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September 22 in History

This permanent archive page contains 126 World History Database records for September 22, spanning 1415 to 2022. Recorded topics include Siege of Harfleur; Invasion of Normandy; Birth of Anne of Cleves.

Total: 126Events: 118Births: 4Deaths: 2Battles: 2Countries: 27

Events on September 22

Siege of Harfleur

1415 · Henry IV · England · Harfleur · Warfare · Hundred Years War

Ends the siege of Harfleur

Siege of Harfleur

1415 · Henry V · England · Harfleur · Warfare · Hundred Years War

Takes Harfleur after a 6 week siege then marches north to Calais

Invasion of Normandy

1417 · Henry V · England · Harfleur · Warfare · Hundred Years War

Henry V uses Harfleur for the eventual capture of Normandy

Siege of Harfleur

1417 · Henry V · England · Harfleur · Warfare · Hundred Years War

Henry V uses Harfleur for the eventual capture of Normandy. Henry takes Harfleur after a 5 week siege

Excommunication

1520 · Leo X · Italy · Vatican · Religion · Roman Catholic Church

Luther is excommunicated by the Pope

Excommunication

1520 · Martin Luther · Germany · Religion · Protestant Church

Luther is excommunicated by the Pope

Invasion of Rhodes

1520 · Selim I the Grim · Turkey · Rhodes · House · House of Osmanli

Death of Selim I the Grim, while preparing for an expedition agasinst Rhodes

Political Support

1565 · Mary of Scots · Scotland · Government · Government of Scotland

Learns France will not support her against Murray

Capture of Ostend

1604 · Philip III · Spain · Ostend · Warfare · Eighty Years War

Ambrogio Spinola, who had succeeded Archduke Albert as commander in the field, eventually captures Ostend, but only at the price of accepting the loss of Sluis

Capture of Ostend

1604 · Ambrogio Spinola · Spain · Ostend · Warfare · Eighty Years War

Ambrogio Spinola, who had succeeded Archduke Albert as commander in the field, eventually captures Ostend, but only at the price of accepting the loss of Sluis

Siege of Ostend

1604 · Philip III · Spain · Ostend · Warfare · Eighty Years War

Ambrogio Spinola, who had succeeded Archduke Albert as commander in the field, eventually captures Ostend, but only at the price of accepting the loss of Sluis

Siege of Ostend

1604 · Ambrogio Spinola · Spain · Ostend · Warfare · Eighty Years War

Ambrogio Spinola, who had succeeded Archduke Albert as commander in the field, eventually captures Ostend, but only at the price of accepting the loss of Sluis

Opposition to Berwick Settlement

1639 · Thomas Wentworth · England · London · Warfare · Bishops War, 1st

Wentworth urged Charles to renew preparations rather than accept the Berwick settlement as final.

Constitution of France

1648 · Anne of Austria · France · Government · Government of France

Worried her son will be a "cardboard King". Signs a declaration granting further reform

Investiture

1714 · George II · Great Britain · London · House · House of Hanover

Created Prince of Wales. Created Earl Chester

Succession

1761 · George III · Great Britain · London · House · House of Hanover

Succeeds as King of Great Britain, Succeeds his grandfather George II

Republic

1792 · Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre · France · Paris · Revolution · Revolution of France

The new French Republic creates a political setting in which the Jacobin Club becomes more openly republican

Republic

1792 · Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre · France · Paris · Revolution · Revolution of France

The new French Republic creates a political setting in which the Jacobin Club becomes more openly republican.

Constitution of Venezuela

1830 · Jose Antonio Paez · Venezuela · Valencia · Government · Government of Venezuela

Leads Venezuela when the Constitution of 1830 establishes the institutions of the independent republic.

Legislation

1831 · Charles Grey · Great Britain · London · Government · Whig Party Government

The House of Commons passes the Reform Bill, the Tories still dominated the House of Lords, and after a long debate the bill was defeated

Reformation, The

1831 · Charles Grey · Great Britain · London · Government · Whig Party Government

The House of Commons passes the Reform Bill, the Tories still dominated the House of Lords, and after a long debate the bill was defeated

SS Great Britain

1846 · Isambard Kingdom Brunel · Great Britain · Dundrum Bay · Science · Civil Engineering

SS Great Britain runs aground in Dundrum Bay during a transatlantic voyage.

Formal Presidential Swearing-In

1881 · Chester Alan Arthur · United States of America · Washington · Government · Republican Party Government

Participates in a formal presidential swearing-in ceremony in Washington.

