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On October 22, 1962, a Soviet submarine commander nearly ordered a nuclear launch during the Cuban Missile Crisis. This date also marks the deaths of notable figures like painter Ion Andreescu and the birth of actress Catherine Deneuve. Franz Liszt, born in 1811, was a renowned Hungarian composer and pianist, influential in the 19th century. Dimitrie Brândză, born in 1846, founded the Botanical Garden in Bucharest. Cella Serghi, born in 1907, was a significant Romanian writer who navigated the communist regime. The day also recalls the 1941 Odessa Massacre, where an explosion killed many, including Romanian military personnel.