October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 22, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 70 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

• 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus in the Battle of Zama. Events By place Carthage Accused of treason by the Carthaginians after being defeated by the Romans at the Battle of the Hannibal (Pronounced in Phoenician: Hanniba'al means " Ba'al is my grace " or " Ba'al has given me grace " 247 BC &ndash Carthage (Καρχηδών Karkhēdōn, Carthago from the Phoenician קרת חדשת phn-Latn Qart-ḥadašt meaning new town) refers The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major ( Latin: P·CORNELIVS·P·F·L·N·SCIPIO·AFRICANVS ¹) (236&ndash183 The Battle of Zama, fought around October 19 of 202 BC, marked the final and decisive end of the Second Punic War.
• 362 - The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside of Antioch, is destroyed in a mysterious fire. Events By Place Roman Empire Julian gathers an army of 60000 men a fleet of fifty warships and a thousand transport boats Antioch on the Orontes (Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Δάφνῃ Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ Μεγάλη Antiochia ad Orontem also Fire is the heat and light energy released during a Chemical reaction, in particular a combustion reaction.
• 794 - Emperor Kanmu relocates Japanese capital to Heiankyo (now Kyoto). Events By Place Asia Kyoto becomes the Japanese capital ending the Nara period, and beginning the Heian period. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan.
• 1383 - The 1383-1385 Crisis in Portugal: A period of civil war and disorder began when King Fernando died without a male heir to the Portuguese throne. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. A civil war is a War between a State and domestic political actors that are in control of some part of the territory claimed by the state Ferdinand I ( Portuguese: Fernando, fɨɾˈnɐ̃du Lisbon, 31 October 1345 &ndash 22 October 1383 in Lisbon sometimes referred to as the Handsome "Heir" and "Heiress" redirect here For the men and women fragrances endorsed by Paris Hilton see Heiress (fragrance. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of Portuguese
• 1575 - Foundation of Aguascalientes. The city of Aguascalientes is the capital of the state of Aguascalientes in western central Mexico.
• 1746 - The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey.
• 1784 - Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Kodiak Island is a large island on the south coast of the US state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent
• 1797 - One thousand meters (3,200 feet) above Paris, André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag.
• 1836 - Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Samuel Houston ( March 2, 1793 July 26, 1863) was a 19th century American statesman politician and soldier The Republic of Texas was a sovereign Nation in North America between the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to
• 1844 - The Great Anticipation: Millerites, followers of William Miller, anticipated the end of the world in conjunction with the Second Advent of Christ. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year William Miller (1782–1849 was an American Baptist Preacher, whose followers have been termed Millerites. The following day became known as the Great Disappointment. The Great Disappointment was a major event in the history of the Millerite movement, a 19th century American Christian sect.
• 1866 - Paraguay: Battle of Curupaytí against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only The Battle of Curupayty was a key battle in the War of the Triple Alliance.
• 1867 - Foundation of the National University of Colombia. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting National University of Colombia (Universidad Nacional de Colombia also referred to as UN, is a public, Coeducational Research University
• 1875 - First telegraphic connection in Argentina. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
• 1877 - The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Blantyre mining disaster, which happened on the morning of October 22 1877, in Blantyre, Scotland, was and remains Scotland’s worst Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Those widows and orphans who were unable to support themselves were evicted by the mine owners and likely sent to the Poor House.
• 1878 - The first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Swinton Lions is a British Rugby league club from Swinton and Pendlebury, Greater Manchester, England.
• 1883 - The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust (opera). Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880 is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. The City of New York Biography Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and a draftsman father Faust is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré's play
• 1895 - In Paris an express train overruns a buffer stop and crosses more than 30 metres of concourse before plummeting through a window at Gare Montparnasse. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city A buffer stop or bumper (US is a device to prevent railway vehicles from going past the end of a section of track
• 1907 - Panic of 1907: A run on Knickerbocker Trust Company stock sets events in motion that will lead to a depression. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Panic of 1907 also known as the 1907 Bankers' Panic, was a Financial crisis that occurred in the United States when the Stock market fell close to The Knickerbocker Trust, chartered in 1884 by Fred Eldridge a friend and classmate of J In Economics, a depression is a term commonly used for a sustained downturn in one or more national economies
• 1910 - Dr. Crippen is convicted at the Old Bailey of poisoning his wife and was subsequently hanged at Pentonville Prison in London. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hawley Harvey Crippen (11 September 1862 – 23 November 1910 usually known as Dr The Central Criminal Court in England, commonly known as the Old Bailey, is a court HM Prison Pentonville is a Prison built in 1842 on the Caledonian Road, North London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1924 - Toastmasters International is founded. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toastmasters International ( TI) is a nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their
• 1926 - J. Gordon Whitehead sucker punches magician Harry Houdini in the stomach in Montreal. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1928 - Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity (ΦΣΑ (aka Fi Sigma Alfa) commonly known as La Sigma, is a fraternity established originally as the Sigma Delta Alpha Fraternity The University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras Campus ( UPRRP) &mdashor Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Río Piedras in Spanish &mdash is a

• 1934 - In East Liverpool, Ohio, notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd is shot and killed by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. East Liverpool is a city in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. Bank robbery is the Crime of robbing a Bank. It is also called a bank heist, especially in the United States. Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd ( February 3, 1904 &ndash October 22, 1934) was an American bank robber

October 22 page from a 1935 Soviet revolutionary calendar with six-day weeks.

