last=Rollo |editor1-first=Maria Fernanda |editor2-last=Nunes |editor2-first=Maria de Fátima |editor3-last=Esperança Pina |editor3-first=Madalena |editor4-last=Queiroz |editor4-first=Maria Inês |url=http://hdl.handle.net/10071/12242 |language=pt |pages=309–326 |location=Lisboa |publisher=Caleidoscópio |hdl=10071/12242 |isbn=9789896582746}}
• 1819 – Wilhelm Wattenbach, German historian and academic (died 1897)
• 1829 – Tự Đức, Vietnamese emperor (died 1883)
• 1833 – Stephen D. Lee, American general and academic (died 1908)
• 1835 – Alexander Potebnja, Ukrainian linguist and philosopher (died 1891)
• 1841 – Andrejs Pumpurs, Latvian soldier and poet (died 1902)
• 1862 – Anastasios Charalambis, Greek lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1949)
• 1868 – Louise McKinney, Canadian educator and politician (died 1931)
• 1870 – Charlotte Cooper, English-Scottish tennis player (died 1966)
• 1870 – Arthur Pryor, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (died 1942)
• 1875 – Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Lithuanian painter and composer (died 1911)
• 1876 – André Tardieu, French journalist and politician, 67th Prime Minister of France (died 1945)
• 1878 – Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician and diplomat, 51st Prime Minister of Japan (died 1967){{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/676126154 |title= |publisher=Gakken |year=2003 |isbn=4-05-603151-7 |pages=98 |language=ja |script-title=ja:実錄首相列伝 : 国を担った男達の本懐と蹉跌 |trans-title=Real Prime Minister Series of Biographies: The True Longings and Setbacks of the Men Who Took Charge of the Country |oclc=676126154}}{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1021037693 |title= |publisher=Chuokoron-Shinsha |year=1991 |isbn=9784122018327 |pages=5–6 |script-title=ja:吉田茂とその時代 |trans-title=Yoshida Shigeru and His Era |oclc=1021037693}}
• 1880 – Christabel Pankhurst, English activist, co-founded the Women's Social and Political Union (died 1958)
• 1882 – Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal (died 1946)
• 1883 – Ferenc Oslay, Hungarian-Slovene historian and author (died 1932)
• 1883 – Frank George Woollard, English engineer (died 1957)
• 1885 – Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, designed the Stockholm Public Library (died 1940)
• 1885 – Ben Chifley, Australian engineer and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1951)
• 1885 – Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1957)
• 1887 – Bhaurao Patil, Indian educator and activist (died 1959)
• 1889 – Hooks Dauss, American baseball player (died 1963)
• 1891 – Alma Thomas, American painter and educator (died 1978)
• 1892 – Billy West, American actor, director, and producer (died 1975)
• 1894 – Elisabeth Rethberg, German soprano (died 1976)
• 1895 – Paul Muni, Ukrainian-born American actor (died 1967)
• 1896 – Uri Zvi Greenberg, Ukrainian-Israeli poet and journalist (died 1981)
• 1896 – Henry Segrave, American-English race car driver (died 1930)
• 1897 – Frank O'Connor, American actor, rancher, and painter (died 1979){{Cite news |date=November 12, 1979 |title=Charles Francis O'Connor, Artist, Husband of the Writer Ayn Rand |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/11/12/archives/charles-francis-oconnor-artist-husband-of-the-writer-ayn-rand.html |access-date=December 23, 2022 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |type=obituary |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=Grossman |first=Jennifer A. |date=November 9, 2016 |title=5 Things To Know About Frank O'Connor, Ayn Rand's Husband |url=https://www.atlassociety.org//post/5-things-to-know-about-frank-oconnor-ayn-rands-husband |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523174105/https://www.atlassociety.org//post/5-things-to-know-about-frank-oconnor-ayn-rands-husband |archive-date=May 23, 2022 |access-date= |website=The Atlas Society |language=en}}
• 1899 – Elsie Allen, Native American Pomo basket weaver (died 1990){{cite web|url=http://library.sonoma.edu/research/guides/regional/notablepeople/allen|title=Elsie Allen, 1899-1990|website=Sonoma State University Library|access-date=7 April 2016}}
• 1900 – Paul Hugh Emmett, American chemist and engineer (died 1985)
• 1900 – William Spratling, American-Mexican silversmith and educator (died 1967)

• 1901 – Nadezhda Alliluyeva, second wife of Joseph Stalin (died 1932)
• 1901 – Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)
• 1902 – John Houseman, Romanian-American actor and producer (died 1988)
• 1905 – Haakon Lie, Norwegian lawyer and politician (died 2009)
• 1905 – Eugen Sänger, Czech-Austrian engineer (died 1964)
• 1906 – Ilse Koch, German war criminal (died 1967){{cite web |title=Ilse Koch {{!}} German war criminal |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ilse-Koch |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 September 2020 |language=en}}
• 1907 – Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and author (died 2003)
• 1907 – Philip Fotheringham-Parker, English race car driver (died 1981)
• 1907 – Hermann Schlichting, German engineer and academic (died 1982)
