Events on Sep 22
- 0530Boniface II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 0530Discorus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 0530St. Felix IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1504Settle engagement of Karel of Luxembourg and Claudia the Beaujeu
- 1529Cardinal Thomas Wolsey lays-off English Lord Chancellor
- 1586Battle at Zutphen: English vs. Dutch army
- 1656All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her)
- 1692Last (8) person hanged for witchcraft in US (Salem, Massachusetts)
- 1699People of Rotterdam strike over high cost of butter
- 1711French troops occupy Rio de Janeiro
- 1733Polish King Lesczynski flees to Danzig
- 1735Robert Walpole is 1st British Prime Minister to live at 10 Downing Street
- 1745Bonnie Prince Charlies army returns to Edinburgh
- 1753Pangeran Gusti installed as Sultan of Banten
- 1756Nassau Hall opens at Princeton University
- 1784Russian trappers established a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska
- 1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department
- 1792Origin of French Republican Era
- 1817John Quincy Adams becomes Secretary of State
- 1861Fort Fauntleroy (Wingate), rapes Navaho Indians
- 1862President Lincoln, says he will free slaves in all states on Jan 1
- 1864Sheridan sets up camp in Harrisonburg, Virginia
- 1868Race riots in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 18931st auto built in US (by Duryea brothers) runs in Springfield
- 1903Italo Marchiony granted patent for ice cream cone
- 190511th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 314 at Myopia Club, Massachusetts
- 1905Race riot in Atlanta Georgia (10 blacks & 2 whites killed)
- 1906Race riot in Atlanta Georgia, kills 21
- 1908Bulgaria declares independence from Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
- 1910Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union forms
Born on Sep 22
- 0130Claudius Galenus: Italian Physician / Scholar
- 1290Bilbo Baggins: (in Shire Reconning)
- 1515Anna van Kleef: Queen of England / 4th Wife of Henry VIII
- 1601Anna van Oostenrijk: Queen of France / Daughter of Philip III
- 1694Lord Chesterfield: Letter writer; introduced Gregorian calendar (1752)
- 1720Adolph Carl Kunzen: Composer
- 1729George Wilhelm Gruber: Composer
- 1733Anton Filtz: Composer
- 1738Dionysius G Van de Keessel: Lawyer (Theses Selectae)
- 1741Peter S Pallas: German geologist / zoologist (Siberia / Krim)
- 1757Herman H Vitringa: Politician (National Meetings)
- 1791Michael Faraday: Discovered principle of electric motor
- 1796Ret Cornelius Kinchiloe Stribling: Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880
- 1822Brigadier General Eppa Hunton: Fought in most ANV campaigns
- 1827John Grubb Parke: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900
- 1829William Worth Belknap: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
- 1833Stephen Dill Lee: Lieutenant General (Confederate Army), died in 1908
- 1849John Godden: English explorer (Curacao)
- 1860Heinrich Reitsch: Composer
- 1864Louis Van Deyssel: Writer (Small Republic, One Love)
- 1870Arthur Willard Pryor: Composer
- 1872Luis Villalba Munoz: Composer
- 1878Shigeru Yoshida: Japanese Prime Minister (most of 1946-54)
- 1880Asser B Kleerekoper: Journalist / 2nd-Member of parliament (SDAP)
- 1882Emil Abranyi: Composer
- 1882Wilhelm Keitel: German Field Marshal
- 1883Robert Franz Richard Hernried: Composer
- 1884Minerva Urecal: California, United States -- Actress (Accent on Love, Crazy Knights)
- 1885Erich von Stroheim: Early film director / actor (Grand Illusion)
- 1887Hobart Cavanaugh: United States -- Actor (Border Town, Black Angel)
Died on Sep 22
- 1197Petrus Cantor: French Theologist (Verbum Abbreviatum)
- 1253Dogen Kigen: 1st Zen patriarch of Japanese Soto line, dies at 53
- 1286Mugaku Sogen: Zen Rinzai line founder of Engakuji temple, dies at 60
- 1392Aleid van Poelgeest: Lover of Earl Albrecht of Bavaria, murdered at 22
- 1392Willem Cuser: Earl Albrecht of Beierens, murdered
