10月22日发生过什么？

Solar eclipse of October 22, 2137 BC

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on October 22, 2137 BC, with a magnitude of 0.9736. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and Sun, completely or partially blocking the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than that of the Sun, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing it to appear as an annulus (ring).

The male line of the Portuguese House of Burgundy becomes extinct with the death of King Fernando, leaving only his daughter Beatrice. Rival claimants begin a period of civil war and disorder

The Portuguese House of Burgundy (Portuguese: Casa de Borgonha) was a Portuguese noble house that ruled the County and later Kingdom of Portugal from its founding until the 1383–85 Portuguese Interregnum. The house was founded by Henry of Burgundy, who became Count of Portugal in 1096. His son, Afonso Henriques, was proclaimed King of Portugal following his victory at the Battle of Ourique in 1139, establishing the Afonsine dynasty (Dinastia Afonsina).

Krzysztof Radziwiłł's raid on Russia

Krzysztof Radziwiłł's raid on Russia (Polish: Zagon Radziwiłla na Rosję) was a military raid on the Grand Duchy of Moscow led by Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł, Field Hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, during the final stages of the Livonian War (1558–1583). The raid started in conjunction with the preparation for the Siege of Pskov.

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Battle of Paniowce

Battle of Paniowce (also known as the Battle of Kamieniec Podolski) was a battle fought on October 22, 1633, near Paniowce in Podolia between Polish-Lithuanian forces and the Turks, supported by Moldavian and Wallachian troops, and the Buda Tatars. It took place during the Polish–Ottoman War (1633–1634).

Ukraine

Battle of Liaoluo Bay

The Battle of Liaoluo Bay (Chinese: 料羅灣海戰; pinyin: Liàoluó Wān Hǎizhàn) took place in 1633 off the coast of Fujian, China; involving the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the Chinese Ming dynasty's navies. The battle was fought at the crescent-shaped Liaoluo Bay that forms the southern coast of the island of Kinmen.

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Battle of Dömitz

The Battle of Dömitz took place on 22 October 1635, during the Thirty Years' War. A Saxon force led by von Baudissin was besieging Dömitz Fortress when it was surprised by a Swedish relief column under Patrick Ruthven. Baudissin's detachment was effectively destroyed, losing between 3,500 and 5,000 men, including 2,500 prisoners who were incorporated into the Swedish army.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Battle of Filipów

The Battle of Filipów was fought on October 22, 1656 between forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth commanded by Field Lithuanian Hetman Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski on one side, and on the other allied Swedish and Brandenburg-Prussia forces commanded by Gustaf Otto Stenbock and Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck. The battle ended with victory for the Swedish-Brandenburg-Prussian troops. After their victory in the Battle of Prostki, the Lithuanian - Tatar forces began widespread looting of the Duchy of Prussia. Soon afterwards, Crimean Tatar units, allied to Poland-Lithuania headed back to their homeland, and the Commonwealth army shrank to some 8,500.

Filipów, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

Siege of Pécs (1686)

The siege of Pécs was fought from 14 to 22 October 1686, in the city of Pécs in southwestern Hungary, between the armies of the Ottoman Empire and of the Holy Roman Empire. After the castle of Buda was wrested from Ottoman rule in 1686, the Austrian army advanced to capture Pécs which was defended by Sarı Süleyman Pasha.

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Siege of Nöteborg (1702)

The siege of Nöteborg was one of the first sieges of the Great Northern War, when Russian forces captured the Swedish fortress of Nöteborg (later renamed Shlisselburg) in October 1702. Peter the Great had assembled a force of 20,000 men for this task, and marched for ten days to his destination. About 12,000 of these men were positioned on the banks of the Neva river, where they camped until 6 October (N.S.). On that day, after giving command of the main force to Boris Sheremetev, he moved toward Nöteborg. After the Swedish commander, Wilhelm von Schlippenbach, refused to give up the fort immediately, the Russians began bombarding it. A final Russian assault on the fort was tactically unsuccessful, resulting in heavy casualties, but forced the fort's defenders to surrender on 22 October 1702.

Leningrad Oblast, Russia · Shlisselburg, Russia

The Russian Empire is proclaimed by Tsar Peter I after the Swedish defeat in the Great Northern War

The Russian Empire was an empire that extended across northern Eurasia from 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in 1917, forming the final era of Tsarist Russia and the wider Russian monarchy. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about 22,800,000 km2 (8,800,000 sq mi), roughly one-sixth of the world's landmass, making it the third-largest empire in history, behind only the British and Mongol empires.

J. S. Bach led the first performance of the chorale cantata Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (Adorn yourself, O dear soul), based on the communion hymn of the same name, in Leipzig

Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (Adorn yourself, O dear soul), BWV 180, in Leipzig for the 20th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 22 October 1724. The chorale cantata is based upon Johann Franck's hymn "Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele", with a melody by Johann Crüger, a hymn for the Eucharist.

Construction of the Ladoga Canal is completed in Russia

The Ladoga Canal (Russian: Лaдожский канал, romanized: Ladozhsky Canal) is a historical water transport route, now situated in Leningrad Oblast, linking the Neva and the Svir River so as to bypass the stormy waters of Lake Ladoga which lies immediately to the northwest.

War of Jenkins' Ear

The War of Jenkins' Ear was fought between Great Britain and Spain from 1739 to 1748. Most of the fighting took place in New Granada and the Caribbean Sea, with major operations over by 1742. It is considered a related conflict of the 1740 to 1748 War of the Austrian Succession.

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A two-week massacre of ethnic Chinese in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, came to an end with at least 10,000 people killed

The 1740 Batavia massacre (Dutch: Chinezenmoord, lit. 'Murder of the Chinese'; Indonesian: Geger Pacinan, lit. 'Chinatown tumult') was a massacre and pogrom of ethnic Chinese residents of the port city of Batavia (present-day Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies. It was carried out by Dutch soldiers of the Dutch East India Company and allied members of other Batavian ethnic groups.

Siege of Lemnos (1770)

The siege of Lemnos in 1770 was part of the Aegean theatre of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). The Russian navy under the command of Count Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov, which besieged the castle of Myrina on Lemnos between August 4 and 22 October 1770, retreated to the island of Paros after the Russian siege forces were defeated by the Ottomans under the command of Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, who landed on the island.

