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What are the important events that happened on October 22? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 22: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 22 is the 296th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 70 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 9, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 480,432 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaenneacontahexagon’ day.
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Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 99 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,323 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 22 Historical Events
- 1844 –The Great Anticipation: Millerites, followers of William Miller, anticipate the end of the world in conjunction with the Second Advent of Christ. The following day became known as the Great Disappointment.
- 1866 –A plebiscite ratifies the annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, occurred three days before, on October 19.
- 1878 –The first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton.
- 1883 –The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod’s Faust.
- 2008 –India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.
Who were born on October 22?
- 1811 –Franz Liszt, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 1886)
- 1908 –John Gould, American humorist, essayist, and columnist (d. 2003)
- 1929 –Dory Previn, American songwriter
- 1939 –Susumu Kurobe, Japanese actor
- 1974 –Jeff McInnis, American NBA basketball player
Who died on October 22?
- 1954 –Jibanananda Das, Bengali poet (b. 1899)
- 1969 –Tommy Edwards, American singer (b. 1922)
- 2002 –Queen Geraldina of the Albanians (b. 1915)
- 2002 –Richard Helms, American CIA director (b. 1913)
- 2005 –Franky Gee, American singer (Captain Jack) (b. 1962)
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