• 1908 – Esphyr Slobodkina, Russian-American author and illustrator (died 2002)
• 1909 – John Engstead, American photographer and journalist (died 1983)
• 1909 – Allan Lane, American actor (died 1973){{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Sept. 22: Billie Piper, Tatiana Maslany |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/09/22/Famous-birthdays-for-Sept-22-Billie-Piper-Tatiana-Maslany/2951663453102/ |publisher=UPI |access-date=21 September 2023 |date=22 September 2022}}
• 1910 – György Faludy, Hungarian poet and author (died 2006)
• 1912 – Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (died 2011)
• 1912 – Martha Scott, American actress (died 2003)
• 1913 – Lillian Chestney, American painter and illustrator (died 2000)
• 1915 – Grigory Frid, Russian pianist and composer (died 2012)
• 1918 – Hans Scholl, German activist (died 1943)
• 1918 – Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator (died 1988)
• 1920 – Eric Baker, English activist, co-founded Amnesty International (died 1976)
• 1920 – Anders Lassen, Danish-English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1945)
• 1920 – Bob Lemon, American baseball player and manager (died 2000)
• 1920 – William H. Riker, American political scientist and academic (died 1993)
• 1921 – Will Elder, American illustrator (died 2008)
• 1922 – David Sive, American environmentalist and lawyer (died 2014)
• 1923 – Dannie Abse, Welsh physician, poet, and author (died 2014)
• 1924 – Bernard Gauthier, French cyclist (died 2018)
• 1924 – Charles Keeping, English author and illustrator (died 1988)
• 1924 – Rosamunde Pilcher, English author (died 2019){{Cite web |last=Bryan |first=Felicity |author-link=Felicity Bryan |date=2019-02-07 |title=Rosamunde Pilcher obituary |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/07/rosamunde-pilcher-obituary |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=The Guardian |language=en |issn=0261-3077}}
• 1924 – Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 2013)
• 1924 – J. William Middendorf, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of the Navy
• 1924 – Ray Wetzel, American trumpet player and composer (died 1951)
• 1925 – Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (died 2004)
• 1925 – Leila Hadley, American author (died 2009)
• 1926 – Bill Smith, American clarinet player and composer (died 2020)
• 1927 – Gordon Astall, English footballer and coach (died 2020)
• 1927 – Tommy Lasorda, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2021){{cite web| url = https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/01/08/dodgers-legend-tommy-lasorda-dies-at-93/| title = Dodgers Legend Tommy Lasorda Dies At 93: 'One Of The Most Memorable Personalities In Baseball History'| date = 8 January 2021}}
• 1928 – Eric Broadley, English engineer and businessman, founded Lola Cars (died 2017)
• 1928 – James Lawson, American activist, author, and academic (died 2024){{cite web|title=Breaking News: Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. Passes Away|url=https://lasentinel.net/breaking-news-rev-james-m-lawson-jr-passes-away.html|publisher=Los Angeles Sentinel|date=June 10, 2024|access-date=June 10, 2024|archive-date=June 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611033814/https://lasentinel.net/breaking-news-rev-james-m-lawson-jr-passes-away.html|url-status=live}}
• 1928 – Eugene Roche, American actor (died 2004){{Cite news |date=2004-07-31 |title=Eugene Roche, Actor, 75, In TV and Film |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/31/arts/eugene-roche-actor-75-in-tv-and-film.html |access-date=2023-01-28 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=Vallance |first=Tom |date=2004-08-08 |title=Eugene Roche Obituary |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/eugene-roche-550216.html |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=The Independent |place=London |language=en}}
• 1928 – Johnny Valentine, American wrestler (died 2001)
• 1928 – Vitthalrao Gadgil, Indian politician (died 2001){{cite book |last1=Joshi |first1=P.K. |title=Gadgil Kulavruttanta |trans-title=The Gadgil Family Genealogy Almanac |date=1989 |location=Pune |language=mr |pages=216}}
• 1929 – Serge Garant, Canadian composer and conductor (died 1986)
• 1929 – Carlo Ubbiali, Italian motorcycle racer (died 2020)
• 1930 – Joni James, American singer (died 2022){{Cite news |last=Seelye |first=Katharine Q. |date=2022-03-04 |title=Joni James, 91, Heartfelt Chanteuse of the 1950s, Dies |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/04/arts/music/joni-james-dead.html |access-date=2023-01-28 |issn=0362-4331}}
• 1930 – T. S. Sinnathuray, Judge of the High Court of Singapore (died 2016)
• 1931 – Fay Weldon, English author and playwright (died 2023){{Cite web |last=Armitstead |first=Claire |author-link=Claire Armitstead |date=2023-01-04 |title=Fay Weldon obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/04/fay-weldon-obituary |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}
• 1931 – George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Scottish banker and politician, Secretary of State for Defence (died 2003)
