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1689 Johan V, king of Portugal 1810 Henry Bohlen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 1811 Franz Liszt, Raiding Hungary, romantic composer/virtuoso pianist 1845 Sarah Bernhardt, France, actress (Camille, Queen Elizabeth) 1870 Ivan Bunin, Russia, poet/novelist (Gentleman from SF-Nobel 1933) 1877 Thadd„us Robl, German bicylist (world record) 1880 Joe Carr, Ohio, NFL hall of famer/NFL president (1921-39) 1883 Adolf A Joffe, Russian revolutionary/writer (Brest-L) 1885 Giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer (NY Met) 1887 John Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions 1896 Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C) 1898 Damaso Alonso, Spanish poet (Hijos de la ira) 19-- Barrie Youngfellow, Cleve Ohio, actress (Jan-It's a Living) 19-- Bobby Blotzner, rock drummer (Ratt-Round & Round) 19-- Judith Blazer, actress (As the World Turns) 19-- Rae Stern, mother of radio personality Howard Stern 1900 Edward R Stettinius, US, foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat 1901 Charles Huggins, Canada, US physician 1903 George Beadle, US biologist (Nobel 1958) 1905 Constance Bennett, actress (Easiest Way, Ladies in Love) 1905 Karl Jansky, Czech, discovered cosmic radio emissions in 1932 1906 Sidney Kingsley, author (Darkness at Noon) 1907 Jimmy Foxx, baseball HR hitter (534, Detroit Tigers) 1913 Bao Dai, Emperor of Annam/Indochina/state chief Vietnam (19??-55) 1915 Harry Hickox, Big Springs Tx, (Herb-Please Don't Eat the Daisies) 1916 Michael F Howard, British Major-General (Gold Stick to the Queen) 1916 Sid Miller, Shenandoah Pa, actor (Donald O'Connor Texaco Show) 1917 Joan Fontaine, Tokyo Japan, actress (Gunga Din, Ivanhoe, Rebecca) 1918 Ren‚ the Obaldia, French writer/screenwriter (Fugue … Waterloo) 1919 Doris Lessing, novelist (Golden Notebook) 1920 Mitzi Green, NYC, actress (Little Orphan Annie, So This is Hollywood) 1920 Timothy Leary, Harvard prof, LSD taker 1921 Georges Bressens, French poet 1922 John H Chafee, (Sen-R-Rhode Island, 1976- ) 1922 Ton Lensink, actor 1923 Pete Pihos, NFL end (Phil Eagles) 1925 Robert Rauschenberg, US, painter (Gloria) 1929 Dory Previn, pop singer (Love Be My Cover) 1929 Lev Jasjin, Russian soccer player (goalie) 1933 Donald H Peterson, Winona Mississippi, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 6) 1934 Donald McIntyre, Auckland NZ, Bass-Baritone (Wotan-Das Rheingold) 1935 Judy Devlin Hashman, 10 time badminton champ (1957-67) 1938 Christopher Lloyd, Stamford Ct, actor (Taxi, Back to the Future) 1938 Derek Jacobi, London England, actor (Lanner-Strauss Family) 1939 Joaquim Chissano, president of Mozambique (1986- ) 1939 Tony Roberts, NYC, actor (Annie Hall, Edge of Night, Lucie Arnaz Show) 1942 Annette Funicello, Utica NY, actress (Mickey Mouse Club) 1943 Allen James Coage, NYC, HW judo (Olympic-bronze-1976) 1943 Catherine Deneuve, [Dorleac], Paris, actress (Repulsion, Hunger) 1943 Paul Zukofsky, Brooklyn NY, violinist (Cappricio) 1943 Robert Long, [Jan GR Leverman], cabaret performer/singer 1945 Leslie West, [Weinstein] rocker (Mountain-Mississippi Queen) 1947 Edward F Feighan, (Rep-D-OH, 1983- ) 1947 Lee Meredith, [Judith Lee Sauls], River Edge NJ, actress (Producers) 1948 John Peterson, US, Middleweight (Olympic-gold-1976) 1952 Jeff Goldblum, Pitts Pa, actor (The Fly, Thank God it's Friday) 1952 Patti Davis, aka Patricia Ann Reagan, 1st daughter (House of Secrets) 1954 Carla Dunlap, Newark NJ, bodybuilder (Pumping Iron 2) 1961 Barbara Potter, Ct, tennis player (changed shirt on Wimbeldon Court) 1961 Leonard Marshall, NFL defensive end (NY Giants) 1963 Brian Boitano, US, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1988) 1963 Cherie Witter, Everett Wash, playmate (February, 1985) 1966 Valeria Golino, Naples