October 22nd, 1928

Born on October 22nd, 1928

Age in days, weeks and months
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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The Royal Navy cutlass was withdrawn from combat service.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, 1928

89

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Brazilian film director (1928-2018)

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

83

Clare Fischer

American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader

*October 22nd, 1928, Shiawassee County †January 26th, 2012, Burbank

87

Piet Moget

Dutch artist and painter (1928-2015)

*October 22nd, 1928, The Hague †December 13th, 2015, Port-la-Nouvelle

87

Hans-Jacob Krümmel

German economist

*October 22nd, 1928, Darmstadt †February 16th, 2016

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Who's birthday is on October 22nd?

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

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

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

86

Todor Veselinović

Serbian footballer (1930-2017)

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

85

Derek Jacobi

English actor (born 1938)

*October 22nd, 1938, Leytonstone

74

Arsène Wenger

French association football player and manager

*October 22nd, 1949, Strasbourg

84

Tony Roberts

American actor

*October 22nd, 1939, Manhattan

83

Josef Jahn

German sport cyclist

*October 22nd, 1940, Oskava

80

Catherine Deneuve

French actress

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

94

Doris Lessing

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

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

64

Marc Shaiman

American composer (born 1959)

*October 22nd, 1959, Newark

82

Robert Rauschenberg

American painter and graphic artist (1925–2008)

*October 22nd, 1925, Port Arthur †May 12th, 2008, Captiva Island

88

Kader Khan

Indian-Canadian film actor, script and dialogue writer

*October 22nd, 1930, Kabul †December 31st, 2018, Toronto

53

Javier Milei

Economist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023

*October 22nd, 1970, Buenos Aires

85

Christopher Lloyd

American actor (born 1938)

*October 22nd, 1938, Stamford

84

James Grout

English actor

*October 22nd, 1927, London †June 24th, 2012, Purton

32

John Reed

American journalist, poet, and communist activist

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

78

Eddie Brigati

American singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1945, Garfield

71

Jeff Goldblum

American actor and musician

*October 22nd, 1952, Pittsburgh

88

Nikolaus Senn

Swiss jurist and economist, president of the UBS (1926-2014)

*October 22nd, 1926, Herisau †November 2nd, 2014, Herrliberg

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Born in 1928

89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

*April 14th, 1928, Oslo †July 7th, 2017, Oslo

88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

*July 7th, 1928, Odense †January 22nd, 2017, Hellerup

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

*June 14th, 1928, Rosario †October 9th, 1967, La Higuera

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

95

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

*February 12th, 1928, Rostock †July 11th, 2014, Rostock

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

*October 11th, 1928, Zwickau †December 19th, 2009, Raschau-Markersbach

71

Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig

95

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

89

Bengt Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1928-2017)

*January 13th, 1928, Ringarum †February 16th, 2017, Norrköping

89

Bab Christensen

Norwegian actress (1928-2017)

*January 8th, 1928, Oslo †April 10th, 2017, Oslo

91

Hosni Mubarak

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

*May 4th, 1928, Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa †February 25th, 2020, Cairo

95

Frank Borman

American astronaut

*March 14th, 1928, Gary †November 7th, 2023, Billings

58

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York City

96

Paul Dooley

American actor, writer, and comedian

*February 22nd, 1928, Parkersburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1928 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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