• 1932 – Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian politician, 2nd President of Lithuania (died 2010)
• 1932 – Ingemar Johansson, Swedish boxer (died 2009)
• 1933 – Leonardo Balada, Spanish-American composer and educator
• 1933 – T. Cullen Davis, American businessman
• 1933 – Carmelo Simeone, Italian-Argentinian footballer (died 2014)
• 1933 – Jesco von Puttkamer, German-American engineer (died 2012)
• 1934 – Jack McGregor, American captain, lawyer, and politician
• 1934 – Lute Olson, American basketball player and coach (died 2020){{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29756397/hall-fame-basketball-coach-lute-olson-dies-85|title=Hall of Fame basketball coach Lute Olson dies at 85|work=ESPN|date=August 27, 2020}}
• 1934 – T. Somasekaram, Sri Lankan geographer and politician, 37th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (died 2010)
• 1936 – Maurice Evans, English footballer and manager (died 2000)
• 1936 – Robin Gammell, Canadian actor"Transplanted to Hollywood". The Globe and Mail, January 24, 1981.
• 1937 – Don Rutherford, English rugby player (died 2016)
• 1938 – Gene Mingo, American football player
• 1939 – Bogdan Baltazar, Romanian economist and engineer (died 2012)
• 1939 – Deborah Lavin, South African-English historian and academic
• 1939 – Gilbert E. Patterson, American bishop (died 2007)
• 1939 – Marlena Shaw, American jazz singer (died 2024){{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/28/arts/music/marlena-shaw-dead.html|title=Marlena Shaw, Venerable Nightclub Chanteuse, Dies at 84|last=Traub|first=Alex|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 28, 2024|access-date=January 29, 2024}}
• 1939 – Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer (died 2016){{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tabei-Junko|title=Junko Tabei – Japanese mountaineer|last=Bauer|first=Patricia|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2020-04-01}}
• 1940 – Anna Karina, Danish-French actress, director, and screenwriter (died 2019)
• 1941 – Jeremiah Wright, American pastor and theologian
• 1942 – Ole Anderson, American wrestler (died 2024)
• 1942 – Candida Lycett Green, Anglo-Irish journalist and author (died 2014)
• 1942 – Rubén Salazar Gómez, Colombian cardinal
• 1942 – David Stern, American lawyer and businessman, 4th Commissioner of the NBA (died 2020)
• 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 (died 2004)
• 1945 – Paul Le Mat, American actor
• 1946 – King Sunny Adé, Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1946 – Larry Dierker, American baseball player and manager
• 1947 – Jo Beverley, English-Canadian author (died 2016)
• 1947 – David Drewry, English glaciologist and geophysicist
• 1947 – Norma McCorvey, American activist (died 2017)
• 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 – Harold Carmichael, American football player{{cite web |title=Harold Carmichael |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/harold-carmichael/ |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame |access-date=21 September 2023}}
• 1949 – James Cartwright, American general
• 1949 – Jim McGinty, Australian lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of Western Australia
• 1951 – David Coverdale, English singer-songwriter{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for September 22, 2022 includes celebrities Joan Jett, Tatiana Maslany |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-september-22-2022-includes-celebrities-joan-jett-tatiana-maslany.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=21 September 2023 |date=22 September 2022}}
• 1951 – Mike Graham, American wrestler and promoter (died 2012)
• 1951 – Doug Somers, American wrestler (died 2017)
• 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{{Cite book |last=Gregory |first=Andy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZIjT8PgJMEC&pg=PA54 |title=The International Who's Who in Popular Music |date=2002 |publisher=Psychology Press |isbn=978-1-85743-161-2 |pages=54 |language=en}}
• 1956 – Doug Wimbish, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1956 – Ibrahim Shema, Nigerian lawyer, politician
• 1957 – Steve Carney, English footballer (died 2013)
• 1957 – Nick Cave, Australian singer-songwriter, author, and actor
• 1957 – Mark Johnson, American ice hockey player and coach{{cite web |title=Mark Johnson |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/mark-johnson-8448304 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=21 September 2023}}
• 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{{Cite news|url=http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/05/mechanicsburg_woman_wishes_hap.html|title=Mechanicsburg woman wishes happy birthday to you ... and you ... and you|work=PennLive.com|access-date=2018-04-20|language=en-US}}
• 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 (died 2016)
• 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{{Cite web |title=Ruth Jones. Biography, news, photos and videos |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ruth-jones/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=hellomagazine.com |date=8 October 2009 |language=English}}