• 1935 - Establishment of the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marshal of the Soviet Union ( Marshal Sovietskovo Soyuza Советского Союза'' was the de facto highest military rank of the Soviet Union.
• 1941 - French hero of the resistance Guy Môquet is executed by the Germans, along with 29 other hostages as a retaliation for a killed German officer. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guy Môquet ( 26 April 1924 — 22 October 1941) was a young French Communist militant
• 1943 - World War II: Kassel: RAF conducts an air raid on the city of 236,000 people, killing 10,000, rendering 150,000 homeless. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The city of Kassel in Germany was severely bombed during World War II and more than 10000 civilians died during these raids Second firestorm raid in Germany
• 1944 - World War II: Battle of Aachen: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, making it the first German city to fall to the Allies. A firestorm is a Conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Aachen was a Battle in Aachen, Germany, that took place in October 1944 in World War II. ( Ripuarian: Oche, Dutch: Aken, Spanish: Aquisgrán, Italian: Aquisgrana, French,
• 1946 - Forty four British sailors die when two British warships hit mines off the coast of Albania. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics.
• 1953 - Laos gains independence from France. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1956 - A concrete girder weighing 200 tons kills 48 in Karachi, Pakistan. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A girder is a support beam used in Construction. Girders often have an I beam cross section for strength but may also have a box shape Z shape Units of mass There are three similar units of Mass called the ton: Long ton (simply ton in countries such as the United (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
• 1957 - Vietnam War: First United States casualties in Vietnam. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
• 1960 - Independence of Mali from France. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis: US President John F. Kennedy, after internal counsel from Dwight D. Eisenhower, announces that American spy planes have discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, and that he has ordered a naval "quarantine" of the island nation. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba during the Cold War. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
• 1963 - BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes on October 22 in UK with the loss of all on board. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1964 - Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, but turns down the honour. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 &ndash 15 April 1980 commonly known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre (ʒɑ̃ pol saʁtʁə was a French The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred
• 1964 - Canada: A Multi-Party Parliamentary Committee selects the design which becomes the new official Flag of Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The National Flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf, and fr l'Unifolié ( French for "the one-leafed" is a red Flag
• 1966 - The Supremes become the first all-female music group to attain a No. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. 1 selling album (The Supremes A' Go-Go). An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public
• 1968 - Apollo program: Apollo 7 safely splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean after orbiting the Earth 163 times. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001
• 1970 - Tunku Abdul Rahman resign from Prime Minister of Malaysia. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, CH ( February 8 1903 &ndash December 6 For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and
• 1972 - Vietnam War: In Saigon, Henry Kissinger and South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu meet to discuss a proposed cease-fire that had been worked out between Americans and North Vietnamese in Paris. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, ( April 5, 1923 &ndash September 29, 2001) was a former General and President of South Vietnam. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Thieu rejects the proposal and accused the United States of conspiring to undermine his regime
• 1976 - Red Dye No. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladders of dogs. See also Cancer A tumor or tumour is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells (termed neoplastic The dog ( Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated Subspecies of the gray wolf, a Mammal of the Canidae family of the order The dye is still used in Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1981 - The United States Federal Labor Relations Authority votes to decertify the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization for its strike the previous August. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization or PATCO was Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work.
• 1981 - The founding congress of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Organisation faction led by Hareram Sharma and D. Nepal Workers and Peasants Organisation (नेपाल मजदुर किसान संगठन was a communist group in Nepal, led by Hareram Sharma P. Singh begins.
• 1981 - The TGV railway service Paris-Lyon is inaugurated. The TGV ( t rain à g rande v itesse, French for "high-speed train" is France 's High-speed rail service Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France.
• 1983 - Two correctional officers are killed by inmates in Marion, Illinois. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) A corrections officer, correctional officer, detention officer, jail guard, prison guard, prison warder, or prison officer The United States Penitentiary is a medium-security Prison located in Marion, Illinois. The incident inspired the Supermax model of prisons. Supermax is the name used to describe "control-unit" Prisons or units within prisons which represent the most secure levels of
• 1986 - WNBC traffic reporter Jane Dornacker is killed when the helicopter she is riding in stalls and crashes into the Hudson River. WNBC Channel 4 is the flagship station of the NBC television network located in New York City. Jane Dornacker ( October 1, 1947 - October 22, 1986) was an American rock Musician, Actress, and Comedienne The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami
• 1987 - John Adams's opera Nixon in China debuts at the Houston Grand Opera in Houston, Texas. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) John Coolidge Adams (born February 15 1947 is an American Composer with strong roots in minimalism. Nixon in China (1985-87 is an Opera with music by the American composer John Adams and a Libretto by Alice Goodman, about the Houston Grand Opera (HGO was founded in 1955 through the joint efforts of Maestro Walter Herbert and Houston cultural leaders Mrs
• 1987 - The pinnacle rock "Gendarme" falls at Seneca Rocks. Seneca Rocks, formerly the "Cliffs of Seneca", is a large Crag and local landmark in Pendleton County in the Eastern Panhandle
• 1990 - American rock group Pearl Jam played their first official show at the Off Ramp club in Seattle. Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990
• 1991 - Dimitrios Arhondonis, metropolitan of Chalcedon elected 270th Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch as Patriarch Bartholomew I of the Orthodox church. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I ( Greek: Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης Βαρθολομαῖος Α' Turkish: Patrik I For the Ecumenical Council of 451 see Council of Chalcedon; For the religious/political organization see Chalcedon Foundation. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I ( Greek: Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης Βαρθολομαῖος Α' Turkish: Patrik I The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to The Eastern Orthodox Church: the Eastern Christian churches of Byzantine
• 1999 - Maurice Papon, an official in the Vichy France government during World War II, is jailed for crimes against humanity. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Maurice Papon ( September 3 1910 &ndash February 17 2007) was a French civil servant industrial leader and Gaullist politician Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In Public international law, a crime against humanity is an act of Persecution or any large scale atrocities against a body of people and is the highest level of
• 2002 - One of the two Denial-of-service attacks against the DNS Backbone servers. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The DNS Backbone DDoS Attacks have been several significant Internet events in which distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS have targeted one or more of the
• 2005 - Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 22 named storms. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tropical Storm Alpha was the 23rd named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.
