Historical Events
- Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, NY, named after a knight in Wagner's opera
Famous Birthdays
- Antonius "Ton" Lensink, Dutch actor (Rituelen), born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 1997)
- Johan Hendrik Weidner, Dutch-American war hero (set up WWII underground network to smuggle people out of Nazi territory), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1994)
- John Chafee, American politician (Senator-R-Rhode Island, 1976-99, Secretary of the Navy, Governor of Rhode Island), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1999)
- Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Argentine soccer forward (Boca Juniors, Sampdoria, Atlético Madrid) and manager (Argentina, Boca Juniors, Lazio, Roma), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2001)
- Thomas Titus Nkobi, South African ANC-leader (Alexandra-bus boycott 1957), born in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe (d. 1994)
About October 22, 1922
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 101 years, 6 months and 10 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Libra