• 1966 – Mike Richter, American ice hockey player
• 1966 – Michael Shank, American racing team owner{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Mike_Shank|title=Mike Shank|access-date=29 September 2018}}
• 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{{Hugman|15668|Emmanuel Petit|access-date=28 December 2020}}
• 1971 – Elizabeth Bear, American author and poet{{cite web |title=Authors : Bear, Elizabeth |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bear_elizabeth |website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com – SFE |access-date=21 September 2020}}
• 1971 – Toomas Krõm, Estonian footballer
• 1971 – Luther Reigns, American actor and wrestler
• 1973 – Yoo Chae-yeong, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress (died 2014)
• 1973 – Stéfan Louw, South African tenor and producer
• 1973 – Bob Sapp, American wrestler, kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and actor{{cite web |date=September 22, 1973 |title=Bob 'The Beast' Sapp MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, biography |url=http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Bob-Sapp-4416 |access-date=October 18, 2012 |publisher=Sherdog.com}}
• 1974 – Jenn Colella, American actress and singer{{cite web |url=https://www.playbill.com/person/jenn-colella-vault-0000086835 |title=Jenn Colella |website=Playbill Vault |access-date=3 April 2022}}
• 1974 – Kostas Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer and manager
• 1975 – Mireille Enos, American actress
• 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 (died 2014)
• 1977 – Antti-Jussi Niemi, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1978 – Daniella Alonso, American actress and model
• 1978 – Harry Kewell, Australian footballer and coach
• 1979 – Emilie Autumn, American singer-songwriter, violinist, and poet{{Cite web |title=Emilie Autumn |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/emilie-autumn-mn0000373923 |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
• 1979 – Swin Cash, American basketball player and executive{{cite web |title=Swin Cash |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/100721/swin-cash |publisher=WNBA |access-date=21 September 2023}}
• 1979 – Michael Graziadei, American actor
• 1979 – Phil Waugh, Australian rugby player
• 1980 – Svenja Weidemann, German tennis player
• 1981 – Ashley Eckstein, American actress
• 1981 – Janne Niskala, Finnish ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Janne Niskala |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/janne-niskala-8471359 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=21 September 2023}}
• 1981 – Alexei Ramírez, Cuban baseball player
• 1981 – Subaru Shibutani, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1981 – Ingrid Vetlesen, Norwegian soprano
• 1982 – Domenic Cassisi, Australian footballer
• 1982 – Katie Lowes, American actress
• 1982 – Billie Piper, English actress and singer{{Cite news |title=Billie Piper: Biography |work=TV Guide |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/billie-piper/bio/192300 |url-status=live |access-date=19 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907024354/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/billie-piper/bio/192300 |archive-date=7 September 2013}}
• 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{{cite web |title=Tatiana Maslany |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tatiana-maslany/193915/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314214628/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tatiana-maslany/193915/ |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |access-date=September 11, 2021 |work=TV Guide}}
• 1985 – Ibragim Todashev, Russian-American mixed martial artist (died 2013)
• 1987 – Derick Brassard, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1987 – Stefan Denifl, Austrian cyclist
• 1987 – Tom Felton, English actor
• 1987 – Zdravko Kuzmanović, Serbian footballer
• 1987 – Teyonah Parris, American actress
• 1988 – Nikita Andreyev, Russian footballer
• 1988 – Sana Saeed, Indian actress and model{{cite web |date=22 September 2015 |title=12 child artistes who turned into beautiful divas |url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/in-pictures-12-child-artistes-who-turned-into-beautiful-divas/4963 |access-date=15 July 2018 |work=Mid-Day}}
• 1989 – Jon Bass, American actor
• 1989 – Kim Hyo-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress{{cite book |author=Mark Russell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution |year= 2014 |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1 |page=72 |access-date=30 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527064350/https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |archive-date=27 May 2016 |url-status=live}}
• 1989 – Sabine Lisicki, German tennis player
• 1990 – Denard Robinson, American football player
