History Blog

October 22

Happy Birthday RIP “Curly Howard”(Jerome Horwitz 1903–1952) Joan Fontaine(Beauvoir de Havilland 1917–2013) Annette Funicello(1942–2013) ; Sir Derek Jacobi–82 Christopher Lloyd–82 David “Tony” Roberts–81 Catherine Deneuve(Dorléac)–77 Deepak Chopra–74 Jeffrey Goldblum–68 Robert Odenkirk–58 Brian Boitano–57 Ned “Carlos” Mencia–53 “Spike Jonze”(Adam Spiegel)–51 Michael Fishman–39 Zachary Hanson–35 Kyle Gallner–34 ; 1746 – The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter. ; 1883 – The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounods Faust