September 22
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| + | "[[George Soros]] became instantly famous on [[September 22]], [[1992]], when, believing the [[Pound sterling]] was overvalued, he speculated heavily against it. The [[Bank of England]] was forced to withdraw the currency out of the [[European Exchange Rate Mechanism]], and Soros earned an estimated US$1 billion in the process. | ||
| + | He was dubbed "the man who broke the Bank of England."" --Sholem Stein | ||
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[1869]] - [[Richard Wagner]]'s [[opera]] ''[[Das Rheingold]]'' debuts in [[Munich]]. | *[[1869]] - [[Richard Wagner]]'s [[opera]] ''[[Das Rheingold]]'' debuts in [[Munich]]. | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1862]] - [[Maurice Barrès]], French writer and provocateur (d. [[1923]]) | ||
| *[[1885]] - [[Erich von Stroheim]], Austrian-born actor (d. [[1957]]) | *[[1885]] - [[Erich von Stroheim]], Austrian-born actor (d. [[1957]]) | ||
| - | *[[1895]] - [[Paul Muni]], Polish-born actor (d. [[1967]]) | + | *[[1895]] - [[Paul Muni]], Polish-born actor (d. 1967) |
| - | *[[1940]] - [[Anna Karina]], Danish born actress | + | *[[1940]] - [[Anna Karina]], Danish born actress (d. 2019) |
| - | *[[1946]] - [[King Sunny Ade]], Nigerian singer | + | *[[1946]] - [[King Sunny Adé]], Nigerian singer |
| + | *[[1956]] - [[Doug Wimbish]], American bass player | ||
| *[[1957]] - [[Nick Cave]], Australian musician | *[[1957]] - [[Nick Cave]], Australian musician | ||
| + | *[[1964]] - [[Benoît Poelvoorde]], Belgian actor | ||
| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
| + | *[[1989]] – [[Irving Berlin]], Russian-American composer and songwriter (b. 1888) | ||
| + | *[[2007]] – [[Marcel Marceau]], French actor (b. 1923) | ||
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| - | == Notes == | ||
| - | # [[Maurice Barrès]] (September 22, 1862 - December 4, 1923) was a French occultist, novelist, journalist, an anti-semite nationalist and socialist politician and agitator. | ||
| - | # [[Frederick John Kiesler]] , September 22, 1890 – New York City, December 27, 1965). Romanian-American theater designer, artist, theoretician and architect. | ||
| - | # [[Benoît Poelvoorde]] September 22, 1964, in Namur, Belgium) is a Belgian actor | ||
| - | # [[Doug Wimbish]] (born September 22, 1956) is an American bass player, | ||
| - | # [[Melanie Klein]] (March 30 1882 – September 22 1960) was an Austrian-born British psychoanalyst | ||
| - | # [[David Riesman]] | ||
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"George Soros became instantly famous on September 22, 1992, when, believing the Pound sterling was overvalued, he speculated heavily against it. The Bank of England was forced to withdraw the currency out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, and Soros earned an estimated US$1 billion in the process. He was dubbed "the man who broke the Bank of England."" --Sholem Stein |
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Art and culture
- 1869 - Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold debuts in Munich.
Births
- 1862 - Maurice Barrès, French writer and provocateur (d. 1923)
- 1885 - Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-born actor (d. 1957)
- 1895 - Paul Muni, Polish-born actor (d. 1967)
- 1940 - Anna Karina, Danish born actress (d. 2019)
- 1946 - King Sunny Adé, Nigerian singer
- 1956 - Doug Wimbish, American bass player
- 1957 - Nick Cave, Australian musician
- 1964 - Benoît Poelvoorde, Belgian actor
Deaths
- 1989 – Irving Berlin, Russian-American composer and songwriter (b. 1888)
- 2007 – Marcel Marceau, French actor (b. 1923)
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