Battle of Mamaroneck

The Battle of Mamaroneck was a skirmish in the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought on October 22, 1776, at Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York. Following the retreat of George Washington's army to White Plains, British General William Howe landed troops in Westchester County, intending to cut off Washington's escape route. To cover the eastern flank of his army, Howe ordered Major Robert Rogers and his Rangers to seize the village of Mamaroneck which had been recently abandoned by the Continental army. On the night of October 22, 750 men under Colonel John Haslet attacked the British encampment.

Mamaroneck, New York, United States · New York, United States · Westchester County, New York, United States

Battle of Red Bank

The Battle of Red Bank (October 22, 1777) was a battle of the American Revolutionary War in which a Hessian force was sent to take Fort Mercer on the left bank (or New Jersey side) of the Delaware River just south of Philadelphia, but was decisively defeated by a far inferior force of Colonial defenders. Although the British did take Fort Mercer a month later, the victory supplied a sorely-needed morale boost to the American cause, delayed British plans to consolidate gains in Philadelphia, and relieved pressure on General Washington's army to the north of the city.

National Park, New Jersey, United States

Northwest Indian War: Native American forces defeat the United States, ending the Harmar Campaign

The Northwest Indian War was an armed conflict for control of the Northwest Territory between the United States and a loose confederation of Native American peoples who called themselves the United Indian Nations but are better known today as the Northwestern Confederacy. The United States Army considers the conflict to be the first of the American Indian Wars.

Harmar campaign

The Harmar campaign was an attempt by the United States Army to subdue confederated Native Americans nations in the Northwest Territory that were seen as hostile in Autumn 1790. The campaign was led by General Josiah Harmar and is considered a significant campaign of the Northwest Indian War. The campaign ended with a series of battles on 19–22 October 1790 near the Fort Miami and Miami village of Kekionga.

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United States

Battle of Laval

The battle of Laval took place on 22 October 1793, during the war in the Vendée and saw Vendéen victory over republican troops. This is the first major battle of a particular episode of the war called the Virée de Galerne.

Vendée, France

Action of 22 October 1793

The action of 22 October 1793 was a minor naval engagement fought in the Mediterranean Sea during the War of the First Coalition, early in the French Revolutionary Wars. During the engagement a lone British Royal Navy ship of the line, the 64-gun HMS Agamemnon, attacked the French Navy large frigate Melpomène, part of a larger squadron, off the coast of Sardinia.

Sardinia, Italy

Battle of Île Ronde

The Battle of Île Ronde was fought between a French Navy and Royal Navy squadron off Isle de France on 22 October 1794 during the East Indies theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars. It was fought over control of the waters around Isle de France, which was under blockade from the British squadron as French warships and privateers operating from the island posed a significant threat to vital British trade routes connected to British India and China.

Revolt of Cairo

The Revolt of Cairo was a rebellion that occurred on 21–22 October 1798 by inhabitants of Cairo against the French occupation. It was suppressed by the French Army of the Orient under Napoleon.

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Egypt

Accession of Sam Houston

Samuel Houston ( , HEW-stən; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American military general and statesman who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution in which the Republic of Texas seceded from Mexico. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and then one of the first two United States Senators from Texas after it became a U.S. state.

Hispano-Moroccan War (1859–60)

The Hispano-Moroccan War, also known as the Spanish–Moroccan War, the First Moroccan War, the Tetuán War, or, in Spain, as the African War (Spanish: La Guerra de África), was fought from Spain's declaration of war on Morocco on 22 October 1859 until the Treaty of Wad-Ras on 26 April 1860. It began with a conflict over the borders of the Spanish city of Ceuta and was fought in northern Morocco. Morocco sued for peace after the Spanish victory at the Battle of Tetuán.

Spain

Second Battle of Pocotaligo

The Second Battle of Pocotaligo, or Battle of Pocotaligo Bridge, or Battle of Yemassee, often referred to as simply the Battle of Pocotaligo, was a battle in the American Civil War on October 22, 1862 near Yemassee, South Carolina. The Union objective was to sever the Charleston and Savannah Railroad and thus isolate Charleston, South Carolina.

South Carolina, United States

Battle of Old Fort Wayne

The Battle of Old Fort Wayne, also known as Maysville, Beattie's Prairie, or Beaty's Prairie, was an American Civil War battle on October 22, 1862, in Delaware County in what is now eastern Oklahoma. Confederate Major General Thomas C. Hindman, commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department, had ordered his troops to put down bushwhackers in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas. At the time, Colonel Douglas H.

Second Battle of Independence

The Second Battle of Independence was fought on October 22, 1864, near Independence, Missouri, as part of Price's Raid during the American Civil War. In late 1864, Major General Sterling Price of the Confederate States Army led a cavalry force into the state of Missouri, hoping to create a popular uprising against Union control, draw Union Army troops from more important areas, and influence the 1864 United States presidential election.

Missouri, United States

Italian general election, 1865

General elections were held in Italy on 22 October 1865, with a second round of voting on 29 October. It was the second one in the history of Italy.

Italy

1868 West Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1868 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on October 22, 1868, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

Battle of Ognon

The Battle of Ognon was a battle in the Franco-Prussian War, which took place on 22 October 1870 at the Ognon River. In this battle the Prussian XIV Corps under the command of General Karl August von Werder, which also consisted of a division of the Grand Duchy of Baden, attacked elements of the French Army of the Rhine commanded by General Albert Cambriels.

Blantyre mining disaster

The Blantyre mining disaster, which happened on the morning of 22 October 1877, in Blantyre, Scotland, was Scotland's worst ever mining accident. Pits No. 2 and No. 3 of William Dixon's Blantyre Colliery were the site of an explosion which killed 207 miners, the youngest being a boy of 11. It was known that firedamp was present in the pit and it is likely that this was ignited by a naked flame. The accident left 92 widows and 250 fatherless children. Blantyre was also the scene of two further disasters in 1878 and 1879.

Scotland, United Kingdom

The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Charles Gounod's Faust

The Metropolitan Opera House, also known as the Old Metropolitan Opera House and Old Met, was an opera house located at 1411 Broadway in Manhattan, New York City. Opened in 1883 and demolished in 1967, it was the first home of the Metropolitan Opera.