Italy, actress (Rain Man, Little Flames) 1973 Pablo Casals, Spanish violin cellist/conductor/composer 198- Michael Fishran, actor (DJ-Roseanne) Back to GREGSITE Passings for October 22741 Charles Martel, ruler of the Franks, dies at 63 1383 Ferdinand I, the wise, king of Portugal, dies 1565 Jean Grolier de Servi‚res, French bibliophile, dies 1613 Mathurin R‚gnier, French poet (Macette), dies 1707 Admiral Cloudesley Shovell, drowns at Scilly 1802 Samuel Arnold, English composer, dies 1882 J nos Arany, Hungarians poet (Toldi szerelme), dies at 65 1906 Paul C‚zanne, French painter, dies 1926 Jules Van de Hill, Belgian lawyer/politician, dies 1932 Anna Dickinson, dies just a week shy of her 90th birthday 1934 Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, shot dead by FBI in Ohio 1942 Gustave "Staff" de Clercq, leader Flemish Nationally Covenant, dies 1942 Staf de Clercq, leader Flemish National Workers, dies 1942 Sybren Tulip, NSB'er/supt of police in Amsterdam (1941-42) dies 1948 Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies 1954 Prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot, dies at 54 1965 Paul Tillich, German/US Theologist (Courage To Be), dies 1966 Hewlett Johnson, Red Deacon of Canterbury, dies 1969 Giovanni Martinelli, Italian opera singer (NY Metropolitan), dies 1972 Kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudist/portraits), dies 1973 Pablo Casals, Spanish cellist/conductor, dies 1979 Jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber 1984 Napoleon Whiting, actor (Silas-Big Valley), dies at 75 1986 Albert Szent-Gy”rgyi, bio-chemist (Vitamin C, Nobel 1937), dies at 93 1986 Ivor Francis, actor (Dusty's Trail), dies at 68 1992 Cleavon Little, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies at 53 1992 Red Barber, sportscaster (Dodgers, Yankees), dies Back to GREGSITE Holidays for October 22[India, Mauritius, Singapore] Deepavali Day [Japan] Jidai Matsuri/Festival of Eras (1895) [Puerto Rico] Veterans Day [Vatican City] Installation Day of Pope (John Paul II) (1978) [US] Mother-in-Law's Day [US some states] Veterans Day [US] Francis E Willard Day-temperance day Back to GREGSITE Interest events for October 22[Christ] SS Philip, bishop of Heraclea, & his companions, martyrs [RC] Commemoration of St Theodoret, priest/martyr 2000 [Jewish] Simchat Torah-day of rejoicing Back to GREGSITE Special events for October 22 1746 Princeton University (NJ) received its charter 1797 1st sky diver (Andr‚-Jacques Trim, above Paris) 1797 Andr‚-Jacques Garnerin makes 1st parachute jump from balloon (Paris) 1819 1st ship sails by Erie-channel (Rome-Utica) 1836 Sam Houston inaugurated as 1st elected pres of Republic of Texas 1875 Sons of American Revolution organizes 1879 C H F Peters discovers asteroid #209 Dido 1883 1st NY Horse Show held (Madison Sq Garden) 1883 Original Metropolitan Opera House (NYC) grand opening (Faust) 1904 Russian fleet shoots at British fishing ship 1906 3000 blacks demonstrate & riot in Phila 1906 A Kopff discovers asteroid #619 Triberga 1913 Explosion at Dawson NM coal mine kills 263 mine workers 1922 Lucerne Street in the Bronx named 1922 Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, named for knight in Wagner's Opera 1928 China expells all Russian instructors & civil servants 1928 Pres Hoover speaks of "American system of rugged individualism" 1929 French cabinet of Briand falls 1932 Charles de Broqueville becomes premier of Belgium 1933 Heavyweight Primo Carnera KOs Paulino Uzcudun in Rome 1935 E Delporte discovers asteroids #1375 Alfreda & #1401 Lavonne 1936 1st commercial flight from mainland to Hawaii 1938 1st Xerox copy made 1939 1st TV NFL game-Eagles vs Dodgers 1946 2 British ships sink near Albania 1947 C A Wirtanen discovers asteroid #1600 Vyssotsky 1949 200 killed in train derailment near