• 1991 – Kenny Bromwich, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1992 – Philip Hindes, English track cyclist{{cite web |title=Glasgow 2014 – Philip Hindes Profile |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/squash/1028241/philip_hindes.html |website=results.glasgow2014.com |access-date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120074301/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/squash/1028241/philip_hindes.html |url-status=usurped }}
• 1994 – Carlos Correa, Puerto Rican-American baseball player{{cite web |title=Carlos Correa {{!}} MiLB |url=http://m.milb.com/milb/player/621043 |website=m.milb.com |access-date=21 September 2020}}
• 1994 – Jinyoung, South Korean singer, actor, songwriter{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2017 |title= |script-title=ko:갓세븐 진영의 두 개의 온도 |trans-title=GOT7's two temperatures |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.co.kr/article/38490 |access-date=January 25, 2021 |website=Harper's BAZAAR Korea |language=ko}}
• 1994 – Haason Reddick, American football player{{cite web |title=Haason Reddick |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2980504/haason-reddick |publisher=ESPN |access-date=21 September 2023}}
• 1994 – Alexander Wennberg, Swedish ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Alex Wennberg |url=https://www.nhl.com/kraken/player/alex-wennberg-8477505 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=21 September 2023}}
• 1995 – Nayeon, South Korean singer{{cite web|url=https://channel-korea.com/twice-members-profile/|title=K-Pop Girl Group Twice Members Profile – Channel-K|last=nanakudo|access-date=10 June 2019|archive-date=31 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031212020/https://channel-korea.com/twice-members-profile/|url-status=usurped}}
• 1996 – Dylan Windler, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Dylan Windler |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1629685/dylan-windler |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=21 September 2023}}
• 1999 – Kim Yo-han, South Korean singer and actor{{cite web|url=https://www.ouient.com/47|title=Kim Yo Han |publisher=Oui Entertainment|access-date=January 16, 2022}}
• 1999 – Kim Yoo-jung, South Korean actress{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ko:김유정 :: 네이버 인물검색 |trans-title=Kim Yoo-jung :: Naver People Search |url=https://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_ppn&query=%EA%B9%80%EC%9C%A0%EC%A0%95&os=102306&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService |access-date=December 10, 2018 |website=people.search.naver.com}}
• 2000 – Louise Christie, British rhythm gymnast{{Cite web |title=Louise Christie – FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=77131 |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=www.gymnastics.sport}}
• 2000 – Stephen Crichton, Samoan rugby league footballer{{cite web |author=Whittaker, Troy |date=8 Sep 2020 |title=Third division to NRL star: Stephen Crichton's unique rise |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/09/08/third-division-to-nrl-star-crichtons-unique-rise/ |access-date=13 March 2022 |publisher=NRL}}
• 2000 – Seungmin, South Korean singer{{cite news|date=22 September 2023|title=韓·日 밝혔다...스트레이키즈 승민, 생일 전광판 등장 '스테이|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/629/0000240273|language=Korean|work=더팩트|access-date=16 September 2024}}
• 2009 – Coco Yoshizawa, Japanese skateboarder{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/coco-yoshizawa-2314005|publisher=NBC Olympics|title=Coco Yoshizawa|access-date=4 August 2024}}

• 189 – He Jin, Chinese general and regent (born 135)
• 530 – Pope Felix IV
• 904 – Zhao Zong, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (born 867)
• 967 – Wichmann II, Frankish nobleman
• 1072 – Ouyang Xiu, Chinese historian, poet, and politician (born 1007)
• 1158 – Otto of Freising, German bishop and chronicler (born c. 1114)
• 1174 – Uchtred, Lord of Galloway (born c. 1120)
• 1253 – Dōgen, Japanese monk and philosopher (born 1200)
• 1345 – Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, English politician, Lord High Steward (born 1281)
• 1399 – Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of The United Kingdom (born 1366)
• 1408 – John VII Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (born 1370)
• 1457 – Peter II, Duke of Brittany (born 1418)
• 1482 – Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (born 1465)
• 1520 – Selim I, Ottoman sultan (born 1465)
• 1531 – Louise of Savoy, French regent (born 1476){{cite web |title=Louise Of Savoy {{!}} French regent |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louise-of-Savoy |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=21 September 2020 |language=en}}
• 1539 – Guru Nanak, Sikh religious leader, founded Sikhism (born 1469)
• 1554 – Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Spanish explorer (born 1510)
• 1566 – Johannes Agricola, German theologian and academic (born 1494)
• 1576 – Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex (born 1541)
• 1598 – Gabriel Spenser, English actor (born c. 1578)Helen Ostovich, Holger Schott Syme, Andrew Griffin, Locating the Queen's Men, 1583–1603: Material Practices and Conditions of Playing, Ashgate Publishing, 2009, p. 91.

