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Notable anniversaries in history for today: October 22
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Donald McIntyre in Auckland, New Zealand; bass-baritone (Wotan-Das Rheingold).
- 90th: 1934 - Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd shot dead by FBI in Ohio.
- 80th: 1944 - Albanian General Enver Hoxha proclaims Albania a democratic republic.
- 70th: 1954 - Federal Republic of Germany joins North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- 70th: 1954 - Ford Thunderbird cars arrive in dealer showrooms in the USA. 4,000 orders are placed on the first day.
- 50th: 1974 - New York Yankees trade Bobby Murcer to San Francisco Giants for Bobby Bonds.
- 40th: 1984 - NFL quarterback Ken Stabler retires.
- 40th: 1984 - Napoleon Whiting, actor (Silas - Big Valley), dies at age 75.
- 15th: 2009 - Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 in Major league Baseball to win the National League Championship Series four games to one and advance to the World Series.
- 15th: 2009 - The former military ruler (1981-85) of Uruguay, Gregorio Alvarez, is sentenced to 25 years in prison for 37 murder and human rights violations.
- 15th: 2009 - Microsoft launches Windows 7 operating system. Price is US$199.99 for the Home Premium version, or US$119.99 for an upgrade from older versions.
- 15th: 2009 - In Barcelona, Spain, auction firm Aureo and Calico sells a Spain 1609 100-escudo (11 troy ounces) gold coin, only one known, for 944,000 euros (US$1.4 million), a record for a Spanish coin, and third-highest non-US coin. A 1633 Spanish gold 100-escudo coin sells for 590,000 euros (US$882,000). An undated Spanish (Seville) gold 20-excelente coin sells for 566,400 euros (US$847,000).
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