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| September 22nd, 2066 (September 22 2066) | Event | Emperor Nero creates the legion I Italica. | |
| September 22nd, 2006 (September 22 2006) | Event | The F-14 Tomcat retires from the United States Navy. | |
| September 22nd, 2006 (September 22 2006) | Event | A German maglev train crashes, killing 23. | |
| September 22nd, 2006 (September 22 2006) | Event | Hezbollah claims "Divine Victory" over Israel in a massive demonstration in Beirut. | |
| September 22nd, 2003 (September 22 2003) | Event | David Hempleman-Adams becomes the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an open-air, wicker-basket hot air balloon. | |
| September 22nd, 1997 (September 22 1997) | Event | Bentalha massacre in Algeria; over 200 villagers killed. | |
| September 22nd, 1995 (September 22 1995) | Event | E-3B AWACS crashed outside of Elmendorf AFB, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board killed | |
| September 22nd, 1993 (September 22 1993) | Event | A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia. | |
| September 22nd, 1991 (September 22 1991) | Event | The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time, by the Huntington Library. | |
| September 22nd, 1985 (September 22 1985) | Event | The Plaza Accord was signed in New York City. | |
| September 22nd, 1980 (September 22 1980) | Event | Iraq invades Iran. | |
| September 22nd, 1979 (September 22 1979) | Event | The South Atlantic Flash or Vela Incident is observed near Bouvet Island, thought to be a nuclear weapons test. | |
| September 22nd, 1975 (September 22 1975) | Event | Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by Oliver Sipple. | Gerald Ford Quotes |
| September 22nd, 1970 (September 22 1970) | Event | Tunku Abdul Rahman resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia. | |
| September 22nd, 1965 (September 22 1965) | Event | The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965/Second Kashmir War between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the UN calls for a cease-fire. | |
| September 22nd, 1960 (September 22 1960) | Event | The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation. | |
| September 22nd, 1955 (September 22 1955) | Event | In Britain, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time. | |
| September 22nd, 1951 (September 22 1951) | Event | The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC. | |
| September 22nd, 1944 (September 22 1944) | Event | World War II, Red Army enters Tallinn. | |
| September 22nd, 1941 (September 22 1941) | Event | On Jewish New Year Day, German SS murder 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsya, Ukraine. Those were the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed. | |
| September 22nd, 1937 (September 22 1937) | Event | Spanish Civil War: Pena Blanca is taken; the end of the Battle of El Mazuco. | |
| September 22nd, 1934 (September 22 1934) | Event | An explosion takes place at Gresford Colliery in Wales, leading to the deaths of 266 miners and rescuers. | |
| September 22nd, 1927 (September 22 1927) | Event | Jack Dempsey loses the Long Count boxing match to Gene Tunney. | |
| September 22nd, 1919 (September 22 1919) | Event | The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States. | |
| September 22nd, 1910 (September 22 1910) | Event | The Duke of York s Cinema opened in Brighton. It is still operating today, making it the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain. | |
| September 22nd, 1908 (September 22 1908) | Event | The independence of Bulgaria is recognised. | |
| September 22nd, 1896 (September 22 1896) | Event | Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history. | |
| September 22nd, 1893 (September 22 1893) | Event | The first American-built automobile, built by the Duryea Brothers, is displayed. | |
| September 22nd, 1888 (September 22 1888) | Event | The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published | |
| September 22nd, 1885 (September 22 1885) | Event | Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to Home Rule e.g. "Ulster will fight and Ulster will be right". | |
| September 22nd, 1869 (September 22 1869) | Event | Richard Wagner s opera Das Rheingold premieres in Munich. | Richard Wagner Quotes |
| September 22nd, 1866 (September 22 1866) | Event | Decisive battle of Curupaity in the War of the Triple Alliance. | |
| September 22nd, 1862 (September 22 1862) | Event | Slavery in the United States: A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released. | |
| September 22nd, 1851 (September 22 1851) | Event | The city of Des Moines, Iowa was incorporated as Fort Des Moines. | |
| September 22nd, 1823 (September 22 1823) | Event | Joseph Smith, Jr. stated that he was directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where the Golden plates were stored. | Joseph Smith Quotes |
| September 22nd, 1792 (September 22 1792) | Event | primidi Vendemiaire of year 1 of the French Republican Calendar | |
| September 22nd, 1789 (September 22 1789) | Event | The position of United States Postmaster General established. | |
| September 22nd, 1784 (September 22 1784) | Event | Russia establishes a colony at Kodiak, Alaska. | |
| September 22nd, 1776 (September 22 1776) | Event | Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during American Revolution. | |
| September 22nd, 1761 (September 22 1761) | Event | Coronation of George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. | George III of the United Kingdom Quotes |
| September 22nd, 1692 (September 22 1692) | Event | Last people hanged for witchcraft in the United States. | |
| September 22nd, 1598 (September 22 1598) | Event | Ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter. | Ben Jonson Quotes |
| September 22nd, 1586 (September 22 1586) | Event | The battle of Zutphen occurs. | |
| September 22nd, 1499 (September 22 1499) | Event | Switzerland became an independent state. | |
| September 22nd, 1236 (September 22 1236) | Event | The Lithuanians and Semigallians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in Battle of Siauliai. | |
