Public Holidays on September 22

• 🌍 国民の休日 (Japan)

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Religious Observances on September 22

• Islamic: Urs of Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilāni ق

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On This Day in History — September 22

• 2013 — At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan.
• 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.
• 1995 — Nagerkovil school bombing, is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force in which at least 34 die, most of them ethnic Tamil schoolchildren.
• 1993 — A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.
• 1993 — A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
• 1991 — The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time by the Huntington Library.

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Notable Births on September 22

• 1994 — Carlos Correa, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
• 1992 — Philip Hindes, English track cyclist
• 1991 — Kenny Bromwich, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1991 — Joe Wardle, English rugby league player
• 1990 — Denard Robinson, American football player
• 1989 — Kim Hyo-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress

Notable Deaths on September 22

• 2015 — Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)
• 2015 — Joe LeSage, American lawyer and politician (b. 1928)
• 2015 — James David Santini, American lawyer and politician (b. 1937)
• 2015 — Richard G. Scott, American engineer and religious leader (b. 1928)
• 2015 — Phyllis Tickle, American author and academic (b. 1934)
• 2014 — Fernando Cabrita, Portuguese footballer and manager (b. 1923)

Sports on September 22

• WNBA: Atlanta Dream @ New York Liberty — 00:00 UTC Final
• NHL: Colorado Avalanche @ Winnipeg Jets — 00:00 UTC Final
• NHL: Minnesota Wild @ Chicago Blackhawks — 00:00 UTC Final
• NHL: St. Louis Blues @ Dallas Stars — 00:00 UTC Final
• NFL: New York Giants @ Los Angeles Rams — 00:15 UTC Final
• MLB: Minnesota Twins @ San Francisco Giants — 01:45 UTC Final

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Public Holidays on September 23

• 🌍 Autumnal Equinox Day (Japan)
• 🌍 اليوم الوطني (Saudi Arabia)
• 🌍 秋分の日 (Japan)

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On This Day in History — September 23

• 2008 — Kauhajoki school shooting: Matti Saari kills ten people before committing suicide.
• 2004 — Over 3,000 people die in Haiti after Hurricane Jeanne produces massive flooding and mudslides.
• 2002 — The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released.
• 1986 — Jim Deshaies of the Houston Astros sets a major league record by striking out the first eight batters he faces in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• 1983 — Saint Kitts and Nevis joins the United Nations.
• 1983 — Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board.

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Notable Births on September 23

• 1994 — John Folau, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
• 1993 — Duke Johnson, American football player
• 1991 — Melanie Oudin, American tennis player
• 1989 — Brandon Jennings, American basketball player
• 1989 — Taniela Lasalo, Australian rugby league player
• 1988 — Juan Martín del Potro, Argentinian tennis player

Notable Deaths on September 23

• 2015 — Dayananda Saraswati, Indian monk and philosopher (b. 1930)
• 2014 — A. W. Davis, American basketball player and coach (b. 1943)
• 2014 — Irven DeVore, American anthropologist and biologist (b. 1934)
• 2014 — Don Manoukian, American football player and wrestler (b. 1934)
• 2014 — Al Suomi, American ice hockey player and referee (b. 1913)
• 2013 — Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj, Syrian colonel and politician (b. 1925)

Sports on September 23

• WNBA: Minnesota Lynx @ Indiana Fever — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Toronto Tempo @ Chicago Sky — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Edmonton Oilers @ Winnipeg Jets — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning @ Nashville Predators — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: New York Mets @ Texas Rangers — 00:05 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks @ Colorado Rockies — 00:40 UTC Scheduled

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