Famous Birthdays for 22nd September 2026

1791 – Michael Faraday, English scientist, discovered electromagnetic induction, invented 1st electric motor, born in Newington Butts, England (d. 1867)
1833 – Stephen Dill Lee, American 1st president of Mississippi State University, Lt General in Confederate Army, born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1908)
1880 – Christabel Pankhurst, English suffragist, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst, born in Manchester, England (d. 1958)
1931 – Nello Santi, Italian opera conductor (Opernhaus Zürich; NY Metropolitan Opera), born in Adria, Veneto, Italy (d. 2020)
1937 – Raul Machado, Portuguese soccer centre-back (11 caps; Leixões SC, SL Benfica), born in Matosinhos, Portugal (d. 2023)
1939 – Junko Tabei, Japanese mountain-climber, 1st woman to climb Mount Everest, born in Miharu (d. 2016)
1946 – King Sunny Adé [Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye], Nigerian jùjú and Afrobeat singer, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player (Jùjú Music; Synchro System; Odu), born in Oshogbo, Nigeria
1961 – Dot Richardson, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Orlando, Florida
1966 – Mike Richter, American ice hockey goalie (Stanley Cup 1994 NY Rangers; World Cup gold 1996; Olympic silver 2002), born in Abington, Pennsylvania
1995 – Juliette Goglia, American actress (That’s So raven), born in Los Angeles, California

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