Montparnasse derailment

The Montparnasse derailment occurred at 16:00 on 22 October 1895 when the Granville–Paris Express overran the buffer stop at its Gare Montparnasse terminus. With the train several minutes late and the driver trying to make up for lost time, the train approached the station too fast and the driver's application of the railway air brake was ineffective.

Invasion from East to West in Cuba

The Invasion from East to West took place on the island of Cuba, and began on October 22, 1895, in Mangos de Baraguá, in the former province of Oriente. It was organized and directed by Antonio Maceo Grajales and Máximo Gómez. The Liberation Army, guided by the firmness of taking the fight against Spanish colonialism to all corners of Cuba, starred in one of the most relevant events in Cuban history.

Hawley Harvey Crippen (the first felon to be arrested with the help of radio) is convicted of poisoning his wife

Hawley Harvey Crippen (11 September 1862 – 23 November 1910), colloquially known as Dr. Crippen, was an American homeopath, ear and eye specialist and medicine dispenser who was hanged in Pentonville Prison, London, for the murder of his second wife, Cora Henrietta Crippen. He was the first criminal to be captured with the aid of wireless telegraphy.

Revolutionary forces capture Changsha

On October 22, 1911, revolutionary forces led by Jiao Dafeng and Chen Zuoxin captured Changsha during the Xinhai Revolution.

China

1916 Svenska Mästerskapet final

The 1916 Svenska Mästerskapet final was played on 22 October 1916 between the sixth-time finalists AIK and the eight-time finalists Djurgårdens IF. The match decided the winner of 1916 Svenska Mästerskapet, the football cup to determine the Swedish champions. AIK won their fifth title with a 3–1 victory at Stockholm Olympic Stadium in Stockholm.

Battle of Terron

The Battle of Terron (18–22 October 1918), sometimes referred to as the Battle of Vouziers, was a World War I battle during which the Czechoslovak Rifle Brigade of the Czechoslovak Legion in France was deployed around the French town of Terron. This brigade successfully fought against the German troops and successfully defended the captured positions.

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Tooreen ambush

The Tooreen ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 22 October 1920, during the Irish War of Independence. It took place near Tooreen, County Cork.

County Cork, Ireland

Leonardopoulos–Gargalidis coup d'état attempt

The Leonardopoulos–Gargalidis coup attempt (Greek: Κίνημα Λεοναρδόπουλου-Γαργαλίδη) was a failed military coup launched on 22 October 1923 in Greece by pro-royalist military officers under the Lieutenant Generals Georgios Leonardopoulos and Panagiotis Gargalidis, and the Colonel Georgios Ziras. Its failure discredited the monarchy and contributed decisively to the establishment of the Second Hellenic Republic in March 1924.

Greece

Chilean presidential election, 1925

Presidential elections were held in Chile on 22 October 1925. They were the first direct elections in the country's history and the first to be held under the new 1925 constitution. The result was a victory for Emiliano Figueroa, who received 71% of the vote.

Chile

Second Battle of Nanning

The Battle of Nanning was fought between the invading Yunnan Army, allied to Chiang Kai-shek's faction, and the defending forces of the New Guangxi clique.

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Peruvian general election, 1939

General elections were held in Peru on 22 October 1939 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress. The result was a victory for Manuel Prado Ugarteche, who received 77.5% of the vote.

Peru

Convoy HX 156

Convoy HX 156 was the 156th of the numbered series of World War II HX convoys of merchant ships from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Liverpool. Forty-three ships departed Halifax on 22 October 1941, and were met two days later by United States Navy Task Unit 4.1.3 consisting of Gleaves-class destroyer Niblack, Clemson-class destroyer Reuben James, Wickes-class destroyer Tarbell, and Benson-class destroyers Benson and Hilary P.

Battle of Sukho Island

The Battle of Sukho Island, also known as Operation Brazil (German: Brasil), was an amphibious operation and naval engagement on Lake Ladoga between the Soviet Navy and a German Luftwaffe naval detachment during World War II.

Bombing of Kassel in World War II

The Kassel World War II bombings were a set of Allied strategic bombing attacks which took place from February 1942 to March 1945. In a single deadliest raid on 22–23 October 1943, 150,000 inhabitants were bombed-out, at least 6,000 people died, the vast majority of the city center was destroyed, and the fire of the most severe air raid burned for seven days.

Battle of Angaur

The Battle of Angaur was a major battle of the Pacific campaign in World War II, fought on the island of Angaur in the Palau Islands from 17 September to 22 October 1944. This battle was part of a larger offensive campaign known as Operation Forager which ran from June to November 1944 in the Pacific Theater of Operations, and Operation Stalemate II in particular.

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Handan Campaign

Handan Campaign (Chinese: 邯郸战役), also known as Pinghan Campaign (平汉战役), short for Beiping-Hankou Campaign (北平汉口战役), is one of the largest clashes between Communist and Kuomintang (KMT) forces immediately after the end of World War II. It resulted in Communist victory.

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People's Republic of China

Operation Osoaviakhim

Operation Osoaviakhim (Russian: Операция «Осоавиахим», romanized: Operatsiya "Osoaviakhim") was a secret Soviet operation in which more than 2,500 German scientists, engineers and technicians, who worked in several areas from companies and institutions relevant to military and economic policy in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany (SBZ) and Berlin, as well as around 4,000 more family members, totalling more than 6,000 people, were taken from former Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union. It took place in the early morning hours of October 22, 1946 when MVD (previously NKVD) and Soviet Army units under the direction of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany (SMAD), headed by Ivan Serov, rounded up German scientists and transported them by rail to the USSR.

Germany

India–Pakistan war of 1947–1948

The India–Pakistan war of 1947–1948, also known as the first Kashmir war, was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1947 to 1948. It was the first of the India–Pakistan wars between the two newly independent nations; both were dominions within the British Commonwealth of Nations. Pakistan precipitated the war a few weeks after its independence by launching tribal lashkar (militias) from Waziristan, in an effort to capture Kashmir and to preempt the possibility of its ruler joining India. Hari Singh, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, was facing an uprising by his Muslim subjects in Poonch, and lost control in portions of the western districts. On 22 October 1947, Pakistan's Frontier tribal militias crossed the border of the state.

