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22 September 2023 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 September 2023 was a Friday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Paint the Town Red” by Doja Cat.
- Top Film of 2023
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2023 was Barbie.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 22 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 September 2023 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 September 2023 was First Quarter.
On this day: 22 September
- 1965 The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire and after a last engagement near Dograi.
- 1976 Red Dye No. 4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladders of dogs.
- 1979 A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.
- 1980 Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War.
- 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as the 9th President Of Sri Lanka.
Famous people born on September 22
- Curry Barker, American filmmaker and actor (born 1999)
- Anne of Cleves, Queen consort of England (1515–1557)
- Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress (born 1985)
- Andrea Bocelli, Italian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1958)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2023 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2023 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 12 – The 95th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, are held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's Everything Everywhere All at Once lead the nominations with eleven. The film wins seven of those awards, including Best Picture.
- April 20 – Elon Musk's SpaceX launches its first test flight of Starship. The device explodes shortly after launch.
- July 5 – Meta Platforms launches Threads as a direct competitor to Twitter.
Life in the US in 2023
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.53
Loaf of Bread
$2.96
Average House
$412,300
Weekly Wage
$1,108
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