October 22
People born on this day are Libra.
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Two correctional officers are killed by inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. The incident inspires the Supermax model of prisons.
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John Adams' opera Nixon in China premiered at the Houston Grand Opera.
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Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-52 to deploy the LAGEOS-2 satellite and microgravity experiments.
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Millon Air Flight 406 crashes after takeoff from Eloy Alfaro International Airport in Manta, Ecuador, killing 34 people.
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Maurice Papon, an official in the Vichy government during World War II, is jailed for crimes against humanity.
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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.
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Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashes in Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board.
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A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a national referendum.
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India launches its first uncrewed lunar probe mission Chandrayaan-1.
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Cyclist Lance Armstrong is formally stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after being charged for doping.
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The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013.
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Anton Lundin Pettersson attacks a school in Trollhättan, killing three people and injuring two others.
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2001Brian Branch, American football player
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2001Jo Yu-ri, South Korean singer and actress
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2000Baby Keem, American rapper and record producer
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1999Geraldo Perdomo, Dominican baseball player
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1998Roddy Ricch, American rapper
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1996B.I, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and producer
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1996Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, Norwegian ski runner
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1994Corbin Burnes, American baseball player
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1993Charalambos Lykogiannis, Greek footballer
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199221 Savage, British-American rapper
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1992Sofia Vassilieva, American actress
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1990Jonathan Lipnicki, American actor
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