October 22nd, 1917

Born on October 22nd, 1917

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What happened on October 22nd?

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 French and Spanish authorities, Belgian prime minister Hubert Pierlot (pictured) arrived in London, marking the beginning of the Belgian government in exile.

October 22nd, 1936

The Royal Navy cutlass was withdrawn from combat service.

October 22nd, 1924

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

October 22nd, 1907

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

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.

October 22nd, 1797

Dropping from a hydrogen balloon at a height of approximately 3,000 feet (1,000 m), André-Jacques Garnerin carried out the first descent using a frameless parachute.

October 22nd, 1740

A two-week massacre of ethnic Chinese in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, came to an end with at least 10,000 people killed.

October 22nd, 1727

George II and Caroline of Ansbach were crowned king and queen of Great Britain in Westminster Abbey.

October 22nd, 2014

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau attacks the Parliament of Canada, killing a soldier and injuring three other people.

October 22nd, 2013

The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013.

October 22nd, 2012

Cyclist Lance Armstrong is formally stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after being charged for doping.

October 22nd, 2008

India launches its first uncrewed lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.

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

Born on October 22nd, 1917

96

Joan Fontaine

British American actress (1917-2013)

*October 22nd, 1917, Tokyo †December 15th, 2013, Carmel-by-the-Sea

68

Johnnie Tolan

American racing driver (1917-1986)

*October 22nd, 1917, Victor †June 6th, 1986, Redondo Beach

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89

Bert suharga

German association football player and coach (1923-2013)

*October 22nd, 1923, Bremen †July 19th, 2013, La Llosa

25

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

94

Doris Lessing

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer

*October 22nd, 1919, Kermanshah †November 17th, 2013, London

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

103

René de Obaldia

French playwright and poet

*October 22nd, 1918, British Hong Kong †January 27th, 2022, 9th arrondissement of Paris

74

Arsène Wenger

French association football player and manager

*October 22nd, 1949, Strasbourg

96

Yitzhak Shamir

Seventh Prime Minister of Israel (1915-2012)

*October 22nd, 1915, Ružany †June 30th, 2012, Herzliya

85

Derek Jacobi

English actor (born 1938)

*October 22nd, 1938, Leytonstone

40

Robert Capa

American photographer

*October 22nd, 1913, Budapest †May 25th, 1954, Thái Bình

53

Antonio Bevilacqua

Italian professional racing cyclist

*October 22nd, 1918, Santa Maria di Sala †March 29th, 1972, Mestre

89

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Brazilian film director (1928-2018)

*October 22nd, 1928, São Paulo †April 21st, 2018, Rio de Janeiro

84

Tony Roberts

American actor

*October 22nd, 1939, Manhattan

80

Catherine Deneuve

French actress

*October 22nd, 1943, 17th arrondissement of Paris

83

Josef Jahn

German sport cyclist

*October 22nd, 1940, Oskava

32

John Reed

American journalist, poet, and communist activist

*October 22nd, 1887, Portland †October 17th, 1920, Moscow

64

Marc Shaiman

American composer (born 1959)

*October 22nd, 1959, Newark

83

Bảo Đại

Vietnamese emperor

*October 22nd, 1913, Huế †July 30th, 1997, Paris

86

Todor Veselinović

Serbian footballer (1930-2017)

*October 22nd, 1930, Belgrade †May 17th, 2017, Athens

53

Javier Milei

Economist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023

*October 22nd, 1970, Buenos Aires

100

Raymonde Tillon

French politician (1915-2016)

*October 22nd, 1915, Puteaux †July 17th, 2016, Nantes

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46

John F. Kennedy

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

*May 29th, 1917, Brookline †November 22nd, 1963, Parkland Memorial Hospital

87

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean judge

*September 28th, 1917, Penang †June 5th, 2005, Singapore

66

Indira Gandhi

Prime Minister of India (1966–1977, 1980–1984)

*November 19th, 1917, Prayagraj †October 31st, 1984, New Delhi

72

Ferdinand Marcos

President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

*September 11th, 1917, Sarrat †September 28th, 1989, Honolulu

53

Bourvil

French actor and singer (1917–1970)

*July 27th, 1917, Prétot-Vicquemare †September 23rd, 1970, Paris

79

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

*April 25th, 1917, Newport News †June 15th, 1996, Beverly Hills

88

John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)

*January 29th, 1917, Santa Ana †February 20th, 2005, Pacific Palisades

84

Katharine Graham

American publisher, editor and author (1917–2001)

*June 16th, 1917, New York City †July 17th, 2001, Boise

89

Barry Nelson

American actor (1917–2007)

*April 16th, 1917, San Francisco †April 7th, 2007, Bucks County

90

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)

*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, Colombo

67

Heinrich Böll

German writer (1917–1985)

*December 21st, 1917, Cologne †July 16th, 1985, Langenbroich

103

Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

*March 20th, 1917, East Ham †June 18th, 2020, Ditchling

91

Robert Anderson

American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009)

*April 28th, 1917, Manhattan †February 9th, 2009, Manhattan

61

Park Chung Hee

Leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979

*November 14th, 1917, Gumi †October 26th, 1979, Jongno District

49

William Tracy

American actor (1917-1967)

*December 1st, 1917, Pittsburgh †July 18th, 1967, Hollywood

99

Kurt Gossweiler

German historian of modern age (1917-2017)

*November 5th, 1917, Stuttgart †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

92

Carl Ballantine

American entertainer (1917-2009)

*September 27th, 1917, Chicago †November 3rd, 2009, Hollywood Hills

87

Ramanand Sagar

Indian film director (1917-2005)

*December 29th, 1917, Lahore †December 12th, 2005, Mumbai

70

Henry Ford II

American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)

*September 4th, 1917, Detroit †September 29th, 1987, Detroit

91

Helga Tiemann

German painter and sculptor (1917–2008)

*October 11th, 1917, Remscheid †October 13th, 2008, Cologne

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1917 is a normal year and no leap year.

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