On this day: 22 September

Selected events and births on 22 September, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1726 – Bach led the first performance of his cantata Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17, in Leipzig. Read more: Johann Sebastian Bach Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17
• 1869 – Das Rheingold, the first of four operas in Der Ring des Nibelungen by the German composer Richard Wagner, was first performed in Munich. Read more: Das Rheingold Der Ring des Nibelungen Richard Wagner
• 1957 – François Duvalier, nicknamed Papa Doc, was elected President of Haiti as a populist before consolidating power and ruling as a dictator for the rest of his life. Read more: François Duvalier 1957 Haitian general election Populism
• 1994 – The Nordhordland Bridge, crossing Salhusfjorden between Klauvaneset and Flatøy in Vestland, and Norway's second-longest bridge, officially opened. Read more: Nordhordland Bridge Salhusfjorden Flatøy
• 2003 – Dolphin, the first emulator for the GameCube that could run commercial video games, was released. Read more: Dolphin (emulator) Video game console emulator GameCube
• 2014 – The NASA spacecraft MAVEN entered into orbit around Mars to study the planet's atmosphere. Read more: NASA MAVEN Mars

Born on this day

• 1948 – Denis Burke, Australian soldier and politician, 6th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory Read more: Denis Burke (Australian politician) Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
• 1949 – Jim McGinty, Australian lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of Western Australia Read more: Jim McGinty Attorney-General of Western Australia
• 1952 – Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Thai political scientist and politician, 15th Governor of Bangkok Read more: Sukhumbhand Paribatra Governor of Bangkok
• 1959 – Saul Perlmutter, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate Read more: Saul Perlmutter Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1961 – Liam Fox, Scottish physician and politician, Secretary of State for Defence Read more: Liam Fox Secretary of State for Defence
• 1965 – Andrii Deshchytsia, Ukrainian politician and diplomat, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Read more: Andrii Deshchytsia Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
• 1970 – Gladys Berejiklian, Australian politician, 45th Premier of New South Wales Read more: Gladys Berejiklian Premier of New South Wales
• 2000 – Louise Christie, British rhythm gymnast Read more: Louise Christie
• 2000 – Stephen Crichton, Samoan rugby league footballer Read more: Stephen Crichton
• 2000 – Seungmin, South Korean singer Read more: Seungmin
• 2004 – Jessie Murph, American singer and songwriter Read more: Jessie Murph
• 2009 – Coco Yoshizawa, Japanese skateboarder Read more: Coco Yoshizawa

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