There is no special reason for the date. Frequently the feast date commemorates the anniversary of the death of a person. However, this custom was not followed in the case of Blessed John XXIII. Only the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints knows why that particular date was chosen.
October 22 is his feast day.
October 22nd
The feast day of Pope Saint John Paul II is on October 22.
Pope John I has only begun the sainthood process and does not yet have a feast day.
John Paul II was elected pope on October 16, 1978.
Pope John Paul II was 58 years old when elected in 1978.
No. Pope JP2 was the previous pope; when he died, Ratzinger became the new pope and he chose a different name,Pope Benedict XVI
Pope John Paul I was born on October 17, 1912.
He was elected pope on October 16, 1978.
John XXIII was pope from October 28, 1958, - June 3, 1963.
He was pope from October of 1978 until April of 2005.
Pope John XXIII was ordained pope on October 28th, 1958