Today: October 22, 2024

Today is Tuesday. It is the 296th day of 2024. 80% of the year has passed. 70 days (20%) remain until the end of 2024.

Facts

Basic facts about this date:

Week Number: We are currently in Week 43 of 2024.
Leap Year: 2024 is a leap year, which means that it will have 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Generation: People born in 2024 belong to the Gen Alpha generation.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 22, 2024, will have the star sign Libra.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2024 is the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
Native American Zodiac: October 22, 2024 falls under the Raven.
Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

On this day: October 22

Events that happened on October 22.

October 22, 1962: US President John F. Kennedy announces to the public that they have discovered Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.
October 22, 1966: Bobby Seale and Huey Newton form the Black Panthers Party in Oakland, California.
October 22, 1967: Golf: The United States wins the 1967 Ryder Cup at the Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas.
October 22, 1971: The coming-of-age film "The Last Picture Show" is released.
October 22, 1982: The movie First Blood (1982), starring Sylvester Stallone, is released in movie theaters.
October 22, 1989: Minnesota crime: 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling is abducted in Long Prairie, Minnesota.
October 22, 1996: British businessman Matthew Harding and journalist John Bauldie are killed in a helicopter crash near Middlewich, Cheshire.
October 22, 2001: The game Grand Theft Auto III is released.
October 22, 2005: 117 people die after Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashes shortly after taking off from Lagos, Nigeria.
October 22, 2008: Irish politics: 15,000 pensioners protest against proposals to mean-test medical cards.
October 22, 2009:
• Windows 7 is released.
• Rap star Lil Wayne pleads guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.
October 22, 2013: Rapper Kanye West and reality TV star Kim Kardashian announce their engagement.
October 22, 2015:
• It is announced that Dutch soccer legend Johan Cruyff has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
• Justin Bieber releases his single "Sorry".
October 22, 2018: WWE wrestler Roman Reigns announces that his leukemia has returned after 11 years.
October 22, 2023: An off-duty pilot named Joseph Emerson allegedly tries to shut off engines on an Alaska Airlines flight.

Is it that long ago already?

One month has passed since September 22, 2024:

Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill more than 400 people.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on October 22, 2024.

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What has happened lately?

Notable events that happened close to October 22, 2024.

September 22, 2024: Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill more than 400 people.
September 25, 2024:
• Soccer: Raphaël Varane announces his retirement at the age of 31.
• New York City Mayor Eric Adams is indicted on federal charges following multiple corruption probes.
September 26, 2024: Hurricane Helene hits the United States.
September 27, 2024:
• The video game "EA Sports FC 25" is released.
• British actress Maggie Smith passes away at the age of 89.
• Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon.
• The film Megalopolis is released.
September 28, 2024: US country singer Kris Kristofferson dies aged 88.
September 30, 2024:
• Hamas says that its leader in Lebanon, Fatah Sharif Abu al-Amine, has been killed by an Israeli airstrike.
• Israel begins "targeted ground raids" in Lebanon.
• Former NBA player Dikembe Mutombo dies from brain cancer at the age of 58.
• Former Major League Baseball player Pete Rose dies aged 83.
• The PlayStation Network experiences a global outage.
• The death toll from Hurricane Helene reaches 100.
October 1, 2024:
• Tim Walz and JD Vance take part in a vice-presidential debate.
• Andres Iniesta retires from professional football.
• Iran launches 180 ballistic missiles at Israel.
• The 2024 United States port strike begins.
• TikTok influencer Mr Prada (Terryon Thomas) is arrested on suspicion of murder in Dallas, Texas.
• Israel invades Southern Lebanon.
October 3, 2024: Dockworkers agree to suspend the 2024 United States port strike after their contracts are extended to January 2025.
October 4, 2024: The film "Joker: Folie à Deux" is released.
October 5, 2024: Elon Musk joins Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
October 6, 2024: The death toll from Hurricane Helene rises to 227.
October 8, 2024:
• The authorities ask millions of people in Florida to leave their homes before Hurricane Milton arrives.
• The US Supreme Court rejects R. Kelly's appeal.
• The Office actress Jenna Fischer reveals that she was diagnosed with breast cancer 11 months prior.
October 9, 2024: Hurricane Milton dips to Category 3 before it makes landfall in Florida.
October 10, 2024: Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida.
October 11, 2024:
• National Geographic magazine reports that human remains found on Mount Everest belong to Briton Andrew Irvine, a famous climber who went missing in 1924.
• R. Kelly's daughter, Buku Abi, accuses him of sexually abusing her as a child.
October 12, 2024: It is reported that Donald Trump's campaign team worked with X (Twitter) to keep a leaked file about JD Vance off its platform.
October 13, 2024: SpaceX catches its Starship rocket booster for the first time.
October 16, 2024:
• Soccer: Thomas Tuchel is appointed as the new manager of England.
• One Direction singer Liam Payne (31) dies after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.
• Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is killed in an airstrike in Gaza.
October 18, 2024: The horror film "Smile 2" is released.
This date: October 22, 2024
November 5, 2024: The 2024 United States presidential election takes place.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 22.

Christopher Lloyd

Actor
Born on October 22, 1938
He is 86 today.

Arsene Wenger

Soccer manager
Born on October 22, 1949
He is 75 today.

Jeff Goldblum

Actor
Born on October 22, 1952
He is 72 today.

Bob Odenkirk

Actor
Born on October 22, 1962
He is 62 today.

Dražen Petrović

NBA player Deceased
Born on October 22, 1964
He would have turned 60 years old today.

Shaggy

Singer
Born on October 22, 1968
He is 56 today.

Suzanne Jackson

Blogger
Born on October 22, 1984
She is 40 today.

Zac Hanson

Musician
Born on October 22, 1985
He is 39 today.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

If your baby is due on October 22, 2024, then the date of conception was probably around January 30, 2024.
A baby that is conceived on October 22, 2024, will be due around July 15, 2025.

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