October 22nd, 1907

Born on October 22nd, 1907

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 43,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 621 days, exactly on April 9th, 2028, people who were born on October 22nd, 1907 will be 44,000 days old!

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What happened on October 22nd, 1907?

October 22nd, 1907

A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will spark the Panic of 1907.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knickerbocker_Trust_Company

October 22nd, 1907

A bank run forced New York's Knickerbocker Trust Company to suspend operations, triggering the Panic of 1907 (pictured).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_run

What else happened on October 22nd?

October 22nd, 1989

TAN-SAHSA Flight 414 crashed in approach to Toncontín International Airport killing 131 out of 146 people onboard.

October 22nd, 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.

October 22nd, 2005

Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashed in Ogun State, Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board.

October 22nd, 1883

The old Metropolitan Opera House in New York City (pictured) was opened with a performance of Gounod's Faust.

October 22nd, 2014

In Ottawa, Canada, the downtown core was placed on lockdown after a series of shootings at Parliament Hill.

October 22nd, 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.

October 22nd, 2015

A sword-wielding man attacked students and teachers at a high school in Trollhättan, killing three people in Sweden's deadliest school attack.

October 22nd, 1987

John Adams' (pictured) opera Nixon in China premiered.

October 22nd, 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.

October 22nd, 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.

October 22nd, 1924

The educational non-profit organization Toastmasters International was founded at a YMCA in Santa Ana, California.

October 22nd, 1964

The first volume of Ian Fleming's children's novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang was published posthumously.

October 22nd, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 22nd

Born on October 22nd, 1907

118

Hans Nickel

German rower

*October 22nd, 1907, Berlin

59

Jimmie Foxx

American baseball player (1907–1967)

*October 22nd, 1907, Sudlersville †July 21st, 1967, Miami

93

Emilie Schindler

Sudetenland-German who helped save lives during the Holocaust (1907-2001)

*October 22nd, 1907, Maletín †October 5th, 2001, Strausberg

Same year
Born in 1907

47

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter (1907–1954)

*July 6th, 1907, Mexico City †July 13th, 1954, Mexico City

72

John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

*May 26th, 1907, Winterset †June 11th, 1979, Westwood

94

Astrid Lindgren

Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)

*November 14th, 1907, Vimmerby Parish †January 28th, 2002, Gustav Vasa parish

56

Rachel Carson

American marine biologist and conservationist (1907-1964)

*May 27th, 1907, Rachel Carson Homestead †April 14th, 1964, Silver Spring

96

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

*May 12th, 1907, Hartford †June 29th, 2003, Old Saybrook

74

Jack Albertson

American actor (1907–1981)

*June 16th, 1907, Malden †November 25th, 1981, Hollywood

82

Laurence Olivier

English actor and director (1907–1989)

*May 22nd, 1907, Dorking †July 11th, 1989, West Sussex

71

Ita Rina

Slovenian actress (1907-1979)

*July 7th, 1907, Divača †May 10th, 1979, Budva

93

Arlene Francis

American actress and television host (1907–2001)

*October 20th, 1907, Boston †May 31st, 2001, San Francisco

52

Paul Douglas

American actor (1907-1959)

*April 11th, 1907, Philadelphia †September 11th, 1959, Hollywood

37

Jacques Roumain

Haitian politician and poet (1907-1944)

*June 4th, 1907, Port-au-Prince †August 18th, 1944, Port-au-Prince

70

Georges Speicher

French road bicycle racer

*June 8th, 1907, 20th arrondissement of Paris †January 24th, 1978, Maisons-Laffitte

68

Boy Charlton

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder

*August 12th, 1907, North Sydney Council †December 10th, 1975, Avalon Beach

92

Anna Maria Martínez Sagi

Spanish poet, trade unionist, journalist, feminist and athlete

*February 16th, 1907, Barcelona †January 2nd, 2000, Santpedor

69

Emilio Sereni

Italian writer and politician

*August 13th, 1907, Rome †March 20th, 1977, Rome

36

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

German aristocrat, army officer and resistance fighter (1907-1944)

*November 15th, 1907, Jettingen-Scheppach †July 21st, 1944, Bendlerblock

82

Barbara Stanwyck

American actress (1907–1990)

*July 16th, 1907, Brooklyn †January 20th, 1990, Santa Monica

75

Jacques Tati

French filmmaker (1907-1982)

*October 9th, 1907, Le Pecq †November 5th, 1982, Paris

87

Joan Harrison

English film producer and screenwriter (1907-1994)

*June 26th, 1907, Guildford †August 14th, 1994, London

90

John Zachary Young

British zoologist, neurophysiologist, professor of anatomy and author (1907-1997)

*March 18th, 1907, Bristol †July 4th, 1997, Oxford

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1907 is a normal year and no leap year.

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