On This Day — October 22

🕰️ Notable Events on October 22

• 2014 — Michael Zehaf-Bibeau attacks the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, killing a soldier and injuring three other people. Wikipedia ↗
• 2013 — The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 Wikipedia ↗
• 2008 — India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base is carried out by 21 Tamil Tiger commandos. All except one died in this attack. Eight Sri Lanka Air Force planes are destroyed and 10 damaged. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a National referendum held in Panama. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — Grand Theft Auto III was released, popularizing a genre of open-world, action-adventure video games as well as spurring controversy around violence in video games. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — Maurice Papon, an official in the Vichy France government during World War II, is jailed for crimes against humanity. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Two correctional officers are killed by inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. The incident inspires the Supermax model of prisons. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — The United States Federal Labor Relations Authority votes to decertify the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) for its strike the previous August. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — The founding congress of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Organization faction led by Hareram Sharma and D. P. Singh begins.
• 1978 — Papal inauguration of Pope John Paul II. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Red Dye No. 4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladders of dogs. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — The Soviet unmanned space mission Venera 9 lands on Venus. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Vietnam War: In Saigon, Henry Kissinger and South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu meet to discuss a proposed cease-fire that had been worked out between Americans and North Vietnamese in Paris. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Apollo program: Apollo 7 safely splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean after orbiting the Earth 163 times. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — The Supremes become the first all-female music group to attain a No. 1 selling album (The Supremes A' Go-Go). Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — The Soviet Union launches Luna 12. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but turns down the honor. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Canada: A Multi-Party Parliamentary Committee selects the design which becomes the new official flag of Canada. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — A BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes in UK with the loss of all on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Cuban Missile Crisis: US President John F. Kennedy, after internal counsel from Dwight D. Eisenhower, announces that American reconnaissance planes have discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, and that he has ordered a naval "quarantine" of the Communist nation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Vietnam War: First United States casualties in Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Kashmir conflict starts, a territorial conflict primarily between India and Pakistan, having started just after the partition of India in 1947. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Soviet Operation Osoaviakhim takes place, recruiting of thousands of military-related technical specialists from the Soviet occupation zone of post-World-War-II Germany for employment in the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: in the Second firestorm raid on Germany, the Royal Air Force conducts an air raid on the town of Kassel, killing 10,000 and rendering 150,000 homeless. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: French resistance member Guy Môquet and 29 other hostages are executed by the Germans in retaliation for the death of a German officer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — In East Liverpool, Ohio, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents shoot and kill notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd. Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Nikola Tesla introduces six new inventions including single-phase electric power. Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — The royalist Leonardopoulos-Gargalidis coup d'état attempt fails in Greece, discrediting the monarchy and paving the way for the establishment of the Second Hellenic Republic. Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Dr. Crippen is convicted at the Old Bailey of poisoning his wife and is subsequently hanged at Pentonville Prison in London. Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Panic of 1907: A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will lead to a depression. Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — In Paris an express train derails after overrunning the buffer stop, crossing almost 30 metres (100 ft) of concourse before crashing through a wall and falling 10 metres (33 ft) to the road below. Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — The Royal Observatory in Britain is adopted as the prime meridian of longitude by the International Meridian Conference. Wikipedia ↗
• 1883 — The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust. Wikipedia ↗
• 1879 — Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasted 13½ hours before burning out). Wikipedia ↗
• 1878 — The first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton. Wikipedia ↗
• 1877 — The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners. Wikipedia ↗
• 1875 — First telegraphic connection in Argentina. Wikipedia ↗
• 1866 — A plebiscite ratifies the annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before, on October 19. Wikipedia ↗
• 1859 — Spain declares war on Morocco. Wikipedia ↗
• 1844 — The Great Anticipation: Millerites, followers of William Miller, anticipate the end of the world in conjunction with the Second Advent of Christ. The following day became known as the Great Disappointment. Wikipedia ↗
• 1836 — Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas. Wikipedia ↗
• 1797 — André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump from one thousand meters (3,200 feet) above Paris. Wikipedia ↗
• 1790 — Warriors of the Miami people under Chief Little Turtle defeat United States troops under General Josiah Harmar at the site of present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the Northwest Indian War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1784 — Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Wikipedia ↗
• 1777 — American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank. Wikipedia ↗
• 1746 — The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter. Wikipedia ↗
• 1730 — Construction of the Ladoga Canal is completed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1707 — Scilly naval disaster: Four British naval vessels run aground on the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. In response, the first Longitude Act is enacted in 1714. Wikipedia ↗
• 1633 — Battle of Liaoluo Bay: The Ming dynasty defeats the Dutch East India Company. Wikipedia ↗
• 1575 — Foundation of Aguascalientes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1383 — The 1383-85 Crisis in Portugal: King Fernando dies without a male heir to the Portuguese throne, sparking a period of civil war and disorder. Wikipedia ↗
• 906 — Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh leads a raid against the Byzantine Empire from Tarsus. He reaches the Halys River and takes 4,000-5,000 captives.[1] Wikipedia ↗
• 794 — Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heian-kyō (now Kyoto). Wikipedia ↗
• 451 — The Council of Chalcedon adopts the Chalcedonian Creed regarding the divine and human nature of Jesus Christ. Wikipedia ↗
• 362 — The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside Antioch, is destroyed in a mysterious fire. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on October 22

