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This is a list of selected September 23 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

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Richard Nixon delivering the Checkers speech
Benedict Arnold
Ramon Betances
Ramón Emeterio Betances
Neptune
Nintendo headquarters, 1889

Ineligible

Blurb	Reason
National Day in Saudi Arabia (1932)	both "National Day" article and the country itself are orange tagged
1459 – Yorkist forces led by Richard Neville defeated Lancastrian troops at the Battle of Blore Heath in Staffordshire, England, a major battle of the Wars of the Roses.	refimprove section
1779 – American Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones led a Franco-American squadron to victory in the Battle of Flamborough Head, one of the most celebrated naval actions of the war.	rewrite, primary
1821 – Greek War of Independence: Greek rebels captured Tripolitsa after a five-month siege and began a massacre of Muslim and Jewish residents.	needs more footnotes (9 {cn} tags)
Vincenzo Bellini \|d\|1835\|	Heaps of unsourced paras
1845 – American bookseller Alexander Cartwright founded the New York Knickerbockers, one of the first organized baseball teams.	refimprove
1846 – Using mathematical predictions by French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier, German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle became the first person to observe Neptune and recognise it as a hitherto unknown planet.	lots of CN tags (7)
1868 – Ramón Emeterio Betances led the Grito de Lares, a revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico.	needs more footnotes
1889 – Fusajiro Yamauchi founded Nintendo in Kyoto, Japan (original headquarters pictured), to produce handmade hanafuda playing cards.	Citation problems
1899 – Philippine–American War: The American Asiatic Squadron destroyed a Filipino artillery battery in Olongapo.	one source
1932 – The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd merged with Al-Hasa and Qatif to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with Ibn Saud as the first monarch and Riyadh as the capital city.	refimprove
1983 – A bomb placed by the Abu Nidal organisation destroyed Gulf Air Flight 771, flying from Karachi, Pakistan, to Abu Dhabi, UAE, killing all 112 people aboard.	expansion
2002 – The first version of the web browser Firefox was released by the Mozilla Organization.	lots of citations needed (16)
Francesco Barberini \|b\|1597\|	lots of citations needed (7)
El Santo \|b\|1917	refimprove section
Bruce Springsteen \|b\|1949	refimprove

Eligible

1780 – American Revolutionary War: British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, thereby revealing a plot by Continental Army general Benedict Arnold to hand over West Point, New York.
1803 – Maratha troops were defeated by forces of the British East India Company at the Battle of Assaye, one of the decisive battles of the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
1913 – The United Mine Workers of America begin a strike against the Rockefeller-owned Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, sparking the Colorado Coalfield War.
1952 – U.S. vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon delivered the Checkers speech (pictured), one of the first political uses of television to appeal directly to the populace.
2008 – A gunman shot and killed ten students at the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences in Kauhajoki, Finland, before committing suicide.
2010 – Teresa Lewis became the first woman to be executed by the U.S. state of Virginia since 1912, and the first woman in the state to be executed via lethal injection.
2016 – Following a number of high-profile sexual assaults, major reforms were enacted to strengthen laws related to rape in Germany.
2019 – The British travel company Thomas Cook Group ceased operations with immediate effect, leaving around 600,000 tourists stranded around the world.
Born this day: Eleonora Gonzaga |b|1598| Joseph Dudley |b|1647| John Ainsworth Horrocks |d|1846| Émilie Gamelin |d|1851| Ellen Hayes |b|1851| Paul Delvaux |b|1897| Louise Nevelson |b|1899| Werner Voss |d|1917| Ambroise Noumazalaye |b|1933| Sigmund Freud |d|1939| Kostas Tournas |b|1949| Cherie Blair |b|1954| Michiru Yamane |b|1963| Sean Spicer |b|1971 }}

September 23: Celebrate Bisexuality Day

Concordat of Worms

1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman emperor Henry V agreed to the Concordat of Worms (pictured), ending the Investiture Controversy.
1642 – First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ended in a Royalist victory.
1884 – The French steamship Arctique ran aground on the northern coast of Cape Virgenes in Argentina; gold was discovered during the rescue effort, triggering the Tierra del Fuego gold rush.
1920 – The Louisiana hurricane dissipated over Kansas after forcing around 4,500 people to evacuate and causing $1.45 million in damages.
2010 – Teresa Lewis became the first woman to be executed by the U.S. state of Virginia since 1912, and the first woman in the state to be executed by lethal injection.

