Events on 22 October 58
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The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside Antioch, is destroyed in a mysterious fire.
Year 451
The Council of Chalcedon adopts the Chalcedonian Creed regarding the divine and human nature of Jesus Christ.
Year 906
Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh leads a raid against the Byzantine Empire from Tarsus. He reaches the Halys River and takes 4,000-5,000 captives.[1]
Year 1383
The 1383-85 Crisis in Portugal: King Fernando dies without a male heir to the Portuguese throne, sparking a period of civil war and disorder.
Year 1707
Scilly naval disaster: Four British naval vessels run aground on the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. In response, the first Longitude Act is enacted in 1714.
Year 1746
The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 1
Birthdays on 22 October 204
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Qian Weijun
b. 955 – d. 991
Qian Weijun, king of Wuyue (d. 991)
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William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
b. 1071 – d. 1126
William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (d. 1126)
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Emperor Juntoku
b. 1197 – d. 1242
Juntoku, Japanese emperor (d. 1242)
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Erasmus Reinhold
b. 1511 – d. 1553
Erasmus Reinhold, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1553)
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Gustav Horn, Count of Pori
b. 1592 – d. 1657
Gustav Horn, Count of Pori (d. 1657)
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Georg Ernst Stahl
b. 1659 – d. 1734
Georg Ernst Stahl, German chemist and physician (d. 1734)
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John V of Portugal
b. 1689 – d. 1750
John V, Portuguese king (d. 1750)
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Maria Amalia of Austria
b. 1701 – d. 1756
Maria Amalia of Austria (d. 1756)
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Johann Reinhold Forster
b. 1729 – d. 1798
Johann Reinhold Forster, German pastor, botanist, and ornithologist (b. 1729)
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Cornelis van der Aa
b. 1749 – d. 1816
Cornelis van der Aa, Dutch historian and bookseller (d. 1816)
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Volney Howard
b. 1809 – d. 1889
Volney Howard, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, Texas Attorney General (d. 1889)
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Franz Liszt
b. 1811 – d. 1886
Franz Liszt, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 1886)
Deaths on 22 October 91
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Itzamnaaj K'awiil
d. 726
Itzamnaaj K'awiil, a Maya ruler of Dos Pilas
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Charles Martel
d. 741 (b. 688)
Charles Martel, Frankish king (b. 688)
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Prince Abo
d. 842 (b. 792)
Abo, Japanese prince (b. 792)
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Ferdinand I of Portugal
d. 1383 (b. 1345)
Ferdinand I, king of Portugal (d. 1383)
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Johannes Brassart
d. 1455
Johannes Brassart, Flemish composer
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James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
d. 1493
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
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Edward Poynings
d. 1521 (b. 1459)
Edward Poynings, Lord Deputy to King Henry VII of England (b. 1459)
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Jean Grolier de Servières
d. 1565 (b. 1479)
Jean Grolier de Servières, French book collector (b. 1479)
Domingo Báñez
d. 1604 (b. 1528)
Domingo Báñez, Spanish theologian (b. 1528)
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Kikkawa Hiroie
d. 1625 (b. 1561)
Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese daimyo (d. 1625)
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Hermann Witsius
d. 1708 (b. 1636)
Hermann Witsius, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1636)
William IV, Prince of Orange
d. 1751 (b. 1711)
William IV, Prince of Orange (b. 1711)