Thursday, October 22, 2020 is a Thursday. It is day 296 of 2020 (80.9% through the year), ISO week 43, in Q4.
Calendar Specifications
Thursday, October 22, 2020 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2015: A sword-wielding man attacked students and teachers at a high school in Trollhättan, killing three people in Sweden's deadliest school attack.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to October 22.
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Historical Milestones
A sword-wielding man attacked students and teachers at a high school in Trollhättan, killing three people in Sweden's deadliest school attack.
2015 Trollhättan school attack →In Ottawa, Canada, the downtown core was placed on lockdown after a series of shootings at Parliament Hill.
Ottawa →Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashed in Ogun State, Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board.
Bellview Airlines Flight 210 →TAN-SAHSA Flight 414 crashed in approach to Toncontín International Airport, killing 131 out of 146 people onboard.
TAN-SAHSA Flight 414 →John Adams' (pictured) opera Nixon in China premiered.
John Adams (composer) →With their album The Supremes A' Go-Go, the Supremes became the first all-female group to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
The Supremes A' Go-Go →The first volume of Ian Fleming's children's novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang was published posthumously.
Ian Fleming →Workers at the Cigar Factory in Charleston, South Carolina, began a labor strike against the American Tobacco Company that lasted more than five months.
Cigar Factory →After evading Vichy French and Francoist Spanish authorities, Belgian prime minister Hubert Pierlot arrived in London, marking the beginning of the Belgian government in exile.
Vichy France →The Royal Navy cutlass was withdrawn from combat service.
Royal Navy cutlasses →Dod Orsborne, captain of the Girl Pat, was convicted of its theft and imprisoned, having caused a media sensation when it went missing.
Dod Orsborne →The educational non-profit organization Toastmasters International was founded at a YMCA in Santa Ana, California.
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Questions & Answers
Thursday, October 22, 2020 falls on a Thursday.
2,152 days ago (5 years, 10 months, 22 days ago). It is day 296 of 2020 with 70 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Thursday, October 22, 2020 is written as XXII.X.MMXX (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Waxing Crescent (approx. 29% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Libra.