Second Oath Ceremony

1881 · Chester Alan Arthur · United States of America · Washington · Government · Republican Party Government

Begins organizing the new administration after Garfield's death.

First RNAS Raid on Germany

1914 · Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Great Britain · Dusseldorf · Warfare · World War, 1st

Royal Naval Air Service aircraft attack Zeppelin sheds at Dusseldorf and Cologne from their Belgian base.

Invasion of Tsingtau

1914 · Taisho · Japan · Tsingtau · Warfare · World War, 1st

Japanese forces land in Shantung to attack Tsingtau

Loss of Aboukir Hogue and Cressy

1914 · Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Great Britain · North Sea · Warfare · World War, 1st

The sinking of three British cruisers by German submarine U-9 exposes the growing danger from submarines.

British Land Forces Position Reviewed

1915 · Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London · Warfare · World War, 1st

Addresses the strength and deployment requirements of British land forces.

Jisr ed Damieh Crossing Captured

1918 · Edward Walter Clervaux Chaytor · New Zealand · Jisr ed Damieh · Warfare · World War, 1st

Chaytor's force captures the important Jordan crossing at Jisr ed Damieh.

Steel Strike

1919 · William Z. Foster · United States of America · Pittsburgh · Economy · Labour

Foster helps organise a nationwide steel strike seeking union recognition and shorter hours.

Reich Chamber of Culture

1933 · Joseph Goebbels · Germany · Berlin · Government · NSDAP Government

Establishes the Reich Chamber of Culture to control writers, artists, musicians, theatre, press, radio and film.

Alliance Chiang Kai-Shek and resistance

1937 · Chiang Kai-Shek · China · Warfare · Sinoese War

The Chinese Communist Party publicly supports resistance under a renewed united front against Japan.

Invasion of China

1937 · Chiang Kai-Shek · China · Warfare · Sinoese War

The Communist-Nationalist united front strengthens as both sides prepare resistance to Japan.

Alliance Agreement at Bad Godesberg

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Bad Godesberg · Government · National Government

Offers Hitler the Sudetenland. Chamberlain offers the dissolution of the Czech alliances with France & Russia

Alliance Agreement at Bad Godesberg

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Bad Godesberg · Government · NSDAP Government

Chamberlain visits Hitler & offers peaceful inclusion of Sudetenland within the Reich. Chamberlain offers the dissolution of the Czech alliances with France & Russia

Alliance Chamberlain and France and Russia

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Bad Godesberg · Government · National Government

Chamberlain offers the dissolution of the Czech alliances with France & Russia

Alliance Chamberlain and France and Russia

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Bad Godesberg · Government · NSDAP Government

Chamberlain offers the dissolution of the Czech alliances with France & Russia

Bad Godesberg

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Bad Godesberg · Government · NSDAP Government

Hitler claimed that conditions had changed since the Berchtesgaden meeting one week earlier.

Bad Godesberg

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Bad Godesberg · Government · NSDAP Government

Hitler demanded immediate evacuation of Czechoslovak authorities from the territories marked on his map.

Bad Godesberg

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Sudetenland, The · Government · NSDAP Government

Hitler insisted that German troops, rather than international forces, occupy the ceded districts.

Bad Godesberg

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Bad Godesberg · Government · NSDAP Government

Hitler rejected a prolonged international process for transferring Sudeten German areas to Germany.

Bad Godesberg

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Hotel Dreesen · Government · NSDAP Government

Hitler rejected the Anglo-French transfer plan presented by Chamberlain as inadequate and outdated.

Bad Godesberg

1938 · Kamil Krofta · Czechoslovakia · Prague · Government · Government of Czechoslovakia

Krofta warned foreign diplomats that Hitler might enlarge his demands during the Godesberg meeting.

Bad Godesberg

1938 · Joachim von Ribbentrop · Germany · Hotel Dreesen · Government · NSDAP Government

Ribbentrop attended the talks and supported Hitler’s rejection of the Anglo-French proposals.

Bad Godesberg

1938 · Jan Syrovy · Czechoslovakia · Prague · Government · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy formed a new government as the Godesberg negotiations intensified the national emergency.

Bad Godesberg Meeting

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Cologne · Government · National Government

Chamberlain arrived near Cologne before continuing by train and motorcade to Bad Godesberg.

Bad Godesberg Meeting

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Heston Airport · Government · National Government

Chamberlain flew from Heston to Germany for his second personal meeting with Hitler.

