22 September in history

4 events that happened on 22 September, from 1499 to 1980.

  1. 1499 CE 527 years ago

    Treaty of Basel ends the Swabian War

    Emperor Maximilian I made peace with the Swiss Confederation after its victories in the Swabian War. The Swiss became independent of the Empire in practice; formal recognition came in 1648.

  2. ✦ Anniversary of the day

    1776 CE 250 years ago

    The British hang Nathan Hale as a spy

    Captured behind British lines on Long Island, 21-year-old Captain Nathan Hale was hanged in Manhattan. He is said to have regretted that he had 'but one life to lose for my country'.

  3. 1862 CE 164 years ago

    Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation

    Lincoln announced that enslaved people in states still in rebellion on 1 January 1863 would be declared free. The war for the Union became also a war against slavery.

  4. 1980 CE 46 years ago

    Iraq invades Iran

    Saddam Hussein's forces invaded Iran, starting an eight-year war of trenches, missile attacks and poison gas. Hundreds of thousands died before a ceasefire in 1988 left borders unchanged.

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