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–81 Christopher Lloyd–81 David “Tony” Roberts–80 Catherine Deneuve(Dorléac)–76 Deepak Chopra–73 Jeffrey Goldblum–67 Robert Odenkirk–57 Brian Boitano–56 Ned “Carlos” Mencia–52 “Spike Jonze”(Adam Spiegel)–50 Michael Fishman–38 Zachary Hanson–34 Kyle Gallner–33 ; 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