On This Day for September 22 - Solidarity formed, Michael Faraday is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, [click here to view](. September 22 [Michael Faraday, oil on canvas by Thomas Phillips, 1841–42; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.]( FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1791 Michael Faraday [READ MORE]( [Lech Wałęsa speaking to striking shipyard workers in Gdańsk, Poland, 1988.]( FEATURED EVENT 1980 Solidarity formed [READ MORE]( Advertisement Advertisement [Earth's To-Do List]( MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY [Berra, Yogi] 2015: American [baseball]( player, manager, and coach [Yogi Berra]( who won a record 10 [World Series]( while a catcher with the [New York Yankees]( and was known for his unintentionally amusing non sequiters, died at age 90. [foxhunting] 2002: Hundreds of thousands of rural protesters converged on London to demonstrate in favour of [foxhunting]( which two years later the [House of Commons]( banned in England and Wales. [Bocelli, Andrea] 1958: Italian [opera]( tenor [Andrea Bocelli]( who was noted for his unique blend of opera and pop music, was born. 1922: Chinese-born American theoretical physicist [Chen Ning Yang]( corecipient with [Tsung-Dao Lee]( of the [Nobel Prize]( for Physics in 1957, was born. [Berlin, Irving] 1989: American composer [Irving Berlin]( who was perhaps the greatest and most enduring of American songwriters, died in New York City. [Iran-Iraq War] 1980: The [Iran-Iraq War]( began when [Iraqi]( armed forces invaded western [Iran]( along the countries' joint border; fighting continued until 1988, and a formal peace agreement was signed in 1990. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1976 [Ronaldo]( Brazilian athlete 1958 [Andrea Bocelli]( Italian singer 1906 [Ilse Koch]( German war criminal 1515 [Anne of Cleves]( queen of England 1957 [Nick Cave]( Australian musician and author [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( Advertisement FOLLOW: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, [click here](. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2019 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( • [Help](