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Scroll down to see top 10 events, birthdays and deaths on this day.
Events
September 22, 2024: Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as the 9th President Of Sri Lanka.
September 22, 2013: At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan.
September 22, 2006: Twenty-three people were killed in a maglev train collision in Lathen, Germany.
September 22, 1995: 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.
September 22, 1995: 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.
September 22, 1993: A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.
September 22, 1993: A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
September 22, 1991: The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time.
September 22, 1981: 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.
September 22, 1980: Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran-Iraq War.
September 22, 2013: At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan.
September 22, 2006: Twenty-three people were killed in a maglev train collision in Lathen, Germany.
September 22, 1995: 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.
September 22, 1995: 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.
September 22, 1993: A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.
September 22, 1993: A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
September 22, 1991: The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time.
September 22, 1981: 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.
September 22, 1980: Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran-Iraq War.
Birthdays
September 22, 2009: Coco Yoshizawa, Japanese skateboarder
September 22, 2004: Jessie Murph, American singer and songwriter
September 22, 2000: Louise Christie, British rhythm gymnast
September 22, 2000: Stephen Crichton, Samoan rugby league footballer
September 22, 2000: Seungmin, South Korean singer
September 22, 1999: Kim Yo-han, South Korean singer and actor
September 22, 1999: Kim You-jung, South Korean actress
September 22, 1995: Nayeon, South Korean singer
September 22, 1994: Carlos Correa, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
September 22, 1994: Jinyoung, South Korean singer, actor, songwriter
September 22, 2004: Jessie Murph, American singer and songwriter
September 22, 2000: Louise Christie, British rhythm gymnast
September 22, 2000: Stephen Crichton, Samoan rugby league footballer
September 22, 2000: Seungmin, South Korean singer
September 22, 1999: Kim Yo-han, South Korean singer and actor
September 22, 1999: Kim You-jung, South Korean actress
September 22, 1995: Nayeon, South Korean singer
September 22, 1994: Carlos Correa, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
September 22, 1994: Jinyoung, South Korean singer, actor, songwriter
Deaths
September 22, 2024: Roy Clay, American computer scientist (born 1929)
September 22, 2024: Fredric Jameson, American academic and literary critic (born 1934)
September 22, 2023: Altemio Sanchez, Puerto Rican serial killer and rapist (born 1958)
September 22, 2022: Hilary Mantel, British author (born 1952)
September 22, 2022: Pal Singh Purewal, Punjabi engineer, author, scholar, and teacher (born 1931/1932)
September 22, 2020: Neil Brannon, American politician (born 1940)
September 22, 2018: Chas Hodges, English musician and singer (born 1943)
September 22, 2018: Edna Molewa, South African politician (born 1957)
September 22, 2016: Delphine Medjo, Cameroonian politician (born 1941)
September 22, 2015: Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1925)
September 22, 2024: Fredric Jameson, American academic and literary critic (born 1934)
September 22, 2023: Altemio Sanchez, Puerto Rican serial killer and rapist (born 1958)
September 22, 2022: Hilary Mantel, British author (born 1952)
September 22, 2022: Pal Singh Purewal, Punjabi engineer, author, scholar, and teacher (born 1931/1932)
September 22, 2020: Neil Brannon, American politician (born 1940)
September 22, 2018: Chas Hodges, English musician and singer (born 1943)
September 22, 2018: Edna Molewa, South African politician (born 1957)
September 22, 2016: Delphine Medjo, Cameroonian politician (born 1941)
September 22, 2015: Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1925)
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