Battle of Muzaffarabad

The Battle of Muzaffarabad was fought between Pakistani-backed Pashtun tribesmen and pro-Pakistani Kashmiri rebels, and the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces in the town of Muzaffarabad on 22 October 1947. The battle saw the swift defeat of the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces and the capture of Muzaffarabad by these tribesmen.

India–Pakistan wars and conflicts

Since the partition of British India in 1947 and subsequent creation of the dominions of India and Pakistan, the two countries have been involved in a number of wars, conflicts, and military standoffs. A long-running dispute over Kashmir and cross-border terrorism have been the predominant cause of conflict between the two states, with the exception of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which occurred as a direct result of hostilities stemming from the Bangladesh Liberation War in erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).

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Beit Hanoun wedge

The Beit Hanoun wedge (Hebrew: טְרִיז בֵּיתּ חָנוּן, Triz Beit Hanun) was a piece of land around Beit Hanoun (today in the Gaza Strip) that the Israel Defense Forces captured during Operation Yoav in the final stage of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. With this and other wedges, the Israelis hoped to divide various units in the Egyptian army's expeditionary force in Palestine as part of Operation Yoav's plan.

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Battle of Yongyu

The Battle of Yongyu (영유永柔 전투), also known as the Battle of the Apple Orchard or the Battle of Yongju by the Australians who fought in it, took place between 21 and 22 October 1950 during the United Nations Command (UNC) offensive into North Korea against the Korean People's Army (KPA) that had invaded South Korea during the Korean War.

North Korea

1950–51 Taiwanese local elections

Local elections were held in Taiwan in 1950 and 1951, months after Chiang Kai-shek resumed duties as President of the Republic of China following the civil war defeat, marking the start of local autonomy in the post-war era. The elections were also considered to be legitimising the Kuomintang's rule on the island, while attempting to strive for more support from the United States.

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Taiwan

Northern Ireland general election, 1953

The Northern Ireland general election, 1953 was held on 22 October 1953. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party.

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Laos: Independence from France

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia, and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. Laos has a population of more than 7.5 million, and its capital and most populous city is Vientiane.

1955 Scottish League Cup final

The 1955 Scottish League Cup final was played on 22 October 1955, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 10th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Aberdeen and St Mirren. Aberdeen won the match 2–1, thanks to a goal by Graham Leggat and an own goal by Jim Mallan. The winning goal, scored 11 minutes from the end, was a wind-assisted cross.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

1957 FA Charity Shield

The 1957 FA Charity Shield was the 35th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match held between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by Manchester United, who had won the 1956–57 Football League, and Aston Villa, who had won the 1956–57 FA Cup, at Old Trafford, Manchester, on 22 October 1957.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Cuban Missile Crisis: President Kennedy, after internal counsel from Dwight D. Eisenhower, announces that American reconnaissance planes have discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, and that he has ordered a naval "quarantine" of the Communist nation

The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis in Cuba (Spanish: Crisis de Octubre), or the Caribbean Crisis (Russian: Карибский кризис, romanized: Karibskiy krizis), was a 13-day confrontation between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union, when American deployments of nuclear missiles in the United Kingdom, Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet deployments of nuclear missiles in Cuba.

1963 BAC One-Eleven test crash

The 1963 BAC One-Eleven test crash was a fatal accident of a British Aircraft Corporation prototype aircraft on 22 October 1963, near Chicklade in Wiltshire, England while it was undertaking a test flight. All seven crew members on board the BAC One-Eleven were killed.

England, United Kingdom

Operation Fulton Square

Operation Fulton Square was a joint U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) military operation during the Vietnam War to engage People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) units in the lowlands of Quảng Trị Province.

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Vietnam

St Marylebone by-election, 1970

The St Marylebone by-election of 22 October 1970 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Quintin Hogg became a life peer. The seat was retained for the Conservatives by Kenneth Baker, who had lost his previous seat of Acton at the general election four months earlier; Baker would go on to represent the Mole Valley seat in Surrey and become a long-serving Cabinet minister.

United Kingdom

1976 United States presidential debates

The 1976 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 1976 presidential election. The League of Women Voters organized four debates among the major party candidates, sponsored three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate. Three presidential debates were held between Republican nominee Gerald Ford and Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter. One vice presidential debate was held between their respective vice presidential running mates, Bob Dole and Walter Mondale.

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United States

Comorian presidential election, 1978

Presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 22 October 1978 following the approval of a new constitution in a referendum earlier in the month. The only candidate was Ahmed Abdallah, who had been President at the time of independence, before being ousted in a coup on 2 August 1975, then reinstated following another on 13 May 1978, since which he had held the post of "Co-Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate of the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros" alongside Mohamed Ahmed. He was elected unopposed.

Comoros

Croydon North West by-election, 1981

The Croydon North West by-election took place on 22 October 1981. It was caused by the death of Conservative Member of Parliament Robert Taylor on 18 June 1981. The Conservative Party selected John Butterfill, then vice-chairman of Guildford Conservative Association. The Labour Party, the runners-up at the 1979 general election, selected a local councillor, Stanley Boden. The Liberal Party had come a distant third in 1979, but the by-election came shortly after the formation of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), with whom the Liberals had entered into an electoral pact, the SDP-Liberal Alliance.

United Kingdom

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983 were the fourth world kickboxing championships hosted by W.A.K.O. and were organized by British P.K.A. principal Mike Haig. It was the second W.A.K.O. event to be held in London (the 1980 European championship was also held here) and was open to amateur male kickboxers only and featured two forms of kickboxing - Full-Contact and Semi-Contact. By the end of the championships West Germany was the top nation in terms of medals, with USA a close second and hosts Great Britain just behind in third. The event was held at the Wembley Centre in London, England, UK on Saturday, 22 October 1983.

London, United Kingdom

1983 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 22 October 1983 to elect the 82 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The election resulted in a sixth consecutive term of office for the National Party under Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It was the tenth election win for the National Party in Queensland since it first came to office in 1957.

