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–80 Christopher Lloyd–80 David “Tony” Roberts–79 Catherine Deneuve(Dorléac)–75 Deepak Chopra–72 Jeffrey Goldblum–66 Brian Boitano–55 Ned “Carlos” Mencia–51 “Spike Jonze”(Adam Spiegel)–49 Michael Fishman–37 Zachary Hanson–33 Kyle Gallner–32 ; 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 Gounod’s Faust