October 22

Events

 * -, leader of the , is defeated by the legions under  in the.
 * - The temple of at Daphne, outside of, is destroyed in a mysterious.
 * - Emperor Kanmu relocates Japanese capital to Heiankyo (now ).
 * - The in : A period of  and disorder began when  died without a male  to the.
 * - Foundation of.
 * - Last hanging for witchcraft in the.
 * - The College of New Jersey (later renamed ) receives its charter.
 * - founds a colony on,.
 * - One thousand meters (3,200 feet) above, makes the first recorded  jump.
 * - is inaugurated as the first President of the.
 * - The Great Anticipation: Millerites, followers of, anticipated the end of the world in conjunction with the Second Advent of Christ. The following day became known as the.
 * - : against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.
 * - Foundation of the.
 * - First ic connection in.
 * - The in  kills 207 miners. Those widows and orphans who were unable to support themselves were evicted by the mine owners and likely sent to the Poor House.
 * - The first match under floodlights takes place in, between Broughton and.
 * - The in  opens with a performance of  .
 * - In an express train overruns a  and crosses more than 30 metres of concourse before plummeting through a window at.
 * - : A run on stock sets events in motion that will lead to a.
 * - is convicted at the  of poisoning his wife and was subsequently hanged at  Prison in.
 * - is founded.
 * - sucker punches magician  in the stomach in Montreal.
 * - In, notorious  is shot and killed by  agents.
 * - Establishment of the rank of.
 * - French hero of the resistance is executed by the Germans, along with 29 other hostages as a retaliation for a killed German officer.
 * - : : conducts an air raid on the city of 236,000 people, killing 10,000, rendering 150,000 homeless. Second  raid in Germany
 * - Forty four British sailors die when two British warships hit mines off the coast of.
 * - gains independence from.
 * - A concrete weighing 200 s kills 48 in,.
 * - : First casualties in.
 * - Independence of from.
 * - : US President announces that American spy planes have discovered Soviet s in, and that he has ordered a naval "quarantine" of the island nation.
 * - prototype airliner crashes on October 22 in UK with the loss of all on board.
 * - is awarded the, but turns down the honour.
 * 1964  - : A Multi-Party Parliamentary Committee selects the design which becomes the new official.
 * - become the first all-female  group to attain a No. 1 selling  ().
 * - :  safely splashes down in the after orbiting the  163 times.
 * - resign from Prime Minister of.
 * - : In, and ese President  meet to discuss a proposed cease-fire that had been worked out between s and ese in . Thieu rejects the proposal and accused the United States of conspiring to undermine his regime
 * - is banned by the  after it is discovered that it causes s in the bladders of s. The dye is still used in.
 * - The United States Federal Labor Relations Authority votes to decertify the for its  the previous August.
 * 1981  - The founding congress of the  faction led by Hareram Sharma and D.P. Singh begins.
 * 1981  - The  railway service - is inaugurated.
 * - Two are killed by inmates in . The incident inspired the  model of prisons.
 * 1986 - traffic reporter  is killed when the helicopter she is riding in stalls and crashes into the.
 * - 's opera  debuts at the in.
 * 1987  - The pinnacle rock "Gendarme" falls at.
 * -, metropolitan of elected 270th Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch as  of the.
 * -, an official in the government during , is jailed for.
 * - One of the two s against the.
 * - forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the  the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 22 named storms.
 * 2005  - Crash of  in  kills all 117 on board.
 * 2005  - The first phase of, the new public transport system of  is implemented.
 * - A is approved by 77.8% of voters in a  held in.
 * 2006  -  drives his last Formula 1 Race. The very same day the Spaniard  wins the 2006 Formula 1 World Championship, becoming the 8th and youngest driver to win it twice in a row to emulate the achievements of,  and five other drivers.

