On This Day September 22nd

 OTD

September 22nd is the two hundred-sixty-fifth day of the year, and there are 100 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Event

 1692 – The last hanging of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials; others were eventually released.

1776 – Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.

1857 – The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard.

1896 – Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather, King George III, as the longest-reigning monarch in British history.

1910 – The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now Britain's oldest continually operating cinema.

1948 – Gail Halvorsen officially starts parachuting candy to children as part of the Berlin Airlift.

1979 – A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined

 

Birthdays

1694 – Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1773)

1806 – Bernardino António Gomes, Portuguese physician and naturalist (d. 1877)

1870 – Charlotte Cooper, English-Scottish tennis player (d. 1966)

1892 – Billy West, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1975)

1920 – Eric Baker, English activist, co-founded Amnesty International (d. 1976)

1927 – Tommy Lasorda, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2021)

1942 – David Stern, American lawyer and businessman, 4th Commissioner of the NBA (d. 2020)

1951 – David Coverdale, English singer-songwriter

1958 – Joan Jett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress.

1981 – Ashley Eckstein, American actress

1987 – Tom Felton, English actor

 

 Holiday Spotlight

World Rhino Day

World Rhino Day was first celebrated on September 22, 2011, after being announced by World Wildlife South Africa in 2010. The initiative aimed to bring together organizations, conservation centers, N.G.O.s, zoos, and concerned individuals to address the increasing rates of rhinoceros poaching and work towards effective ways to stop it and preserve endangered species.

 

Rhinos are large mammals belonging to the rhinocerotidae family and have no natural predators except humans. Rhino species worldwide are threatened and on the brink of extinction. Approximately three rhinos are killed and poached for their horns every day. World Rhino Day is an opportunity for everyone to stand against the trade of rhino horns and work towards preserving these magnificent creatures.

 

Holidays And Observance.

American Business Women's Day

Astronomy Day

Autumnal Equinox

Car Free Day

Chainmail Day

Daughter's Day

Dear Diary Day

Elephant Appreciation Day

Emancipation Day

First Day of Autumn

Hobbit Day

International Day of Radiant Peace

Mabon

National Centenarian's Day

National Ice Cream Cone Day

National White Chocolate Day

Proposal Day

World Car Free Day

World Rhino Day 

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