Interesting things that happened September 22nd:

Birthdays on this date:

• In 1694 Lord Chesterfield, introduced Gregorian calendar to England (1752)
• In 1791 Michael Faraday, discovered principle of the electric motor
• In 1822 Brig. Gen. Eppa Hunton, Army of Northern Virginia commander
• In 1878 Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese PM (most of 1946-54)
• In 1885 Erich von Stroheim, early film director
• In 1902 John Houseman, actor (Paperchase, Ghost Story)
• In 1912 Alfred G. Vanderbilt, sportsman
• In 1914 Martha Scott, actor (The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, Dallas)
• In 1922 Chen Ning Yang, Chinese physicist, disproved parity (Nobel 1957)
• In 1927 Tom Lasorda, baseball manager (LA Dodgers), diet-beverage huckster
• In 1940 Anna Karina, actor (Ave Maria, Carlos, Vivre sa Vie)
• In 1949 Harold Carmichael, NFL wide receiver (Eagles, 1971-83; Cowboys, 1984)
• In 1954 Shari Belafonte-Harper (in New York), singer, daughter of Harry B.
• In 1956 Debby Boone (in Hackensack, NJ), singer, daughter of Pat Boone
• In 1960 Joan Jett (in Philadelphia, PA), singer
  + Scott Baio, actor (Happy Days, Joanie loves Chachi)
• In 1961 Catherine Oxenberg, actor, royalty
• In 1971 Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (in Oslo), royalty

Events worth noting:

• + Alpha Aurigid meteor shower, radiant in Auriga
  + Feast of St Thomas of Villanova, bishop of Valencia, confessor
  + Autumn Harvest Festival in Wheaton, Illinois
  + The first day of Fall.
• In 1756 Nassau Hall opens at Princeton University.
• In 1776 Nathan Hale is executed as a spy by the British.
• In 1789 The U.S. Post Office was established.
• In 1792 Origin of French Republican Era.
• In 1862 President Lincoln makes his Emancipation Proclamation speech.
• In 1903 Italo Marchiony granted a patent for the ice cream cone.
• In 1908 Fred 'Bonehead' Merkle misses second base costing the NY Giants the pennant.
• In 1925 Yank Ben Paschal hits 2 inside-the-park-homers.
• In 1927 Famous "Long count" fight (Dempsey loses boxing title to Tunney).
  + Yanks Earle Coombs hits 3 triples.
• In 1944 Boulogne reoccupied by Allies.
• In 1948 Stan Musial goes 5 for 5 off 5 different pitchers.
• In 1949 The U.S.S.R. tests their first atomic "device".
• In 1960 Mali gains independence from France (National Day).
• In 1964 "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." premieres.
• In 1968 Zond 5 completes flight.
• In 1980 War between Iran and Iraq begins.
• In 1987 Second regular-season National Football League player strike begins.

And remember ...

• National School Success Month
• National Sewing Month
• National Self-Awareness Month
• National Preparedness Month
• National Humor in Business Month