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October 22: Day of the Week
October 22, 2024 is the 296th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 70 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
October 22 Historical Event(s)
362
A mysterious fire destroys the Temple of Apollo at Daphne outside Antioch.
1633
Battle of southern Fujian sea: The Ming dynasty defeats the Dutch East India Company.
1866
A plebiscite ratifies the annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, occurred three days before, on October 19.
1875
First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
1924
Toastmasters International is founded.
1926
J. Gordon Whitehead sucker punches magician Harry Houdini in the stomach in Montreal.
1943
World War II: in the Second firestorm raid on Germany, the Royal Air Force conducts an air raid on the town of Kassel, killing 10,000 and rendering 150,000 homeless.
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.
2008
India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.
Who were born on October 22?
1558
Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)
1689
King John V of Portugal (d. 1750)
1891
Parker Fennelly, American comedian and actor (d. 1988)
1894
Mei Lanfang, Chinese opera performer (d. 1961)
1907
Jimmie Foxx, American baseball player (d. 1967)
1935
Ann Rule, American true-crime writer
1943
Jan de Bont, Dutch film director
1974
Jeff McInnis, American NBA basketball player
1975
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, American actor
1982
Heath Miller, American football player
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters BEHNECA? Check your answers here: Word search BEHNECA. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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