• 2005 - Crash of Bellview Airlines Flight 210 in Nigeria kills all 117 on board. On October 22 2005, Bellview Airlines Flight 210, a Boeing 737-200 aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Murtala Muhammed Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal
• 2006 - A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Panama Canal Expansion, or--> Third Set of Locks Project is a Megaproject that will expand the Panama Canal. 8% of voters in a National referendum held in Panama. The Panama Canal expansion referendum was held on October 22, 2006, when the citizens of Panama approved the Panama Canal expansion Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America.

Births

• 1071 - William IX, Duke of Aquitaine and poet (d. 1126)
• 1197 - Emperor Juntoku of Japan (d. ( October 22, 1197 &ndash October 7, 1242) was the 84th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession 1242)
• 1511 - Erasmus Reinhold, German astronomer and mathematician (d. Erasmus Reinhold ( October 22, 1511 &ndash February 19, 1553) was a German Astronomer and Mathematician 1553)
• 1558 - Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. Jacques Sirmond (12 or 22 October 1559 &ndash October 7 1651) was a French scholar and Jesuit. 1651)
• 1592 - Gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (d. Count Gustav Horn ( October 22, 1592 – May 10, 1657) was a Swedish soldier and politician 1657)
• 1688 - Nadir Shah of Persia (d. Nāder Shāh Afshār ( also known as Nāder Qoli Beg - نادر قلی بیگ or Tahmāsp Qoli Khān - تهماسپ قلی خان) (November 1747)
• 1689 - King John V of Portugal (d. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ancestry Marriages and descendants John married Mary Anne of Austria, daughter of Leopold I Holy Roman Emperor in 1708 1750)
• 1692 - Elizabeth Farnese, second queen of King Philip V of Spain (d. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Elisabeth of Parma ( October 22, 1692 &ndash July 11, 1766) Queen consort of Spain, also known as Isabel de 1766)
• 1701 - Maria Amalia of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Maria Amalia of Austria ( October 22, 1701, Vienna - December 11, 1756, Munich) was the daughter of Joseph I Holy 1756)
• 1729 - Johann Reinhold Forster, German botanist (d. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johann Reinhold Forster ( October 22, 1729 &ndash December 9, 1798) was a German naturalist of partial Scottish 1798)
• 1734 - Daniel Boone, American pioneer and hunter (d. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Daniel Boone ( &ndash September 26 1820 was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes 1820)
• 1770 - Thomas Seebeck, Baltic German physicist (d. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Thomas Johann Seebeck ( April 9 1770 &ndash December 10 1831) was a physicist who in 1821 discovered the Thermoelectric effect 1831)
• 1809 - Volney E. Howard, American politician (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Volney Erskine Howard ( October 22, 1809 - May 14, 1889) was an American Lawyer, Statesman, and Jurist 1889)
• 1811 - Franz Liszt, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1886)
• 1818 - Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle, French poet (d. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle ( October 22, 1818 – July 17, 1894) was a French Poet of the Parnassian 1894)
• 1821 - Collis Potter Huntington, American railroad executive (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Collis Potter Huntington ( April 16 or October 22 1821 – August 13 1900) was one of The Big Four of western railroading (along with 1900)
• 1844 - Louis Riel, Canadian Metis Political Leader (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Louis Riel (22 October 1844 &ndash 16 November 1885 in English was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and leader of the Métis 1885)
• 1858 - German Empress Augusta Victoria, wife of German Emperor Wilhelm II (d. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Princess Auguste Viktoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg ( October 22 1858 - April 11 1921) 1921)
• 1865 - Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter (d. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kristjan Raud (properly Kristian Raud October 22 ( Old Style: October 10) 1865 - May 19, 1943) was an Estonian 1943)
• 1870 - Alfred Douglas, English partner of Oscar Wilde (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas ( 22 October 1870 &ndash 20 March 1945) was a Poet, a Translator and a Prose Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 was an Irish Playwright, Novelist, poet and Author of 1945)
• 1870 - Ivan Bunin, Russian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin ( Ива́н Алексе́евич Бу́нин) (— November 8, 1953) was the first Russian writer to win the The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1953)
• 1873 - Gustaf John Ramstedt, Finland-Swedish linguist and diplomat (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gustaf John Ramstedt born in Ekenäs October 22, 1873, died in Helsinki November 25 1950, was a Finland-Swedish 1950)
• 1881 - Clinton Davisson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Clinton Joseph Davisson ( 22 October 1881 &ndash 1 February 1958) was an American physicist who won the 1937 The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1958)
• 1886 - Erik Bergman, Lutheran pastor (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Erik Bergman ( October 22, 1886 - April 26, 1970) was a Swedish parish minister of the Lutheran Church and Ingmar 1970)
• 1887 - John Reed, American journalist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John "Jack" Silas Reed ( October 22, 1887 &ndash October 19, 1920) was an American Journalist, Poet 1920)
• 1891 - Parker Fennelly, American comedian and actor (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Parker Fennelly (born October 22, 1891 in Northeast Harbor Maine &ndashdied January 22, 1988) was an American Actor 1988)
