Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as the 9th President Of Sri Lanka.
What happened on September 22
33 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1236 to 2024.
Standout on September 22
2024
Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as the 9th President Of Sri Lanka.
About September 22
September 22 is the 265th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 265 of 365 (266 in leap years)100 days left in the year (100 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Tuesday in 2026, Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028, Saturday in 2029, Sunday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 39 of 2026 · Q3
- Zodiac sign
- ♍ Virgo (August 23 – September 22)Cusp date — the exact boundary shifts by a day in some years.
- Season
- Autumn in the north · Spring in the south
- September birthstone
- Sapphirewisdom, loyalty and nobility
- September birth flower
- Aster / Morning glorypatience, wisdom and affection
- Next occurrence
- In 332 days
- Roman numerals
- XXII.IXday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 300thJohann Sebastian Bach1726
- 60thAnsett-ANA Flight 1491966
- 50thScarlet GN1976
- 20thMaglev2006
- 10thDelphine Medjo2016
September 22 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Delphine Medjo
- 25 years ago2001
- Nothing recorded
- 50 years ago1976
- Scarlet GN
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on September 22 — ages this year
- 2009Coco Yoshizawaturns 17
- 2004Jessie Murphturns 22
- 2000Seungminturns 26
- 2000Stephen Crichtonturns 26
- 2000Louise Christieturns 26
- 1999Kim You-jungturns 27
Historical events 33
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, was attacked by two suicide bombers who killed 127 people.
Peshawar church bombing
At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Maglev
Twenty-three people were killed in a maglev train collision in Lathen, Germany.
Dolphin (emulator)
Dolphin, the first emulator for the GameCube that could run commercial video games, was released.
Nagarkovil school bombing
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 Alaska Boeing E-3 Sentry accident
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.
Nordhordland Bridge
The Nordhordland Bridge, crossing Salhusfjorden between Klauvaneset and Flatøy in Vestland, and Norway's second-longest bridge, officially opened.
Big Bayou Canot rail accident
A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.
Tugboat
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.
1993 Sukhumi airliner attacks
A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time.
Military exercise
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.
Iraqi invasion of Iran
Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War.
Vela (satellite)
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.
Vela incident
A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.
Scarlet GN
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.
Sara Jane Moore
Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service.
Ansett-ANA Flight 149
Twenty-four people are killed when Ansett-ANA Flight 149 crashes in Winton, Queensland, Australia.
India–Pakistan war of 1965
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire.
Mali
The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.
François Duvalier
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.
Haiti
In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president.
Four Level Interchange
The Four Level Interchange, first stack interchange in the world opened in Los Angeles.
Gail Halvorsen
Led by Gail Halvorsen, the United States Air Force began Operation "Little Vittles", delivering candy to children as part of the Berlin Airlift.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League.
German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk
A joint military parade by the troops of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union took place in Brest-Litovsk to celebrate their partition of Poland.
Gresford disaster
One of Britain's worst mining accidents took place when an explosion at Gresford Colliery in Wales killed 266 men.
World War I
First World War: The German submarine U-9 sank three Royal Navy cruisers, resulting in approximately 1,450 deaths.
Das Rheingold
Das Rheingold, the first of four operas in Der Ring des Nibelungen by the German composer Richard Wagner (pictured), was first performed in Munich.
United States Postmaster General
The office of United States Postmaster General was formally established.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach led the first performance of his cantata Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17, in Leipzig.
Livonian Crusade
Livonian Crusade: The Livonian Brothers of the Sword were soundly defeated by pagan Samogitian and Semigallian troops at the Battle of Saule.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Pal Singh Purewal
Pal Singh Purewal, Punjabi engineer, author, scholar, and teacher (born 1931/1932)
Erik van der Wurff
Erik van der Wurff, Dutch pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1945)
Sahana Pradhan
Sahana Pradhan, Nepalese politician, Nepalese Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1927)
Hans Erich Slany
Hans Erich Slany, German industrial designer, founded TEAMS Design (born 1926)
David H. Hubel
David H. Hubel, Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Felix and Constantia
Christian feast days: Felix and Constantia
Baltic Unity Day
Baltic Unity Day (Lithuania, Latvia)
Ignatius of Santhià
Christian feast days: Ignatius of Santhià (Lorenzo Maurizio Belvisotti)
American Business Women's Day
American Business Women's Day (United States)
Laud of Coutances
Christian feast days: Laud of Coutances
Saint Candidus
Christian feast days: Candidus
Emmeram of Regensburg
Christian feast days: Emmeram of Regensburg
Digna and Emerita
Christian feast days: Digna and Emerita
Spread across the centuries
- 13th century1
- 18th century2
- 19th century1
- 20th century42
- 21st century27
Earliest: Livonian Crusade (1236). Most recent: Anura Kumara Dissanayake (2024).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
Nearby and related
Questions about September 22
What day of the year is September 22?
September 22 is the 265th day of the year, with 100 days left after it.
What star sign is September 22?
September 22 falls under Virgo (August 23 – September 22), a earth sign ruled by Mercury. The birthstone for the month is Sapphire.
How many things happened on September 22?
We record 81 entries for September 22: 33 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1236 to 2024.
Who was born on September 22?
Coco Yoshizawa (2009) is among the notable births on September 22. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the September 22 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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