September 22 birthdays
1515 ANNE OF CLEVES Queen of England
Anne was born in Germany and was the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. She married Henry in January, 1540, but the marriage was declared unconsummated six months later.
1791 MICHAEL FARADAY English scientist
Faraday received little formal education but became one of the most influential scientists in history. He contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
1885 BEN CHIFLEY
Australian prime minister Chifley was born in Bathurst, NSW. He became the 16th prime minister of Australia and was in the role from 1945 until 1949. He was leader of the Labor Party from 1945 until his death in 1951.
1957 NICK CAVE Australian musician
Born in Warracknabeal, Victoria, Cave is known for fronting the rock band Nick
Cave and the Bad Seeds. In the 2000s, he turned his hand towards films, writing the Australian film The Proposition in 2005 and composing its soundtrack with collaborator Warren Ellis.
1958 ANDREA BOCELLI Italian tenor
Bocelli was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma at five months of age and became completely blind at the age of 12 following a football accident. He rose to fame in 1994 after winning the preliminary round of the 44th Sanremo Music festival.
1962 MARTIN CROWE
New Zealand cricketer Crowe played for the New Zealand national team from 1982 until 1995 and was captain of the Test and ODI teams during his career. He made his Test debut at 19. Crowe’s top score was 299, achieved against Sri Lanka.
1970 GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN
Australian politician Berejiklian was born to
Armenian immigrant parents at Manly Hospital, Sydney. She has been a member of the NSW parliament since 2003. Berejiklian became NSW’S 45th premier after the resignation of Mike Baird in 2017.