• 1894 - Méi Lánfāng, Chinese opera performer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1961)
• 1896 - Charles Glen King, American biochemist (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Charles Glen King ( October 22 1896 &ndash January 23 1988) was an American Biochemist who was a pioneer in the field 1988)
• 1903 - George Wells Beadle, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting George Wells Beadle ( October 22, 1903 &ndash June 9, 1989) was an American Scientist in the field of Genetics The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1989)
• 1903 - Curly Howard, American actor and comedian, member of the Three Stooges (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Curly Howard ( October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952) was a member of the American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges The Three Stooges were an American Vaudeville and Comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous Short subject films 1952)
• 1904 - Constance Bennett, American actress (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Constance Campbell Bennett ( October 22, 1904 &ndash July 24, 1965) was an American actress. 1965)
• 1905 - Joseph Kosma, Hungarian-born composer (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Joseph Kosma (born Kozma József October 22, 1905 in Budapest, died August 7, 1969 outside Paris) was a Hungarian 1969)
• 1907 - Jimmie Foxx, American baseball player (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Emory "Jimmie" Foxx ( October 22 - July 21) ( nicknamed Double X and The Beast) was an American First 1967)
• 1908 - John Gould, American humorist, essayist, and columnist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Thomas Gould ( October 22, 1908 – September 1, 2003) was an American Humorist, Essayist, and Columnist 2003)
• 1912 - Frances Drake, American actress (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Frances Drake ( October 22, 1912 (some sources say 1908 - January 18, 2000) was an American actress from the 1930s who is best known 2000)
• 1913 - Bảo Đại, Emperor of Vietnam (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bảo Đại ( Hán tự: vi-nom [[wikt保 保]][[wikt大 大]] Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy 22 October 1913 &ndash 30 July 1997 Below is a list of Vietnamese monarchs. Some declared themselves kings ( vua / vương) or emperors ( hoàng đế) 1997)
• 1913 - Tamara Desni, German-born British actress (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Tamara Desni ( October 22, 1911 in Berlin as Tamara Brodsky; February 7, 2008 in Valence d'Agen, France 2008)
• 1913 - Robert Capa, American war photographer (born in Hungary) (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Robert Capa ( Budapest, October 22 1913 &ndash May 25 1954) was a 20th century combat Photographer who covered five different Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic 1954)
• 1913 - Hans-Peter Tschudi, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Hans-Peter Tschudi ( October 22, 1913 - September 30, 2002) was a Swiss politician and Member of the Swiss Federal Council 2002)
• 1917 - Joan Fontaine, American actress
• 1918 - Lou Klein, American baseball player (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joan Fontaine (born October 22, 1917) is an Academy Award -winning British Actress in American films Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Frank Klein ( October 22, 1918 - June 20, 1976) was an infielder for the St 1976)
• 1919 - Doris Lessing, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1919 - Kathleen Ankers, American scenic designer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Doris May Lessing, CH, OBE (née Tayler; born 22 October 1919) is a British Writer, author of works such Kathleen Ankers ( 22 October 1919 - 24 October 2001 Lenox Hill hospital New York City) was an American Scenic designer. 2001)
• 1920 - Timothy Leary, American writer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist 1996)
• 1921 - Georges Brassens, French singer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Georges Brassens (ʒɔʁʒ bʁaˈsɛ̃s in French (22 October 1921 - 29 October 1981 was a French Singer-songwriter. 1981)
• 1921 - Alexander Kronrod, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Aleksandr (Alexander Semenovich Kronrod (Александр Семёнович Кронрод (October 22 1921 &ndash October 6 1986 was a Russian Mathematician 1986)
• 1922 - Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Argentine footballer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Juan Carlos ("Toto" Lorenzo ( October 22 1922, Buenos Aires &ndash November 14 2001, Buenos Aires) was an 2001)
• 1923 - Bert Trautmann, German former footballer
• 1925 - Robert Rauschenberg, American painter and graphic artist
• 1927 - Allan Hendrickse, South African politician (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bernhard Carl "Bert" Trautmann OBE (born 22 October 1923 in Bremen, Germany is a German football Goalkeeper who played for Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helenard Joe Hendrickse (popularly known as Allan Hendrickse ( 22 October, 1927 - 16 March, 2005) was a South African politician preacher 2005)
• 1928 - Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Brazilian movie director
• 1929 - Lev Yashin, Soviet footballer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nelson Pereira dos Santos (b 22 October 1928 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian movie director Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Лев Ива́нович Я́шин (22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990 was a Russian Soviet football goalkeeper, considered by many to be 1990)
• 1929 - Dory Previn, American songwriter
• 1933 - Helmut Senekowitsch, Austrian footballer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Dory Previn, née Dorothy Veronica Langan (born 22 October 1925 or 1929 is an American Lyricist, Singer-songwriter and Poet Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helmut Senekowitsch (senekovitʃ (22 October 1933 &ndash 9 September 2007 was an Austrian football player and later a football manager 2007)
