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On This Day in History — October 22
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Highlights of October 22
- 2015 — A sword-wielding man attacked students and teachers at a high school in Trollhättan, killing three people in Sweden's deadliest school attack. Read more
- 2014 — In Ottawa, Canada, the downtown core was placed on lockdown after a series of shootings at Parliament Hill. Read more
- 2005 — Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashed in Ogun State, Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board. Read more
- 1989 — TAN-SAHSA Flight 414 crashed in approach to Toncontín International Airport, killing 131 out of 146 people onboard. Read more
- 1987 — John Adams' (pictured) opera Nixon in China premiered. Read more
- 1966 — With their album The Supremes A' Go-Go, the Supremes became the first all-female group to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Read more
- 1964 — The first volume of Ian Fleming's children's novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang was published posthumously. Read more
- 1945 — Workers at the Cigar Factory in Charleston, South Carolina, began a labor strike against the American Tobacco Company that lasted more than five months. Read more
- 1940 — After evading Vichy French and Francoist Spanish authorities, Belgian prime minister Hubert Pierlot arrived in London, marking the beginning of the Belgian government in exile. Read more
- 1936 — The Royal Navy cutlass was withdrawn from combat service. Read more
- 1936 — Dod Orsborne, captain of the Girl Pat, was convicted of its theft and imprisoned, having caused a media sensation when it went missing. Read more
- 1924 — The educational non-profit organization Toastmasters International was founded at a YMCA in Santa Ana, California. Read more
- 1907 — A bank run forced New York's Knickerbocker Trust Company to suspend operations, triggering the Panic of 1907 (pictured). Read more
- 1895 — At Gare Montparnasse in Paris, an express train derailed after overrunning the buffer stop and crashed through the station wall, with the locomotive landing on the street below. Read more
- 1877 — Scotland's worst mining accident occurred when an explosion at a colliery in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, killed 207 miners. Read more
- 1740 — A two-week massacre of ethnic Chinese in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, came to an end with at least 10,000 people killed. Read more
- 1727 — George II and Caroline of Ansbach (pictured) were crowned king and queen of Great Britain in Westminster Abbey. Read more
- 1724 — J. S. Bach led the first performance of the chorale cantata Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (Adorn yourself, O dear soul), based on the communion hymn of the same name, in Leipzig. Read more
- 1707 — In one of the worst maritime disasters in the history of the British Isles, at least 1,400 sailors on four Royal Navy ships were lost in stormy weather (pictured) off the Isles of Scilly. Read more
- 1633 — At the Battle of Liaoluo Bay Ming Chinese naval forces defeated a Dutch East India Company fleet in the Taiwan Strait, the largest naval encounter between Chinese and European forces before the First Opium War more than two hundred years later. Read more
- 906 — Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh, an Abbasid military officer of Turkic origin, led a raid against the Byzantine Empire, taking at least 4,000 captives. Read more
- 2137 BC — A solar eclipse occurred over China, one of the earliest recorded eclipses in history. Read more
Events
- 2019 — Same-sex marriage is legalised, and abortion is decriminalised in Northern Ireland as a result of the Northern Ireland Assembly not being restored. Read more
- 2015 — Anton Lundin Pettersson attacks a school in Trollhättan, killing three people and injuring two others. Read more
- 2014 — Michael Zehaf-Bibeau attacks the Parliament of Canada, killing a soldier and injuring three other people. Read more
- 2013 — The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013. Read more
- 2012 — Cyclist Lance Armstrong is formally stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after being charged for doping. Read more
- 2008 — India launches its first uncrewed lunar probe mission Chandrayaan-1. Read more
- 2007 — A raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base is carried out by 21 Tamil Tiger commandos, with all except one dying in this attack. Eight Sri Lanka Air Force planes are destroyed and ten damaged. Read more
- 2006 — A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a national referendum. Read more
- 2005 — Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic hurricane season until surpassed by the 2020 season. Read more
- 2005 — Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashes in Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board. Read more
- 1999 — Maurice Papon, an official in the Vichy government during World War II, is jailed for crimes against humanity. Read more
- 1997 — Danish fugitive Steen Christensen kills two police officers, Chief Constable Eero Holsti and Senior Constable Antero Palo, in Ullanlinna, Helsinki, Finland during his prison escape. Read more
- 1996 — Millon Air Flight 406 crashes after takeoff from Eloy Alfaro International Airport in Manta, Ecuador, killing 34 people. Read more