Bad Godesberg Meeting

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Bad Godesberg · Government · National Government

Chamberlain presented the Anglo-French transfer plan that Czechoslovakia had accepted under pressure.

Bad Godesberg Meeting

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Bad Godesberg · Government · National Government

Hitler receives Chamberlain & demands the immediate cession of all Sudetenland

Bad Godesberg Meeting

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Bad Godesberg · Government · National Government

Offers Hitler the Sudetenland. Chamberlain offers the dissolution of the Czech alliances with France & Russia

Bad Godesberg Meeting

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Bad Godesberg · Government · NSDAP Government

Chamberlain offers the dissolution of the Czech alliances with France & Russia

Bad Godesberg Meeting

1938 · Horace Wilson · Great Britain · Bad Godesberg · Government · National Government

Horace Wilson advised Chamberlain during the negotiations and helped assess the German response.

End of Second Hodza Government

1938 · Milan Hodza · Slovakia · Prague · Government · Government of Czechoslovakia

The Second Hodza Government ends in Prague, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.

First Syrovy Government

1938 · Jan Syrovy · Czech Republic · Prague · Government · Government of Czechoslovakia

Begins the First Syrovy Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.

Godesberg

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Cologne · Government · National Government

Chamberlain arrived near Cologne before continuing by train and motorcade to Bad Godesberg.

Godesberg

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Heston Airport · Government · National Government

Chamberlain flew from Heston to Germany for his second personal meeting with Hitler.

Godesberg

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Bad Godesberg · Government · National Government

Chamberlain presented the Anglo-French transfer plan that Czechoslovakia had accepted under pressure.

Godesberg

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Bad Godesberg · Government · NSDAP Government

Hitler claimed that conditions had changed since the Berchtesgaden meeting one week earlier.

Godesberg

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Bad Godesberg · Government · NSDAP Government

Hitler demanded immediate evacuation of Czechoslovak authorities from the territories marked on his map.

Godesberg

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Sudetenland, The · Government · NSDAP Government

Hitler insisted that German troops, rather than international forces, occupy the ceded districts.

Godesberg

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Bad Godesberg · Government · NSDAP Government

Hitler rejected a prolonged international process for transferring Sudeten German areas to Germany.

Godesberg

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Hotel Dreesen · Government · NSDAP Government

Hitler rejected the Anglo-French transfer plan presented by Chamberlain as inadequate and outdated.

Godesberg

1938 · Kamil Krofta · Czechoslovakia · Prague · Government · Government of Czechoslovakia

Krofta warned foreign diplomats that Hitler might enlarge his demands during the Godesberg meeting.

Godesberg

1938 · Joachim von Ribbentrop · Germany · Hotel Dreesen · Government · NSDAP Government

Ribbentrop attended the talks and supported Hitler’s rejection of the Anglo-French proposals.

Godesberg

1938 · Jan Syrovy · Czechoslovakia · Prague · Government · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy formed a new government as the Godesberg negotiations intensified the national emergency.

Godesberg

1938 · Horace Wilson · Great Britain · Bad Godesberg · Government · National Government

Horace Wilson advised Chamberlain during the negotiations and helped assess the German response.

Godesberg Meeting with Hitler

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Bad Godesberg · Government · National Government

Meets Hitler again at Godesberg and is confronted with demands going beyond the earlier Anglo-French proposals.

Invasion of Czech

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Bad Godesberg · Government · NSDAP Government

Chamberlain visits Hitler & offers peaceful inclusion of Sudetenland within the Reich

Invasion of Sudetenland, The

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Bad Godesberg · Government · NSDAP Government

Chamberlain visits Hitler & offers peaceful inclusion of Sudetenland within the Reich

Peace Mediation at Godesberg

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Godesberg · Government · National Government

Hitler receives Chamberlain & demands the immediate cession of all Sudetenland

Resignation of Milan Hodza

1938 · Milan Hodza · Czech Republic · Prague · Government · Government of Czech Rep

Resigns after the Treaty of Munich

Rule of Saarland

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Saarland · Government · NSDAP Government

Chamberlain visits Hitler & offers peaceful inclusion of Sudetenland within the Reich

Rule of Sudetenland, The

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Bad Godesberg · Government · National Government

Hitler receives Chamberlain & demands the immediate cession of all Sudetenland

Rule of Sudetenland, The

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Sudetenland, The · Government · National Government

Offers Hitler the Sudetenland

Treaty of Munich

1938 · Neville Chamberlain · Great Britain · Bad Godesberg · Government · National Government

Chamberlain met Hitler again and presented the Anglo-French proposals accepted by Czechoslovakia.