• 1935 - Ann Rule, American true-crime writer
• 1936 - Bobby Seale, American civil rights activist
• 1937 - Manos Loïzos, Greek composer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Rule (born October 22, 1935 in Lowell Michigan) is a popular American true crime writer Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert George "Bobby" Seale (born October 22, 1936 in Dallas Texas) is an American Civil rights activist who along Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manos Loïzos ( Μάνος Λοΐζος, also transliterated as Loizos and Loisos) is considered to be one of the most important Greek 1982)
• 1938 - Derek Jacobi, English actor
• 1938 - Christopher Lloyd, American actor
• 1939 - George Cohen, English footballer
• 1939 - Tony Roberts, American actor
• 1942 - Annette Funicello, American actress
• 1942 - Bobby Fuller, American rock guitarist (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (ˈdʒækəbi born 22 October, 1938) is an English Actor and Film director, knighted Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is a three-time Emmy Award -winning American Actor. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Reginald Cohen MBE (born 22 October 1939, Kensington, London) was the right back for England in the side which won David Anthony "Tony" Roberts (born October 22 1939) is an American Actor. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) is an American Singer and Actress. Bobby Fuller ( October 22, 1942 – July 18, 1966) was an American rock Singer and Guitar player 1966)
• 1943 - Jan de Bont, Dutch film director
• 1943 - Catherine Deneuve, French actress
• 1943 - Allen Coage, American professional wrestler
• 1945 - Leslie West, American musician
• 1945 - Sheila Sherwood, British long jumper
• 1945 - Yvan Ponton, Canadian actor and television host
• 1946 - Kelvin MacKenzie, British media tycoon
• 1946 - Claude Charron, French-Canadian politician and TV personality
• 1946 - Eddie Brigati, American singer (The Rascals)
• 1947 - Raymond Bachand, French-Canadian politician and businessman
• 1947 - Haley Barbour, American politician, governor of Mississippi
• 1948 - Lynette Fromme, American attempted assassin of Gerald Ford
• 1949 - Stiv Bators, American musician (The Dead Boys) (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jan de Bont (born October 22, 1943) is a Dutch Cinematographer, producer, and Film director. Catherine Deneuve (French katʁin dəˈnœv born October 22 1943 is a two-time Cesar Award -winning BAFTA Award -nominated and Academy Award -nominated Allen James Coage ( October 22 1943 &ndash March 6 2007) also known as Bad News Brown and Bad News Allen, was an Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Leslie West (born October 22, 1945) is an American rock Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter. Sheila Sherwood (born October 22, 1945 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) was an international Long jumper whose Yvan Ponton (born October 22, 1945 in Farnham Quebec) is a Quebec Actor, Commentator and Television host. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kelvin Calder MacKenzie (born 22 October 1946 in South London is a British media executive and former Newspaper editor. Claude Charron (born October 22, 1946 in L'Île-Bizard Quebec) is a former CEGEP Teacher, provincial politician, Eddie Brigati (born Edward Brigati Jr, 22 October 1945, Garfield, New Jersey) is an American Singer and The Rascals (initially known as The Young Rascals) were an American soul and rock group of the 1960s Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Bachand (born October 22, 1947 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Politician, a Businessman and a Lawyer Haley Reeves Barbour (born October 22, 1947) is an American Politician currently serving as the governor of Mississippi Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme (born October 22, 1948) is a former member of Charles Manson 's " Family " convicted of Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steven John Bator, known as Stiv Bators ( October 22 1949 – June 2 1990) was an American Rock and roll and The Dead Boys were an American Punk rock band from Cleveland Ohio. 1990)
• 1949 - Vasilios Magginas, Greek politician
• 1949 - Arsène Wenger, French football manager
• 1952 - Jeff Goldblum, American actor
• 1956 - Frank DiPino, American baseball player
• 1959 - Arto Salminen, Finnish writer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Vasilios Magginas (Βασίλης Μαγγίνας (born October 22 1949 in Astakos, Aetolia-Acarnania) is Greek Politician Arsène Wenger OBE (born October 22, 1949 in Strasbourg) is a French football manager, in charge of Arsenal Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Michael DiPino (born October 22, 1956 in Syracuse New York) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arto Salminen ( 22 October 1959, Helsinki – 15 November 2005, Hausjärvi) was a Finnish writer known for his 2005)
• 1959 - Marc Shaiman, American composer
• 1960 - Darryl Jenifer, American bassist (Bad Brains)
• 1960 - Cris Kirkwood, American musician (Meat Puppets)
• 1961 - Robert Torti, American actor
• 1962 - Bob Odenkirk, American actor and comedian (Mr. Show)
• 1963 - Brian Boitano, American figure skater
• 1964 - Dražen Petrović, Croatian basketball player (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marc Shaiman (born October 22, 1959) is a multiple-award-winning American Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, and Performer Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Darryl Jenifer (born October 22, 1960 in Washington DC is the bassist for Hardcore punk band Bad Brains. Bad Brains are an American Hardcore punk band formed in Washington D Cris Kirkwood (born October 22, 1960) is the bassist and a founding member of the Meat Puppets, an alternative/punk rock band "Meat Puppet" redirects here For other uses see Meat puppet. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Felix Torti (born October 22, 1961) is an American Actor. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert "Bob" Odenkirk (born October 22, 1962) is an American Comedian, Actor, Writer, director and Mr Show (also known as Mr Show with Bob and David) was a Sketch comedy series featuring former Saturday Night Live writer/comedy Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963 in Mountain View California) is an Italian-American figure skater from Sunnyvale Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Dražen Petrović ( October 22, 1964 &ndash June 7, 1993) was a Croatian Basketball player 1993)
