Historical Events on September 22.

1. 1499, 22nd September – Treaty of Basel and Switzerland became independent nations.

2. 1888, 22nd September – The first issue of The National Geographic Magazine was published.

3. 1931, 22nd September – Meeting of Hemsamsher Rana, Prince of Nepal, and Veer Savarkar.

4. 1965, 22nd September – Second Kashmir War: The second Kashmir war between India and Pakistan came to a halt after a UN ceasefire order.

5. 1980, 22nd September – The war between Iran and Iraq Began in the Gulf.

6. 1995, 22nd September – High Court ruled that citizens have the right to fly the national flag at home or in the office.

7. 2003, 22nd September – NASA’s Galileo spacecraft entered Jupiter’s atmosphere and died.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on September 22.

1. 1791 – Michael Faraday, an English physicist who invented the dynamo and formed many of the principles of electricity.

2. 1869 – V. S. Srinivasashastri, Indian Lawyer, Politician, President of Bharat Sevak Samaj 

3. 1880 – Dame Christabel Pankhurst, English suffragette, and daughter of Emmeline, who led the suffragette movement.

4. 1887 – Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, a social activist and educator in Maharashtra, India.

5. 1916 – N. Krishna Pillai was an Indian dramatist, literary critic, translator, and historian of Malayalam language.

6. 1922 – Chen Ning Yang, the Nobel Prize-winning Chinese physicist.

7. 1923 – Ramkrishna Bajaj, a veteran freedom fighter and industrialist.

8. 1928 – Eric Broadly, an English engineer and businessman, founded Lola cars.

9. 1966 – Ravi Jadhav, Indian film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer.

10. 1980 – Anisa Sayyed, Indian female pistol shooter who won two gold medals in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on September 22.

1. 1520 – Selim I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

2. 1539 – Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism and the first Guru.

3. 1688 – François Bernier, French physician, and traveler. He was briefly personal physician to Mughal prince Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

4. 1828 – Shaka, Zulu Emperor.

5. 1952 – Carlo Juho Stahlberg, Finland’s first president.

6. 1956 – Frederick Soddy, Nobel Prize-winning English chemist. He 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.

7. 1970 – Shardendu Bandopadhyay, Indian-Bengali writer.

8. 2011 – Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian cricket captain and last Nawab of Pataudi Sansthan.

22-September-1422

The Sultan, losing his hold over the army and some members of his aristocracy, very wisely abdicated in favour of his brother Ahmad, who is famous in Deccan history as Ahmad Shah Wali.

22-September-1599

24 merchants gathered in London's Founder Hall under the auspices of Lord Mayor to start a new company with a share captial in India.

22-September-1687

Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom.

22-September-1789

Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.

22-September-1869

Shri Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Shastri, great scholar of Sanskrit, master, politician, social reformer, President of India and educationist, was born at Valangaiman village, Tamil Nadu.

22-September-1891

Gangopadhyay Taraknath, famous novelist in Bengal, passed away.

22-September-1902

Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, (right-hand batsman who batted in India's first two Tests), was born in Bombay.

22-September-1931

Gandhi meets Charlie Chaplin in London.

22-September-1937

The last contingent of Indian freedom fighters was send to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

22-September-1952

Bapiraju Adiv, famous Telgu novelist, poet and author, died.

22-September-1970

Bandopadhyay Shardendu, modern Bengali poet, died.

22-September-1979

Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.

22-September-1979

Maulana Abdul Ali Moudoodi aka Syed Abul A'la Maududi Chishti, founder leader of the Jamait- E- Islam, died in USA, he had taken pakistani citizenship.

22-September-1986

India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie.

22-September-1988

PM announces Government's decision to drop Defamation Bill.

22-September-1991

Durga Khote, film actress and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 86 years.

22-September-1992

Harshad Mehta released after 110 days in jail.

22-September-1992

Indo-British Extradition Treaty signed in London.

22-September-1994

G. N. Joshi, famous singer, died.

22-September-1996

Passport seekers are given an option of 10 years (Rs. 300) or 20 years (Rs. 600) period.

22-September-1999

Former Test all-rounder Chandu Borde was re-appointed chairman of National Selection Committee on Day two of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur.

22-September-1999

India asks Pakistan to prevent the reported attempt by the JKLF to cross the Line of Control (LOC) on October 4.

22-September-2000

Kerala High Court suspends the sentence awarded by the Kottayam Special Court on 32 accused in the Suryanelli rape case.