Deaths on October 22

Lewis Majendie, English politician (b. 1835)

Lewis Ashurst Majendie (1835 – 22 October 1885) was a British Conservative Party politician.

24 Apr

Buffalo Bill's Wild West
American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
2 May

Léopold II of Belgium
The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.
3 Jun

Big Bear
In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
6 Jul

Rabies
Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
29 Aug

Internal combustion
Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.