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  1. Roman Empire

    Valerian's first act as emperor

    Saturday Oct 22, 253Rome

    Valerian's first act as emperor on October 22, 253, was to appoint his son Gallienus caesar. Early in his reign, affairs in Europe went from bad to worse, and the whole West fell into disorder. In the East, Antioch had fallen into the hands of a Sassanid vassal and Armenia was occupied by Shapur I (Sapor).

  2. Incandescent light bulb

    Edison's first Successful Test

    Wednesday Oct 22, 1879New Jersey, U.S.

    After many experiments, first with carbon in the early 1880s and then with platinum and other metals, in the end Edison returned to a carbon filament. The first successful test was on 22 October 1879, and lasted 13.5 hours.

  3. Xinhai Revolution

    Shaanxi Uprising

    Sunday Oct 22, 1911Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

    On 22 October 1911, Shaanxi's Tongmenghui, led by Jing Dingcheng and Qian ding as well as Jing Wumu and others including Gelaohui, launched an uprising and captured Xi'an after two days of struggle.

  4. Xinhai Revolution

    Changsha Restoration

    Sunday Oct 22, 1911Changsha, Hunan, China

    On 22 October 1911, the Hunan Tongmenghui were led by Jiao Dafeng and Chen Zuoxin. They headed an armed group, consisting partly of revolutionaries from Hongjiang and partly of defecting New Army units, in a campaign to extend the uprising into Changsha. They captured the city and killed the local Imperial general. Then they announced the establishment of the Hunan Military Government of the Republic of China and announced their opposition to the Qing Empire.

  5. Francisco Franco

    Marriage

    Monday Oct 22, 1923Spain

    On 22 October 1923, Franco married María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdès.

  6. Hungarian Revolution of 1956

    Resurrect MEFESZ Student Union

    Monday Oct 22, 1956Budapest, Hungary

    By 22 October 1956, Technical University students had resurrected the banned MEFESZ student union.

  7. Cypriot intercommunal violence

    Sir Hugh Mackintosh Foot replaced Sir John Harding as the British Governor of Cyprus

    Tuesday Oct 22, 1957Cyprus

    On 22 October 1957 Sir Hugh Mackintosh Foot replaced Sir John Harding as the British Governor of Cyprus. Foot suggested five to seven years of self-government before any final decision. His plan rejected both enosis and taksim.

  8. Cuban Missile Crisis

    Kennedy announced the missles' discovery

    Monday Oct 22, 196207 PMCuba

    On October 22 at 7:00 pm EDT, Kennedy delivered a nationwide televised address on all of the major networks announcing the discovery of the missiles.

  9. Iranian Revolution

    The death of Mostafa Khomeini

    Saturday Oct 22, 1977Najaf, Iraq

    The chain of events began with the death of Mostafa Khomeini, chief aide and eldest son of Ruhollah Khomeini. He mysteriously died at midnight on 23 October 1977 in Najaf, Iraq. SAVAK and Iraqi government declared heart attack as the cause of death, though many believed his death was attributed to SAVAK. Khomeini remained silent after the incident, but in Iran with the spread of the news there was a wave of protest in several cities and mourning ceremonies in major cities were held.

  10. Pope John Paul II

    A Pope

    Sunday Oct 22, 1978Vatican City

    John Paul II dispensed with the traditional Papal coronation and instead received ecclesiastical investiture with a simplified Papal inauguration on 22 October 1978. During his inauguration, when the cardinals were to kneel before him to take their vows and kiss his ring, he stood up as the Polish prelate Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński knelt down, stopped him from kissing the ring, and simply hugged him.

  11. Garry Kasparov

    Deep Thought

    Sunday Oct 22, 1989Russia

    On October 22, 1989, Kasparov defeated the chess computer "Deep Thought" in both games of a two-game match.

  12. Disasters with highest death tolls

    Hurricane Mitch

    Thursday Oct 22, 1998Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico

    Hurricane Mitch is the second-deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record, causing over 11,000 fatalities in Central America in 1998, including approximately 7,000 in Honduras and 3,800 in Nicaragua due to catastrophic flooding from the slow motion of the storm.

  13. Dwayne Johnson

    No Mercy (2000)

    Sunday Oct 22, 2000Albany, New York, U.S.

    The Rock lost the WWF Championship to Kurt Angle, at No Mercy, in October.

  14. Dwayne Johnson

    The Rock Teamed with Jericho

    Monday Oct 22, 2001Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

    The next night on Raw, The Rock teamed with Jericho to win the WWF Tag Team Championship from The Dudley Boyz.

