At A Glance

22 October 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
22 October 2021 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Stay” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 22 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 October 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 October 2021 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 22 October

  • 2007 A raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base is carried out by 21 Tamil Tiger commandos, with all except one dying in this attack. Eight Sri Lanka Air Force planes are destroyed and ten damaged.
  • 2008 India launches its first uncrewed lunar probe mission Chandrayaan-1.
  • 2012 Cyclist Lance Armstrong is formally stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after being charged for doping.
  • 2013 The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013.
  • 2019 Same-sex marriage is legalised, and abortion is decriminalised in Northern Ireland as a result of the Northern Ireland Assembly not being restored.

Famous people born on October 22

  • Bob Odenkirk, American actor and comedian (born 1962)
  • Jeff Goldblum, American actor and producer (born 1952)
  • Christopher Lloyd, American actor, comedian and producer (born 1938)
  • Javier Milei, Argentine politician and economist, President of Argentina (born 1970)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2021 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 13 – Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached for a second time, following a 232–197 vote in the House of Representatives.
  • June 24 – The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court suspends former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani from practicing law over his false claims about the 2020 election.
  • July 6 – 2021 New York City mayoral election – Eric Adams was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.

Life in the US in 2021

President

Joe Biden

Gas (per gallon)

$3.27

Loaf of Bread

$2.53

Average House

$408,800

Weekly Wage

$1,026

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