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 295^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 70 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 9, 2025 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 489,192 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 ‘dihectaenneacontapentagon’ day.

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 118 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 4,688 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

October 22 Historical Events

• 794 –
  Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heiankyo (now Kyoto).
• 1633 –
  Battle of southern Fujian sea: The Ming dynasty defeats the Dutch East India Company.
• 1777 –
  American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
• 1784 –
  Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.
• 1797 –
  One thousand meters (3,200 feet) above Paris, André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump.
• 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.
• 1879 –
  Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasted 13½ hours before burning out).
• 1964 –
  Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, but turns down the honor.
• 1966 –
  The Supremes become the first all-female music group to attain a No. 1 selling album (The Supremes A' Go-Go).
• 1968 –
  Apollo program: Apollo 7 safely splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean after orbiting the Earth 163 times.

Who were born on October 22?

• 1592 –
  Gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (d. 1657)
• 1844 –
  Louis Riel, Canadian Metis Political Leader (d. 1885)
• 1870 –
  Ivan Bunin, Russian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1953)
• 1881 –
  Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, German geophysicist (d. 1908)
• 1887 –
  John Reed, American journalist (d. 1920)
• 1937 –
  Manos Loïzos, Greek composer (d. 1982)
• 1949 –
  Vasilios Magginas, Greek politician
• 1974 –
  Tim Kinsella, American musician
• 1976 –
  Jon Foreman, American musician (Switchfoot)
• 1979 –
  Doni, Brazilian footballer

Who died on October 22?

• 1859 –
  Louis Spohr, German violinist and composer (b. 1784)
• 1906 –
  Paul Cézanne, French painter (b. 1839)
• 1941 –
  Guy Môquet, French hero of the resistance(executed)(b. 1924)
• 1952 –
  Ernst Rüdin, Swiss nazi physician (b. 1874)
• 1989 –
  Ewan MacColl, English folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer (b. 1915)
• 1993 –
  Innes Ireland, Scottish racing driver (b. 1930)
• 2001 –
  Prof. Dr. Dkfm. Helmut Krackowizer, journalist and motorcycle racer (b. 1922)
• 2002 –
  Richard Helms, American CIA director (b. 1913)
• 2005 –
  Arman, French-born artist (b. 1928)
• 2009 –
  Soupy Sales, American comedian and television personality (b. 1926)