On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 22 1990
Born on This Day
Barbara Potter🇺🇸
US tennis player · b. 1961
Days alive
10,592
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Brewster Kahle🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1960
Days alive
10,957
Brock James🇫🇷
French-Australian rugby union player · b. 1981
Days alive
3,287
Camille Roy🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian academic (1870-1943) · 1870–1943
Days lived
26,542
Camillo Castiglioni
deceasedActor · 1879–1957
Days lived
28,546
Carlos Mencia🇭🇳
Stand-up comedian · b. 1967
Days alive
8,401
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Christopher Lloyd
Actor · b. 1938
Days alive
18,993
Darren O'Day🇺🇸
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
2,922
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David Blacha🇵🇱
Polish footballer · b. 1990
Days alive
0
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Deontay Wilder🇺🇸
Boxer · b. 1985
Days alive
1,826
Donald Ramotar
politician · b. 1950
Days alive
14,610
Doris Kunstmann🇩🇪
actor · b. 1941
Days alive
17,897
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Doris Lessing🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1919–2013
Days lived
34,360
Dražen Petrović🇭🇷
deceasedCroatian basketball player (1964-1993) · 1964–1993
Days lived
10,455
Eberhard Piltz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television presenter and journalist (1942-2011) · 1942–2011
Days lived
25,231
Edmund Buchner🇩🇪
deceasedancient historian (1923-2011) · 1923–2011
Days lived
32,086
Edmund Dulac🇫🇷
deceasedFrench-born British illustrator and stamp designer (1882–1953) · 1882–1953
Days lived
25,782
Eli Whiteside🇺🇸
film director · b. 1979
Days alive
4,018
Emilie Schindler🇦🇹
deceasedwriter · 1907–2001
Days lived
34,317
Erik Borge🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian filmmaker (1924–2008) · 1924–2008
Days lived
30,516
Ernst Öpik🇬🇧
deceasedEstonian astronomer and astrophysicist (1893-1985) · 1893–1985
Days lived
33,560
Esther McGregor🇬🇧
Actor · b. 2001
Franz Seitz Jr.🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1921–2006
Days lived
30,770
Gaël Bigirimana🇬🇧
Burundian footballer · b. 1993
Georges Brassens🇫🇷
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1921–1981
Days lived
21,922
Gustav Scheck🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1901–1984
Days lived
30,130
Hassan Mila Sesay
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
1,096
Ichiro Suzuki🇯🇵
film director · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
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Ivan Bunin🇫🇷
deceasedRussian writer and poet (1870–1953) · 1870–1953
Days lived
30,332
Jack Lummus🇺🇸
deceasedUnited States Marine Corps officer (1915-1945) · 1915–1945
Days lived
10,730
Jacques Berndorf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman novelist and journalist (1936–2022) · 1936–2022
Days lived
31,300
Jimmie Foxx🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1907–1967
Days lived
21,822
Joan Fontaine🇬🇧
deceasedBritish actress (1917–2013) · 1917–2013
Days lived
35,118
Josef Ettlinger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1869-1912) · 1869–1912
Days lived
15,443
Josefine Domes🇩🇪
German actor and songwriter · b. 1981
Days alive
3,287
József Pick🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1933–2017
Days lived
30,580
Károly Ecser🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian weightlifter (1931–2005) · 1931–2005
Days lived
26,830
Katoucha Niane🇫🇷
deceasedGuinean model · 1960–2008
Days lived
17,237
Louis Riel
deceasedNotable Trials · 1844–1885
Days lived
15,000
Oskar Hergt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1869–1967) · 1869–1967
Days lived
35,627
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria🇪🇸
deceasedmilitary person · 1859–1949
Days lived
32,904
Robert Rauschenberg🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1925–2008
Days lived
30,153
Rubén Pardo🇪🇸
Spanish soccer player · b. 1992
Sharon Rooney🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1988
Days alive
730
Tamara Desni🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1910–2008
Days lived
35,537
Tiki Gelana🇪🇹
Ethiopian long-distance runner · b. 1987
Days alive
1,096
Tomás O'Leary🇮🇪
Irish hurler and rugby union player · b. 1983
Days alive
2,557
Winston Bogarde🇳🇱
Dutch footballer · b. 1970
Days alive
7,305
Died on This Day
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Alfons von Czibulka🇦🇹
deceasedCzech painter and writer (1888-1969) · 1888–1969
Days lived
29,700
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Aloys Van de Vyvere🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1871–1961
Days lived
33,008
Arnold J. Toynbee🇬🇧
deceasedBritish historian (1889–1975) · 1889–1975
Days lived
31,601
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter🇬🇧
deceasedpolitician · 1905–1981
Days lived
28,014
Dietrich Mateschitz