1983 Louisiana gubernatorial election

The 1983 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held to elect the governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican governor Dave Treen lost re-election to a second term, defeated by former Democratic governor Edwin Edwards. Edwards became the first governor since Earl Long to win non-consecutive terms. He also became the first to serve three full terms. Edwards and Treen had previously faced off against each other for governor in 1972.

United States

1983 Ms. Olympia

The 1983 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition was held on October 22, 1983, in Warminster, Pennsylvania. It was the 4th Ms. Olympia competition held.

1983 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1983 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 19, 1983, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Robert Louis Freeman Sr. won re-election against fellow Democratic candidate and former lieutenant governor Jimmy Fitzmorris in the Runoff election.

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United States

1983 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held on October 22 and November 8, 1983, in three states. Following the elections, the Democratic Party won all three seats.

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United States

Operation Dawn 7

Operation Dawn 7 (Operation Walfajr-7; Persian: عملیات والفجر 7) was an offensive launched by Iran during Iran–Iraq War. It was aborted after just a few days of fighting due to the specific conditions of the region/war, such as: releasing water at the region by the Iraqi forces, etc.

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1986 British Columbia general election

The 1986 British Columbia general election was the 34th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The sitting Social Credit government was re-elected. The election was called on September 24, 1986. The election was held on October 22, 1986, and the new legislature met for the first time on March 9, 1987.

John Adams' opera Nixon in China premiered at the Houston Grand Opera

Nixon in China is an opera in three acts by John Adams with a libretto by Alice Goodman. Adams's first opera, it was inspired by U.S. president Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China. The work premiered at the Houston Grand Opera on October 22, 1987, in a production by Peter Sellars with choreography by Mark Morris.

1989 Scottish League Cup final

The 1989 Scottish League Cup final was played on 22 October 1989 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 44th Scottish League Cup competition (Skol Cup). The final was contested by Aberdeen and Rangers for the third season in succession, with Rangers winning the previous two. Aberdeen won the match 2–1 thanks to a Paul Mason double.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

1990 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon

The 1990 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon in France and was part of the World Series of the 1990 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from October 15 through October 22, 1990.

Lyon, France

Accession of Bartholomew I of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (born Dimitrios Archontonis, 29 February 1940) is the current ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, serving as the 270th successor of the Apostolic See of St. Andrew. Since his election on 22 October 1991, he has become the longest-serving Ecumenical Patriarch in history. As the primus inter pares (first among equals), he occupies the First See of the Eastern Orthodox Church, acting as the highest-ranking primate and the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christianity worldwide.

STS-52

STS-52 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Space Shuttle Columbia, launched on October 22, 1992.

Battle of Vitez (1992)

The Battle of Vitez (Croatian: Bitka za Vitez) was a battle between the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) and the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) that occurred on 20–22 October 1992 during the Bosnian War.

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Battle of Samtredia

The Battle of Samtredia was fought in Samtredia during the Georgian Civil War in October 1993 between supporters of ousted President Zviad Gamsakhurdia and post-coup government of Eduard Shevardnadze.

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Georgia

In Your House 4

In Your House 4 (retroactively titled In Your House 4: Great White North) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which took place on October 22, 1995, at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba It was the fourth pay-per-view of the In Your House series and the first WWF pay-per-view to take place in Canada since WrestleMania VI in 1990. Seven professional wrestling matches were featured on the PPV portion of the show and four additional matches were held exclusively for the people in attendance at the Winnipeg Arena.

Canada

1995 Berlin state election

The 1995 Berlin state election was held on 22 October 1995 to elect the members of the 13th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. The incumbent grand coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) retained government. CDU leader Eberhard Diepgen was re-elected as Mayor.

Berlin, Germany

1996 Meretz leadership election

The 1996 Meretz leadership election was held on 22 October 1996. It saw the election of Yossi Sarid to succeed Shulamit Aloni as the party's leader. This was the first leadership election in the party's history. The election was held by a vote of Meretz' Party Council. Incumbent party leader Aloni had announced her retirement after Sarid had announced his intent to challenge her for party leadership.

Maurice Papon, an official in the Vichy government during World War II, is jailed for crimes against humanity

Maurice Papon (French: [mɔʁis papɔ̃, moʁ-]; 3 September 1910 – 17 February 2007) was a French civil servant, mass murderer and Nazi collaborator who was convicted of crimes against humanity committed during the occupation of France. Papon led the police in major prefectures from the 1930s to the 1960s, before he became a Gaullist politician.

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2000 (Jesolo)

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2000 in Jesolo were the joint fifteen European kickboxing championships (the other was held in Moscow the same year) hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization and the sixth championships (world and European) to be held in Italy. The event was open to amateur men and women from across Europe and there were three styles on offer; Low-Kick (men only), Light-Contact and Semi-Contact. By the end of the championships the most successful nation was the hosts Italy, followed by Hungary in second and Krygzstan in third.

Jesolo, Italy

Ivorian presidential election, 2000

A presidential election was held in Côte d'Ivoire on 22 October 2000. Robert Guéï, who headed a transitional military regime following the December 1999 coup d'état, stood as a candidate in the election. All of the major opposition candidates except for Laurent Gbagbo of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) were barred from standing. The Rally of the Republicans (RDR) and Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire-African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RCA) boycotted the election in response to the exclusion of their candidates (respectively, Alassane Ouattara and Emile Constant Bombet) by the Supreme Court. Guéï initially claimed to have won the presidency in a single round.

Ivory Coast

2000 Niigata gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 22 October 2000 to elect the next governor of Niigata (山口県, Niigata-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the Chūbu region of the main island of Honshu.

No Mercy (2000)

The 2000 No Mercy was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the third No Mercy and took place on October 22, 2000, at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York. The main event was a No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship. The Rock defended the title against Kurt Angle.

2000 Scottish Labour leadership election

The 2000 Scottish Labour leadership election was an internal party election to choose a new leader of the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament, and was triggered following the death of Donald Dewar, the inaugural leader and first minister of Scotland. Henry McLeish successfully defeated Jack McConnell, by 44 to 36 votes, and was subsequently appointed to office.