Augustus (b. 63 BC)
Sir Richard Hughes, 1st Baronet (d. 1779)
Émilie Gamelin (d. 1851)
Zdenko Blažeković (b. 1915)

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+| [[Saudi National Day|National Day]]<!--not bold, refimprove--> in '''[[Saudi Arabia]]''' ([[1932]])
-| '''[[Equinox|September Equinox]]''' ({{nowrap|08:20 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]}}, 2015);
+| both "National Day" article and the country itself are orange tagged
+|-
+| [[1459]] – [[House of York|Yorkist]] forces led by [[Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury|Richard Neville]] defeated [[House of Lancaster|Lancastrian]] troops at the '''[[Battle of Blore Heath]]'''  in [[Staffordshire]], England, a major battle of the [[Wars of the Roses]].
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+| [[1779]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[John Paul Jones]] led a Franco-American squadron to victory in the '''[[Battle of Flamborough Head]]''', one of the most celebrated naval actions of the war.
-| [[National Day]] in '''[[Saudi Arabia]]''' ([[1932]]);
+| rewrite, primary
-| fringe theories
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+|  [[1821]] – [[Greek War of Independence]]: Greek rebels captured [[Tripoli, Greece|Tripolitsa]] after '''[[Siege of Tripolitsa|a five-month siege]]''' and began a massacre of Muslim and Jewish residents.
-| [[1845]] – American bookseller [[Alexander Cartwright]] founded the '''[[New York Knickerbockers]]''', one of the first organized [[baseball]] teams, as well as formalizing a [[Knickerbocker Rules|set of rules]] that became the basis for the rules of the modern game.
-| needs more footnotes
+| needs more footnotes (9 {cn} tags)
+|-
+|'''[[Vincenzo Bellini]]'''<!--Italian composer--> |d|1835|
+|Heaps of unsourced paras
+|-
+| [[1845]] – American bookseller [[Alexander Cartwright]] founded the '''[[New York Knickerbockers]]''', one of the first organized baseball teams.
+| refimprove
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 | [[1846]] – Using mathematical predictions by French mathematician [[Urbain Le Verrier]], German astronomer [[Johann Gottfried Galle]] '''[[Discovery of Neptune|became the first person]]''' to observe [[Neptune]] and recognise it as a hitherto unknown planet.
+| lots of CN tags (7)
-| neutrality issues
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+| [[1868]] – '''[[Ramón Emeterio Betances]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> led the ''[[Grito de Lares]]''<!--not bold, unreferenced section-->, a revolt against [[Spanish colonization of the Americas|Spanish rule]] in [[Puerto Rico]].
-|  [[1889]] – [[Fusajiro Yamauchi]] founded '''[[Nintendo]]''' in [[Kyoto]], Japan, to produce handmade [[hanafuda]] cards.
+| needs more footnotes
-| expansion, empty section
+|-
+| [[1889]] – [[Fusajiro Yamauchi]] founded '''[[Nintendo]]''' in [[Kyoto]], Japan ''(original headquarters pictured)'', to produce handmade ''[[hanafuda]]'' playing cards.
+| Citation problems
+|-
+| [[1899]] – [[Philippine–American War]]: The American [[Asiatic Squadron]] '''[[Battle of Olongapo|destroyed]]''' a Filipino [[artillery battery]] in [[Olongapo]].
+| one source
+|-
+| [[1932]] – The [[Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd]] '''[[Unification of Saudi Arabia|merged]]''' with [[Al-Hasa]] and [[Qatif]] to form the [[Saudi Arabia|Kingdom of Saudi Arabia]], with [[Ibn Saud]] as the first [[King of Saudi Arabia|monarch]] and [[Riyadh]] as the capital city.
+| refimprove
+|-
+| [[1983]] – A bomb placed by the [[Abu Nidal]] organisation destroyed '''[[Gulf Air Flight 771]]''', flying from [[Karachi]], Pakistan, to [[Abu Dhabi]], UAE, killing all 112 people aboard.
+| expansion
+|-
+| [[2002]] – The first version of the web browser '''[[Firefox]]''' was released by the [[Mozilla Foundation|Mozilla Organization]].
+| lots of citations needed (16)
+|-
+| '''[[Francesco Barberini (1597–1679)|Francesco Barberini]]'''<!--Italian cardinal--> |b|1597|
+| lots of citations needed (7)
+|-
