Succession
Ferdinands widow Leonora acts as Regent for his daughter Beatrix
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October 22 in History
This permanent archive page contains 164 World History Database records for October 22, spanning 1383 to 2020. Recorded topics include Succession; Death of Charles VI; Invasion of France.
Total: 164Events: 154Births: 3Deaths: 3Battles: 4Countries: 35
Events on October 22
Invasion of France
Returns to England from Calais as the conqueror of both the French & the Scots
Council of War
The Royalist council plans to secure Banbury and Oxford before advancing farther.
Council of War
The Royalist council plans to secure Banbury and Oxford before advancing farther.
Royalist Army Located near Wormleighton
Essex receives reports locating the King's army before Edgehill.
Royalist Council at Edgecote
Charles and his commanders plan the approach to Banbury and Oxford.
Royalist Council at Edgecote
Charles and his commanders plan the approach to Banbury and Oxford.
Edict of Fontainebleau
Louis XIV claims that out of a Huguenot population of 800,000 to 900,000, only 1,000 to 1,500 had remained in France
Edict of Fontainebleau
Louis XIV orders the destruction of Huguenot churches, as well as the closing of Protestant schools
Edict of Fontainebleau
Makes official persecution enforced since the dragonnades created in 1681 by the King in order to intimidate Huguenots into converting to Catholicism
Edict of Fontainebleau
The Edict of Fontainebleau is issued by Louis XIV, also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Fontainebleau is issued by Louis XIV, also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Magdeburg Agreement
Ernest Augustus supports the coalition of north German princes mobilizing against the French Rhineland campaign.
Magdeburg Agreement
Frederick III joins the north German agreement at Magdeburg to mobilize forces against the French advance.
Magdeburg Agreement
John George III joins the German princes coordinating military resistance to France at Magdeburg.
Scilly Naval Disaster
Dies when ships are wrecked after returning from operations.
Education
Attends the Ecole Militaire, awarded a free place by Louis XVI as a "gentleman cadet"
Counterattack
Attempts to recover prizes after the battle.
Siege of Burgos
Rereats from Burgos
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Allied army
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Allied army
Texan Republic
Sworn in as President of Texas, the newly created Texan Republic
Alliance Agreement
An alliance of the Emperors of Germany, Russia & Austria
Alliance Agreement
An alliance of the Emperors of Germany, Russia & Austria
Alliance Emperors of Germany, Russia and Austria
An alliance of the Emperors of Germany, Russia & Austria
Alliance Emperors of Germany, Russia and Austria
An alliance of the Emperors of Germany, Russia & Austria
Alliance Russia, Germany and Austria
Joins the diplomatic understanding between the emperors of Russia, Germany, and Austria.
Constitution of Germany
The office of Minister President of Prussia is temporarily separated from that of Chancellor, when Albrecht von Roon is appointed to the former office, but by the end of the year, Roon resigned due to ill health, and Bismarck becomes PM
Participates in the Three Emperors' diplomatic understanding with Germany and Austria
Participates in the Three Emperors' diplomatic understanding with Germany and Austria.
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela after the Liberal Restoration Revolution
Withdrawal from Dundee
Yule assumes command after Symons is wounded and begins withdrawing the Dundee force toward Ladysmith.
End of First Otto Blehr Government
The First Otto Blehr Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
Second Francis Hagerup Government
Begins the Second Francis Hagerup Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
Constitution of Russia
Warns Nicholas II that Russia is close to revolution.
Capture of Pristina
Leads the Serbian Third Army into Pristina.
Capture of Pristina
Withdraws Ottoman formations as Serbian forces enter Kosovo.
Resignation of Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Writes to Asquith threatning to resign if Kitchener is not removed from the War Office
Garrison Crisis
Tries to move unreliable troops away from Petrograd.
Negotiations
Declares military staff to be "Counter revolutionary"
Petrograd Garrison
Attempts to assert authority over the radicalised garrison.