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United Kingdom

2002 Czech Social Democratic Party presidential primaries

Presidential primaries for the Czech Social Democratic Party were held between 22 October and 25 November 2002 in order to choose the party's candidate for the 2003 presidential election. Miloš Zeman received the highest number of votes. Other candidates were Jaroslav Bureš, Otakar Motejl and Otakar Potůček. Jakub S. Trojan was originally a 5th candidate.

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Czechia

Irish presidential election, 2004

The Irish presidential election of 2004 was set for 22 October 2004. However, nominations closed at noon on 1 October and the incumbent president, Mary McAleese, who had nominated herself in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, was the only person nominated. Accordingly, she was re-elected for a second seven-year term of office without the need to hold an election. This was the third time a president was returned unopposed, following Seán T. O'Kelly in 1952, and Patrick Hillery in 1983. McAleese was re-inaugurated on 11 November 2004.

Ireland

UFC 50

UFC 50: The War of '04 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 22, 2004, at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.

New Jersey, United States

2004 Masaryk University Rector election

The Masaryk University Rector election, 2004 was held in April 2004. Incumbent rector Jiří Zlatuška was ineligible to run. Dean of the Faculty of Social Studies Petr Fiala was elected new Rector. Fiala was the youngest elected Rector in the history of University.

Czechia

Bellview Airlines Flight 210

Bellview Airlines Flight 210 was a scheduled Nigerian domestic passenger flight of a Boeing 737-200 airliner from Lagos to Abuja, operated by Lagos-based Bellview Airlines. On 22 October 2005, the aircraft nose-dived and crashed at high speed a few minutes after takeoff, killing all 117 people on board. The investigation of the crash was hampered by the lack of physical evidence on the crash site, which was caused by the aircraft's high speed during impact and by looting afterward.

Nigeria

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

The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a record-breaking, catastrophic, and deadly Atlantic hurricane season. It is the second-costliest hurricane season, just behind the 2017 season. It featured 28 tropical and subtropical storms, which was previously the most recorded in a hurricane season until the 2020 season. The United States National Hurricane Center named 27 storms, exhausting the annual pre-designated list, requiring the use of six Greek letter names, and adding an additional unnamed subtropical storm during a post-season re-analysis.

Bulgarian presidential election, 2006

Presidential elections (Bulgarian: Избори за президент на България, Izbori za prezident na Balgariya) were held in Bulgaria on 22 October 2006, as decided on 27 July 2006 by the Bulgarian Parliament. The runoff took place on 29 October 2006, while the electoral campaign spanned 19 September–20 October. At the election, Georgi Parvanov won his second and final term as President of Bulgaria. Some of the right-wing parties were disunited at the time but still chose to support a common candidate, Nedelcho Beronov.

Bulgaria

Bound for Glory (2006)

Bound for Glory (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, which took place on October 22, 2006 from the Compuware Sports Arena in the Detroit, Michigan charter township of Plymouth. Tickets went on sale August 5, 2006. It was the second event under the Bound for Glory chronology. Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card, with Jeff Jarrett defending his NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Sting with the stipulation that Sting would retire from professional wrestling if he'd lose.

Michigan, United States

2006 Panama Canal expansion referendum

A referendum on expansion of the Panama Canal was held in Panama on October 22, 2006. The proposal was approved by 78% of voters.

Panama

Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base

The Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base, code-named Operation Ellaalan, was a successful commando raid conducted on SLAF Anuradhapura an Air Force Base in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The attack happened on 22 October 2007. At 3:15 AM a group of 21 LTTE commandos, most of them Black Tigers, who are known to be suicide bombers, attacked the air base. Shortly after the attack started the Tigers were supported by two light aircraft from the Air Tigers which conducted a bombing run on the base and escaped undamaged. 10 military personnel, including 2 Air Force officers, were killed in the attack and 22 were wounded.

Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

India launches its first uncrewed lunar probe mission Chandrayaan-1

Chandrayaan-1 (; from Sanskrit: Chandra, "Moon" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") of the Chandrayaan programme, was the first Indian lunar probe. It was launched by ISRO in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. The mission consisted of an orbiter and an impactor. ISRO launched the spacecraft using a PSLV-XL (C-11) rocket on 22 October 2008 at 00:52 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

El Gran Desafío Femenil – Sin Empate, Sin Indulto

El Gran Desafío Femenil – Sin Empate, Sin Indulto (Spanish for "The Great Women's Challenge – No draws, no reprieve") was a major professional wrestling event produced and scripted by the Mexican Lucha libre promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) on October 22, 2009. The event was held in Arena Naucalpan, IWRG's home arena and the venue for the majority of their shows. IWRG used the El Gran Destafío name for a show in 2009 and a third El Gran Destafio in 2011, but none since then.

Naucalpan, Mexico · State of Mexico, Mexico

2009 Charles University Rector election

The Charles University Rector election, 2009 was held when the first term of the incumbent Rector Václav Hampl expired. Hampl was elected for second term. Hampl's reelection was considered certain as he was the only candidate and 12 faculties of 17 endorsed him. Hampl received 55 votes from 61 delegates. Hampl was inaugurated on 14 January 2010.

Czechia

2011 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2011 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on October 22, 2011, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne who was elected in a 2010 special election won his bid for a full term. Dardenne was challenged by fellow Republican Billy Nungesser, President of Plaquemines Parish.

Louisiana, United States

2011 Louisiana Attorney General election

The 2011 Louisiana Attorney General election took place on October 22, 2011, to elect the Attorney General of Louisiana, with a runoff election supposed to be held on November 19, 2011. Incumbent Buddy Caldwell, who was elected in 2007 as a Democrat, joined the Republican Party in February 2011. He easily won re-election without opposition. His sole opponent, fellow Republican and former U.S.

Louisiana, United States

2011 Louisiana gubernatorial election

The 2011 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on October 22 with 10 candidates competing in a nonpartisan blanket primary. Incumbent Republican Bobby Jindal won a second term. Since he won an outright majority of the vote in the blanket primary, a runoff election that would have otherwise occurred on November 19 was unnecessary.

United States

Mayoral elections in Lafayette, Louisiana

Elections are currently held every four years to elect the Mayor-President of Lafayette, Louisiana.