- 1992 — Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-52 to deploy the LAGEOS-2 satellite and microgravity experiments. Read more
- 1987 — John Adams' opera Nixon in China premiered at the Houston Grand Opera. Read more
- 1983 — Two correctional officers are killed by inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. The incident inspires the Supermax model of prisons. Read more
- 1981 — The US Federal Labor Relations Authority votes to decertify the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) for its strike the previous August. Read more
- 1975 — The Soviet uncrewed space mission Venera 9 lands on Venus. Read more
- 1964 — Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, though he does not accept the prize. Read more
- 1963 — A BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes in UK with the loss of all on board. Read more
- 1962 — Cuban Missile Crisis: President 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. Read more
- 1947 — The first Kashmir war begins after Pakistani forces invade Kashmir, allegedly to suppress a tribal rebellion. Read more
- 1946 — Over twenty-two hundred engineers and technicians from eastern Germany are forced to relocate to the Soviet Union, along with their families and equipment. Read more
- 1943 — World War II: In the second firestorm raid on Germany, the British Royal Air Force conducts an air raid on the town of Kassel, killing 10,000 and rendering 150,000 homeless. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1936 — Dod Orsborne, captain of the Girl Pat is convicted of its theft and imprisoned, having caused a media sensation when it went missing. Read more
- 1934 — In East Liverpool, Ohio, FBI agents shoot and kill the notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1910 — Hawley Harvey Crippen (the first felon to be arrested with the help of radio) is convicted of poisoning his wife. Read more
- 1907 — A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will spark the Panic of 1907. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1884 — The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian. Read more
- 1883 — The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Charles Gounod's Faust. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1877 — The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners. Read more
- 1866 — A plebiscite ratifies the annexation of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before on October 19. Read more
- 1859 — Spain declares war on Morocco. Read more
- 1844 — The Millerites (followers of Baptist preacher William Miller) anticipate the end of the world in conjunction with the Second Advent of Christ. The following day becomes known as the Great Disappointment. Read more
- 1836 — Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas. Read more
- 1797 — André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump, from 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above Paris. Read more
- 1790 — Northwest Indian War: Native American forces defeat the United States, ending the Harmar Campaign. Read more
- 1777 — American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank. Read more
- 1746 — The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter. Read more
- 1739 — The War of Jenkins' Ear begins with the first attack on La Guaira. Read more
- 1730 — Construction of the Ladoga Canal is completed in Russia. Read more
- 1724 — J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (Adorn yourself, O dear soul) in Leipzig on the 20th Sunday after Trinity, based on the communion hymn of the same name. Read more
- 1721 — The Russian Empire is proclaimed by Tsar Peter I after the Swedish defeat in the Great Northern War. Read more
- 1383 — The male line of the Portuguese House of Burgundy becomes extinct with the death of King Fernando, leaving only his daughter Beatrice. Rival claimants begin a period of civil war and disorder. Read more
- 1303 — Election of pope Benedict XI following the death of pope Boniface VIII in the previous weeks. Read more
- 906 — Abbasid general Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh leads a raid against the Byzantine Empire, taking 4,000–5,000 captives. Read more
- 794 — Japanese Emperor Kanmu relocates his empire's capital to Heian-kyō (now Kyoto). Read more
- 451 — The Chalcedonian Creed, regarding the divine and human nature of Jesus, is adopted by the Council of Chalcedon, an ecumenical council. Read more
- 2137 BC — A solar eclipse occurs over China, one of the earliest recorded in human history, reportedly resulting in the executions of two astronomers who failed to predict it. Read more
Born on October 22
- 2001 — Brian Branch, American football player Read more
- 2001 — Jo Yu-ri, South Korean singer and actress Read more
- 2000 — Baby Keem, American rapper and record producer Read more
- 1999 — Geraldo Perdomo, Dominican baseball player Read more
- 1998 — Roddy Ricch, American rapper Read more
- 1997 — Jan Köstering, German politician Read more
- 1996 — B.I, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and producer Read more
- 1996 — Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, Norwegian ski runner Read more
- 1994 — Corbin Burnes, American baseball player Read more
- 1993 — Charalambos Lykogiannis, Greek footballer Read more
- 1992 — 21 Savage, British-American rapper Read more
- 1992 — Sofia Vassilieva, American actress Read more
