What Happened on October 22?
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EVENTS ON OCTOBER 22
Metropolitan Opera House (39th Street)
Year:
1883
The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Charles Gounod's Faust.
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Thomas Edison
Year:
1879
Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb; the bulb lasted 131⁄2 hours before burning out.
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Veneto
Year:
1866
A plebiscite ratifies the annexation of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before on October 19.
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International Meridian Conference
Year:
1884
The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.
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Montparnasse derailment
Year:
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.
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World War II
Year:
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.
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Hawley Harvey Crippen
Year:
1910
Hawley Harvey Crippen (the first felon to be arrested with the help of radio) is convicted of poisoning his wife.
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Knickerbocker Trust Company
Year:
1907
A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will spark the Panic of 1907.
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Sam Houston
Year:
1836
Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas.
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André-Jacques Garnerin
Year:
1797
André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump, from 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above Paris.
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BIRTHS ON OCTOBER 22
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
Year of birth:
1858
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (died 1921)
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Tony Roberts (actor)
Year of birth:
1939
Tony Roberts, American actor and singer (died 2025)
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Derek Jacobi
Year of birth:
1938
Derek Jacobi, English actor
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Christopher Lloyd
Year of birth:
1938
Christopher Lloyd, American actor, comedian and producer
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César Luis Menotti
Year of birth:
1938
César Luis Menotti, Argentine footballer and manager (died 2024)
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George Cohen
Year of birth:
1939
George Cohen, English footballer (died 2022)
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Joaquim Chissano
Year of birth:
1939
Joaquim Chissano, Mozambican politician, 2nd President of Mozambique
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Bobby Fuller
Year of birth:
1942
Bobby Fuller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1966)
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Annette Funicello
Year of birth:
1942
Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (died 2013)
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Pedro Morales
Year of birth:
1942
Pedro Morales, Puerto Rican wrestler (died 2019)
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DEATHS ON OCTOBER 22
Jibanananda Das
Year of death:
1954
Jibanananda Das, Bangladeshi-Indian author and poet (born 1899)
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Hannah Mitchell
Year of death:
1956
Hannah Mitchell, English activist (born 1872)
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Joseph Cahill
Year of death:
1959
Joseph Cahill, Australian politician, 29th Premier of New South Wales (born 1891)
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James K. Baxter
Year of death:
1972
James K. Baxter, New Zealand poet, writer, theologian, and social commentator. (born 1926)
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Ernst Rüdin
Year of death:
1952
Ernst Rüdin, Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (born 1874)
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Guy Môquet
Year of death:
1941
Guy Môquet, French militant (born 1924)
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Pretty Boy Floyd
Year of death:
1934
Pretty Boy Floyd, American gangster (born 1904)
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Ettore Marchiafava
Year of death:
1935
Ettore Marchiafava, Italian physician (born 1847)
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Edward Carson
Year of death:
1935
Edward Carson, Irish-English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1854)
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Pablo Casals
Year of death:
1973
Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist and conductor (born 1876)
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HOLIDAYS ON OCTOBER 22
October 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: October 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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International Stuttering Awareness Day
International Stuttering Awareness Day
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Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri (Kyoto, Japan)
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Pope John Paul II
Christian feast day: Pope John Paul II
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Nunilo and Alodia
Christian feast day: Nunilo and Alodia
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Cordula of Cologne
Christian feast day: Cordula of Cologne
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Donatus of Fiesole
Christian feast day: Donatus of Fiesole
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Mellonius
Christian feast day: Mellonius
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Abercius of Hieropolis
Christian feast day: Abercius of Hieropolis
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