What Happened In October 1922 In History

Historical Events for October, 1922

• 18th » The BBC called British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.
• 19th » British Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Member of Parliament MPs meeting at the Carlton Club meeting Carlton Club vote to break off the Lloyd George ministry Coalition Government with David Lloyd George of the Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party.
• 28th » March on Rome: Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government.
• 29th » King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister.
• 30th » Benito Mussolini is made Italian Prime Minister named Prime Minister of Italy.
• 31st » Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy

Famous Birthdays on October in 1922

• 1st » Chen-Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate
• 4th » Malcolm Baldrige, Jr., American businessman and politician, 26th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 1987)
• 4th » Shin Kyuk-ho, South Korean-Japanese businessman, founded Lotte (conglomerate) or Lotte Group
• 4th » Don Lenhardt, American baseball player and coach (d. 2014)
• 5th » Jim Godbolt, English historian and journalist (d. 2013)
• 5th » José Froilán González, Argentinian race car driver (d. 2013)
• 5th » Bil Keane, American cartoonist (d. 2011)
• 5th » Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1985)
• 6th » Joe Frazier (baseball) called Joe Frazier, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011)
• 6th » Teala Loring, American actress (d. 2007)
• 7th » Grady Hatton, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2013)
• 7th » William Zinsser, American journalist and critic
• 8th » Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2007)
• 8th » Herbert B. Leonard, American producer (d. 2006)
• 9th » Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist (d. 1997)
• 9th » Fyvush Finkel, American actor
• 10th » Merv Pregulman, American football player (d. 2012)
• 11th » G. C. Edmondson, American soldier and author (d. 1995)
• 11th » Nonda, Greek artist (d. 2005)
• 12th » William H. Sullivan, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (d. 2013)
• 15th » Agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese author
• 15th » Preben Munthe, Norwegian economist and politician, State Conciliator of Norway (d. 2013)
• 15th » William Y. Thompson, American historian and author (d. 2013)
• 16th » Max Bygraves, English-Australian actor and singer (d. 2012)
• 16th » Leon Sullivan, American minister and activist (d. 2001)
• 17th » Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (d. 2001)
• 17th » Pierre Juneau, Canadian broadcaster and politician, co-founded the Montreal World Film Festival (d. 2012)
• 19th » Jack Anderson (columnist) named Jack Anderson, American journalist and author (d. 2005)
• 20th » John Anderson (actor) named John Anderson, American actor (d. 1992)
• 20th » Franco Ventriglia, American opera singer (d. 2012)
• 21st » Liliane Bettencourt, French businesswoman and philanthropist
• 22nd » Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 2001)
• 23rd » Coleen Gray, American actress
• 24th » George Miller (Arizona politician) called George Miller, American educator and politician
• 26th » Madelyn Dunham, American grandmother of Barack Obama (d. 2008)
• 26th » Fred Wood (actor) called Fred Wood, English actor
• 27th » Poul Bundgaard, Danish actor and singer (d. 1998)
• 27th » Ruby Dee, American actress, singer, and poet (d. 2014)
• 27th » Michel Galabru, Moroccian-French actor
• 27th » Ralph Kiner, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2014)
• 28th » Gershon Kingsley, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor
• 28th » Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician, 1st Vice President of Zimbabwe (d. 2003)
• 28th » Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball player and coach (d. 2007)
• 29th » Neal Hefti, American trumpet player and composer (d. 2008)
• 30th » Jane White, American actress and singer (d. 2011)
• 31st » Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress, singer, and author (d. 2005)
• 31st » Illinois Jacquet, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2004)
• 31st » Anatoli Papanov, Russian actor (d. 1987)
• 31st » Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 2012)

Famous Deaths for October 1922

• 10th » Andreas Karkavitsas, Greek author (b. 1866)
• 24th » George Cadbury, English businessman (b. 1839)

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