Births

 * - and poet (d. )
 * - of Japan (d. )
 * -, German astronomer and mathematician (d. )
 * -, French scholar and Jesuit (d. )
 * -, Swedish soldier and politician (d. )
 * - of Persia (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, second queen of King Philip V of Spain (d. )
 * -, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. )
 * -, German botanist (d. )
 * -, American pioneer and hunter (d. )
 * -, Baltic German physicist (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. )
 * -, French poet (d. )
 * -, American railroad executive (d. )
 * -, Canadian Metis Political Leader (d. )
 * - German Empress, wife of German Emperor Wilhelm II (d. )
 * -, Estonian painter (d. )
 * -, English partner of (d. )
 * 1870  -, Russian writer,  laureate (d. )
 * -, Finland-Swedish linguist and diplomat (d. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, Lutheran pastor (d. )
 * -, American journalist (d. )
 * -, American comedian and actor (d.)
 * -, Chinese opera performer (d. )
 * -, American biochemist (d. )
 * -, American geneticist, (d. )
 * 1903  -, American actor and comedian, member of the  (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born composer (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American humorist, essayist, and columnist (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * 1913  -, American war photographer (born in ) (d. )
 * 1913  -, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate
 * 1919  -, American scenic designer (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, French singer (d. )
 * 1921  -, Russian mathematician (d. )
 * -, Argentine footballer (d. )
 * -, German former footballer
 * -, American painter and graphic artist
 * -, South African politician (d. )
 * -, Brazilian movie director
 * -, Soviet footballer (d. )
 * 1929  -, American songwriter
 * -, Austrian footballer (d. )
 * -, American true-crime writer
 * -, American civil rights activist
 * -, Greek composer (d. )
 * -, English actor
 * 1938  -, American actor
 * -, English footballer
 * 1939  -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1942  -, American rock guitarist (d. )
 * -, Dutch film director
 * 1943  -, French actress
 * 1943  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American musician
 * 1945  -, British long jumper
 * 1945  -, Quebec actor and television host
 * -, British media tycoon
 * 1946  -, French-Canadian politician and TV personality
 * 1946  -, American singer
 * -, French-Canadian politician and businessman
 * -, American attempted assassin of
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1949  -, French football manager
 * -, American actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Finnish writer (d. )
 * 1959  -, American composer
 * -, American bassist
 * 1960  -, American musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor and comedian
 * -, American figure skater
 * -, Croatian basketball player (d. )
 * 1964  -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, American musician
 * 1965  -, American football player
 * -, Italian actress
 * -, Portuguese singer
 * 1967  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1967  -, Austrian alpine skier (d. )
 * -, Jamaican musician
 * 1968  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1968  -, American actor and comedian
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * 1969  -, American director and film producer
 * 1969  -, Belgian singer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Spanish footballer
 * 1973  -, Japanese baseball player
 * -, American musician
 * 1974  -, American NBA basketball player
 * 1974  -, Slovak ice hockey player
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * 1975  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, American musician
 * 1976  -, Swedish model
 * -, English cricketer
 * 1978  -, American basketball player
 * 1978  -, Zambian footballer (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * -, French racing driver
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, Born on Curacao, Netherlands Antilles as Vanessa Marielle Blanche Eshuis
 * -, American musician
 * -, Canadian soccer player
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * -, leader of the Franks (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, French bibliophile (b. )
 * -, Italian composer
 * -, Japanese politician (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * -, Dutch theologian (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, American rector of Yale College (b. )
 * -, French astronomer (b. )
 * -, Negus of Shewa
 * -, German violinist and composer (b. )
 * -, Austrian physiologist (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, English boxer (b. )
 * -, American film and stage actress (b. )
 * -, n writer (b. )
 * -, fifth (b. )
 * -, American gangster (b. )
 * -, Armenian composer (b. )
 * -, French hero of the resistance(executed)(b. )
 * -, Swiss nazi physician (b. )
 * -, Bengali poet (b. )
 * -, American signer (b. )
 * -, Catalan cellist and conductor (b. )
 * -, English poet (murdered) (b. )
 * -, French composer and composition teacher (b. )
 * -, Romanian soprano (b. )
 * -, Hungarian physiologist, laureate (b. )
 * 1986 -, musician, actress, and traffic reporter for Radio.
 * 1986 -, Chinese general and politician
 * -, Italian-born actor (b. )
 * -, English folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * - Sir, English writer (b. )
 * -, English novelist (b. )
 * -, aka Yokozuna, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, journalist and motorcycle racer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, French-born artist (b. )
 * 2005 -, Irish film producer (b. )
 * 2005 -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Canadian actor (b. )
 * - French writer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Saint Mary Salome; Philip, Severus, Eusebius, and Hermes of Heraclea;
 * - Day, first day in the
 * , a saint of the