This Day in History October 22: Notable Historical Events on October 22
This Day in History October 22nd. The most notable events that took place on October 22nd range from political historical events to cultural and social events.
Domestic events taking place on October 22
October 22, 1117:Imperial Concubine Y Lan passed away. Her real name was Le Thi Yen, from Tho Loi village, now Duong Xa commune, Gia Lam district, Hanoi. As a studious and intelligent woman, she was admired by the court for her profound knowledge in many fields and her talent in governing the country.
October 22, 1879:Mr. Nguyen Mau Kien passed away. He was born in 1819 in Thai Binh province, passed the doctoral exam and became an official with the rank of Trung Nghi Dai Phu. When the French colonialists invaded our country, he sided with the faction advocating fighting against the French army to protect the country, and submitted a petition to the king denouncing the crimes of the officials who surrendered to the enemy. Therefore, he was dismissed from his position. After 1874, Nguyen Mau Kien recruited soldiers and prepared for an uprising in Hung Hoa, but fell ill and died halfway through.
October 22, 1946:In the morning, President Ho Chi Minh went to the Voice of Vietnam radio station (at that time located at 4 Pham Ngu Lao street) to explain the September 14 Provisional Agreement to the people of the whole country.
October 22, 1963:President Ho Chi Minh signed the Decree and the Ministry of National Defense issued Decision No. 50/QD-BQP to establish the Air Defense - Air Force Service (PK-KQ), on the basis of merging the Air Defense Command and the Air Force Department.
October 22, 1970:Vietnam - Soviet Union signed an intergovernmental agreement on joint design work for the Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Project.
October 22, 1983:Professor Cao Xuan Huy passed away in Ho Chi Minh City. He was born in 1900 in Nghe An province. His profound and unique interpretations of Eastern and Western philosophy in general and Vietnamese philosophy in particular have methodological significance. His work “Eastern Thought Suggests Reference Points” is highly appreciated by domestic and foreign readers.
October 22, 1990:The Conference of Foreign Ministers of the European Community (EC) decided to establish official diplomatic relations with Vietnam.
International events taking place on October 22
October 22, 668:General Li Shiji of the Tang Dynasty captured the capital Pyongyang of Goguryeo and captured King Baozang, on the day of Guizi (12) of the 9th month.
October 22, 1962:Cuban Missile Crisis: US President John F. Kennedy announces on television that Soviet nuclear weapons have been discovered in Cuba and orders the military alert level raised to DEFCON 3.
October 22, 1964:After the Nobel Committee announced that he had won the Nobel Prize in Literature, French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre became the first Nobel laureate to voluntarily decline the award, because he did not want to be "transformed".
October 22, 2008:India successfully launched its first lunar probe, Chandrayaan-1, from the Sriharikota spaceport in the Nellore region of Andha Pradesh on the morning of October 22. This event marked a major step forward for the Indian space program in the context of the rapidly growing space race in Asia.
October 22, 2009:Microsoft Windows 7 Release Date
October 22, 2012:The International Cycling Union has stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and banned him for life over doping allegations.
