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22 October 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2015 - A sword-wielding man attacked students and teachers at a high school in Trollhättan, killing three people in Sweden's deadliest school attack.School attack in Trollhättan, Sweden
Anniversary
2014 - In Ottawa, Canada, the downtown core was placed on lockdown after a series of shootings at Parliament Hill.Capital city of Canada
Anniversary
2005 - Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashed in Ogun State, Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board.2005 aviation accident
Anniversary
1989 - TAN-SAHSA Flight 414 crashed in approach to Toncontín International Airport, killing 131 out of 146 people onboard.1989 aviation accident
Anniversary
1987 - John Adams' (pictured) opera Nixon in China premiered.American composer (born 1947)
Historical events
History
2019 - Same-sex marriage is legalised, and abortion is decriminalised in Northern Ireland as a result of the Northern Ireland Assembly not being restored.History
2014 - Michael Zehaf-Bibeau attacks the Parliament of Canada, killing a soldier and injuring three other people.Terrorist attacks in Ottawa, Canada
History
2013 - The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013.Internal territory of Australia
History
2012 - Cyclist Lance Armstrong is formally stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after being charged for doping.American cyclist (born 1971)
History
2008 - India launches its first uncrewed lunar probe mission Chandrayaan-1.Missions to the Moon
History
2007 - A raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base is carried out by 21 Tamil Tiger commandos, with all except one dying in this attack. Eight Sri Lanka Air Force planes are destroyed and ten damaged.2007 battle of the Sri Lankan Civil War
History
2006 - A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a national referendum.2007–16 construction of larger locks on Panama Canal
History
2005 - 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.Atlantic tropical storm
History
2005 - Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashes in Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board.2005 aviation accident
History
1999 - Maurice Papon, an official in the Vichy government during World War II, is jailed for crimes against humanity.French policeman, politician, and Axis collaborator (1910–2007)
Notable births
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Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 7.7 days
Sun zodiac
Libra
28.82 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Aquarius
3.46 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.