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The annual celebration of the perpendicular sun fall on the face of Pharaoh Ramses II statue in Abu Simbel Temple
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t34261004/abu-simbel/

On October 22, 1878, Marignac reported splitting terbia into two new earths, terbia proper and ytterbia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ytterbium

The Blantyre mining disaster happened on the morning of 22 October 1877
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blantyre_mining_disaster

Durin's Day is a rare event noted by Dwarves.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle-earth_calendar#Durin.27s_Day

In 2159 B. C., the Chinese emperor put to death the royal astronomer brothers Hsi and Ho
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45717762/october-22-2134-bc-eclipse/

The Great Disappointment of October 22, 1844, was preached by Samuel S. Snow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Disappointment




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On October 22, 1975, Venera 9 landed on Venus 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t38924530/venera-9/

Luna 12 was launched on October 22, 1966
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_12

PROBA (Project for On-Board Autonomy) was a Belgian satellite launched by ISRO in 2001.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t8883866/proba-mission/

Chandrayaan-1 lunar probe was launched in October 2008
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t3325778/chandrayan-1/



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People

Donald Herod Peterson (October 22, 1933 - May 27, 2018) was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_H._Peterson

André-Jacques Garnerin's first parachute descent on 22 October 1797.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9-Jacques_Garnerin

Georg Ernst Stahl (October 22, 1659 - May 24, 1734) was a German chemist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Ernst_Stahl

Erasmus Reinhold (October 22, 1511 - February 19, 1553) was a German astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_Reinhold

Stace Victor Murray Clube (born October 22, 1934 in London) is an English astrophysicist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Clube

Matthew Graham George Thaddeus "Matt" Taylor (born 1973) is a British astrophysicist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Taylor_(scientist)

Karl Guthe Jansky (October 22, 1905 - February 14, 1950) was an American physicist 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Jansky

Daniel Boone (November 2, 1734 [O.S. October 22] - September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Boone



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Torchwood premiered on 22 October 2006 on BBC Three and BBC HD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchwood#Early_development



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In October 1996 the discovery of a planetary-mass companion to the star 16 Cygni B was announced
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Cygni_Bb



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NGC Discovered

NGC 46 is a magnitude +11.68 F8 star located discovered by Edward Joshua Cooper on the 22nd October 1952.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58830244/ngc-46/

NGC 240 is a magnitude +13.7 spiral galaxy discovered by Lewis A. Swift on the 22nd October 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58831733/ngc-240/

NGC 408 is a magnitude +13.5 star discovered by Per Magnus Herman Schultz on the 22nd October 1867. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58831717/ngc-408/

NGC 414 is a magnitude +13.8 spiral galaxy discovered by Per Magnus Herman Schultz on the 22nd October 1867. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58831741/ngc-414/



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Asteroid (209) Dido was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on October 22, 1879 in Clinton, New York
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/209_Dido

Asteroid (459) Signe was discovered by Max Wolf on October 22, 1900. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/459_Signe

Asteroid (460) Scania was discovered by Max Wolf on 22 October 1900
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/460_Scania

Asteroid (461) Saskia was discovered by Max Wolf on October 22, 1900.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/461_Saskia

Asteroid (462) Eriphyla was discovered by Max Wolf on October 22, 1900.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/462_Eriphyla

Asteroid (619) Triberga was discovered by August Kopff at Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on October 22, 1906.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/619_Triberga



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Meteorites

The Dokachi (H5) meteorite fell in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on the 22nd October 1903.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45717800/dokachi-meteorite/



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