On September 22, history records 41 notable events, 224 famous births and 89 deaths, spanning the years 904 to 1789.
Events on this day include: The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government. (904); The Lithuanians and Semigallians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule. (1236).
Notable people born on September 22 include Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary (1013), Ibn Khallikan (1211), Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester (1373).
Notable figures who died on this day include He Jin (189), Pope Felix IV (530), Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (904).
Events on 22 September 41
See all →The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.
The Lithuanians and Semigallians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule.
English playwright Ben Jonson kills actor Gabriel Spenser in a duel and is indicted for manslaughter.
The last of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials are hanged; the remainder of those convicted are all eventually released.
George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Birthdays on 22 September 224
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Deaths on 22 September 89
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