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Historical events & facts — October 22
What happened on October 22?
On October 22, 1962, President Kennedy announced on television the naval blockade of Cuba and the existence of Soviet missiles on the island, informing the world that it stood on the brink of nuclear war. The seventeen-minute speech was watched by millions of people in terror. The thirteen days of the Cuban Missile Crisis were the most dangerous of the Cold War.
On October 22, 1797, French physicist André-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute jump in history from a hot air balloon at about 900 metres altitude over the Parc Monceau in Paris. Garnerin landed safely, though the oscillation of the parachute made him dizzy during the descent. It was the birth of a technique that would save millions of lives.
On October 22, 1975, the Soviet probe Venera 9 landed on Venus, becoming the first spacecraft to transmit images from the surface of another planet. The photographs revealed a rocky, angular landscape, very different from what had been expected. The probe survived just 53 minutes before being destroyed by the planet's extreme conditions.
Notable birthdays — October 22
Famous people born on October 22
Louis Riel
Louis Riel was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first prime minister John A. Macdonald. Riel fought to defend Métis rights and identity as the Northwest Territories came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence.
Bảo Đại
Bảo Đại, born Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, was the 13th and final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of Vietnam. From 1926 to 1945, he was de jure emperor of Đại Nam, which consisted of the French protectorates of Annam and Tonkin within French Indochina, covering the present-day central and northern Vietnam. Bảo Đại ascended the throne in 1932.
Lev Yashin
Lev Ivanovich Yashin was a Soviet professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time and the best goalkeeper in the history of the sport, he is the only player in his position to win the Ballon d'Or. He was known for his athleticism, positioning, imposing presence in goal, and acrobatic reflex saves.
Manos Loïzos
Manos Loïzos was one of the most important Greek Cypriot music composers of the 20th century.
Catherine E. Coulson
Catherine Elizabeth Coulson was an American stage and screen actress who worked behind the scenes on various studio features, magazine shows and independent films as well as acting in theater and film since the age of 15. She is best known for her role as Margaret Lanterman, the enigmatic Log Lady, in the David Lynch TV series Twin Peaks.
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