Nowy Dwor Poland 1950 LA Rams beat Baltimore Colts 70-27 1952 M B Protitch discovers asteroid #2244 Tesla 1953 Laos gains full independence from France 1954 West Germany joins North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1955 WWNY TV channel 7 in Carthage-Watertown, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 France intercept Moroccan plane, arrest Ben Bella 1957 Conrad Adenauer re-elected chancellor of West-Germany 1957 KJAC TV channel 4 in Port Arthur-Beaumont, TX (NBC) 1st broadcast 1960 Cassius Clay wins 1st battle as professional boxer 1960 H L Giclas discovers asteroid #2061 Anza 1961 75,000 Flemings demand equal rights & Flemish language in Belgium 1962 JFK imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning missile crisis 1962 Pacific Science Center opens at Seattle Center 1963 225,000 students boycot Chicago schools in Freedom Day protest 1966 USSR launches Luna 12 for orbit around Moon 1968 Apollo 7 returns to Earth 1969 KAPN-AM in Santa Barbara CA changes call letters to KDB-AM 1971 C Torres discovers asteroid #2013 Tucapel 1972 Oakland A's 1st championship; beat Reds, 4 games to 3 in World Series 1973 Security Council Resolution 338-cease fire to Yom Kippur War 1974 Yanks trade Bobby Murcer to Giants for Bobby Bonds 1975 Cin Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series 1975 Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 soft-lands on Venus 1975 World Football League disbands 1976 C Kowal discovers asteroid #2340 Hathor 1976 H Kosai & K Hurukawa discovers asteroids #2271 Kiso & #2470 Agematsu 1976 P Wild discovers asteroids #2337 & #2989 1976 Rick Barry (SF), begins then longest NBA free throw streak of 60 1977 International Sun-Earth Explorers 1 & 2 launched into Earth orbit 1978 Laugh-in's Judy Carne arrested at Gatwick Airport for drug possession 1978 Pope John Paul II installed 1979 Deposed Shah of Iran arrives in NY for medical treatment 1979 Walt Disney World's 100-millionth guest 1980 New South Korean constitution comes into effect 1981 Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization decertified 1981 US national debt tops $1 trillion 1984 NFL quarterback Ken Stabler retires 1984 Paul McCartney releases "Give My Regards to Broad Street" soundtrack 1987 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Joseph Brodsky 1988 Elton John sells out MSG for a record 26th time 1988 Supreme Ct Justice Sandra Day O'Connor OK after breast cancer surgery 1989 Denver Nuggets beat Jugoplastika Split 135-129 in 3rd McDonald Open 1989 Red Khmer conquers Pailin in Cambodia 1991 General Motors announces 9 month lose of $2.2 billion 1992 Atlanta, becomes 1st US team to win a World Series game out of US 1992 Space Shuttle STS 52 (Columbia 13) launches into space 2136 -BC- Chinese make 1st record of a solar eclipse Back to GREGSITE Facts for October 22295th day of year with 70 days left (Numerology = 5) 1940 30øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1979 88øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on October 2210/22/42 --- Strip Polka --- Andrews Sisters 10/22/42 --- When The Lights Go On Again --- Monroe, Vaughn 10/22/48 --- Buttons And Bows --- Dinning Sisters 10/22/55 --- You Are My Love --- James, Joni 10/22/55 --- I Hear You Knocking --- Storm, Gale 10/22/66 --- Rain On The Roof --- Lovin' Spoonful 10/22/66 --- I'm Your Puppet --- Purify, James & Bobby 10/22/66 --- Devil With The Blue Dress On/Good Golly --- Ryder, Mitch & The Detroit Wheels 10/22/83 --- Crumblin' Down --- Cougar, John 10/22/83 --- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) --- Jackson, Michael 10/22/88 --- Giving You The Best That I Got --- Baker, Anita 10/22/88 --- I Don't Want Your Love --- Duran Duran 10/22/88 --- Walk On Water --- Money, Eddie |
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