Year 1922 in History

British Columbia, Canada, starts driving on the right-hand side of the road

Insulin is first used on humans when Frederick Banting injects 14-year-old Canadian Leonard Thompson to treat his diabet

Insulin is first used on humans when Frederick Banting injects 14-year-old Canadian Leonard Thompson to treat his diabetes

James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" is first published by Sylvia Beach in Paris (1,000 copies)

Ulysses is a modernist novel by the Irish writer James Joyce. Partially serialised in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, the entire work was published in Paris…

American founder of the Chicago Bears football team George Halas (27) weds Minnie Bushing

Great Britain issues the Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence, ending its protectorate over Egypt and grantin

Great Britain issues the Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence, ending its protectorate over Egypt and granting the country nominal independence while reserving control over military and diplomatic matters

English Princess Mary marries Viscount Lascelles at Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England.

First vampire film "Nosferatu," an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, premieres at the Berlin Zoological

First vampire film "Nosferatu," an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, premieres at the Berlin Zoological Garden in Germany

British magistrates in India sentence Mahatma Gandhi to six years imprisonment for disobedience

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political thinker who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign...

Joseph Stalin is appointed General Secretary of the Russian Communist Party by an ailing Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician and political theorist.

First official International Weightlifting Federation Championship is held in Tallinn, Estonia

"Latin Lover" silent actor Rudolph Valentino (27) weds film costume and set designer Natacha Rambova (25) in Mexicali, M

"Latin Lover" silent actor Rudolph Valentino (27) weds film costume and set designer Natacha Rambova (25) in Mexicali, Mexico; divorce in 1925

US Supreme Court rules that organized baseball is a sport and not a business, thus not subject to antitrust laws

British naval officer Louis Mountbatten (22) weds Lord Mount Temple's daughter Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley (20) at St.

British naval officer Louis Mountbatten (22) weds Lord Mount Temple's daughter Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley (20) at St. Margaret's in Westminster, London

Actress Gloria Swanson (23) divorces businessman Herbert K. Somborn after almost 3 years of marriage

"Gone With The Wind" author Margaret Mitchell (21) weds Berrien "Red" Upshaw; divoce in 1924

Burning of Smyrna, the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks: Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor,

Burning of Smyrna, the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks: Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor, destroying much of the port city of Smyrna (August 13 OS)

Nurse Margaret Sanger (43) weds James Noah Henry Slee in Bloomsbury, London

US President Warren G. Harding signs a joint resolution of approval to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine

American stage and film actor, dancer, and singer James Cagney (23) weds American dancer Frances Vernon in NYC

First facsimile photo is sent over city telephone lines in Washington, D.C.

NY Yankees and NY Giants play out a controversial 3-3 tie in 10 innings in Game 2 of Baseball World Series at Polo Groun

NY Yankees and NY Giants play out a controversial 3-3 tie in 10 innings in Game 2 of Baseball World Series at Polo Grounds, Manhattan, NYC; Giants win series 4-0-1

British Broadcasting Company (BBC) is founded, later known as British Broadcasting Corporation

The British Broadcasting Company Limited (BBC) was the commercial forerunner of the public British Broadcasting Corporation and formed on 18 October 1922 by British and American electrical companies...

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk takes Constantinople from Mehmed VI, proclaiming the Republic of Turkey and bringing an end to the

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk takes Constantinople from Mehmed VI, proclaiming the Republic of Turkey and bringing an end to the Ottoman Empire

Howard Carter discovers the intact tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt

Tutankhamun or Tutankhamen (Ancient Egyptian: twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn; c. 1341 BC – c. 1323 BC), was the thirteenth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, who ruled c. 1332 – 1323 BC.

American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (55) divorces socialite Catherine Tobin after 33 years of marriage

BBC begins daily radio broadcasts from the 2LO transmitter at Marconi House

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI, is expelled to Malta on a British warship

Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Ottoman Turkish: محمد سادس, romanized: Meḥmed-i sâdis, or وحيد الدين, Vaḥîdü'd-Dîn; Turkish: VI.

English archaeologist Howard Carter opens Tutankhamun's nearly intact tomb in Egypt

The tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned c. 1332–1323 BC), a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, is located in the Valley of the Kings.

First successful Technicolor movie, "The Toll of the Sea," premieres at the Rialto Theatre in New York City

BBC broadcasts the first British radio play "The Truth About Father Christmas"

Creation of the USSR is formally proclaimed in Moscow at the Bolshoi Theatre, organized as a union (U) of the Russian, U

Creation of the USSR is formally proclaimed in Moscow at the Bolshoi Theatre, organized as a union (U) of the Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian and Transcaucasian Soviet Socialist Republics (SSR)

First living person is depicted on a U.S. coin when Governor Thomas Kilby appears on the Alabama Centennial half dollar

The Alabama Centennial half dollar, or Alabama half dollar, was a commemorative fifty-cent coin struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1921 as a belated acknowledgement of the 100th...

Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony" premieres in London, with Adrian Boult conducting

Ralph Vaughan Williams ( RAYF vawn WIL-yəmz; 12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958) was an English composer.

Irish author Liam O'Flaherty & others occupy Rotunda in Dublin

Geological survey says US oil supply will be depleted in 20 years

Arthur Honegger's ballet "Skating Rink" premieres at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France

1st slalom ski race run at Murren, Switzerland

-54°F (-48°C), Danbury, Wisconsin (state record)

J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL

Union of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador dissolved

Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in northern Central America.

