Historical Events
- "Me & Bessie" opens at Ambassador Theater. NYC; runs for 453 performances
Sports History
Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4-3 at Fenway Park for 4 games to 3 series win; MVP: Reds switch hitter Pete Rose
- Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 soft-lands on Venus, becoming the first lander to return images from the surface of another planet
- Turkish diplomat shot to death in Vienna
- World Football League disbands after the Week 12 of their second season
Famous Birthdays
- MÃchel Salgado, Spanish soccer defender (53 caps; Celta Vigo, Real Madrid 251 games, Blackburn Rovers), born in As Neves, Spain
Famous Deaths
Arnold J. Toynbee (1889-1975)
English historian (A Study of History), dies at 86
About October 22, 1975
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 47 years, 5 months and 4 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
#1 Song: I Only Have Eyes For You - Art Garfunkel
