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September 22nd

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Autumn Equinox

First day of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, around September 22–23, when day and night are approximately equal in length.

cultural Observed September 22 each year.

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608 Notable birthdays

Émile Poilvé

French wrestler.

Born September 22nd, 1903 in Mégrit.

Died October 11th, 1962 at 59 years old in Lescouët-Jugon.

Tamāra Dauniene

Olympic medalist in basketball.

Born September 22nd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Yoshkar-Ola.

Sun Qiuting

Chinese synchronized swimmer.

Born September 22nd, 1985 (age 40 years) in Shanghai.

Harald Eriksson

Swedish cross-country skier.

Born September 22nd, 1921 in Lycksele Municipality.

Died May 20th, 2015 at 93 years old in Umeå. [ref]

Alessandro Malaguti

Road racing cyclist.

Born September 22nd, 1987 (age 38 years) in Forlì.

Carlo Turcato

Italian fencer (1921-2017).

Born September 22nd, 1921 in Cervignano del Friuli.

Died June 2nd, 2017 at 95 years old in Padua. [ref]

Ole Sørensen

Sailor.

Born September 22nd, 1883 in Stokke Municipality.

Died February 25th, 1958 at 74 years old in Oslo.

Julia Matijass

German judoka.

Born September 22nd, 1973 (age 52 years) in Lyubinsky (urban-type settlement).

Vedran Đipalo

Croatian boxer.

Born September 22nd, 1977 (age 48 years) in Sinj.

Jacques Morel

French rower.

Born September 22nd, 1935 (age 90 years) in La Teste-de-Buch.

Kirill Pisklov

Russian basketball player.

Born September 22nd, 1996 (age 29 years) in Chelyabinsk. [ref]

Milan Čuda

Czechoslovak volleyball player.

Born September 22nd, 1939 in Prague. [ref]

Died November 20th, 2025 at 86 years old [ref]

Patrick Picot

Fencer.

Born September 22nd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Saint-Mandé.

Václav Vondrák

Czech lexicographer, linguist, literature historian, professor, publicist, translator, university educator and science writer (1859-1925).

Born September 22nd, 1859 in Dub. [ref]

Died August 13th, 1925 at 65 years old in Brno. [ref]

Jana Teschke

German field hockey player (1990-).

Born September 22nd, 1990 (age 35 years) in Hamburg.

Yusuke Yada

Japanese association football player.

Born September 22nd, 1983 (age 42 years) in Asaka.

Yoko Yoneda

Olympic synchronized swimmer.

Born September 22nd, 1975 (age 50 years) in Minoh.

Heinrich Krug

German water polo player.

Born September 22nd, 1911 (age 114 years) in Berlin.

Uwe Jacobsen

German swimmer.

Born September 22nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Aschersleben.

Kalle Westerlund

Finnish wrestler (1897-1972).

Born September 22nd, 1897 in Helsinki.

Died February 11th, 1972 at 74 years old in Helsinki.

Michael Begley

American rower (1872–1938).

Born September 22nd, 1872 in Dublin.

Died August 24th, 1938 at 65 years old in St. Louis.

George McKenzie

Boxer (1901-1941).

Born September 22nd, 1901 in Edinburgh.

Died April 5th, 1941 at 39 years old in Edinburgh.

Mart Niklus

Estonian politician and freedom fighter (born 1934).

Born September 22nd, 1934 in Tartu. [ref]

Died December 25th, 2025 at 91 years old in Tartu. [ref]

Thoralf Hagen

Norwegian coxswain (1887-1979).

Born September 22nd, 1887 in Christiania.

Died January 7th, 1979 at 91 years old in Oslo.

Kenji Wakai

Japanese association football player.

Born September 22nd, 1974 (age 51 years) in Hiroshima.

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