Historical Events In October - 22

1963  On this day in history 225,000 students boycott Chicago schools in Freedom Day protest   

1963  225,000 students boycot Chicago schools in Freedom Day protest on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history eMI rejects audition by "High Numbers," they go on to become The Who   

1965  Dipa Nusantara Aidit, Indonesian leader (PKI 1951-65), murdered at 42 on October - 22.   

1966  On this day in history uSSR launches Luna 12 for orbit around Moon   

1966  On October - 22 hewlett Johnson, Red Deacon of Canterbury, dies   

1967  17th Ryder Cup: US wins 23½-8½ at Champions Golf Club (Houston, Texas, US) on this day in history.   

1968  Apollo 7 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1969  On October - 22 giovanni Martinelli, Ital opera singer (NY Met), dies on 84th birthday   

1970  On October - 22 rené Schneider, Chilean general/supreme commander, murdered   

1972  On this day in history kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudist/portraits), dies   

1973  Security Council Resolution 338 -c ease fire to the Yom Kippur War on October - 22.   

1973  On October - 22 pablo Casals, Spanish violin cellist/conductor/composer, dies at 96   

1975  Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 soft-lands on Venus on October - 22.   

1975  World Football League disbands on this day in history.   

1975  Arnold Toynbee, English historian/cultural sociologist, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1977  International Sun-Earth Explorers 1 & 2 launched into Earth orbit on October - 22.   

1978  On October - 22 laugh-in's Judy Carne arrested at Gatwick Airport for drug possession   

1979  Deposed Shah of Iran arrives in NY for medical treatment on October - 22.   

1979  On October - 22 ousted Shah of Iran arrives in New York for cancer treatment   

1979  Walt Disney World's 100-millionth guest on October - 22.   

1979  On October - 22 jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber   

1980  New South Korean constitution comes into effect on this day in history.   

1981  Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization decertified on this day in history.   

1981  US national debt tops $1 trillion on October - 22.   

1981  On this day in history michael Granger, actor (Creature with Atom Brain, Pier 5 Havana), dies   

1984  Harold Laurence Walters, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1986  Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, bio-chemist (Vitamin C, Nobel 1937), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1987  Lino Ventura, Italian/French actor (Medusa touch), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1988  On October - 22 elton John sells out Madison Square Gardens for a record 26th time   

1989  Roland Winters, actor (Jet Pilot, Meet Millie), dies at 84 on October - 22.   

1991  On October - 22 general Motors announces 9 month loss of $2.2 billion   

1991  Peter Willes, British actor/producer (Way We Live), dies on October - 22.   

1992  On this day in history cleavon Little, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies of colon cancer at 53   

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1071  On this day in history birth of william IX, Duke of Aquitaine and poet (d. 1126)   

1197  Emperor Juntoku of Japan (d. 1242) was born on this day in history.   

1592  On October - 22 birth of gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (d. 1657)   

1686  On this day in history birth of georg Balthasar Schott, composer   

1688  Nadir Shah of Persia (d. 1747) was born on this day in history.   

1689  King John V of Portugal (d. 1750) was born on October - 22.   

1698  Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer was born on October - 22.   

1701  On this day in history birth of maria Amalia of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1756)   

0741  On October - 22 charles Martel, ruler of the Franks, dies at 63   

1383  On October - 22 ferdinand I, the wise, king of Portugal, dies   

1494  Gian Galeazzo, Italian duke of Milan (1476-94), dies on this day in history.   

1565  Death of Jean, Vicomte d'Aguisy Grolier de Servieres, French bibliophile (b. 1479) on October - 22.   

1613  On this day in history death of pomponio Nenna, Italian composer   

1625  On this day in history death of kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (b. 1561)   

1651  On October - 22 jacob Praetorius, composer, dies at 65   

1674  On this day in history death of gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (b. 1621)