Treaty of Munich

1938 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Bad Godesberg · Government · NSDAP Government

Hitler rejected the earlier transfer timetable and demanded rapid German military occupation of the Sudetenland.

Treaty of Munich

1938 · Milan Hodza · Czechoslovakia · Prague · Government · Government of Czechoslovakia

Hodza resigned after public anger and political crisis followed acceptance of the Anglo-French plan.

Treaty of Munich

1938 · Jan Syrovy · Czechoslovakia · Prague · Government · Government of Czechoslovakia

Syrovy formed a new government during the mounting threat of German invasion.

Capture of Lvov

1939 · Adolf Hitler · Germany · Lvov · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Lvov is captured

Supreme War Council

1939 · Edward Bridges · Great Britain · Hove · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Records British cabinet coordination around the Hove meeting.

Supreme War Council

1939 · Alexander Cadogan · Great Britain · Hove · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Supports British diplomatic work at the Hove meeting.

Supreme War Council

1939 · Francois Darlan · France · Hove · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Represents French naval concerns during Anglo-French discussions.

Supreme War Council

1939 · Raoul Dautry · France · Hove · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Represents French munitions planning at the council meeting.

Supreme War Council

1939 · Jean Monnet · France · Hove · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Works on Franco-British economic coordination linked to the council.

Supreme War Council

1939 · Edward Frederick Lindley Wood · Great Britain · Hove · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Attends discussions on Italy and Allied strategy.

Martial Law

1945 · Douglas Gracey · Great Britain · Saigon · Government · Labour Party Government

Appeals in vain for calm as French paratroopers go on the rampage in Saigon

Trial

1945 · Douglas MacArthur · United States of America · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Instructs the creation of an international war tribunal to try Japanese war criminals

CIB

1946 · Joseph Stalin · Russia · Moscow · Government · Government of Russia

Orders the launch the Communist Information Bureau in response to the Marshall Plan

Capture of River Han

1950 · Douglas MacArthur · United States of America · River Han · Warfare · Korean War

The US reaches the Han River near Seoul

Proclamation of Republic of Mali

1960 · Modibo Keita · Mali · Bamako · Government · Government of Mali

Keita proclaims the independent and sovereign Republic of Mali after Senegal leaves the federation.

Peace

1961 · John Fitzgerald Kennedy · United States of America · Washington · Government · Democratic Party Government

Signs a law making the Peace Corps permanent

Peace Corps

1961 · John Fitzgerald Kennedy · United States of America · Washington · Government · Democratic Party Government

Signs a law making the Peace Corps permanent

Occupation of Alto Seco

1967 · Ernesto "Che" Guevara · Argentina · Alto Seco · Warfare · Bolivian Guerrilla War

Guevara's diminished guerrilla force enters Alto Seco while attempting to evade pursuing Bolivian troops.

Strike

1976 · James Callaghan · Great Britain · Government · Labour Party Government

The executive of the National Union of Seamen call off the strike. The executive of the National Union of Seamen accept fringe benefits

Tormato

1978 · Steve Howe · Great Britain · London · Arts · Popular Music

Plays guitar on Tormato during the last album by the late-1970s line-up.

Tormato

1978 · Alan White · Great Britain · London · Arts · Popular Music

Drums on Tormato, the final studio album before Anderson and Wakeman leave.

Cut Chart Entry

1979 · Viv Albertine · Great Britain · Great Britain · Arts · Music

Cut enters the UK albums chart during the Slits' major commercial breakthrough.

Bombing of Iran

1980 · Saddam Hussein · Iraq · Warfare · Iran-Iraq War

Iraq bombs 10 Iranian airbases

Invasion of Iran

1980 · Saddam Hussein · Iraq · Warfare · Iran-Iraq War

Invades Iran & begins the Gulf War

Invasion of Iran

1980 · Ruhollah Khomeini · Iran · Warfare · Iran-Iraq War

Iraq launches an all out attack on Iran, hoping for a quick victory

Agreement on Oppose Soviet hegemony

1982 · Margaret Hilda Thatcher · Great Britain · London · Government · Conservative Party Government

Meets the Chinese Prime Minister Zhao Ziyang. China & Britain agree to oppose Soviet hegemony

Rule of Hong Kong

1982 · Margaret Hilda Thatcher · Great Britain · Hong Kong · Government · Conservative Party Government

The Chinese insist on regaining Hong Kong by 1997

Hong Kong Negotiations Conclude

1984 · Geoffrey Howe · Great Britain · Peking · Government · Conservative Party Government

Oversees the final stage of negotiations as Britain and China reach agreement on the remaining issues concerning Hong Kong's future.

