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September 22

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Iran–Iraq War

46 years ago

Born this day

1791

Michael Faraday

Would be 235

Oldest record

506th

Selim I

death anniversary

Famous births5

1791 · 235 yrs

Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday (22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English chemist and physicist who contributed vastly to the study of electrochemistry and electromagnetism. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and electrolysis.

ScienceWould be 235

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1922 · 104 yrs

Chen-ning Yang

Yang Chen-Ning (simplified Chinese: 杨振宁; traditional Chinese: 楊振寧; pinyin: Yáng Zhènníng; October 1, 1922 – October 18, 2025) also known as C.N.

ScienceWould be 104

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1953 · 73 yrs

Ségolène Royal

Ségolène Royal (born Marie-Ségolène Royal, French pronunciation:; 22 September 1953) is a French politician and member of the Socialist Party. Royal represented Deux-Sèvres's 2nd constituency in the National Assembly from 1988 to 2007 and was president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council from 2004 to 2014.

PoliticsAge 73

Photo: Thestreamer · CC BY-SA 3.0

1958 · 68 yrs

Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli (Italian:; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor. He rose to fame in 1994 after winning the newcomers' section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing "Il mare calmo della sera".

MusicAge 68

Photo: The White House · Public domain

1960 · 66 yrs

Isaac Herzog

Isaac Herzog (Hebrew: יִצְחָק הֶרְצוֹג, romanized: Yitskhak Hertsog; born 22 September 1960) is an Israeli politician who has been serving since 2021 as the president of Israel. He is the first president to have been born in Israel after its Declaration of Independence.

PoliticsAge 66

Photo: U.S. Department of State · Public domain

Famous deaths5

1520 · 506 yrs

Selim I

Selim I (Ottoman Turkish: سليم أول, romanized: Selim-i evvel; Turkish: I. Selim; 10 October 1470 – 22 September 1520), also known as Selim the Grim or Selim the Resolute (Turkish: Yavuz Sultan Selim), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520.

RoyaltyWould be 555

Photo: 16th century artist · Public domain

1538 · 488 yrs

Guru Nanak

Gurū Nānak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ), also known as Bābā Nānak (Father Nanak), was an Indian spiritual teacher, mystic and poet, who is regarded as the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus.

LiteratureWould be 557

Photo: Amritpal Singh Mann . Painted by Jaimal Singh Naqqash (1860–1916), Mehtab Singh Naqqash (1871–1940), and Hukum Singh. · CC BY-SA 4.0

1774 · 252 yrs

Clement XIV

Pope Clement XIV (Latin: Clemens XIV; Italian: Clemente XIV; 31 October 1705 – 22 September 1774), born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 19 May 1769 to his death in September 1774.

ReligionWould be 320

Photo: Original uploaded by: Museodellacittacquapendente · Public domain

1956 · 70 yrs

Frederick Soddy

Frederick Soddy FRS (2 September 1877 – 22 September 1956) was an English radiochemist who explained, with Ernest Rutherford, that radioactivity is due to the transmutation of elements, now known to involve nuclear reactions. He also proved the existence of isotopes of certain radioactive elements.

ScienceWould be 149

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2023 · 3 yrs

Giorgio Napolitano

Giorgio Napolitano (Italian:; 29 June 1925 – 22 September 2023) was an Italian politician who served as the president of Italy from 2006 to 2015.

PoliticsWould be 101

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Events1

1980 · 46 yrs

Iran–Iraq War

The Iran–Iraq War, also called the First Imposed War, Eight-Year War, or Sacred Defense by Iran, began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran in September 1980. After eight years of conflict, both countries accepted a ceasefire deal brokered by the United Nations, which became effective in August 1988.

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