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

• 1746 –
  The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.
• 1790 –
  Warriors of the Miami tribe under Chief Little Turtle defeat United States troops under General Josiah Harmar at the site of present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the Northwest Indian War.
• 1797 –
  One thousand meters (3,200 feet) above Paris, André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump.
• 1836 –
  Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas.
• 1877 –
  The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners.
• 1957 –
  Vietnam War: First United States casualties in Vietnam.
• 1963 –
  A BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes in UK with the loss of all on board.
• 1983 –
  Two correctional officers are killed by inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. The incident inspires the Supermax model of prisons.
• 2006 –
  A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a National referendum held in Panama.
• 2007 –
  Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base is carried out by 21 Tamil Tiger commandos. All except one died in this attack. Eight Sri Lankan Air Force planes are destroyed and 10 damaged.

Who were born on October 22?

• 1558 –
  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)
• 1844 –
  Sarah Bernhardt, French Actress (d. 1923)
• 1912 –
  Frances Drake, American actress (d. 2000)
• 1919 –
  Kathleen Ankers, American scenic designer (d. 2001)
• 1929 –
  Lev Yashin, Soviet footballer (d. 1990)
• 1946 –
  Deepak Chopra, Indian-American physician and writer
• 1966 –
  Valeria Golino, Italian actress
• 1978 –
  Chaswe Nsofwa, Zambian footballer (d. 2007)
• 1986 –
  Ștefan Radu, Romanian footballer
• 1990 –
  Jonathan Lipnicki, American actor

Who died on October 22?

• 1755 –
  Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (b. 1694)
• 1891 –
  Ernst von Fleischl-Marxow, Austrian physiologist (b. 1846)
• 1954 –
  Jibanananda Das, Bengali poet (b. 1899)
• 1956 –
  Hannah Mitchell, English socialist and suffragette (b. 1872)
• 1989 –
  Ewan MacColl, English folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer (b. 1915)
• 1992 –
  Red Barber, American sportscaster (b. 1908)
• 2001 –
  Prof. Dr. Dkfm. Helmut Krackowizer, journalist and motorcycle racer (b. 1922)
• 2005 –
  Arman, French-born artist (b. 1928)
• 2005 –
  Tony Adams, Irish film producer (b. 1953)
• 2007 –
  Ève Curie, French writer (b. 1904)