• 1607 – Alessandro Allori, Italian painter and educator (born 1535)
• 1662 – John Biddle, English minister and theologian (born 1615)
• 1692 – Martha Corey, American woman accused of witchcraft (born 1620){{Cite web |title=Important Persons in the Salem Court Records |url=https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people/?group.num=&mbio.num=mb35 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705191336/https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people/?group.num=&mbio.num=mb35 |archive-date=2022-07-05 |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=Salem Witch Trials: Documentary Archive and Transcription Project}}
• 1703 – Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician and physicist (born 1622)
• 1711 – William Bartram, English-born politician and settler (born 1674){{cite web|last=Melvin|first=Lionel|url=https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/state/1035952?item=1036009|title=There Were Four William Bartrams|via=Digital Collections of the State Library of North Carolina|date=December 15, 1971}}
• 1756 – Abu l-Hasan Ali I, ruler of Tunisia (born 1688)
• 1774 – Pope Clement XIV (born 1705){{cite web |title=Clement XIV {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clement-XIV |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=1 October 2020 |language=en}}
• 1776 – Nathan Hale, American soldier (born 1755)
• 1777 – John Bartram, American botanist and explorer (born 1699)
• 1828 – Shaka Zulu, Zulu chieftain and monarch of the Zulu Kingdom (born 1787)
• 1852 – William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed Hammersmith Bridge (born 1783)
• 1862 – Frederick Townsend Ward, American sailor and mercenary (born 1831){{cite book |last1=Car |first1=Caleb |title=The Devil Soldier: The American Soldier of Fortune Who Became a God in China |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |location=New York |page=294}}
• 1872 – Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer and linguist (born 1801)
• 1873 – Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss lawyer and politician (born 1801)
• 1881 – Solomon L. Spink, American lawyer and politician (born 1831)

• 1914 – Alain-Fournier, French soldier and author (born 1886)
• 1917 – John Henry Knight, English engineer (born 1847){{cite web |url=http://www.britishlocalhistory.co.uk/community/local-history-wiki-article-The-First-Motor-Offender.aspx |website=British Local History |title=The First Motor Offender |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224234732/http://www.britishlocalhistory.co.uk/community/local-history-wiki-article-The-First-Motor-Offender.aspx |archive-date=2009-12-24}}
• 1919 – Alajos Gáspár, Hungarian-Slovene author and poet (born 1848)
• 1933 – Sime Silverman, American journalist and newspaper publisher (born 1873){{cite news|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety111-1933-09#page/n208/mode/1up|title=Sime Silverman, founder of 'Variety,' Dies Suddenly in Hollywood at 60|work=Variety|date=September 26, 1933|page=1}}{{cite news |title=Publisher of 'Variety' Dies In Los Angeles. Sime Silverman Founder and Owner of Theatrical Paper Known as 'Broadway Bible.' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/138910437/?terms=%22Sime%2BSilverman%22 |access-date=January 27, 2019 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=September 23, 1933|page=5|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=registration }}{{cite news|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety111-1933-09#page/n208/mode/1up|title=Obituaries: Sime, founder of 'Variety' and Daily Variety; May 19, 1873 – September 22, 1923|work=Variety|date=September 18, 1957|page=63}}
• 1934 – Cecil Chubb, English barrister and one time owner of Stonehenge (born 1876)
• 1935 – Elliott Lewis, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Tasmania (born 1858)
• 1952 – Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland (born 1865)
• 1956 – Frederick Soddy, English chemist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877)
• 1957 – Soemu Toyoda, Japanese admiral (born 1885)
• 1961 – Marion Davies, American actress and comedian (born 1897){{Cite news |date=1961-09-23 |title=Marion Davies, Film Actress, Dead of Cancer; Ultra. Lavish Period |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/23/archives/marion-davies-film-actress-dead-of-cancer-ultra-lavish-period.html |access-date=2023-01-27 |issn=0362-4331}}
• 1969 – Adolfo López Mateos, Mexican politician, 48th President of Mexico (born 1909){{cite web|url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/8782/Adolfo%20Lopez%20Mateos|title=Adolfo López Mateos|publisher=Busca Biografias|language=es|access-date=May 30, 2019}}
• 1973 – Paul van Zeeland, Belgian lawyer, economist, and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Belgium (born 1893)
• 1979 – Abul A'la Maududi, Pakistani theologian, Islamic scholar and jurist (born 1903)
