22nd September

Coronation Street history

 * 1986 - Betty Turpin comes back out of retirement to work at the Rovers.
 * 1995 - Raquel Wolstenhulme narrowly escapes being raped by Leo Firman.
 * 1997 - Fred Elliott and Maureen Holdsworth are married.
 * 1999 - Ashley Peacock and Maxine Heavey have their stag and hen nights.
 * 2002 - Peter Barlow meets florist Lucy Richards (First appearance of the character).
 * 2003 - Martin Platt and Katy Harris announce their relationship to Katy's parents - Tommy promptly attacks Martin.
 * 2004 - Todd Grimshaw discovers that his brother Jason has spent the night with Sarah Platt. Distraught at the betrayal, he leaves Weatherfield.
 * 2008 - Thinking that Liz McDonald is in a relationship now with Harry Mason and that there is no chance of a reconciliation, Vernon Tomlin leaves Weatherfield (Final appearance of the character).

Real world

 * 1915 - Arthur Lowe (Leonard Swindley) born.
 * 1955 - ITV goes on the air for the first time with broadcasts by Associated Rediffusion in the London area.

Episodes
Episodes were broadcast on 22nd September on the following years:


 * 1960s - 1965, 1969
 * 1970s - 1971, 1975, 1976
 * 1980s - 1980, 1982, 1986
 * 1990s - 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
 * 2000s - 2000, 2002, 2003 (I) (II), 2004, 2006, 2008 (I) (II)