Today in History for 22nd September 2025

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Historical Events

1896 - Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history
1959 - Chicago White Sox clinch AL pennant
1989 - MLB St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Leon Durham is suspended for 60 days due to drugs
2002 - Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Interlachen CC: US regains Cup 15½-12½; Rosie Jones gains winning point in her 3 and 2 victory over Karine Icher
2015 - Pope Francis is greeted by President Obama and Vice President Biden as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, for his six-day tour of the US

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Famous Birthdays

1523 - Charles de Bourbon, French cardinal, born in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, France (d. 1590)
1741 - Peter Simon Pallas, German geologist and zoologist (scientific expeditions through Russia and Siberia), born in Berlin (d. 1811)
1892 - Hans Albers, German silent and sound screen actor (Blue Angel; Bombs on Monte Carlo), born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1960)
1965 - Andy Cairns, Irish rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Therapy?), born in Ballyclare, Northern Ireland
1988 - Bethany Dillon, American Christian musician, born in Bellefontaine, Ohio

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Famous Deaths

1703 - Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (Viviani's theorem), dies at 81
1996 - Ludmilla Chiraeff, Latvian-Canadian ballet dancer, choeographer, and troupe director, dies at 72
2007 - Bodinho, Brazilian footballer (b. 1928)
2008 - Connie Haines [Yvonne Jasme], American pop and big-band singer (Harry James; Abbott and Costello Show; Tommy Dorsey), dies of myasthenia gravis at 87
2010 - Eddie Fisher, American pop singer ("Oh My Papa": I'm Walking Behind You"), dies from complications from hip surgery at 82

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