• 1996 — B.I, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Saidy Janko, Swiss footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Sofia Vassilieva, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — 21 Savage, American hip-hop artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Marco Restrepo, American musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Muhammad Wilkerson, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Sarah Barrow, English diver Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Parineeti Chopra, Indian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Elena Muhhina, Estonian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Aykut Demir, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Tiki Gelana, Ethiopian runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Donny Montell, Lithuanian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Park Ha-sun, South Korean actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Reen Yu, Taiwanese actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Kenji Ebisawa, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Kara Lang, Canadian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ștefan Radu, Romanian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Akihiro Sato, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Hadise, Belgian-Turkish singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Zac Hanson, American singer-songwriter and drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Aleks Marić, Australian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Anton Müller, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Plan B, British singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Robinson Canó, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Tim Erfen, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Heath Miller, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Mark Renshaw, Australian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Michael Fishman, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Olivier Pla, French race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Niall Breslin, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Luke O'Donnell, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Sonia Sui, Chinese and Taiwanese model Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Doni, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Dion Glover, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Chaswe Nsofwa, Zambian footballer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Owais Shah, Pakistani-English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Luke Adams, Australian race walker Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Jon Foreman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Martín Cardetti, Argentinian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Jesse Tyler Ferguson, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Míchel Salgado, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Tim Kinsella, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Jeff McInnis, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Miroslav Šatan, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Andrés Palop, Spanish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Mark van der Zijden, Dutch swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — D'Lo Brown, American wrestler and accountant Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Saffron Burrows, English-American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Amanda Coetzer, South African tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Kornél Dávid, Hungarian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — José Manuel Martínez, Spanish runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Winston Bogarde, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Amy Redford, American actress, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Héctor Carrasco, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Spike Jonze, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Helmut Lotti, Belgian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Stephanie Cutter, American lawyer and political consultant Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Jay Johnston, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Shelby Lynne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Stéphane Quintal, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Shaggy, Jamaican singer-songwriter and DJ Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Salvatore Di Vittorio, Italian composer and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Rita Guerra, Portuguese singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Oona King, Baroness King of Bow, English academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Carlos Mencia, Honduran-American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Ron Tugnutt, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Yuri Arbachakov, Russian-Japanese boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Valeria Golino, Italian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — John Wesley Harding, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — A. L. Kennedy, Scottish comedian, journalist, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Otis Smith, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Piotr Wiwczarek, Polish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Mick Hill, English javelin thrower and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Dražen Petrović, Croatian basketball player (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — TobyMac, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Brian Boitano, American figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Bob Odenkirk, American actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Takaaki Ishibashi, Japanese comedian, singer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Barbara Potter, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Darryl Jenifer, American bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Cris Kirkwood, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Arto Salminen, Finnish journalist and author (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Marc Shaiman, American composer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Bobby Blotzer, American drummer (Ratt) Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Henry Lauterbach, German jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — John Adam, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Frank DiPino, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Graham Joyce, English author and educator (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Julie Dash, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Jeff Goldblum, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Greg Hawkes, American rock musician (The Cars) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Stiv Bators, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Vasilios Magginas, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Employment (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Manfred Trojahn, German flute player, composer, and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Arsène Wenger, French footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Mike Hendrick, English cricketer, coach, and umpire Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Debbie Macomber, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Raymond Bachand, Canadian lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Haley Barbour, American lawyer and politician, 62nd Governor of Mississippi Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Claude Charron, Canadian educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Deepak Chopra, Indian-American physician and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Kelvin MacKenzie, English journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Eddie Brigati, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Yvan Ponton, Canadian actor and game show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Buzz Potamkin, American director and producer, founded Buzzco Associates (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Sheila Sherwood, English long jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Michael Stoute, Barbadian-English horse trainer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Leslie West, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Allen Coage, American-Canadian wrestler and coach (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Catherine E. Coulson, American actress (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Jan de Bont, Dutch director, producer, and cinematographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Catherine Deneuve, French actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Seif Sharif Hamad, Zanzibari politician, 2nd Chief Minister of Zanzibar Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Bobby Fuller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Ahmet Mete Işıkara, Turkish geophysicist and earthquake scientist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Charles Keating, English-American actor (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Joaquim Chissano, Mozambican politician, 2nd President of Mozambique Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — George Cohen, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers, French poet and critic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Tony Roberts, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — K. Indrapala, Sri Lankan historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Derek Jacobi, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Christopher Lloyd, American actor, comedian and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Manos Loïzos, Egyptian-Greek composer (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — John Blashford-Snell, English soldier, author, and explorer Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Peter Cook, English architect and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Jovan Pavlović, Serbian metropolitan (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Donald McIntyre, New Zealand opera singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Helmut Senekowitsch, Austrian footballer and manager (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Ann Rule, American police officer and author (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Michael Birkett, 2nd Baron Birkett, English director and producer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Dory Previn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Lev Yashin, Russian footballer (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Clare Fischer, American pianist, composer and arranger (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Allan Hendrickse, South African minister and politician (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Slater Martin, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian genealogist, author, and hula expert (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Robert Rauschenberg, American painter and illustrator (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on October 22 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on October 22

✡️ Religious Observances

• Hindu: Dussehra