Prime Minister of Poland
Appointed Prime Minister of Poland
Reform of Electoral System
The Reichstag votes for equal suffrage
Rule of Turkey
The Allies terminate their occupation of Turkey
Rule of Turkey
The Allies terminate their occupation of Turkey
Anti-Bolshevik Activity
Kerensky continues political activity connected with anti-bolshevik activity.
Constitution of 1930
Introduces a constitution strengthening royal power and limiting parliamentary representation.
End of Jules Renkin Government
The Jules Renkin Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as Prime Minister of Belgium.
Second de Broqueville Government
Begins the Second de Broqueville Government in Brussels and serves as Prime Minister of Belgium.
Commander in Chief
Commands the army of occupation in Poland with his HQ in Spala
Commander in Chief
Commands the army of occupation in Poland with his HQ in Spala
Exile of Eduard Benes
Benes goes into exile in Putney, London
Trevanion Destroyed during South Atlantic Raid
Graf Spee sinks the British merchant Trevanion after the ship attempts to transmit a distress report.
Baden and Saarpfalz Deportations
Organizes deportation of Jews from Baden and Saarpfalz.
Collaboration
Laval meets Hitler & offers to collaborate
Invasion of France
Laval meets Hitler & offers to collaborate
Invasion of Greece
Mussolini decides to proceed with the planned invasion of Greece despite German reservations about widening the Balkan war.
Jews Deported to Unoccupied France
Nearly seven thousand people are sent to unoccupied France.
Plot
Italian plans to kidnap Hitler are published by the Germans
Accepts Black Sea Meeting Proposal
Agrees with Roosevelt that Stalin's proposed Black Sea area can serve as the conference location.
Departure for Leyte Gulf
Kurita leads the Center Force from Brunei toward the central Philippines and Leyte Gulf.
Prime Minister Appointed
Communist-led provisional government appoints Hoxha Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Albania
Appointed Prime Minister of Albania
Provisional Government
Communist partisans establish a provisional government under Hoxha
Second Striking Force Departure
Shima leads the Second Striking Force from the Pescadores toward the southern approaches to Leyte Gulf.
National Party
Malans Herenigde National Party & Havengas Afrikaner Party merge
National Party
Malans Herenigde National Party & Havengas Afrikaner Party merge
Break in Diplomatic Relations with The UK
Iran breaks off relations with the UK after failing to agree the future of Irans oil
Treaty of Britain
Iran revokes the Treaty of friendship mad with Britain in 1857
Independence of Laos
Laos obtains full independence from France while retaining association with the French Union
Coup
Meets Ben-Gurion to discuss the invasion of Egypt in order to overthrow Nasser
Invasion of Egypt
Meets the French Prime Minister to discuss the invasion of Egypt to oust Nasser
Israeli Trigger Proposal Supported
Challe supports the concept that an Israeli attack should provide the trigger for Anglo-French intervention.
Meeting with Ben-Gurion to discuss the invasion of Egypt
Meets Ben-Gurion to discuss the invasion of Egypt in order to overthrow Nasser
Meeting with The French Prime Minister to discuss the
Meets the French Prime Minister to discuss the invasion of Egypt to oust Nasser
Protocol of Sevres
Attends the Sevres talks as a senior French military planner in the Anglo-French-Israeli operation.
Protocol of Sevres
Participates in secret Sevres discussions before Patrick Dean signs the final protocol for Britain
Protocol of Sevres
Takes part in the secret Sevres negotiations with Britain and Israel over joint action against Egypt.
Sevres Military Plan Presented
Dayan presents Israel's proposed military timetable and Sinai objectives during the secret Sevres discussions.
Sevres Mission
Travels to secret talks with French and Israeli representatives at Sevres
The Bridge
Directs Die Brucke, known in English as The Bridge.