+| '''[[El Santo]]'''<!--Mexican professional wrestler--> |b|1917
+| refimprove section
+|-
+| '''[[Bruce Springsteen]]'''<!--American musician--> |b|1949
+| refimprove
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+* [[1780]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: British officer [[John André]]<!--not bold, unreferenced section--> was captured by [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] forces, thereby revealing a plot by [[Continental Army]] general '''[[Benedict Arnold]]''' to hand over [[West Point, New York]].
-* [[1123]] – [[Pope Calixtus II]] and Holy Roman Emperor [[Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor|{{nowrap|Henry V}}]] agreed to the '''[[Concordat of Worms]]''' to put an end to the [[Investiture Controversy]].
-* [[1779]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[John Paul Jones]] led the [[Continental Navy]] to victory in the '''[[Battle of Flamborough Head]]''', one of the most celebrated naval actions of the war.
+* [[1803]] – [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] troops were defeated by forces of the British [[East India Company]] at the '''[[Battle of Assaye]]''', one of the decisive battles of the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]].
+* [[1913]] – The [[United Mine Workers of America]] begin a strike against the [[John D. Rockefeller Jr.|Rockefeller]]-owned [[Colorado Fuel and Iron|Colorado Fuel & Iron Company]], sparking the '''[[Colorado Coalfield War]]'''.
-* [[1780]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: British officer [[John André]]<!--not bold, unreferenced section--> was captured by [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] forces, thereby revealing a plot by [[Continental Army]] General '''[[Benedict Arnold]]''' to hand over [[West Point, New York]].
-* [[1803]] – [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] troops were defeated by British forces at the '''[[Battle of Assaye]]''', one of the decisive battles of the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]].
+* [[1952]] – U.S. vice-presidential candidate [[Richard Nixon]] delivered the '''[[Checkers speech]]''' ''(pictured)'', one of the first political uses of television to appeal directly to the populace.
+* [[2008]] – A gunman '''[[Kauhajoki school shooting|shot and killed ten students]]''' at the [[Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences]] in [[Kauhajoki]], Finland, before committing suicide.
-* [[1868]] – '''[[Ramón Emeterio Betances]]''' led the [[Grito de Lares]], a revolt against [[Spanish colonization of the Americas|Spanish rule]] in [[Puerto Rico]].
+* [[2010]] – '''[[Teresa Lewis]]''' became the first woman to be executed by the U.S. state of [[Virginia]] since 1912, and the first woman in the state to be executed via [[lethal injection]].
-* [[1899]] – [[Philippine–American War]]: The American [[Asiatic Squadron]] '''[[Battle of Olongapo|destroyed]]''' a Filipino [[artillery battery]] in [[Olongapo]].
+* [[2016]] – Following a number of high-profile sexual assaults, major reforms were enacted to strengthen laws related to '''[[rape in Germany]]'''.
-* [[1952]] – In one of the first political uses of television to appeal directly to the populace, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Vice President of the United States|vice presidential]] candidate [[Richard Nixon]] delivered the "'''[[Checkers speech]]'''", refuting accusations of improprieties with [[campaign finance|contributions to his campaign]].
+* [[2019]] – The British travel company '''[[Thomas Cook Group]]''' ceased operations with immediate effect, leaving around 600,000 tourists stranded around the world.
-* [[1983]] – A bomb placed by the [[Abu Nidal]] organisation destroyed '''[[Gulf Air Flight 771]]''', flying from [[Karachi]], Pakistan, to [[Abu Dhabi]], UAE, killing all 110 people aboard.