2011 President's Cup (Maldives) final

The 2011 President's Cup (Maldives) final was the 61st Final of the Maldives President's Cup.

2012 Russian Opposition Coordination Council election

Elections to the Russian Opposition Coordination Council were held on 20–22 October 2012. The Coordination Council was elected for one year; it was planned to hold new elections after this period. Registration of candidates and voters was carried out on the 'cvk2012.org' website. 81325 voters took part in the elections.

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2012 United States presidential debates

The 2012 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 2012 presidential election. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization formed in 1987, organized four debates among the major party candidates, sponsored three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate. Only Democratic nominee Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney met the criteria for inclusion in the debates, and thus were the only two to appear in the debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

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United States

2013 Tel Aviv mayoral election

The 2013 Tel Aviv mayoral election was held on 22 October 2013 to elect the mayor of Tel Aviv. It saw the reelection of Ron Huldai to a fourth consecutive term. The election was part of the 2013 Israeli municipal elections.

Jerusalem holds its 2013 mayoral election

On October 22, 2013, Jerusalem held its mayoral election as part of Israel’s municipal elections.

Israel

2014 shootings at Parliament Hill

The 2014 shootings at Parliament Hill occurred on 22 October 2014, at Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Corporal Nathan Cirillo, a Canadian soldier, Afghanistan veteran, and reservist on ceremonial sentry duty, was fatally shot at the National War Memorial, followed by an attack on the nearby Centre Block parliament building, where members of the Parliament of Canada were attending caucuses.

Ottawa, Canada

2015 Hawija prison raid

The 2015 Hawija prison raid or Hawija operation was a joint special operations mission carried out by the U.S. Army's Delta Force, 160th SOAR(A) and the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Hawija, Iraq, with the objective of rescuing prisoners held by the Islamic State (ISIS). The raid is believed to be the first to be launched inside Iraq since US troops returned to the country following the withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq in 2007–2011.

Iraq

Islamic State insurgency in Puntland

The Islamic State insurgency in Puntland started on 22 October 2015 after former al-Shabaab jihadist Abdul Qadir Mumin pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State, creating the "Islamic State in Somalia" (Abnaa ul-Calipha) and settling in the Galgala region, in Puntland. Since the onset of the Islamic State in Puntland, it has engaged in numerous clashes with al-Shabab, Puntland forces, and the United States' military.

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2016 Victorian local elections

The 2016 Victorian local elections were held on 22 October 2016 to elect the councils of the 79 local government areas in Victoria, Australia. The elections saw the largest-ever amount of Greens councillors elected, with the party increasing their local government representatives from 17 to 29. The Labor Party and Liberal Party did not endorse any candidates.

Australia

2016 Melbourne City Council election

Elections to the City of Melbourne were held via postal ballot in 2016 to elect 9 councillors to the council, as well as the direct election of the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Independent Robert Doyle was re-elected as Lord Mayor for a third term. Following the resignation of councillor-elect Brooke Wandin, a full recount of councillor ballots was ordered by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal on 14 March 2017.

2017 Las Vegas Challenger

The 2017 Las Vegas Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the revamped tournament which was the part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Las Vegas, United States between 16 and 22 October 2017.

Las Vegas, United States

2017 Slovenian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Slovenia on 22 October 2017. Nine candidates ran in the first round of the elections, in which the incumbent independent President Borut Pahor placed first and Marjan Šarec of the List of Marjan Šarec (LMŠ) placed second. No candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, resulting in a run-off between Pahor and that was held on 12 November 2017.

Slovenia

2017 Japanese general election

General elections were held in Japan on 22 October 2017. Voting took place in all Representatives constituencies of Japan – 289 single-member districts and eleven proportional blocks – in order to appoint all 465 members (down from 475) of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the then 707-member bicameral National Diet of Japan.

Japan

TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2017)

The 2017 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brand, Raw. It was the ninth annual TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs and took place on October 22, 2017, at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The concept of the show was based around the primary matches of the card each utilizing tables, ladders, and chairs as legal weapons.

Minneapolis, United States · Minnesota, United States

2017 Japanese general election in Hokkaido

The 2017 Japanese general election in Hokkaido were held on October 22, 2017, to elect the 20 representatives, one from each of 12 Electoral districts and 8 proportional seats.

Hokkaido, Japan

2018 Hamilton, Ontario, municipal election

The 2018 Hamilton municipal election occurred on October 22, 2018, as per the Ontario Municipal Elections Act, 1996. Residents of Hamilton selected one mayor, members of the Hamilton City Council, and members of both the English and French public and Catholic school boards. On election day, Hamiltonians re-elected Fred Eisenberger to serve his third term as mayor of the City of Hamilton.

Canada

2018 Waterloo Region municipal elections

The 2018 Waterloo Region municipal elections were held on October 22, 2018 in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, to elect Waterloo Regional Council, the mayors and city councils of Cambridge, Kitchener, North Dumfries, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich, the Waterloo Region District School Board (Public), the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, and the regional members of Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud and Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (Public).

Canada

2018 Niagara Region municipal elections

Elections were held in the Niagara Region of Ontario on October 22, 2018, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Canada

2018 London, Ontario, municipal election

The 2018 London municipal election was a municipal election that occurred on October 22, 2018, to elect the Mayor of London, London City Council and the Thames Valley District School Board, London District Catholic School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique Providence and Conseil scolaire Viamonde. The election was held on the same day as elections in every other municipality in Ontario.

Canada

2018 Durham Region municipal elections

Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, on October 22, 2018 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. Candidates marked with an (X) indicates they were the incumbent for that position.

Canada

2018 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held on October 22, 2018, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Registration for candidates for the office of mayor, councillor, and school board trustee opened on May 1, 2018, and initially closed on July 27, 2018. John Tory won the mayoral election with over 60% of the vote. To account for the city's growing population, Toronto's council wards underwent a realignment.

Toronto, Canada

2018 Greater Sudbury municipal election

The 2018 Greater Sudbury municipal election was held on October 22, 2018 to elect a mayor and 12 city councillors in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Rainbow District School Board, Sudbury Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario and Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Nouvel-Ontario.