Blockade of Cuba
Orders a weapons blockade of Cuba because of its Soviet missile sites
Cuba Weapons Quarantine Ordered
Kennedy orders naval interception of offensive weapons shipments to Cuba during the missile crisis.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Ball helped coordinate diplomatic communications with allies and international organizations as the quarantine was announced.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bundy coordinated White House preparations for the President's address and the formal establishment of ExComm.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Castro mobilized Cuban forces after Kennedy announced the quarantine and demanded removal of the Soviet offensive missiles.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The US announce its discovery of missile sites, and implements a quarantine around Cuba that woul intercept and search vessels heading for Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Raul Castro placed Cuban armed forces on wartime readiness as the United States announced its quarantine and increased regional military preparations.
Cuban Missile Crisis
De Gaulle received an allied briefing and supported the United States assessment of the missile evidence.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Dobrynin received formal American communications after Kennedy publicly announced the missile evidence and naval quarantine.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Gromyko helped manage the Soviet diplomatic response after Kennedy revealed the missiles and announced the naval quarantine.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy addressed the nation and revealed the Soviet offensive missile deployment in Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy announced a naval quarantine intended to prevent further deliveries of offensive military equipment.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy briefed congressional leaders before publicly announcing the crisis.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy demanded dismantlement of the missile sites and removal of the offensive weapons from Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy formally established the Executive Committee of the National Security Council.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy informs the world that the Soviet Union was building secret missile bases in Cuba, a mere 90 miles off the shores of Florida.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy orders Khrushchev to remove all the missile bases and their deadly contents. Kennedy orders a naval quarantine of Cuba in order to prevent Russian ships from bringing additional missiles and construction materials.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy warned that a nuclear missile launched from Cuba would require retaliation against the Soviet Union.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Malinovsky placed Soviet military commands on heightened alert after Kennedy announced the quarantine and demanded missile removal.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Pliyev placed Soviet forces in Cuba on increased readiness after Kennedy announced the quarantine and demanded missile withdrawal.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Sorensen assisted with final revisions to the President's address before Kennedy disclosed the crisis to the public.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Stevenson prepared the United States diplomatic case for presentation before the United Nations Security Council.
Government
Orders a weapons blockade of Cuba because of its Soviet missile sites
Missile Crisis Command in Pinar del Rio
During the missile crisis, Guevara is assigned to command forces in Pinar del Río against a possible U.S. invasion.
Quarantine Announcement Intelligence Support
McCone supplied intelligence judgments and photographic evidence supporting Kennedy's public disclosure of the Soviet missile deployment and the decision to impose a quarantine.
Refusal of Nobel Prize
Sartre declines the Nobel Prize in Literature to preserve his independence from institutions.
Apollo 7 Splashdown
Returns with the Apollo 7 crew after the first successful crewed test of Apollo spacecraft systems.
Gun Control Act
Signs the Gun Control Act of 1968 after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy.
Divorce Reform Act
Serves in the government that passes divorce law reform.
Led Zeppelin II
Releases Led Zeppelin II during intensive touring.
Capture of Mount Hermon
Oversees operations as Israeli troops recapture the Mount Hermon outpost.
Ceasefire
Supports ceasefire diplomacy after United Nations Security Council Resolution 338.
Ceasefire
Responds cautiously to the United Nations ceasefire call as fighting continues on the Syrian front.
Ceasefire
Directs Israeli military operations as the United Nations ceasefire resolution is accepted.
Ceasefire
Accepts the United Nations ceasefire resolution after the Israeli canal crossing changes the battlefield.
Ceasefire Negotiations
Handles Syrian diplomatic response to the ceasefire resolution.
Mount Hermon
Loses the Mount Hermon outpost after Israeli forces recapture it late in the war.
Suez Bridgehead
Consolidates the Israeli bridgehead near Deversoir after the crossing of the Suez Canal.
Suez Bridgehead
His division holds the canal bridgehead and helps divide the Egyptian Second and Third Armies.
Suez-Cairo Road
Cuts the Suez-Cairo road northeast of Suez during the Israeli encirclement of the Egyptian Third Army.