- 1408Johannes VII Palaeologus: Byzantine Emperor (1376-77, 90 / 1404-8)
- 1520Selim I: Captured Baghdad / Sultan of Turkey (1512-20), dies at 53
- 1531Louise Van Savoye: French regent of King Francois I, dies at 55
- 1566John Agricola [Schneider]: German Theologist / Prime Minister
- 1607Alessandro Agnolo Allori: Italian Painter / carpet designer, dies at 72
- 1712Jose Solana: Composer, dies at 69
- 1737Francesco Mancini: Composer, dies at 65
- 1737Michel Pignolet de Monteclair: Composer, dies at 69
- 1774Clement XIV [Giovanni Ganganelli]: Pope (1769-74)
- 1776Nathan Hale: US captain / patriot / spy, hanged by British at 21
- 1796George Wilhelm Gruber: Composer, dies on 67th birthday
- 1796Joseph Lederer: Composer, dies at 63
- 1814A W Iffland: Writer
- 1826J P Hebel: Writer, dies at 66
- 1865Heinrich Christian Pander: Russian zoologist, dies at 71
- 1890Johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans: Flemish author, dies at 79
- 1914Alain-Fournier: French writer (Grand Meaulnes), dies in battle at 27
- 1923Marquess of Ripon: Game hunter, dies after shooting 52nd grouse
- 1927Giannotto Bastianelli: Composer, dies at 44
- 1935Karl Schroder: Composer, dies at 86
- 1944"Cab" Calloway: British scout, dies in battle of Oosterbeek
- 1949Sam Wood: US communist fighter / director (Night at Opera), dies at 66
- 1959Josef Matthais Hauer: Composer, dies at 76
- 1961Marion Davies: Actress (Not So Dumb, 5 & 10), dies of cancer at 64
- 1969Adolfo Lopez Mateos: President of Mexico, dies at 59
Historical events on September 23
- 0951Otto I the Great becomes King of Italy
- 1122Concord of Worms
- 1513King Henry III and Emperor Maximilian conquer Doornik
- 1561King Philip II of Spain forbids Spanish settlements in Florida
- 1642Harvard College in Cambridge, Mass, 1st commencement
- 1666Princess Maria of Orange-Nassau marries Mauritius Earl of Simmeren
- 1719Liechtenstein declares independence from German empire
- 1739Russia and Turkey sign Peace of Belgrade
- 1746Jacob Gilles appointed Dutch pension advisor
- 1795Conseil of the Cinq-Cents (Council of 500), forms in Paris
- 1803Battle of Assaye-British-Indian forces beat Maratha Army
- 1806Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis from Pacific Northwest
- 1830Dutch troops occupy Brussels
- 1835HMS Beagle sails to Charles Island in Galapagos archipelago
- 18451st baseball team, New York Knickerbockers organize, adopt rule code
- 1845Hunger strike in Hague
- 1857Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die
- 1863Confederate siege of Chattanooga begins
- 1864Battle of Athens, Virginia
- 1873Tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title
- 1876Ottawa Rough Riders play their 1st game
- 1877Hurricane strikes Curacao and Bonaire kills 200
- 1879Baldwin steam motors tram 1st tried in Sydney Australia
- 1879Richard Rhodes invented a hearing aid called the Audiophone
- 1880Jules Ferry forms French government
- 1890Ed Cartwright bats in 7 RBIs in 1 inning
- 18971st frontier days rodeo celebration (Cheyene Wyoming)
- 1904Francis Younghusbands leaves Lhasa Tibet
- 1905Mbunga-siege of Fort Mahenge German East-Africa broken
- 1907Proclamation sets fineness and weight of silver and bronze coins of Canada
Born on September 23
- 1555Louise de Coligny: French 4th Wife of Willem of Orange
- 1591Michael Lohr: Composer
- 1596Joan Blaeu: Cartographer / publisher
- 1605Daniel von Czepko: German poet
- 1641Adrian "Aart" van Wijck: Theologist (against jansenisme)
- 1642Giovanni Maria Bononcini: Composer
- 1684Johann Theodor Romhild: Composer
- 1703Jean-Marie Leclair: Composer
- 1712Ferdinand VI [the wise]: King of Spain (1746-59)
- 1745John Sevier: Tennessee, United States -- Indian fighter (Gov / Rep-Tn)
- 1768William Wallace: Scottish mathematician (Rights of Wallace)
- 1782Jacques-Fereol Mazas: Composer
- 1791Johann F Encke: German astronomer (Encke Comet)
- 1800William H McGuffey: Educator (McGuffey Readers)
- 1804David Van de Kellen: Coin engraver
- 1805Matthew Adams Stickney: Rowley, Massachusetts -- Numismatist
- 1816Elihu Benjamin Washburne: MC (Union), died in 1887