- 1990 — Jonathan Lipnicki, American actor Read more
- 1990 — David Savard, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1989 — JPEGMafia, American rapper and singer Read more
- 1989 — Muhammad Wilkerson, American football player Read more
- 1988 — Sarah Barrow, English diver Read more
- 1988 — Parineeti Chopra, Indian actress Read more
- 1988 — Corey Hawkins, American actor Read more
- 1987 — Tiki Gelana, Ethiopian runner Read more
- 1987 — Donny Montell, Lithuanian singer-songwriter Read more
- 1987 — Park Ha-sun, South Korean actress Read more
- 1986 — Chancellor, South Korean-American musician Read more
- 1986 — Kyle Gallner, American actor Read more
- 1986 — Kara Lang, Canadian soccer player Read more
- 1986 — Ștefan Radu, Romanian footballer Read more
- 1984 — Aleks Marić, Australian basketball player Read more
- 1984 — Antti Pihlström, Finnish ice hockey player Read more
- 1983 — Byul, South Korean singer Read more
- 1983 — Plan B, British singer and actor Read more
- 1982 — Robinson Canó, Dominican baseball player Read more
- 1982 — Heath Miller, American football player Read more
- 1982 — Darren O'Day, American baseball player Read more
- 1982 — Mark Renshaw, Australian cyclist Read more
- 1981 — Michael Fishman, American actor and producer Read more
- 1980 — Niall Breslin, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and footballer Read more
- 1980 — Luke O'Donnell, Australian rugby league player Read more
- 1979 — Jannero Pargo, American basketball player and coach Read more
- 1978 — Chaswe Nsofwa, Zambian footballer (died 2007) Read more
- 1978 — Owais Shah, Pakistani-English cricketer Read more
Died on October 22
- 2024 — Richard A. Cash, American global health researcher (born 1941) Read more
- 2024 — Grizzly 399, American grizzly bear (born 1996) Read more
- 2024 — Gustavo Gutiérrez, Peruvian philosopher, theologian and priest (born 1928) Read more
- 2024 — Lynda Obst, American film producer and author (born 1950) Read more
- 2024 — Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1960) Read more
- 2021 — Peter Scolari, American actor (born 1955) Read more
- 2017 — George Young, Australian musician, songwriter and record producer (born 1946) Read more
- 2017 — Paul Weitz, American astronaut (born 1932) Read more
- 2016 — Steve Dillon, British comic book artist (born 1962) Read more
- 2016 — Sheri S. Tepper, American writer (born 1929) Read more
- 2015 — Willem Aantjes, Dutch civil servant and politician (born 1923) Read more
- 2015 — Çetin Altan, Turkish journalist and politician (born 1927) Read more
- 2015 — Murphy Anderson, American illustrator (born 1926) Read more
- 2015 — Arnold Klein, American dermatologist and author (born 1945) Read more
- 2015 — Joshua Wheeler, American sergeant (born 1975) Read more
- 2014 — George Francis, English footballer and soldier (born 1934) Read more
- 2014 — John-Roger Hinkins, American religious leader and author (born 1934) Read more
- 2014 — Ashok Kumar, Indian director and cinematographer (born 1941) Read more
- 2014 — John Postgate, English microbiologist, author, and academic (born 1922) Read more
- 2013 — Marylou Dawes, Canadian pianist and educator (born 1933) Read more
- 2013 — Lajos Für, Hungarian historian and politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (born 1930) Read more
- 2013 — William Harrison, American author and screenwriter (born 1933) Read more
- 2013 — James Robinson Risner, American general and pilot (born 1925) Read more
- 2012 — Betty Binns Fletcher, American lawyer and judge (born 1923) Read more
- 2012 — Mike Morris, English talk show host (born 1946) Read more
- 2012 — Gabrielle Roth, American dancer, singer, and author (born 1941) Read more
- 2011 — Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabian prince (born 1930) Read more
- 2010 — Eio Sakata, Japanese Go player (born 1920) Read more
- 2009 — Don Lane, American-Australian actor, singer, and talk show host (born 1933) Read more
- 2009 — Soupy Sales, American comedian and actor (born 1926) Read more
- 2007 — Ève Curie, French pianist and journalist (born 1904) Read more
- 2006 — Arthur Hill, Canadian-American actor (born 1922) Read more
- 2005 — Arman, French-American painter and sculptor (born 1928) Read more
- 2005 — Tony Adams, Irish-American actor and producer (born 1953) Read more
- 2002 — Richard Helms, American intelligence agent and diplomat, 8th Director of Central Intelligence (born 1913) Read more
- 2002 — Geraldine of Albania, Hungarian noblewoman and Queen of Albania (born 1915) Read more
- 2001 — Helmut Krackowizer, Austrian motorcycle racer and journalist (born 1922) Read more
- 1997 — Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator, director, and screenwriter (born 1905) Read more
- 1996 — Evdokia Reshetnik, Ukrainian zoologist Read more
- 1995 — Kingsley Amis, English novelist, poet, critic (born 1922) Read more
Holidays & observances
Christian feast day:
Abercius of Hieropolis; Christian feast day:
Cordula of Cologne; Christian feast day:
Donatus of Fiesole; Christian feast day:
Marcus of Jerusalem; Christian feast day:
Mellonius; Christian feast day:
Nunilo and Alodia; Christian feast day:
Pope John Paul II; Christian feast day:
October 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); International Stuttering Awareness Day; Jidai Matsuri (Kyoto, Japan)
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “October 22”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.