• 1981 – Harry Warren, American composer and songwriter (born 1893)
• 1987 – Hákun Djurhuus, Faroese educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (born 1908)
• 1987 – Dan Rowan, American actor, comedian, and producer (born 1922)
• 1988 – Rais Amrohvi, Pakistani psychoanalyst, scholar, and poet (born 1914)
• 1989 – Ambrose Folorunsho Alli, Nigerian academic and politician (born 1929)
• 1989 – Irving Berlin, Russian-born American composer and songwriter (born 1888)
• 1992 – Aurelio López, Mexican baseball player (born 1948)
• 1993 – Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor (born 1903)
• 1994 – Leonard Feather, English-American pianist, composer, producer, and journalist (born 1914)
• 1996 – Ludmilla Chiriaeff, Latvian-Canadian ballerina, choreographer, and director (born 1924)
• 1996 – Dorothy Lamour, American actress and singer (born 1914){{Cite news |last=Severo |first=Richard |date=1996-09-23 |title=Dorothy Lamour, 81, Sultry Sidekick in Road Films, Dies |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/23/us/dorothy-lamour-81-sultry-sidekick-in-road-films-dies.html |access-date=2023-01-27 |issn=0362-4331}}
• 1999 – George C. Scott, American actor, director, and producer (born 1927){{Cite news |last=Gussow |first=Mel |date=1999-09-24 |title=George C. Scott, Celebrated for 'Patton' Role, Dies at 71 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/24/movies/george-c-scott-celebrated-for-patton-role-dies-at-71.html |access-date=2023-01-27 |issn=0362-4331}}
• 2000 – Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (born 1916)
• 2001 – Isaac Stern, Polish-Ukrainian violinist and conductor (born 1920){{Cite news |last=Kozinn |first=Allan |date=2001-09-23 |title=Violinist Isaac Stern Dies at 81; Led Efforts to Save Carnegie Hall |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/23/nyregion/violinist-isaac-stern-dies-at-81-led-efforts-to-save-carnegie-hall.html |access-date=2023-01-27 |issn=0362-4331}}
• 2002 – Jan de Hartog, Dutch-American author and playwright (born 1914)
• 2003 – Gordon Jump, American actor (born 1932)
• 2003 – Hugo Young, English journalist and author (born 1938)
• 2004 – Pete Schoening, American mountaineer (born 1927)
• 2004 – Ray Traylor Jr., American professional wrestler better-known as the Big Boss Man (born 1963)
• 2006 – Edward Albert, American actor (born 1951)
• 2006 – Carla Benschop, Dutch basketball player and educator (born 1950)
• 2007 – ʻAlí-Muhammad Varqá, last Hand of the Cause of God in the Baháʼí Faith (born 1911)
• 2007 – Marcel Marceau, French mime and actor (born 1923)
• 2008 – Thomas Dörflein, German zookeeper (born 1963)
• 2008 – Petrus Schaesberg, German painter, historian, and educator (born 1967)
• 2009 – Edward Delaney, Irish sculptor (born 1930)
• 2010 – Jackie Burroughs, British-born Canadian actress (born 1939){{cite news |date=22 September 2010 |title=Jackie Burroughs of Road to Avonlea dies |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/jackie-burroughs-of-road-to-avonlea-dies-1.933006 |access-date=2010-09-22}}
• 2010 – Eddie Fisher, American singer (born 1928){{Cite news |last=Grimes |first=William |date=2010-09-24 |title=Eddie Fisher, Pop Singer, Dies at 82 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/25/arts/25fisher.html |access-date=2023-01-27 |issn=0362-4331}}
• 2010 – Vyacheslav Tsaryov, Russian footballer (born 1971)
• 2011 – Knut Steen, Norwegian sculptor (born 1924)
• 2012 – Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan theorist and academic (born 1919)
• 2012 – Irving Adler, American mathematician, author, and academic (born 1913)
• 2012 – Juan H. Cintrón García, Puerto Rican businessman and politician, 126th Mayor of Ponce (born 1919)
• 2012 – Grigory Frid, Russian pianist and composer (born 1915)
• 2012 – Jan Hendrik van den Berg, Dutch psychiatrist and academic (born 1914)
• 2013 – Gary Brandner, American author and screenwriter (born 1930)
• 2013 – Jane Connell, American actress and singer (born 1925)
• 2013 – David H. Hubel, Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)
• 2013 – Álvaro Mutis, Colombian-Mexican author and poet (born 1923)
• 2013 – Hans Erich Slany, German industrial designer, founded TEAMS Design (born 1926)
• 2013 – Luciano Vincenzoni, Italian screenwriter (born 1926){{cite web |date=22 September 2013 |title=Addio a Luciano Vincenzoni, scrisse 'Il buono, il brutto e il cattivo' – Cinema – Spettacoli |trans-title=Farewell to Luciano Vincenzoni, wrote 'The good, the bad and the ugly' – Cinema – Shows |url=http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2013/09/22/news/morto_vincenzoni_sceneggiatore_per_germi_e_leone-67032017/ |access-date=2013-09-22 |publisher=Repubblica.it |language=it}}
• 2014 – Fernando Cabrita, Portuguese footballer and manager (born 1923)
• 2014 – Sahana Pradhan, Nepalese politician, Nepalese Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1927)