- 1816Julius White: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890
- 1820Thomas Kilby Smith: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
- 1838Martin Woodhull Victoria Chaflin: United States -- Feminist / Reformer (Woodhull)
- 1838Victoria Chaflin Woodhull: Ohio, United States -- Feminist / Reformer / free love
- 1842Karl Munzinger: Composer
- 1849Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov: Composer
- 1852William Stewart Halsted: Established 1st US surgical school
- 1853Marcel Planiol: French private law Scholar
- 1854Cornelis W Lely: Dutch engineer / gov of Suriname (1902-05)
- 1856William Archer: Scotland, United Kingdom -- Writer (Green Goddess)
- 1861Edmond H H Allenby: English Field Marshal / high director (Egypt)
- 1863Alexandre EJ Yersin: Swiss / French bacteriologist (bacteria plague)
- 1863Mary Church Terrell: Civil rights activist
Died on September 23
- 0775Constantine V Copronymus: Emperor of Byzantium (720-75)
- 0918Koenraad I: German duke / King (911-18), dies at 42
- 0965Aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi: Arabic royal Poet (Diwan), murdered
- 1541Philippus A Paracelsus: Swiss Physician / alchemist, dies at 47
- 1624Willem Pietersz Buytewech: Painter / etcher, dies at about 32
- 1694Francesco Passarini: Composer, dies at 57
- 1700Nicolaus Adam Strungk: Composer, dies at 59
- 1738Hermannus Boerhaave: Medical / botanist, dies at 69
- 1778Balthazar Huydecoper: Translator / historian, dies at 83
- 1780John Andre: Hanged as a British spy at 29
- 1797Johann Georg Roser: Composer, dies at 57
- 1835Vincenzo Bellini: Italian opera Composer (Norma), dies at 33
- 1837Richard John Samuel Stevens: Composer, dies at 80
- 1847Henri MG Earl the Merode: Belg revolutionary (Souvenirs), dies at 65
- 1871Alexander N Afanasjev: Russian story teller, dies at 45
- 1877Urbain JJ Leverrier: Codiscoverer of Neptune
- 1889William W Collins: English writer (Moonstone)
- 1896Ivar A Aasen: Norwegian linguistic / poet, dies at 83
- 1896Louis-Gilbert Duprez: Composer, dies at 89
- 1902John Wesley Powell: US geologist (Grand Canyon), dies at 68
- 1906Jan van Rijswijck: Flemish journalist / Mayor of Antwerp
- 1929Richard A Zsigmondy: Austria chemist (Nobel 1925), dies at 64
- 1930Jonkvrouw Catharina AM de Savornin Lohman: Author, dies at 62
- 1937Caro Roma: Composer, dies at 68
- 1939Sigmund Freud: Created psychoanalysis, dies at 83
- 1944Colijn: Netherlands Prime Minister, buried
- 1947Nikola Petkov: Leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged
- 1956Earl Godwin: Newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75
- 1960Kathlyn Williams: Actress (Single Man), dies of heart attack at 72
- 1961Billy House: Actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg & I), dies at 71
Events on Sep 24
- 0312Start of Imperial Indication
- 0366Liberius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
- 0673Synod of Hertford opens; canons made for English Church
- 07872nd Council of Nicaea (7th ecumenical council) opens in Asia Minor
- 1625Dutch attack San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1629Jacques Specx appointed Governor-General of Dutch-Indies
- 1664Dutch Fort Orange (Albany NY) surrenders to English
- 1683King Louis XIV expels all Jews from French possessions in America
- 1688France declares war on German
- 173221 homosexuality burned in South Horn
- 1742Faneuil Hall opens to public
- 17761st St. Leger horesrace held at Doncaster
- 1776St. Leger horse race run for 1st time
- 1789Congress creates Post Office
- 1789Federal Judiciary Act is passed and creates a six-person Supreme Court
- 1789President George Washington appointed John Jay the 1st Chief Justice
- 1789US Attorney General Office is created
- 1829Russia and Ottoman Empire sign Peace Treaty of Adrianople
- 1838Anti-Corn-Law League forms to repeal English Corn Law
- 1841Britain obtains Sarawak from Brunei (James Brooke appointed Rajah)
- 18451st baseball team is organized
- 1850Papal Bull issued, establishes Roman Catholic hierarchy in England
