In 1844, actress Sarah Bernhardt was born.

In 1934, American gangster Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd was killed by FBI agents.

In 1959, water supplies in Bradford began to be cut off during a drought.

From the Telegraph & Argus of October 22nd, 1976...

Bradford Metro Council is going into the advertising business as part of its bid to save ratepayers money. A major building firm has agreed to buy advertising space in new-style Giro rent books due to be issued to tenants in Ilkley and Allerton next year.

From the Telegraph & Argus of October 22nd, 1951...

Girlington Methodists have been working for 18 months to raise £2,000 needed for the redecoration and modernisation of their Sunday School premises. A reopening service was held yesterday when the Sunday School was again held in the main buildings after an absence of five weeks during which the last stages of the ambitious renovation scheme have been completed.