Canada

2018 Toronto mayoral election

A mayoral election was held on Monday, October 22, 2018, to elect the Mayor of the city of Toronto. Incumbent Mayor John Tory was re-elected for a second term, defeating former Chief City Planner Jennifer Keesmaat with 63.49% of the vote. Tory won all of Toronto’s 25 wards. Registration for candidates for the office of Mayor officially opened on May 1, 2018, and closed on July 27, 2018, at 2 pm.

2018 York Region municipal elections

Elections in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, were held on October 22, 2018, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. Incumbents are marked with "(X)".

2018 Ontario municipal elections

The 2018 municipal elections in Ontario were held on October 22, 2018. Voters in the province of Ontario elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of the province's municipalities.

2018 Barrie municipal election

The 2018 Barrie municipal election was held on October 22, 2018, to elect a Mayor and 10 city councillors of the city of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. School trustees of the English-language Simcoe County District and Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Boards and the French-language Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir were also elected to represent the 10 wards of Barrie.

2018 Brantford municipal election

The 2018 Brantford municipal election took place on October 22, 2018. Incumbent Mayor Chris Friel lost re-election to Kevin Davis.

2018 Halton Region municipal elections

Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Halton of Ontario on October 22, 2018 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

2018 Windsor municipal election

The 2018 Windsor municipal election occurred on October 22, 2018 to elect the Mayor of Windsor, Windsor City Council and the Greater Essex County District School Board, Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique Providence and Conseil scolaire Viamonde. The election was held on the same day as elections in every other municipality in Ontario, as well as the elections in neighbouring towns in Essex County.

2018 Brant municipal election

The 2018 Brant municipal election took place on October 22, 2018. Seven-term incumbent Ronald Eddy lost re-election to businessman David Bailey. Bailey is the first openly gay mayor of Brant.

2018 Ottawa municipal election

The 2018 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held on October 22, 2018, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. The election was held on the same day as elections in every other municipality in Ontario. The electoral system used is first-past-the-post. Successful candidates do not need to have majority support of the voters in their district.

2018 Peel Region municipal elections

Peel Region municipal elections, 2018, were part of the larger Ontario municipal elections, that took place on Monday, October 22. After ballots were cast, Patrick Brown was elected as the mayor of Brampton, Bonnie Crombie re-elected as the mayor of Mississauga and Allan Thompson re-elected as the mayor of Caledon. The election was intended to be the first ever direct election of the Peel Regional chair.

2020 United States presidential debates

The 2020 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 2020 presidential election. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization formed in 1987, organized three debates among the major party candidates, and sponsored two presidential debates and one vice presidential debate. Only Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden met the criteria for inclusion in the debates, and thus were the only two to appear in the debates.

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United States

2021 Charles University Rector election

The Charles University Rector election, 2021 was held on 22 October 2021. The incumbent Rector Tomáš Zima was ineligible to run for third term. Milena Králíčková was elected first female rector of the university.

Czechia

2021 Fijian presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in Fiji on 22 October 2021, in which members of parliament elected the president. Wiliame Katonivere was nominated as the FijiFirst government's candidate by Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, while Teimumu Kepa was nominated by Opposition Whip Lynda Tabuya. Katonivere was able to gain the support of a majority of MPs in the first round of voting, defeating Kepa by 28 votes to 23.

Fiji

2022 J.League Cup final

The 2022 J.League Cup final was an association football match between Cerezo Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 22 October 2022 at Japan National Stadium. It was the 30th edition J.League Cup, organised by the J.League. Cerezo Osaka were making their third J.League Cup final appearance after winning the competition in 2017 and finishing runners-up in 2021.

Tokyo, Japan

UFC 280

UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 22, 2022, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

2022 AFC Cup final

The 2022 AFC Cup final was the final match of the 2022 AFC Cup, the 19th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The final was contested as a single match between Kuala Lumpur City from Malaysia and Al-Seeb from Oman. The match was played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 22 October 2022.

Malaysia

NXT Halloween Havoc (2022)

The 2022 NXT Halloween Havoc was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It was the third annual Halloween Havoc held for the promotion's developmental brand NXT and the 15th Halloween Havoc overall. The event took place on October 22, 2022, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida and unlike the previous two years, which aired as television specials, the 2022 Halloween Havoc aired via WWE's livestreaming platforms.

Florida, United States

ONE on Prime Video 3

ONE on Prime Video 3: Lineker vs. Andrade (also known as ONE Fight Night 3) was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on October 22, 2022 at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2023 Unitary Platform presidential primaries

The 2023 Unitary Platform presidential primaries were primary elections held on 22 October 2023, to choose the opposition candidate of the Unitary Platform coalition in the elections of the following year for the presidency of Venezuela. The first official announcement of the primaries was made on 16 May 2022 by the coalition, setting 2023 as the year in which such elections would be held.

Venezuela

2023 Buenos Aires provincial election

General elections were held in Buenos Aires Province on 22 October 2023, alongside national elections. The governor and vice governor, as well as half of the Chamber of Deputies and a half of the Senate were renewed. In addition, the municipal offices in the 135 partidos were renewed as well. The candidacies of each major coalition were defined in the open, simultaneous, and mandatory primaries (PASO), which took place on 13 August 2023.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2023 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury

The 2023 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2023 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom between 16 and 22 October 2023.

Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

2023 Makhmour clashes

The Makhmour clashes (October 22, 2023) occurred between Iraqi Ground Forces and Peshmerga in the Kurdish majority Makhmur District and its surrounding northwestern mountain range. The district is part of the disputed territories, and as such, the area is claimed by the Kurdistan Regional Government. Prior to the clashes, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were stationed in military posts between the two sides as well as in Makhmour refugee camp.

Iraq

2023 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay

The 2023 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2023 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada between 16 and 22 October 2023.

Canada

2023 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol provincial elections

The 2023 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol provincial elections took place on 22 October 2023. It determined two seats for Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol out of 21 in the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces.

2023 Mercer Tennis Classic

The 2023 Mercer Tennis Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2023 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Macon, Georgia, United States between 16 and 22 October 2023.

United States

2023 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party leadership election

A leadership election was held by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in 20 until 22 October 2023 in IDCC Ideal Convention Centre, Shah Alam, Selangor. It was won by incumbent president of PAS, Abdul Hadi Awang.

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