  15. Google LLC

    Google Was then reincorporated

    Tuesday Oct 22, 2002Delaware, U.S.

    Google was then reincorporated in Delaware on October 22, 2002.

  16. Microsoft

    Window 7

    Thursday Oct 22, 2009Redmond, Washington, U.S.

    Windows 7 was officially released to the public.

  17. Robin Williams

    Third Marriage

    Saturday Oct 22, 2011Sea Cliff, San Francisco, California, U.S.

    Williams married his third wife, graphic designer Susan Schneider, on October 22, 2011, in St. Helena, California. The two lived at their house in Sea Cliff, San Francisco, California.

  18. MacOS

    OS X 10.9 Mavericks

    Tuesday Oct 22, 2013Cupertino, California, U.S.

    With OS X engineers reportedly working on iOS 7, the version released in 2013, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, was something of a transitional release, with some of the skeuomorphic design removed, while most of the general interface of Mavericks remained unchanged.

  19. Lady Gaga

    The second Artpop single

    Tuesday Oct 22, 2013Record Plant, Hollywood, California, U.S.

    The second Artpop single, "Do What U Want", featured singer R. Kelly and was released later that month, topping the charts in Hungary and reaching number 13 in the US. Gaga removed the song from all streaming platforms in 2019 in the light of allegations made against Kelly sexually abusing several women; Gaga apologized forever for collaborating with him.

  20. Justin Trudeau

    Would end Canada's airstrike mission against ISIS

    Thursday Oct 22, 2015Canada

    On October 22, 2015, Trudeau stated that, once prime minister, he would end Canada's airstrike mission against ISIS.

  21. Lady Gaga

    Joanne album

    Saturday Oct 22, 2016U.S, United Kingdom and Australia

    The album, titled Joanne, was named after Gaga's late aunt, who was an inspiration for the music. It was released on October 21, 2016, and became Gaga's fourth number one album on the Billboard 200, making her the first woman to reach the US chart's summit four times in the 2010s.

  22. Cloudesley Shovell's death

    Saturday Oct 22, 1707Scilly Naval

    The Commander-in-Chief of the British fleet, Cloudesley Shovell, died in a naval disaster.

  23. Portuguese interregnum

    Wednesday Oct 22, 1383Portugal

    The civil war in Portugal began after King Fernando died without a male heir to the throne.

  24. Roman Empire

    Valerian's first act as emperor

    Saturday Oct 22, 253Rome

    Valerian's first act as emperor on October 22, 253, was to appoint his son Gallienus caesar. Early in his reign, affairs in Europe went from bad to worse, and the whole West fell into disorder. In the East, Antioch had fallen into the hands of a Sassanid vassal and Armenia was occupied by Shapur I (Sapor).

  25. Incandescent light bulb

    Edison's first Successful Test

    Wednesday Oct 22, 1879New Jersey, U.S.

    After many experiments, first with carbon in the early 1880s and then with platinum and other metals, in the end Edison returned to a carbon filament. The first successful test was on 22 October 1879, and lasted 13.5 hours.

  26. Xinhai Revolution

    Shaanxi Uprising

    Sunday Oct 22, 1911Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

    On 22 October 1911, Shaanxi's Tongmenghui, led by Jing Dingcheng and Qian ding as well as Jing Wumu and others including Gelaohui, launched an uprising and captured Xi'an after two days of struggle.

  27. Xinhai Revolution

    Changsha Restoration

    Sunday Oct 22, 1911Changsha, Hunan, China

    On 22 October 1911, the Hunan Tongmenghui were led by Jiao Dafeng and Chen Zuoxin. They headed an armed group, consisting partly of revolutionaries from Hongjiang and partly of defecting New Army units, in a campaign to extend the uprising into Changsha. They captured the city and killed the local Imperial general. Then they announced the establishment of the Hunan Military Government of the Republic of China and announced their opposition to the Qing Empire.

  28. Francisco Franco

    Marriage

    Monday Oct 22, 1923Spain

    On 22 October 1923, Franco married María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdès.

  29. Hungarian Revolution of 1956

    Resurrect MEFESZ Student Union

    Monday Oct 22, 1956Budapest, Hungary

    By 22 October 1956, Technical University students had resurrected the banned MEFESZ student union.

  30. Cypriot intercommunal violence

    Sir Hugh Mackintosh Foot replaced Sir John Harding as the British Governor of Cyprus

    Tuesday Oct 22, 1957Cyprus

    On 22 October 1957 Sir Hugh Mackintosh Foot replaced Sir John Harding as the British Governor of Cyprus. Foot suggested five to seven years of self-government before any final decision. His plan rejected both enosis and taksim.