• 1964 - Toby Mac, American singer and songwriter
• 1965 - John Wesley Harding, American musician
• 1965 - Otis Smith, American football player
• 1966 - Valeria Golino, Italian actress
• 1967 - Rita Guerra, Portuguese singer
• 1967 - Ron Tugnutt, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1967 - Carlos Mencia, Honduras-born American comedian
• 1967 - Ulrike Maier, Austrian alpine skier (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Toby McKeehan (born October 22, 1964 in Fairfax Virginia) professionally known as TobyMac, is a professional musician producer and songwriter Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Wesley Stace (born 22 October 1965) is a folk /pop singer-songwriter who often goes by the stage name John Wesley Harding and who has called his Otis Smith (born October 22, 1965 in New Orleans Louisiana) is a former American football Cornerback. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Valeria Golino ( Βαλέρια Γκολίνο; born October 22 1966) is an Italian - Greek film and television actress Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Rita Guerra (born Rita Maria de Azevedo Mafra Guerra on October 22, 1967) is a Portuguese Singer. Ron Tugnutt (born October 22, 1967 in Scarborough Ontario) is a former professional Ice hockey Goaltender. Ned Arnel Mencía (born October 22, 1967) better known by his Stage name Carlos Mencia, is a Comedian, Writer, and Ulrike Maier ( 22 October 1967 &ndash 29 January 1994) was an Austrian alpine skier two-time Super-G World Alpine Ski 1994)
• 1968 - Shaggy, Jamaican musician
• 1968 - Stéphane Quintal, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1968 - Jay Johnston, American actor and comedian (Mr. Show)
• 1969 - Héctor Carrasco, Dominican baseball player
• 1969 - Spike Jonze, American director and film producer
• 1969 - Helmut Lotti, Belgian singer
• 1972 - D'Lo Brown, American professional wrestler
• 1973 - Andrés Palop, Spanish footballer
• 1973 - Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese baseball player
• 1974 - Tim Kinsella, American musician
• 1974 - Jeff McInnis, American NBA basketball player
• 1974 - Miroslav Šatan, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1975 - Martín Cardetti, Argentine footballer
• 1975 - Míchel Salgado, Spanish footballer
• 1976 - Jon Foreman, American musician (Switchfoot)
• 1976 - Helen Svedin, Swedish model
• 1978 - Owais Shah, English cricketer
• 1978 - Dion Glover, American basketball player
• 1978 - Chaswe Nsofwa, Zambian footballer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Orville Richard Burrell (born October 22 1968 Kingston, Jamaica) better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican American Reggae Stéphane Quintal (born October 22, 1968 in Boucherville, Quebec) is a Retired Professional Ice hockey player who played Jay Johnston (born 22 October 1968) is an American Actor and Comedian, known for his work as a writer and performer on the 1990s Mr Show (also known as Mr Show with Bob and David) was a Sketch comedy series featuring former Saturday Night Live writer/comedy Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Héctor Pacheco (Pipo Carrasco (born October 22, 1969 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel October 22, 1969) is an American director of Music videos and commercials and an Academy Helmut Lotti (born Helmut Lotigiers on October 22 1969 in Ghent, Belgium) is a Belgian popular Singer and Songwriter. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. D'Lo Brown (also written D-Lo Brown) He is also known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he became an NWA World Tag Team Champion in Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Andrés Palop Cervera (born October 22, 1973, in L'Alcúdia, Valencia) is a Spanish goalkeeper who was the third-choice often known simply as, (born October 22 1973 in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is an Outfielder for the Seattle Mariners Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Tim Kinsella (born October 22, 1974) is a musician from Chicago, Illinois. Jeffrey McInnis (born October 22 1974 in Charlotte North Carolina) is an American NBA Basketball player Miroslav Šatan (born October 22, 1974 in Jacovce, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey player who plays for the Pittsburgh Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martín Cardetti (born October 22 1975, in Río Cuarto) is an Argentine football striker Miguel Ángel Salgado Fernández (born October 22 1975 in As Neves, Galicia) is a Spanish footballer, who currently plays Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Mark Foreman (born October 22, 1976) is the lead singer, Guitarist, and co-founder of the Alternative rock band Switchfoot is an American Alternative rock band from San Diego, California. Helen Svedin (born October 22, 1976 in Solleftea, Sweden) is a Swedish model. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Owais Alam Shah ( Urdu:) (born 22 October 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan) is a Cricketer who plays for Middlesex and Micaiah Diondae "Dion" Glover (born October 22, 1978 in Marietta Georgia) is a professional Basketball player formerly with the Chaswe Nsofwa ( 22 October 1978 &ndash 29 August 2007) was a Zambian international Football (soccer striker 2007)
• 1980 - Garrett Tierney, American musician (Brand New)
• 1981 - Olivier Pla, French racing driver
• 1982 - Robinson Canó, Dominican baseball player