UN Security Council
Supports ceasefire diplomacy as Resolution 338 is adopted.
UN Security Council
Supports Resolution 338 calling for a ceasefire and peace negotiations.
UN Security Council
Adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 338
UN Security Council
Agrees to halt fighting after United Nations Security Council Resolution 338 calls for a ceasefire.
UN Security Council
United Nations Security Council Resolution 338 calls for a ceasefire in the war.
United Nations
Adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 338
United Nations
Supports Arab diplomatic positions as the United Nations debates a ceasefire.
First Images from Venus
The achievement marks first images from venus as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Venera 9 Landing
Supports the planetary programme that lands Venera 9 on Venus.
The Song Remains the Same
Appears on the soundtrack album for The Song Remains the Same.
Peace Negotiations at Washington
Negotiators for Egypt and Israel announce in Washington they had reached tentative agreement on the main points of a peace Treaty
Health of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
The former Shah receives medical treatment in the United States for advanced cancer
Peace Treaty
Negotiators for Egypt and Israel announce in Washington they had reached tentative agreement on the main points of a peace Treaty
US Medical Treatment
The former Shah enters the United States for medical treatment, intensifying revolutionary anger in Iran
US Medical Treatment
The Shah enters the United States for medical treatment, intensifying revolutionary anger in Iran
Government
The USS Independence is diverted from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean
Invasion of Grenada
Agrees that HMS Antrim should set sail from Colombia to the area of Grenada
Tax Reform Act
The Act lowers rates, broadens the tax base and removes numerous preferences.
Commonwealth
Thatcher refuses to join Commonwealth sanctions against South Africa
Sanctions
Thatcher refuses to join Commonwealth sanctions against South Africa
Weld
Releases Weld, a live album capturing his noisy early-1990s tour with Crazy Horse.
Currency Reform
Birindwa's government introduces the new zaire during severe monetary instability.
Connection UK Chart
Connection enters the UK singles chart and becomes one of Elastica's best-known Britpop-era songs.
Europa Induced Magnetic Field
Galileo magnetic data support the presence of an electrically conducting layer, consistent with a salty subsurface ocean.
UNAMSIL Established
UN Security Council establishes UNAMSIL peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone
It Had to Be You
Begins the Great American Songbook series with It Had to Be You.
Chandrayaan-1
Mylswamy Annadurai serves as project director when Chandrayaan-1 launches on India's first mission to the Moon.
Manager
Returns as head coach of the South Africa national football team
European Competitiveness Statement
Reports to Parliament on European Council discussions about competitiveness, the eurozone and the EU budget.
Hillsborough Commons Debate
Burnham calls for coordinated and properly resourced investigations following the panel's findings.
Jerusalem Policy
Kabariti participates in jerusalem policy connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Sochi Summit
Meets Recep Tayyip Erdogan to agree arrangements for northern Syria.
Withdrawal Bill Second Reading
The Withdrawal Agreement Bill passes second reading but the timetable motion fails.
Second Presidential Debate
Debates Donald Trump in the final presidential debate.
Births on October 22
Birth of Franz Liszt
Birth of Franz Liszt
Birth of Doris Lessing
Birth of Doris Lessing, in Iran
Birth of Bert Trautman
Birth of Bert Trautman
Deaths on October 22
Death of Charles VI
Death of Charles VI
Death of Cloudesley Shovell
Shovell dies when his fleet is wrecked off the Isles of Scilly after returning from the Mediterranean.
Death of Harlow Shapley
Death of Harlow Shapley
Battles on October 22
Battle of Edgehill
Lindsey resigns command after disagreeing with the battle plan proposed by Lord Forth.
Battle of Edgehill
Advises Charles I to mobilize at Edgehill the next morning & challenge his enemy
Battle of Sarantaporo
Breaks through Ottoman defences in Thessaly.
Battle of Sarantaporo
Retreats after Greek victory at Sarantaporo.