Who was born on October 22

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on October 22, including Aleksandr Kronrod, Slater Martin, Edith Kawelohea McKinzie. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

49 documented historical events happened on October 22, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: A solar eclipse occurs over China, one of the earliest recorded eclipses in history. On the same day, in another year: Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh, an Abbasid military officer of Turkic origin, led a raid against the Byzantine Empire, taking at least 4,000 captives. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.