Is there any setting or way to delete apointments that have passed other than doing it manually ? i have aponintments that occur once a month but are taking up space on my calender after they have passed

Agree. I have this question also!

while in calendar, click the wheel, select view agenda.

Highlight a date in which you want to delete all before that date, click the wheel, select delete prior.

Tried that not working still in the calendar after

I just followed the instructions on deleting prior under agenda view and it worked perfect! Sorry to hear yours is still showing....