Historical Events In October - 22

1963  On October - 22 225,000 students boycott Chicago schools in Freedom Day protest   

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

1964  On October - 22 eMI rejects audition by "High Numbers," they go on to become The Who   

1965  On this day in history dipa Nusantara Aidit, Indonesian leader (PKI 1951-65), murdered at 42   

1966  On October - 22 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 October - 22.   

1968  On October - 22 apollo 7 returns to Earth   

1969  Giovanni Martinelli, Ital opera singer (NY Met), dies on 84th birthday on this day in history.   

1970  René Schneider, Chilean general/supreme commander, murdered on October - 22.   

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  On October - 22 soviet spacecraft Venera 9 soft-lands on Venus   

1975  World Football League disbands on October - 22.   

1975  On this day in history arnold Toynbee, English historian/cultural sociologist, dies at 86   

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 this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber   

1980  New South Korean constitution comes into effect on October - 22.   

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

1981  On October - 22 uS national debt tops $1 trillion   

1981  Michael Granger, actor (Creature with Atom Brain, Pier 5 Havana), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On October - 22 roland Winters, actor (Jet Pilot, Meet Millie), dies at 84   

1991  On this day in history 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 October - 22.   

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

1686  Georg Balthasar Schott, composer was born on this day in history.   

1688  On October - 22 birth of nadir Shah of Persia (d. 1747)   

1689  On this day in history birth of king John V of Portugal (d. 1750)   

1698  On October - 22 birth of nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer   

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

0741  Charles Martel, ruler of the Franks, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1494  On this day in history gian Galeazzo, Italian duke of Milan (1476-94), dies   

1565  Death of Jean, Vicomte d'Aguisy Grolier de Servieres, French bibliophile (b. 1479) on this day in history.   

1613  Death of Pomponio Nenna, Italian composer on this day in history.   

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

1651  Jacob Praetorius, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1674  On October - 22 death of gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (b. 1621)