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1777 – American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank. 1784 – Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island , Alaska.
Wake Up to This Day in History. Discover what happened on October 22 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
1875 Sons of American Revolution organizes; 1877 The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners. Those widows and orphans who were unable to support themselves were evicted by the mine owners and likely sent to the Poor House.
Historical Events on October 22. Calendar. Summary. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. 362 The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside of Antioch, is destroyed in a mysterious fire. 794 Emperor Kanmu relocates Japanese capital to Heiankyo (now Kyoto).
The Metropolitan Opera House (the Met) in New York City, then located on Broadway at 39th Street in New York City, opened on October 22, 1883, with a performance of Charles Gounod’s Faust, the tale of a German sorcerer who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge, power, youth, and love.
October 22: Bankers during the Panic of 1907. 1633 – At the Battle of Liaoluo Bay Ming Chinese naval forces defeated a Dutch East India Company fleet in the Taiwan Strait, the largest naval encounter between Chinese and European forces before the First Opium War more than two hundred years later.
On This Day In History - October 22: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.