  31. Cuban Missile Crisis

    Kennedy announced the missles' discovery

    Monday Oct 22, 196207 PMCuba

    On October 22 at 7:00 pm EDT, Kennedy delivered a nationwide televised address on all of the major networks announcing the discovery of the missiles.

  32. Iranian Revolution

    The death of Mostafa Khomeini

    Saturday Oct 22, 1977Najaf, Iraq

    The chain of events began with the death of Mostafa Khomeini, chief aide and eldest son of Ruhollah Khomeini. He mysteriously died at midnight on 23 October 1977 in Najaf, Iraq. SAVAK and Iraqi government declared heart attack as the cause of death, though many believed his death was attributed to SAVAK. Khomeini remained silent after the incident, but in Iran with the spread of the news there was a wave of protest in several cities and mourning ceremonies in major cities were held.

  33. Pope John Paul II

    A Pope

    Sunday Oct 22, 1978Vatican City

    John Paul II dispensed with the traditional Papal coronation and instead received ecclesiastical investiture with a simplified Papal inauguration on 22 October 1978. During his inauguration, when the cardinals were to kneel before him to take their vows and kiss his ring, he stood up as the Polish prelate Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński knelt down, stopped him from kissing the ring, and simply hugged him.

  34. Garry Kasparov

    Deep Thought

    Sunday Oct 22, 1989Russia

    On October 22, 1989, Kasparov defeated the chess computer "Deep Thought" in both games of a two-game match.

  35. Disasters with highest death tolls

    Hurricane Mitch

    Thursday Oct 22, 1998Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico

    Hurricane Mitch is the second-deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record, causing over 11,000 fatalities in Central America in 1998, including approximately 7,000 in Honduras and 3,800 in Nicaragua due to catastrophic flooding from the slow motion of the storm.

  36. Dwayne Johnson

    No Mercy (2000)

    Sunday Oct 22, 2000Albany, New York, U.S.

    The Rock lost the WWF Championship to Kurt Angle, at No Mercy, in October.

  37. Dwayne Johnson

    The Rock Teamed with Jericho

    Monday Oct 22, 2001Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

    The next night on Raw, The Rock teamed with Jericho to win the WWF Tag Team Championship from The Dudley Boyz.

  38. Google LLC

    Google Was then reincorporated

    Tuesday Oct 22, 2002Delaware, U.S.

    Google was then reincorporated in Delaware on October 22, 2002.

  39. Microsoft

    Window 7

    Thursday Oct 22, 2009Redmond, Washington, U.S.

    Windows 7 was officially released to the public.

  40. Robin Williams

    Third Marriage

    Saturday Oct 22, 2011Sea Cliff, San Francisco, California, U.S.

    Williams married his third wife, graphic designer Susan Schneider, on October 22, 2011, in St. Helena, California. The two lived at their house in Sea Cliff, San Francisco, California.

  41. MacOS

    OS X 10.9 Mavericks

    Tuesday Oct 22, 2013Cupertino, California, U.S.

    With OS X engineers reportedly working on iOS 7, the version released in 2013, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, was something of a transitional release, with some of the skeuomorphic design removed, while most of the general interface of Mavericks remained unchanged.

  42. Lady Gaga

    The second Artpop single

    Tuesday Oct 22, 2013Record Plant, Hollywood, California, U.S.

    The second Artpop single, "Do What U Want", featured singer R. Kelly and was released later that month, topping the charts in Hungary and reaching number 13 in the US. Gaga removed the song from all streaming platforms in 2019 in the light of allegations made against Kelly sexually abusing several women; Gaga apologized forever for collaborating with him.

  43. Justin Trudeau

    Would end Canada's airstrike mission against ISIS

    Thursday Oct 22, 2015Canada

    On October 22, 2015, Trudeau stated that, once prime minister, he would end Canada's airstrike mission against ISIS.

  44. Lady Gaga

    Joanne album

    Saturday Oct 22, 2016U.S, United Kingdom and Australia

    The album, titled Joanne, was named after Gaga's late aunt, who was an inspiration for the music. It was released on October 21, 2016, and became Gaga's fourth number one album on the Billboard 200, making her the first woman to reach the US chart's summit four times in the 2010s.

  45. Cloudesley Shovell's death

    Saturday Oct 22, 1707Scilly Naval

    The Commander-in-Chief of the British fleet, Cloudesley Shovell, died in a naval disaster.

  46. Portuguese interregnum

    Wednesday Oct 22, 1383Portugal

    The civil war in Portugal began after King Fernando died without a male heir to the throne.