• 1983 - Glenn Loovens, Dutch footballer
• 1985 - Zachary Hanson, American musician (Hanson)
• 1986 - Kara Lang, Canadian soccer player
• 1987 - Jake Richardson, English footballer
• 1990 - Jonathan Lipnicki, American actor
• 1992 - Sofia Vassilieva, American actress
• 1993 - Jack Webster, pro magician

Deaths

• 741 - Charles Martel, leader of the Franks (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Garrett Tierney (born October 22, 1980) is an American Musician from Long Island, New York Brand New is an Alternative rock band based in the United States. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Olivier Pla is a Race car driver born in Toulouse, France on October 22 1981. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Robinson José Canó (kaˈno born October 22, 1982, in) is a Second baseman in Major League Baseball, who currently plays for the New Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Glenn Loovens (born 22nd October 1983 in Doetinchem, Gelderland) is a Dutch professional footballer currently playing for Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Hanson is an American Pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma by brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson. Hanson is an American Pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma by brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Kara Elise Lang (born October 22, 1986) is a Canadian soccer player Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Jake Richardson may refer to Jake Richardson (footballer Jake Richardson (actor Jake Richardson (photographer Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Jonathan William Lipnicki (born October 22, 1990) is an American Actor. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva (born October 22, 1992) is an American child actress of Russian descent from Minneapolis Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Jack Webster, CM, ( 1915 - March 2, 1999) was a Scottish -born Canadian journalist radio and television personality This article is about the year 741 For the 741 Integrated circuit, see Operational amplifier. Charles "The Hammer" Martel (Carolus Martellus Charles "the Hammer" (ca 686)
• 1383 - King Fernando I of Portugal (b. Events By Place Europe The Kingdom of Kent is attacked and conquered by West Saxons under Caedwalla. Ferdinand I ( Portuguese: Fernando, fɨɾˈnɐ̃du Lisbon, 31 October 1345 &ndash 22 October 1383 in Lisbon sometimes referred to as the Handsome 1345)
• 1565 - Jean, Vicomte d'Aguisy Grolier de Servieres, French bibliophile (b. Jean Grolier de Servières viscount d'Aguisy (1479 in Lyon &ndash October 22, 1565, in Paris) was Treasurer-General of France and 1479)
• 1613 - Pomponio Nenna, Italian composer
• 1625 - Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (b. Pomponio Nenna (baptized 13 June 1556 &ndash before 22 October 1613) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance. ( December 7, 1561 - October 22, 1625) was a Japanese Daimyo of the Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period 1561)
• 1674 - Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (b. Gerbrand van den Eeckhout ( August 19, 1621 &ndash October 22, 1674) was a Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age 1621)
• 1708 - Hermann Witsius, Dutch theologian (b. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Hermann Witsius ( Herman Wits or in Latin Hermannus Witsius) ( February 12, 1636 - October 22, 1708) 1636)
• 1751 - William IV, Prince of Orange (b. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William IV Prince of Orange and Nassau ( September 1 1711 &ndash October 22 1751) was the first hereditary Stadtholder 1711)
• 1755 - Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The Reverend Elisha Williams ( 26 August 1694 - 22 October 1755) was a Congregational minister legislator jurist and rector of 1694)
• 1792 - Guillaume Le Gentil, French astronomer (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de la Galaisière ( September 12 1725 &ndash October 22 1792) was a French Astronomer 1725)
• 1847 - Sahle Selassie, Negus of Shewa
• 1859 - Louis Spohr, German violinist and composer (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sahle Selassie (c1795 - 22 October 1847) was a Meridazmach (and later Negus) of Shewa (1813 - 1847 an important noble of Ethiopia Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Spohr ( April 5, 1784 &ndash October 22, 1859) was a German Composer, Violinist and conductor. 1784)
• 1883 - Thomas Mayne Reid, Irish-American novelist (b. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Mayne Reid ( April 4 1818 – October 22 1883) was an Irish - American Novelist. 1818)
• 1891 - Ernst von Fleischl-Marxow, Austrian physiologist (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ernst von Fleischl-Marxow (1846&ndash1891 was an Austrian physiologist and Physician who became known for his important investigations on the electrical activity 1846)
• 1906 - Paul Cezanne, French painter (b. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 1839)
• 1917 - Bob Fitzsimmons, English boxer (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert James "Bob" Fitzsimmons ( May 26, 1863 - October 22, 1917) a British -born New Zealand boxer made 1863)
• 1918 - Myrtle Gonzalez, American film and stage actress (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Myrtle Gonzalez ( September 28, 1891 in Los Angeles California – October 22, 1918 in Los Angeles California was an American 1891)
• 1927 - Borisav "Bora" Stanković, Serbian writer (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Borisav "Bora" Stanković (Борисав Станковић Бора (born in Vranje, 1875 or 1876 died in Belgrade October 22 1927 Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country 1876)
• 1928 - Andrew Fisher, fifth Prime Minister of Australia (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew Fisher (29 August 1862 – 22 October 1928 was an Australian Politician and the fifth Prime Minister of Australia. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1862)