+* Born this day:  '''[[Eleonora Gonzaga (1598–1655)|Eleonora Gonzaga]]'''<!--Holy Roman empress--> |b|1598| '''[[Joseph Dudley]]'''<!--American colonial governor--> |b|1647| '''[[John Ainsworth Horrocks]]'''<!--English explorer--> |d|1846| '''[[Émilie Gamelin]]'''<!--Canadian nun--> |d|1851| '''[[Ellen Hayes]]'''<!--American mathematician--> |b|1851| '''[[Paul Delvaux]]'''<!--Belgian painter--> |b|1897| '''[[Louise Nevelson]]'''<!--American sculptor--> |b|1899| '''[[Werner Voss]]'''<!--German flying ace--> |d|1917|  '''[[Ambroise Noumazalaye]]'''<!--Congolese prime minister--> |b|1933| '''[[Sigmund Freud]]''' <!--Austrian neurologist--> |d|1939| '''[[Kostas Tournas]]'''<!--Greek musician--> |b|1949| '''[[Cherie Blair]]'''<!--English lawyer--> |b|1954| '''[[Michiru Yamane]]'''<!--Japanese composer, female--> |b|1963| '''[[Sean Spicer]]'''<!--American political aide--> |b|1971 }}
-* [[2008]] – A gunman '''[[Kauhajoki school shooting|shot and killed]]''' ten students at [[Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences]] in [[Kauhajoki]], [[Western Finland Province|Western Finland]], before committing suicide.
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-'''[[September 23]]''': First day of '''[[Eid al-Adha]]''' (Islam, 2015); '''[[Yom Kippur]]''' ends at nightfall (Judaism, 2015); '''[[Celebrate Bisexuality Day]]'''
+'''[[September 23]]''': '''[[Celebrate Bisexuality Day]]'''
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+* [[1122]] – [[Pope Callixtus II]] and Holy Roman emperor [[Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry&nbsp;V]] agreed to the '''[[Concordat of Worms]]''' ''(pictured)'', ending the [[Investiture Controversy]].
-{{main page image|image=File:Billy the Kid.jpg|caption=Billy the Kid|width=100}}
+* [[1642]] – [[First English Civil War]]: The '''[[Battle of Powick Bridge]]''', the first engagement between the primary field armies of the [[Cavalier|Royalists]] and the [[Roundhead|Parliamentarians]], ended in a Royalist victory.
-</div>
+* [[1884]] – The French steamship ''Arctique'' ran aground on the northern coast of [[Cape Virgenes]] in Argentina; gold was discovered during the rescue effort, triggering the '''[[Tierra del Fuego gold rush]]'''.
-* [[1459]] – [[House of York|Yorkist]] forces led by [[Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury|Richard Neville]] defeated [[House of Lancaster|Lancastrian]] troops at the '''[[Battle of Blore Heath]]'''  in [[Staffordshire]], England, a major battle of the [[Wars of the Roses]].
+* [[1920]] – The '''[[1920 Louisiana hurricane|Louisiana hurricane]]''' dissipated over [[Kansas]] after forcing around 4,500 people to evacuate and causing $1.45&nbsp;million in damages.
-* [[1568]] – [[Anglo–Spanish War (1585)|Anglo–Spanish War]]: At [[San Juan de Ulúa]] (in modern [[Veracruz]], Mexico), Spanish naval forces  '''[[Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (1568)|forced]]''' English [[privateer]]s to halt their illegal trade.
+* [[2010]] – '''[[Teresa Lewis]]''' became the first woman to be executed by the U.S. state of [[Virginia]] since 1912, and the first woman in the state to be executed by [[lethal injection]].
-* [[1875]] – '''[[Billy the Kid]]''' ''(pictured)'' was arrested for the first time after stealing clothes from a laundryman, beginning his life as an infamous American [[outlaw]] and gunman.
+{{Born and died list| '''[[Augustus]]'''<!--Roman emperor--> |b|63&nbsp;BC| '''[[Sir Richard Hughes, 1st Baronet]]'''<!--British officer--> |d|1779| '''[[Émilie Gamelin]]'''<!--Canadian nun--> |d|1851| '''[[Zdenko Blažeković]]'''<!--Croatian fascist--> |b|1915|}}
-* [[1932]] – The [[Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz]] '''[[Unification of Saudi Arabia|merged]]''' with [[Al-Hasa]] and [[Qatif]] to form the [[Saudi Arabia|Kingdom of Saudi Arabia]], with [[Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia|Ibn Saud]] as the first [[List of kings of Saudi Arabia|monarch]] and [[Riyadh]] as the capital city.
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-* [[2010]] – '''[[Teresa Lewis]]''' became the first woman to be executed by the US state of [[Virginia]] since 1912, and the first woman in the state to be executed via [[lethal injection]].
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