- 1852Henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st dirigible flight
- 18531st round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt)
- 1853France annexes Caledonia
- 1853Northern Daily Times, 1st provincial daily newspaper, starts in London
- 1862Confederate Congress adopts confederacy seal
- 1864Battle of Pilot Knob, Missouri
- 1864Invasion of MO by Price
- 1865James Cooke walks tightrope from Cliff House to Seal Rocks, San Francisco
Born on Sep 24
- 1501Girolamo Cardano: Italy -- Mathematician / Astrologer (Ars Magna-1545)
- 1583Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein: German General
- 1625Johan de Witt: Statesman / advisor of Holland
- 1667Jean-Louis Lully: Composer
- 1717Horace Walpole: England, United Kingdom -- British horror writer (Cattle of Ontario)
- 1739Grigorij A Potemkin: Monarch of Tauris / friend of Catherine II
- 1748Philipp Meissner: Composer
- 1755John Marshall: Virginia, United States -- 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1801-35)
- 1762William Lisle Bowles: English poet (14 Sonnets)
- 1773Johann Philipp Christian Schulz: Composer
- 1806George Alexander Osborne: Composer
- 1821Cyprian K Norwid: Polish painter / poet / playwright (Wanda)
- 1824Truman Seymour: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1891
- 1825Frances E W Harper: Famous African
- 1827Henry Warner Slocum: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
- 1829James St Clair Morton: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
- 1833Henry Alanson Barnum: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
- 1848Pieter Louis Tak: Literary (The Chronicle)
- 1859Julius Klengel: Cellist / composer
- 1860Samuel Rutherford Crockett: Novelist
- 1870Georges Claude: Inventor (neon light)
- 1886James Burke: NYC, New York -- Actor (Mystery Theater, Great Guy)
- 1890Alan Herbert: England, United Kingdom -- Journalist / writer (Punch, Helen)
- 1892Sam[uel] de Vries: Actor (Wandering Jew)
- 1893Julia Faye: Richmond, Virginia -- Actress (10 Commandments, Samson & Delilah)
- 1898Charlotte D Baroness of Pallandt: Dutch sculptress
- 1899Eduardo Hernandez Moncada: Composer
- 1902Cheryl Crawford: Producer (Touch of Venus, Brigadoon)
- 1904Cemal Resit Rey: Composer
- 1904Owen Saunders: Mechanical engineer
Died on Sep 24
- 0366Liberius: Italian Pope (352-66)
- 0768Pippin III [the Short]: King of France, dies at 53
- 0786Al-Hadi: Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86)
- 0911Ludwig III [the Child]: Last Carolingian German King (899-911)
- 1180Manuel I Comnenus: Byzantine Emperor (1143-80)
- 1228Stefanus I Nemanjic de Eerstgekroonde: King of Serbia (1217-28)
- 1435Isabella of Bayern: Queen of France (Treaty of Troyes)
- 1517Frederik IV: Of Baden, Bishop of Utrecht
- 1536Janus Secundus: Neo latin Poet (Basia), dies at 24
- 1545Albrecht von Brandenburg: Archbishop / Monarch of Mainz, dies at 55
- 1568Antoon van Stralen: Flemish Mayor of Antwerp, beheaded at about 47
- 1755Georg Gebel: Composer, dies at 45
- 1790John Keyse Sherwin: Engraver / painter
- 1813Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry: Composer, dies at 72
- 1815John Sevier: Indian fighter (Gov / Rep-Tn), dies at 70
- 1834A J Pedro I van Alcantara: Emperor of Brazil (1822-31)
- 1855Alexandre Stievenard: Composer, dies at 86
- 1856Henry: 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, Governor-General of India
- 1865Frantiszek Soltyk: Composer, dies at 81
- 1881Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata: Composer, dies at 74
- 1892Cornelis A van Sypesteyn: Dutch Governor of Suriname, dies at 69
- 1892Patrick S Gilmore: Composer, dies at 62
- 1896Francis SK Fitzgerald: US writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda)
- 1898Bartel Wilton: Ship builder, dies at 70
- 1910Rudolf Dellinger: Composer, dies at 53
- 1934Edwin Lehare: Composer, dies at 69
- 1939Carl Laenmie: Film producer
- 1948Warren William: Actor (Fear, Wolf Man, Madame X), dies at 53
- 1949Pierre Breville: Composer, dies at 88
- 1951Georges Rency: Belgian Poet / literature, dies at 75