deceasedentrepreneur · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,644
Ernest Fortin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican philosopher (1923-2002) · 1923–2002
Days lived
28,799
Fritz Hofmann🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1866–1956
Days lived
32,861
Gustav Konstantin von Alvensleben🇨🇦
deceasedentrepreneur · 1879–1965
Days lived
31,500
Hans Grade🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1879–1946
Days lived
24,629
Jimmy Miller🇺🇸
deceasedrapper · 1942–1994
Days lived
19,206
Léon Bourjade🇫🇷
deceasedWorld War I flying ace (1889–1924) · 1889–1924
Days lived
12,933
Mary Wickes🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1910–1995) · 1910–1995
Days lived
31,177
Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid🇸🇾
deceasedpolitician · 1867–1939
Days lived
26,591
Narayan Sitaram Phadke🇮🇳
deceasedwriter · 1894–1978
Days lived
30,759
Paul Tillich🇺🇸
deceasedphilosopher · 1886–1965
Days lived
28,917
Russell Means🇺🇸
deceasedOglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native American people (1939-2012) · 1939–2012
Days lived
26,645
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Sammy Angott🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican boxer (1915-1980) · 1915–1980
Days lived
24,020
Wilson Whineray🇳🇿
deceasedNew Zealand rugby union player and businessman (1935–2012) · 1935–2012
Days lived
28,229
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
50,332
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
39,010
José Miguel Barandiarán🇪🇸
deceasedBasque anthropologist, etnologist and archaeologist (1889–1991) · 1889–1991
Days lived
37,244
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
36,358
Walter Schenk🇩🇪
deceasedGerman military personnel · 1891–2000
Days lived
39,634
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Hal Roach🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992
Days lived
36,817
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
36,021
Lang Jingshan
deceasedartist · 1892–1995
Days lived
37,506
Zośka Vieras🇱🇹
deceasedBelarusian writer and poet (1892-1991) · 1892–1991
Days lived
36,166
Lillian Gish🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993
Days lived
36,295
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Martha Graham🇺🇸
deceasedBallet dancer · 1894–1991
Days lived
35,388
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director (1894–1998) · 1894–1998
Days lived
37,799
Hermann Florstedt
deceasedmilitary person · 1895–2000
Days lived
38,302
Adolf Pokorny🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian-born dermatologist and doctor; defendant in the Doctors' Trial at Nuremberg (1895-?) · 1895–2000
Days lived
38,144
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
Heinrich Eberbach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1895–1992) · 1895–1992
Days lived
35,295
Sylvia de Arruda Botelho Bittencourt🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian journalist · 1896–1995
Days lived
36,188
Friedrich Hund🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1896–1997
Days lived
36,945
Lilia Skala🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian-American actress (1896-1994) · 1896–1994
Days lived
35,813
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect (1897–2000) · 1897–2000
Days lived
37,614
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
58,003
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Alex🇺🇸
deceasedAfrican grey parrot · 1976–2007
Days lived
11,433
Keiko🇮🇸
deceasedOrca · 1977–2003
Days lived
9,841
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,176
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,873
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
55,446
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
45,888
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
44,854
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
44,488
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
41,932
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
40,584
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,383
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,897
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
64,915
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
45,584
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
23,936
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
21,479
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
19,389
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
17,366
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,826
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,248
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
6,786
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
5,603
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
4,898
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
4,211
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
4,168
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
3,947