What Happened on September 19, 2022

Historical Events

Banks in Lebanon close for three days after a series of hold-ups by people trying to obtain their own money, frozen amid the country's economic crisis [1]

Event of Interest

British monarch Queen Elizabeth II interred at Windsor Castle after a state funeral at Westminster Abbey in London with an unprecedented 500 world leaders in attendance [1]

Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II

Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes western Mexico on exact anniversary of two previous temblors in 1985 and 2017, killing at least two people, [1]
Nigerian authorities says over 300 people have died and 100,000 have been displaced by the worse floods in many years [1]
Scientists discover site of the Amazon's tallest tree, an angelim vermelho at 88.5 meters (290 feet) tall and 9.9 meters (32 feet) wide, Iratapuru River Nature Reserve, northern Brazil, [1]

Events in 2022

Famous Deaths

Julien Rascagnères, French rugby league referee (10 Tests), dies at 77
Maury Wills, American baseball shortstop (7 x MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1962, World Series 1959, 63, 65; LA Dodgers), dies at 89
Vladimir Golubev, Russian soccer defender (3 caps USSR; Zenit Leningrad 335 games) and manager (Zenit Leningrad), dies at 72
[Robin] "Robert" Brown, American actor (Here Come the Brides - "Jason"; Primus), and author, dies at 95

Died in 2022 2022 Highlights