On this day October 23-29, 2022 (week 43) infographic
Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries on each day for the week.
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On this day October 23-29, 2022 (week 43)

October 23, 2022 - October 29, 2022 - Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries for each day of the week. This week features the singer Julie Andrews, Dutch biologist Anton van Leeuwenhoek, the Airbus A380 superjumbo, the Moscow theatre hostage crisis, English Quaker William Penn, the creation of Meta and the end of China’s one-child policy

October 23, 1947: Musical star Julie Andrews, best known for her starring roles in The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins, made her stage debut in London at the age of 12

October 24, 1632: Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch biologist, was born. He was the first person to observe bacteria and made numerous discoveries concerning blood circulation

October 25, 2007: The Airbus A380 superjumbo finally took off on its inaugural passenger flight from Singapore to Sydney, after a two-year delay in production

October 26, 2002: Russian forces stormed a Moscow theatre to end a three-day hostage crisis but the knock-out gas used to subdue the militants killed 129 hostages

October 27, 1682: English Quaker William Penn founded the city of Philadelphia in the colony of Pennsylvania, set up as a place for religious freedom in the American colonies

October 28, 2021: Social media giant Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta, to reflect the company’s diversification into areas such as virtual reality

October 29, 2015: China ended its controversial one-child policy after 35 years, allowing married couples to have two children as a way to offset the country’s ageing workforce

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PUBLISHED: 18/10/2022; DESIGN: Phil Bainbridge; PICTURE RESEARCH: Julie Mullins; EVENT SELECTION: Fiona Roberts and Susan Shepherd; PROOFING: Julie Mullins; TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION: Fiona Roberts;; STORY: Julie Mullins; PICTURES: Newscom, Getty, Associated Press
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