Historical Events for 23rd September 2022

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1779 - John Paul Jones aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard defeats the British frigate HMS Serepis and becomes the United States first well-known naval hero
1845 - Hunger strike in Hague
1857 - Russian warship Leffort disappears in a storm in the Gulf of Finland; 826 die
1911 - Earl Ovington becomes 1st air mail pilot
1927 - "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans", directed by F. W. Murnau, starring George O'Brien and Janet Gaynor, is released (Academy Awards Unique and Artistic Picture 1927)
1944 - Proclamation No. 30 was issued, declaring the existence of a state of war between the Philippines and the United States and the United Kingdom
1970 - Abdul Razak bin Hussain becomes premier of Malaysia
1974 - John Lennon's single "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night", featuring Elton John, released in US; it was Lennon's only solo No. 1 single during his lifetime
1979 - Jane Fonda and 200,000 attend anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, NYC
1988 - Premiere of director Paul Schrader's crime biopic "Patty Hearst"

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This day in 1999 was the first time Celebrate Bisexuality Day was observed.