• 2014 – Erik van der Wurff, Dutch pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1945)
• 2014 – Hans E. Wallman, Swedish director, producer, and composer (born 1936)
• 2015 – Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1925){{Cite web |last1=Rudansky |first1=Andrew |last2=Jamieson |first2=Alastair |date=2015-09-23 |title='American Hero': Baseball Icon Yogi Berra Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/yogi-berra-yankees-icon-mlb-hall-famer-dies-90-n432061 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909170021/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/yogi-berra-yankees-icon-mlb-hall-famer-dies-90-n432061 |archive-date=2019-09-09 |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=NBC News |language=en}}
• 2018 – Chas Hodges, English musician and singer (born 1943){{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45613563|title=Chas and Dave: Chas Hodges dies aged 74|date=2018-09-22|website=BBC News/Entertainment & Arts}}
• 2018 – Edna Molewa, South African politician (born 1957){{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-09/22/c_137486787.html|date=2018-09-22|title=S Africa in mourning after the death of cabinet minister|website=Xinhuanet/Africa|access-date=2018-09-25}}{{dead link|date=July 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
• 2018 – Mike Labinjo, Canadian football player (born 1980){{cite web|url=https://calgarysun.com/sports/football/cfl/calgary-stampeders/former-stampeders-star-mike-labinjo-dies|date=2018-09-22|title=Former Stampeders star Mike Labinjo dead at 38|newspaper=Calgary Sun/Sports|access-date=2018-09-25}}
• 2020 – Neil Brannon, American politician (born 1940){{Cite web|last=Savage|first=Tres|date=2020-09-22|title=Former Sen. Mark Snyder, former Rep. Neil Brannon die|url=https://nondoc.com/2020/09/22/former-sen-mark-snyder-former-rep-neil-brannon-die/|access-date=2020-12-27|website=NonDoc|language=en-US}}
• 2022 – Hilary Mantel, British author (born 1952){{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/23/hilary-mantel-author-wolf-hall-dies |title=Hilary Mantel, celebrated author of Wolf Hall, dies aged 70 |first1=Lucy |last1=Knight |work=The Guardian |access-date=24 September 2022 |date=23 September 2022}}
• 2022 – Pal Singh Purewal, Punjabi engineer, author, scholar, and teacher (born 1931/1932){{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/architect-of-nanakshahi-calendar-canada-based-sikh-scholar-purewal-passes-away-101663865894319.html |title=Architect of Nanakshahi Calendar, Canada-based Sikh scholar Purewal passes away|first1=Surjit |last1=Singh |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=17 December 2024 |date=22 September 2022}}
• 2023 – Altemio Sanchez, Puerto Rican serial killer and rapist (born 1958){{cite web | url=https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/buffalo/bike-path-killer-altemio-sanchez-dies-at-the-age-of-65 | title='Bike Path Killer' Altemio Sanchez dies at the age of 65 | date=22 September 2023 }}
• 2024 – Roy Clay, American computer scientist (born 1929){{Cite web |last=Guynn |first=Jessica |title=Roy Clay Sr., a Silicon Valley pioneer who knocked down racial barriers, dies at 95 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/09/25/roy-clay-sr-dies/75366211007/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}
• 2024 – Fredric Jameson, American academic and literary critic (born 1934){{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=September 23, 2024 |title=Fredric Jameson, Critic Who Linked Literature to Capitalism, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/23/books/fredric-jameson-dead.html |access-date=September 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}

• American Business Women's Day (United States)
• Baltic Unity Day (Lithuania, Latvia)
• Christian feast days:
• Candidus
• Digna and Emerita
• Emmeram of Regensburg
• Felix and Constantia
• Ignatius of Santhià (Lorenzo Maurizio Belvisotti)
• Laud of Coutances
• Maurice (Western Christianity)
• Paul Chong Hasang (one of The Korean Martyrs)
• Phocas (the Gardener, or of Sinope)
• Phocas, Bishop of Sinope
• Sadalberga
• Saintin (Sanctinus) de Meaux
• Septimius of Iesi (this date since 1623)
• Theban Legion
• Thomas of Villanova
• Philander Chase (Episcopal Church)
• September 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Earliest date for the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere:
• Autumnal Equinox Day (Japan)
• Mabon in the Northern Hemisphere, Ostara in the Southern Hemisphere. (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
• The first day of Miķeļi (Latvia)
• 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 (Estonia)

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• {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/september/22 |title=Historical Events on September 22 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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