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Scroll down to see top 10 events, birthdays and deaths on this day.
Events
Invalid Date: A solar eclipse occurs over China, one of the earliest recorded in human history, reportedly resulting in the executions of two astronomers who failed to predict it.
October 22, 2019: Same-sex marriage is legalised, and abortion is decriminalised in Northern Ireland as a result of the Northern Ireland Assembly not being restored.
October 22, 2014: Michael Zehaf-Bibeau attacks the Parliament of Canada, killing a soldier and injuring three other people.
October 22, 2013: The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013.
October 22, 2012: Cyclist Lance Armstrong is formally stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after being charged for doping.
October 22, 2008: India launches its first uncrewed lunar probe mission Chandrayaan-1.
October 22, 2007: A raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base is carried out by 21 Tamil Tiger commandos, with all except one dying in this attack. Eight Sri Lanka Air Force planes are destroyed and ten damaged.
October 22, 2006: A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a national referendum.
October 22, 2005: Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic hurricane season until surpassed by the 2020 season.
October 22, 2005: Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashes in Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board.
October 22, 2019: Same-sex marriage is legalised, and abortion is decriminalised in Northern Ireland as a result of the Northern Ireland Assembly not being restored.
October 22, 2014: Michael Zehaf-Bibeau attacks the Parliament of Canada, killing a soldier and injuring three other people.
October 22, 2013: The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013.
October 22, 2012: Cyclist Lance Armstrong is formally stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after being charged for doping.
October 22, 2008: India launches its first uncrewed lunar probe mission Chandrayaan-1.
October 22, 2007: A raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base is carried out by 21 Tamil Tiger commandos, with all except one dying in this attack. Eight Sri Lanka Air Force planes are destroyed and ten damaged.
October 22, 2006: A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a national referendum.
October 22, 2005: Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic hurricane season until surpassed by the 2020 season.
October 22, 2005: Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashes in Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board.
Birthdays
October 22, 2001: Brian Branch, American football player
October 22, 2001: Jo Yu-ri, South Korean singer and actress
October 22, 2000: Baby Keem, American rapper and record producer
October 22, 1999: Geraldo Perdomo, Dominican baseball player
October 22, 1998: Roddy Ricch, American rapper
October 22, 1997: Jan Köstering, German politician
October 22, 1996: B.I, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and producer
October 22, 1996: Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, Norwegian ski runner
October 22, 1994: Corbin Burnes, American baseball player
October 22, 1993: Charalambos Lykogiannis, Greek footballer
October 22, 2001: Jo Yu-ri, South Korean singer and actress
October 22, 2000: Baby Keem, American rapper and record producer
October 22, 1999: Geraldo Perdomo, Dominican baseball player
October 22, 1998: Roddy Ricch, American rapper
October 22, 1997: Jan Köstering, German politician
October 22, 1996: B.I, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and producer
October 22, 1996: Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, Norwegian ski runner
October 22, 1994: Corbin Burnes, American baseball player
October 22, 1993: Charalambos Lykogiannis, Greek footballer
Deaths
October 22, 2024: Richard A. Cash, American global health researcher (born 1941)
October 22, 2024: Grizzly 399, American grizzly bear (born 1996)
October 22, 2024: Gustavo Gutiérrez, Peruvian philosopher, theologian and priest (born 1928)
October 22, 2024: Lynda Obst, American film producer and author (born 1950)
October 22, 2024: Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1960)
October 22, 2021: Peter Scolari, American actor (born 1955)
October 22, 2017: George Young, Australian musician, songwriter and record producer (born 1946)
October 22, 2017: Paul Weitz, American astronaut (born 1932)
October 22, 2016: Steve Dillon, British comic book artist (born 1962)
October 22, 2016: Sheri S. Tepper, American writer (born 1929)
October 22, 2024: Grizzly 399, American grizzly bear (born 1996)
October 22, 2024: Gustavo Gutiérrez, Peruvian philosopher, theologian and priest (born 1928)
October 22, 2024: Lynda Obst, American film producer and author (born 1950)
October 22, 2024: Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1960)
October 22, 2021: Peter Scolari, American actor (born 1955)
October 22, 2017: George Young, Australian musician, songwriter and record producer (born 1946)
October 22, 2017: Paul Weitz, American astronaut (born 1932)
October 22, 2016: Steve Dillon, British comic book artist (born 1962)
October 22, 2016: Sheri S. Tepper, American writer (born 1929)
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