Every yearOctober 22
Everything October 22 celebrates
4 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for October 22 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | National Nut DayLead | Food | |
| 02 | Smart is Cool Day | Celebration | |
| 03 | Wombat Day | Celebration | |
| 04 | National Make a Dog's Day | Dogs |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on October 22 in some years.
Diwali — 2033
Born on October 22
Historic figures
- Doris Lessing1919–2013British novelist, poet, playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
- Franz Liszt1811–1886Hungarian pianist and composer
- Ivan Bunin1870–1953Russian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate
- Lev Yashin1929–1990Russian footballer
- Clinton Davisson1881–1958American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Joan Fontaine1917–2013English-American actress
- Yitzhak Shamir1915–2012Belarusian-Israeli civil servant and politician
- Robert Capa1913–1954Hungarian-American photographer and journalist
- Timothy Leary1920–1996American psychologist and author
- Leconte de Lisle1818–1894French poet and author
Celebrities & public figures
- Javier Mileib. 1970Argentine politician and economist
- Jeff Goldblumb. 1952American actor and producer
- Arsène Wengerb. 1949French footballer and manager
- Catherine Deneuveb. 1943French actress and singer
- Christopher Lloydb. 1938American actor
- Bob Odenkirkb. 1962American actor and comedian
- Ichiro Suzukib. 1973Japanese baseball player
- Spike Jonzeb. 1969American actor
- Derek Jacobib. 1938English actor
- Carlos Menciab. 1967Honduran-American comedian
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers October 22 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see October 22, 2026 and October 22, 2027.
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