EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
October 22
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Day 294 of 2026 | Week 43 | 65 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Same-sex marriage is legalised, and abortion is decriminalised in Northern Ireland as a result of the Northern Ireland Assembly not being restored.
Michael Zehaf-Bibeau attacks the Parliament of Canada, killing a soldier and injuring three other people.
The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013.
Cyclist Lance Armstrong is formally stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after being charged for doping.
India launches its first uncrewed lunar probe mission Chandrayaan-1.
A raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base is carried out by 21 Tamil Tiger commandos, with all except one dying in this attack. Eight Sri Lanka Air Force planes are destroyed and ten damaged.
A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a national referendum.
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.
Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashes in Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board.
Maurice Papon, an official in the Vichy government during World War II, is jailed for crimes against humanity.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Norwegian cross-country skier (11 x Olympic gold 2018
Iranian journalist arrested for breaking Mahsa Amini story
American actress (Medium)
American child actor (Jerry Maguire
Canadian soccer forward (92 caps; Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
American pop drummer and singer (Hanson - "MMMMbop")
Italian actor (The Eight Mountains
American football tight end (Super Bowl 2005
Dominican baseball second baseman (8 × All-Star; World Series 2009 NY Yankees; Gold Glove Award 2010
American actor (DJ in Roseanne)
French auto racer (Le Mans Series LMP2 2009; FIA World Endurance C'ship LMP2 2013
American rock bassist (Brand New)
Zambian soccer striker (33 caps; Zanaco FC)
American indie-rock singer-songwriter (Grizzly Bear - "Two Weeks")
English cricket batsman (6 Tests
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