Farm Aid

1985 · Neil Young · Canada · Champaign · Arts · Popular Music

Co-founds Farm Aid with Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp to support family farmers.

Health of William Jefferson Bill Clinton

1993 · William Jefferson Bill Clinton · United States of America · Science · Medicine

Announce a mandate for employers to provide health insurance coverage to all of their employees through competitive but closely-regulated health maintenance organisations (HMOs)

Health Reform

1993 · William Jefferson Bill Clinton · United States of America · Government · Democratic Party Government

Announce a mandate for employers to provide health insurance coverage to all of their employees through competitive but closely-regulated health maintenance organisations (HMOs)

Reform of Royal Succession

1993 · William Jefferson Bill Clinton · United States of America · Government · Democratic Party Government

Announce a mandate for employers to provide health insurance coverage to all of their employees through competitive but closely-regulated health maintenance organisations (HMOs)

Credit Crunch

2000 · Alistair Darling · Great Britain · Government · Labour Party Government

Alistair Darling suggests the Government is planning a 100,000 pounds guarantee to cover all savers

Minister of Finance

2003 · Sadakazu Tanigaki · Japan · Government · Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi names a new cabinet, including Sadakazu Tanigaki as finance minister and Taro Aso as home affairs minister

Minister of Home Affairs

2003 · Taro Aso · Japan · Government · Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi names a new cabinet, including Sadakazu Tanigaki as finance minister and Taro Aso as home affairs minister

Iraq Annual Material Verification

2005 · Mohamed ElBaradei · Egypt · Iraq · Warfare · Nuclear

IAEA inspectors complete the annual physical inventory verification of declared nuclear material remaining in Iraq.

Credit Crunch

2007 · Alistair Darling · Great Britain · Government · Labour Party Government

Alistair Darling suggests the Government is planning a œ100,000 guarantee to cover all savers

First UN General Assembly Address

2011 · David William Donald Cameron · Great Britain · New York · Government · Coalition Government

Addresses the United Nations General Assembly as Prime Minister for the first time.

Interim Government Approved

2014 · Abdullah al-Thani · Libya · Tobruk · Government · Government of Libya

The House of Representatives approves al-Thani's eastern-based interim government.

Brexit

2017 · Theresa Mary May · Great Britain · Florence · Government · Conservative Party Government

Delivers the Florence speech on the Brexit transition and future relationship.

Presidential Decree 117

2021 · Kais Saied · Tunisia · Tunis · Government · Government of Tunisia

Presidential Decree 117 reorganized public powers and expanded presidential authority during the exceptional measures.

Seventy-Sixth UN General Assembly Speech

2021 · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Ukraine · New York · Government · Government of Ukraine

Warns the UN that occupied Ukrainian territories remain a threat to international law and collective security.

Bee Network Bus Design

2022 · Andrew Murray Burnham · Great Britain · Manchester · Government · Greater Manchester Government

Burnham unveils the yellow-and-black design for the first Bee Network buses.

Births on September 22

Birth of Anne of Cleves

1515 · Anne of Cleves · England · Dusseldorf · House · House of Tudor

Birth of Anne of Cleves, daughter of John, Duke of Cleves

Birth of Michael Faraday

1791 · Michael Faraday · Great Britain · Newington Butts · Science · Physics

Birth of Michael Faraday

Birth of Shigeru Yoshida

1878 · Shigeru Yoshida · Japan · Tokyo · Politics · Liberal Party

Born into the samurai family of the Tosa Clan

Birth of Wilhelm Keitel

1882 · Wilhelm Keitel · Germany · Helscherode · Warfare · Military

Birth of Wilhelm Keitel

Deaths on September 22

Death of Selim I the Grim

1520 · Selim I the Grim · Turkey · House · House of Osmanli

Death of Selim I the Grim, while preparing for an expedition agasinst Rhodes

Death of Walter Devereux

1576 · Walter Devereux · England · Dublin · House · House of Devereux

Death of Walter Devereux

Battles on September 22

Battle of River Rymnik

1789 · Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov · Russia · River Rymnik · Warfare · Turkish War, 2nd

Defeats Yusuf Pahas main army

Battle of Curupayty

1866 · Jose Eduvigis Diaz · Paraguay · Curupayty · Warfare · War of the Triple Alliance

Helps deliver a major defensive victory against Allied forces.

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