• 1934 - Pretty Boy Floyd, American gangster (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd ( February 3, 1904 &ndash October 22, 1934) was an American bank robber 1904)
• 1935 - Komitas, Armenian composer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Biography Soghomon (Gevorki Soghomonyan was born into a family whose members were deeply involved in music and were monolingual in Turkish. 1869)
• 1941 - Guy Môquet, French hero of the resistance(executed)(b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guy Môquet ( 26 April 1924 — 22 October 1941) was a young French Communist militant 1924)
• 1952 - Ernst Rüdin, Swiss nazi physician (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernst Rüdin ( April 19, 1874 - October 22, 1952) was a Swiss psychiatrist, Geneticist and eugenicist 1874)
• 1954 - Jibanananda Das, Bengali poet (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Jibanananda Das ( Bangla: জীবনানন্দ দাশ ( 17 February, 1899 - 22 October, 1954) is the most popular 1899)
• 1969 - Tommy Edwards, American signer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tommy Edwards ( 15 October 1922 — 22 October 1969) was an African American Singer. 1922)
• 1973 - Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist and conductor (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. 1876)
• 1978 - John Riley, English poet (murdered) (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) John Riley (1937-1978 was a poet who was associated with the British Poetry Revival. 1937)
• 1979 - Nadia Boulanger, French composer and composition teacher (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Nadia Boulanger (September 16 1887 &ndash October 22 1979 was an influential French Composer, conductor, and Music professor 1887)
• 1985 - Viorica Ursuleac, Romanian soprano (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Viorica Ursuleac ( 26 March 1894 - 22 October 1985) was a Romanian operatic soprano the daughter of a Greek Orthodox archdeacon 1894)
• 1986 - Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Albert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt ( September 16, 1893 &ndash October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian Physiologist who The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1893)
• 1986 - Jane Dornacker, musician, actress, and traffic reporter for WNBC Radio. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jane Dornacker ( October 1, 1947 - October 22, 1986) was an American rock Musician, Actress, and Comedienne WNBC Channel 4 is the flagship station of the NBC television network located in New York City.
• 1986 - Ye Jianying, Chinese general and politician
• 1987 - Lino Ventura, Italian-born actor (b. Ye Jianying ( Jyutping: Yip Gim-ying ( April 28, 1897 - October 22, 1986) was a Chinese Communist general and the chairman Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Lino Ventura (born Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura) ( July 14, 1919 - October 22, 1987) was an Italian Actor 1919)
• 1989 - Ewan MacColl, English folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Ewan MacColl ( 25 January, 1915 - 22 October, 1989) was a British Folk singer, Songwriter, Socialist 1915)
• 1992 - Cleavon Little, American actor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Cleavon Jake Little ( June 1, 1939 – October 22, 1992) was an American film and theatre actor, best known 1939)
• 1993 - Innes Ireland, Scottish racing driver (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Robert McGregor Innes Ireland (b 12 June 1930 – d 22 October 1993) was a Scottish military officer, engineer 1930)
• 1995 - Sir Kingsley Amis, English writer (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Sir Kingsley William Amis, CBE ( April 16, 1922 &ndash October 22, 1995) was an English Novelist, 1922)
• 1997 - Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Leonid Alekseyevich Amalrik (Russian Леонид Алексеевич Амальри́к) ( 8 July 1905, Moscow - 22 October 1997 1905)
• 1998 - Eric Ambler, English novelist (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Eric Clifford Ambler OBE ( 28 June 1909 - 22 October 1998) was an influential English writer of Spy novels who introduced 1909)
• 2001 - Prof. Dr. Dkfm. Helmut Krackowizer, journalist and motorcycle racer (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Prof Dr Dkfm Helmut Krackowizer, in England also known as " Mister Rudge " (* April 29, 1922 in Frankenmarkt Upper Austria, Austria 1922)
• 2002 - Queen Geraldina of the Albanians (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1915)
• 2005 - Arman, French-born artist (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arman ( November 17, 1928 &ndash October 22, 2005) was a French -born American Artist. 1928)
• 2005 - Tony Adams, Irish film producer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tony Adams ( February 15, 1953 - October 22, 2005) was an Irish Film producer and Theatrical producer. 1953)
• 2005 - Franky Gee, American singer (Captain Jack) (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez ( February 19, 1962 &ndash October 22, 2005) more familiarly known as Franky Gee, was a former Captain Jack was a musical duo specializing in Eurodance music originating from Germany. 1962)
• 2006 - Arthur Hill, Canadian actor (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Edward Spence Hill ( August 1, 1922 - October 22, 2006) was a Canadian Tony Award -winning Actor best 1922)
• 2007 - Ève Curie French writer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ève Denise Curie Labouisse ( 6 December 1904 &ndash 22 October 2007) was a French - American Author and 1904)

Holidays and observances

• R.C. Saints - Saint Mary Salome; Philip, Severus, Eusebius, and Hermes of Heraclea; Donatus of Fiesole
• French Republican Calendar - Pomme (Apple) Day, first day in the Month of Brumaire
• Aaron the Illustrious, a saint of the Syriac Orthodox Church
• Abercius of Hieropolis

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada