A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on April 22 throughout history.
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Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil.
First military use of poison gas occurs when Germany uses chlorine gas against the Allies along the Western Front at Ypres, France in World War I [1]
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust, dedicated to the documentation, study, and interpretation of the Holocaust.
7,000 Tutsi are slaughtered by Hutus in the stadium at Kibuye, Rwanda
Nepalese security forces open fire on pro-democracy protesters demonstrating against King Gyanendra, injuring hundreds. The protesters secure the restoration of parliament and a federal state
Paris Agreement on climate change is signed in New York, binding 195 nations to limit the increase in the global average temperature to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C
US Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings begin
Barbara Jill Walters (September 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022) was an American broadcast journalist and television personality.
Swan Lake is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76.
NY Highlanders (Yankees) play their first MLB game, losing 3-1 before 11,950 spectators against the Washington Senators at American League Park
Business magnate Andrew Carnegie (51) weds Louise Whitfield (30) in NYC, New York
Actor and naval officer of World War II Douglas Fairbanks Jr (29) weds supermarket magnate Huntington Hartford's former wife Mary Lee Hartford
"Extra" TV co-host Arthel Neville (32) weds Carolina Panther running back Derrick Lassic (25) at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential performers in the history of cinema.
Björn Rune Borg is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks.
St Gaius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
Pope Agapetus I (489/490 – 22 April 536) was the bishop of Rome from 13 May 535 to his death on 22 April 536.
Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye
Pope Alexander II buried and Cardinal Hildebrand is chosen as Pope Gregory VII
Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years, though with the majority of recorded apparitions (25 of 30)...
Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III
Building begins on the Bastille fortress in Paris
Ottoman Turks transport their first ships overland into the Golden Horn, bypassing the chain barrier protecting Constantinople
The Atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people to the Americas.
Treaty of Saragosa: Spain and Portugal divide eastern hemisphere
First expedition of the English East India Company to the Spice Islands of the Moluccas departs Torbay
Dutch trading ship arrives at the kingdom of Loango (modern Congo) to acquire ivory, their king requests audience with VOC official Pieter van den Broecke [1]
The Peace of Breda, or Treaty of Breda was signed in the Dutch city of Breda, on 31 July 1667.
Battle of Etna - Netherlands and Spain vs France, M de Ruyter fatally wounded
Last sighting of the Dutch ship Zuytdorp as it leaves the Cape of Good Hope carrying a cargo of silver with 200 crew and passengers; the wreck is discovered in 1927 north of Perth, Western Australia [1]
HMS Seahorse, infected with smallpox, arrives in Boston Harbor, causing the first outbreak in two decades; half of the population contracts it, resulting in 850 deaths [1]
19 VOC "komplotteurs" in Batavia executed
Pierre de Marivaux's play "Le Triomphe de Plutus" premieres in Paris
Austria & Bavaria sign Peace Treaty of Füssen, ending Bavaria's participation (on the French side) in the War of the Austrian Succession
Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774.
President Washington attends the opening of Ricketts's, the first circus in the US
Curaçao prohibits the use of white paint due to intense sunlight
Baltic Club (Exchange) forms in London
English steamship "Sirius" docks in NYC after crossing the Atlantic, providing the first transatlantic steam passenger service
Captain James Fitzjames and 105 surviving crew depart their ice-trapped ships for safety in Arctic Canada; all later perish as part of John Franklin's doomed Northwest Passage expedition [1]
US mints 2-cent coin, first appearance of "In God We Trust"
Frederick III (Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888), or Friedrich III, was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days from 9 March 1888 until his death in June that...
First official National League baseball game is played; Boston Red Caps beat Philadelphia Athletics, 6-5 at the Jefferson Street Grounds, Philadelphia
Thomas Stevens leaves San Francisco on the first bicycle trip around the world, takes him 2 years and 9 months
A 1.9 million-acre tract of Indian Territory for white colonial settlement in Oklahoma officially starts at 12pm
Francis Dhanis army occupies Kasongo
The very first Venice Biennale opens in Venice, Italy, as a biennial exhibition of Italian art [1]
NYC Jewish newspaper "Forward" begins publishing (still active)
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S.
American Power Boat Association forms
Operations begin uniting the Conservatory of Nature Monument Amsterdam
The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2024, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below.
Queensland beat NSW by 171 runs for their 1st cricket win at Gabba
Montenegro troops march into Skoetari, North-Albania
Chief of Staff of the Irish Volunteers Eóin MacNeill issues the Countermanding order in Dublin to try to stop what would become the Easter Rising
The South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created within the Georgian SSR on April 20, 1922.
Hague Chambers of Commerce forms
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia.
Roger Sessions' 1st Symphony in E premieres with Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra
British troops battle pro-independence revolutionaries in the Jalalabad hills near Chittagong, Bengal province, British India, 80 troops and 12 revolutionaries killed
Egypt & Iraq sign peace treaty
Dutch government forbids left wing radio address
NYC college students stage 4th annual peace strike
Joseph Knefler Taussig (30 August 1877 – 29 October 1947) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy.
The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 11 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis powers.
The Battle of Hollandia (code-named Operation Reckless) was an engagement between Allies of World War II and Japanese forces during World War II.
Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) is founded in East Germany via a merger of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Communist Party of Germany (KPD)
WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
Achiel van Acker forms Belgian government
KC Athletic's 1st game, beat Tigers 6-2
All NL baseball teams integrate, John Irwin Kennedy becomes the 1st Black player for the Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago White Sox beat KC Athletics 20-6, in 1 inning Sox score 11 runs on 1 hit, 10 walks, & 3 errors
Uprising of French parachutist of General Salan and Challe in Algeria
NY Mets tiea NL record by losing 9 straight to start season
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (often referred to as Flushing Meadows Park or simply Flushing Meadows or Corona Park) is a public park in the northern part of Queens in New York City, New York, U.S.
Atlanta Braves win their 1st game, beating NY Mets 8-4
Martial Law goes into effect in Greece
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
Soyuz 10 launches as the world's first mission to the first-ever space station (the Salyut 1) however the docking was unsuccessful and the cosmonauts returned to Earth
An 11-year-old boy killed by a rubber bullet fired by the British Army in Belfast; he was the first to die from a rubber bullet impact
Keyboardist Brent Mydland plays his first concert as a member of the Grateful Dead at the Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California
10,000 copper workers in Chile strike
The 1982 Atlanta Braves season was the club's 17th in Atlanta and its 112th overall.
Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Consumer Price Index drops .04% for 2nd month in a row
Sri Lanka Air Force bomb Tamil, 100s killed
NJ Devil Patrik Sundstrom sets NHL playoff record of 8 pts in a playoff game (hat trick & 5 assists) in 10-4 rout over the Capitals
Lebanon release US hostage Robert Polhill after 39 months
Earthquake strikes Costa Rica & Panama, kills 95
6.1 earthquake under the Little San Bernadino Mountains, near Joshua Tree, California
Candid Camera creator Allen Funt suffers a stroke at 78
General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Aulby
Haouch Khemisti massacre near Bougara in Algeria, an armed group kills 93 villagers for refusing to provide food and supplies
Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park is a zoological theme park at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando.
Luis Garavito [The Beast, Tribilín], Colombian serial killer described as "the world's worst serial killer" (138-300+ victims) apprehended
Elián González Brotons is a Cuban engineer and politician. As a six-year-old child, he was at the center of a high-profile international custody dispute between members of his family that also...
Two fuel trains collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, destroying 1,850 houses and killing a large but unknown number of people
Four Canadian soldiers are killed 75 kilometers north of Kandahar, Afghanistan by a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants, the worst single day combat loss for the Canadian army since the Korean War
Samuel Jacob Bradford is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Bradford attended Putnam City North High School,...
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 kilometres, usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes.
6 people are killed in a shooting rampage in Belgorod, Russia
David Moyes is sacked as manager of Manchester United
Bus crash in North Korea kills 36, with most Chinese tourists
Sudan bans female genital mutilation and makes it a criminal offense
India sets a world record for daily COVID-19 cases recording 314,835 new cases with 2,104 deaths
Britain's Parliament approves a controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda [1]
At least 5,000 residents are evacuated as wildfire burns across 12,500 acres in Pine Barrens, New Jersey [1]
Isabella I of Castile is born
Vladimir Nabokov, Russian american novelist, known for russian and american novelist, was born on 1899-04-22.
Eddie Albert, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1906-04-22. Edward Albert Heimberger (April 22, 1906 – May 26, 2005) was an American actor.
Bettie Page, American pin-up model, known for american pin-up model, was born on 1923-04-22.
Glen Campbell, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 1936-04-22. Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American country musician and actor.
Jack Nicholson, American actor and filmmaker, known for american actor and filmmaker, was born on 1938-04-22. John Joseph Nicholson is an American actor and filmmaker.
Amber Heard, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1987-04-22. Amber Laura Heard is an American actress.
Daniel Johns, Australian musician, known for australian musician, was born on 1980-04-22.
Kaká, Brazilian athlete, known for brazilian footballer, was born on 1983-04-22. Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, commonly known as Kaká or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian former professional…
Marshawn Lynch, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1987-04-22.
St Gaius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
Pope Agapetus I (489/490 – 22 April 536) was the bishop of Rome from 13 May 535 to his death on 22 April 536.
Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye
Pope Alexander II buried and Cardinal Hildebrand is chosen as Pope Gregory VII
Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years, though with the majority of recorded apparitions (25 of 30)...
Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III
Building begins on the Bastille fortress in Paris
Isabella I of Castile is born
Ottoman Turks transport their first ships overland into the Golden Horn, bypassing the chain barrier protecting Constantinople
Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil.
The Atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people to the Americas.
Treaty of Saragosa: Spain and Portugal divide eastern hemisphere
First expedition of the English East India Company to the Spice Islands of the Moluccas departs Torbay
Dutch trading ship arrives at the kingdom of Loango (modern Congo) to acquire ivory, their king requests audience with VOC official Pieter van den Broecke [1]
Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer, known for spanish writer, died on 1616-04-22.
The Peace of Breda, or Treaty of Breda was signed in the Dutch city of Breda, on 31 July 1667.
Battle of Etna - Netherlands and Spain vs France, M de Ruyter fatally wounded
Last sighting of the Dutch ship Zuytdorp as it leaves the Cape of Good Hope carrying a cargo of silver with 200 crew and passengers; the wreck is discovered in 1927 north of Perth, Western Australia [1]
HMS Seahorse, infected with smallpox, arrives in Boston Harbor, causing the first outbreak in two decades; half of the population contracts it, resulting in 850 deaths [1]
19 VOC "komplotteurs" in Batavia executed
Pierre de Marivaux's play "Le Triomphe de Plutus" premieres in Paris
Austria & Bavaria sign Peace Treaty of Füssen, ending Bavaria's participation (on the French side) in the War of the Austrian Succession
Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774.
President Washington attends the opening of Ricketts's, the first circus in the US
Curaçao prohibits the use of white paint due to intense sunlight
Baltic Club (Exchange) forms in London
English steamship "Sirius" docks in NYC after crossing the Atlantic, providing the first transatlantic steam passenger service
Captain James Fitzjames and 105 surviving crew depart their ice-trapped ships for safety in Arctic Canada; all later perish as part of John Franklin's doomed Northwest Passage expedition [1]
US mints 2-cent coin, first appearance of "In God We Trust"
Frederick III (Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888), or Friedrich III, was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days from 9 March 1888 until his death in June that...
Swan Lake is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76.
First official National League baseball game is played; Boston Red Caps beat Philadelphia Athletics, 6-5 at the Jefferson Street Grounds, Philadelphia
Thomas Stevens leaves San Francisco on the first bicycle trip around the world, takes him 2 years and 9 months
Business magnate Andrew Carnegie (51) weds Louise Whitfield (30) in NYC, New York
A 1.9 million-acre tract of Indian Territory for white colonial settlement in Oklahoma officially starts at 12pm
Francis Dhanis army occupies Kasongo
The very first Venice Biennale opens in Venice, Italy, as a biennial exhibition of Italian art [1]
NYC Jewish newspaper "Forward" begins publishing (still active)
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S.
Vladimir Nabokov, Russian american novelist, known for russian and american novelist, was born on 1899-04-22.
NY Highlanders (Yankees) play their first MLB game, losing 3-1 before 11,950 spectators against the Washington Senators at American League Park
American Power Boat Association forms
Operations begin uniting the Conservatory of Nature Monument Amsterdam
The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2024, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below.
Eddie Albert, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1906-04-22. Edward Albert Heimberger (April 22, 1906 – May 26, 2005) was an American actor.
Queensland beat NSW by 171 runs for their 1st cricket win at Gabba
Montenegro troops march into Skoetari, North-Albania
First military use of poison gas occurs when Germany uses chlorine gas against the Allies along the Western Front at Ypres, France in World War I [1]
Chief of Staff of the Irish Volunteers Eóin MacNeill issues the Countermanding order in Dublin to try to stop what would become the Easter Rising
The South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created within the Georgian SSR on April 20, 1922.
Bettie Page, American pin-up model, known for american pin-up model, was born on 1923-04-22.
Hague Chambers of Commerce forms
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia.
Roger Sessions' 1st Symphony in E premieres with Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra
British troops battle pro-independence revolutionaries in the Jalalabad hills near Chittagong, Bengal province, British India, 80 troops and 12 revolutionaries killed
Egypt & Iraq sign peace treaty
Dutch government forbids left wing radio address
Glen Campbell, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 1936-04-22. Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American country musician and actor.
NYC college students stage 4th annual peace strike
Jack Nicholson, American actor and filmmaker, known for american actor and filmmaker, was born on 1938-04-22. John Joseph Nicholson is an American actor and filmmaker.
Actor and naval officer of World War II Douglas Fairbanks Jr (29) weds supermarket magnate Huntington Hartford's former wife Mary Lee Hartford
Joseph Knefler Taussig (30 August 1877 – 29 October 1947) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy.
The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 11 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis powers.
The Battle of Hollandia (code-named Operation Reckless) was an engagement between Allies of World War II and Japanese forces during World War II.
Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) is founded in East Germany via a merger of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Communist Party of Germany (KPD)
WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
US Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings begin
Achiel van Acker forms Belgian government
KC Athletic's 1st game, beat Tigers 6-2
All NL baseball teams integrate, John Irwin Kennedy becomes the 1st Black player for the Philadelphia Phillies
Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential performers in the history of cinema.
Chicago White Sox beat KC Athletics 20-6, in 1 inning Sox score 11 runs on 1 hit, 10 walks, & 3 errors
Uprising of French parachutist of General Salan and Challe in Algeria
NY Mets tiea NL record by losing 9 straight to start season
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (often referred to as Flushing Meadows Park or simply Flushing Meadows or Corona Park) is a public park in the northern part of Queens in New York City, New York, U.S.
Atlanta Braves win their 1st game, beating NY Mets 8-4
Martial Law goes into effect in Greece
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
Soyuz 10 launches as the world's first mission to the first-ever space station (the Salyut 1) however the docking was unsuccessful and the cosmonauts returned to Earth
An 11-year-old boy killed by a rubber bullet fired by the British Army in Belfast; he was the first to die from a rubber bullet impact
Barbara Jill Walters (September 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022) was an American broadcast journalist and television personality.
Keyboardist Brent Mydland plays his first concert as a member of the Grateful Dead at the Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California
Daniel Johns, Australian musician, known for australian musician, was born on 1980-04-22.
10,000 copper workers in Chile strike
The 1982 Atlanta Braves season was the club's 17th in Atlanta and its 112th overall.
Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Kaká, Brazilian athlete, known for brazilian footballer, was born on 1983-04-22. Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, commonly known as Kaká or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian former professional…
Consumer Price Index drops .04% for 2nd month in a row
Sri Lanka Air Force bomb Tamil, 100s killed
Amber Heard, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1987-04-22. Amber Laura Heard is an American actress.
Marshawn Lynch, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1987-04-22.
NJ Devil Patrik Sundstrom sets NHL playoff record of 8 pts in a playoff game (hat trick & 5 assists) in 10-4 rout over the Capitals
Lebanon release US hostage Robert Polhill after 39 months
Earthquake strikes Costa Rica & Panama, kills 95
6.1 earthquake under the Little San Bernadino Mountains, near Joshua Tree, California
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust, dedicated to the documentation, study, and interpretation of the Holocaust.
Björn Rune Borg is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks.
Candid Camera creator Allen Funt suffers a stroke at 78
7,000 Tutsi are slaughtered by Hutus in the stadium at Kibuye, Rwanda
"Extra" TV co-host Arthel Neville (32) weds Carolina Panther running back Derrick Lassic (25) at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Aulby
Haouch Khemisti massacre near Bougara in Algeria, an armed group kills 93 villagers for refusing to provide food and supplies
Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park is a zoological theme park at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando.
Luis Garavito [The Beast, Tribilín], Colombian serial killer described as "the world's worst serial killer" (138-300+ victims) apprehended
Elián González Brotons is a Cuban engineer and politician. As a six-year-old child, he was at the center of a high-profile international custody dispute between members of his family that also...
Two fuel trains collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, destroying 1,850 houses and killing a large but unknown number of people
Nepalese security forces open fire on pro-democracy protesters demonstrating against King Gyanendra, injuring hundreds. The protesters secure the restoration of parliament and a federal state
Four Canadian soldiers are killed 75 kilometers north of Kandahar, Afghanistan by a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants, the worst single day combat loss for the Canadian army since the Korean War
Samuel Jacob Bradford is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Bradford attended Putnam City North High School,...
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 kilometres, usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes.
6 people are killed in a shooting rampage in Belgorod, Russia
David Moyes is sacked as manager of Manchester United
Paris Agreement on climate change is signed in New York, binding 195 nations to limit the increase in the global average temperature to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C
Bus crash in North Korea kills 36, with most Chinese tourists
Sudan bans female genital mutilation and makes it a criminal offense
India sets a world record for daily COVID-19 cases recording 314,835 new cases with 2,104 deaths
Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player, known for canadian ice hockey player, died on 2022-04-22.
Britain's Parliament approves a controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda [1]
At least 5,000 residents are evacuated as wildfire burns across 12,500 acres in Pine Barrens, New Jersey [1]