World Law Day is first celebrated

After boycotts and international pressure, Japan agrees to return Shantung Province to China

Reader's Digest magazine 1st published

The Black Cat was an American fiction magazine launched in 1895 by Herman Umbstaetter, initially published in Boston, Massachusetts.

John Willard's play "Cat & the Canary" premieres in NYC

Radio arrives at the White House

The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is an organization of journalists who cover the White House and the president of the United States.

Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty

The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, was an international assembly held in 1886 in the Swiss city of Bern by ten European...

Ed Wynn becomes the first talent to sign as a radio entertainer

Airship "Rome" explodes at Hampton Roads, Virginia; 34 die

Congress authorizes Grant Memorial $1 gold coin

The Grant Memorial coinage are a gold dollar and silver half dollar struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1922 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S.

G B Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh I/II" premieres in NYC

WBAP-AM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting

Italian fascists occupy Fiume & Rijeka

KLZ-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions

Western Hockey Championship: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Regina Capitals, in 2 games

WRR-AM in Dallas TX begins radio transmissions

KGU-AM in Honolulu HI begins radio transmissions

1st southern radio station begins (WSB, Atlanta Georgia)

Egypt achieves independence from Britain, but British troops remain

1st intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton vs Yale)

USS Langley is commissioned, US Navy's 1st aircraft carrier

USS Saratoga (CV-3) was a Lexington-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1920s.

KGW-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions

The Rand Rebellion in Southern Africa, which started as a strike by white mineworkers and became an armed rebellion agai

The Rand Rebellion in Southern Africa, which started as a strike by white mineworkers and became an armed rebellion against the state, is brought to a brutal end by the police

1st airplane lands at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C.

1st microfilm device introduced

KGY-AM in Olympia WA begins radio transmissions

KFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions

WAAB (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) becomes 1st US radio station with "W" calls

KOB-AM in Albuquerque NM begins radio transmissions

Irish Republican Army rebels occupy the Four Courts (government buildings) in Dublin

The Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann, lit. 'warriors of Ireland') of 1922–1969 was a sub-group of the original pre-1922 Irish Republican Army, characterised as the Anti-Treaty...

The legendary Poodle Dog Restaurant closes in San Francisco

Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0

The Australia men's national soccer team represents Australia in international men's soccer.

The first Aggie Muster is held as a remembrance for fellow Aggies who had died in the previous year

South Ossetian Autonomous Region forms in Georgian SSR

The South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created within the Georgian SSR on April 20, 1922.

Fritz Lang's "Dr Mabuse, der Spieler" premieres in Berlin

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (German Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse) is a 1960 black-and-white crime thriller film directed by Fritz Lang in his final film.

WOI (Ames, Iowa) country's 1st licensed educational radio station

Chicago pitcher Charlie Robertson throws a perfect game as the White Sox beat Detroit Tigers, 2-0 at Navin Field

The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division.

Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitches a perfect game against the Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division.

WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Fort Worth, Texas

Mayor Hylan closes 2 streets for building of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC

KNX-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions

After sharing the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants for 10 years construction begins on Yankee Stadium in the Bronx,

After sharing the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants for 10 years construction begins on Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC

Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands: 1-2

Baseball in the Netherlands started in 1911, having been introduced to the country by teacher J.C.G Grasé of Amsterdam, following a holiday to America.

Dr Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar

Germany turns over the Upper Silesia region to Poland under Allied pressure and despite a plebiscite in favor of merging

Germany turns over the Upper Silesia region to Poland under Allied pressure and despite a plebiscite in favor of merging with Germany

White Star Liner Majestic completes 5½ day maiden voyage, from Southampton, England to New York City

The White Star Line was a British shipping line. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually grew to become one of the most prominent shipping companies in the world,...

Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hrs)

"Egypt" sinks off Ushant after colliding with "Seine" killing 90

Colonel Jacob Ruppert buys out Colonel Tillinghast L’Hommedieu Huston's interest in NY Yankees for $1,500,000 to become

Colonel Jacob Ruppert buys out Colonel Tillinghast L’Hommedieu Huston's interest in NY Yankees for $1,500,000 to become sole owner

Comedic play "Abie's Irish Rose" premieres at Fulton Theatre, NYC; runs for 2,327 performances (longest run at the time)

Record temperature in Netherlands for May recorded: 35.6°C (96°F)

MLB first baseman Stuffy McInnis ends an errorless string of 1,700 chances, while playing for the Boston red Sox (1921)

MLB first baseman Stuffy McInnis ends an errorless string of 1,700 chances, while playing for the Boston red Sox (1921) and Cleveland Indians (1922)

The Banker's committee of the Reparations Commission refuses an international loan to Germany

First ringing of the Harkness Memorial Chime at Yale University

Longest recorded attack of hiccups begins when Charles Osborne gets the hiccups and continues for 68 years; he dies 11 m

Longest recorded attack of hiccups begins when Charles Osborne gets the hiccups and continues for 68 years; he dies 11 months after they stop

Charles Hoffner wins PGA golf tournament

Charles Harvey Hoffner (October 20, 1896 – November 9, 1981) was an American professional golfer.

Henry Berliner demonstrates his helicopter to US Bureau of Aeronautics

Henry Adler Berliner (December 13, 1895 – May 1, 1970) was an American aircraft and helicopter pioneer known for designing the Berliner Helicopter.

First flight across the South Atlantic Ocean arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, piloted by Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Ca

First flight across the South Atlantic Ocean arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, piloted by Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral. First use of the sextant in air navigation.

Herrin massacre, 19 strikebreakers and 2 union miners are killed in Herrin, Illinois.

The Herrin massacre took place on June 21–22, 1922, in Herrin, Illinois, in a coal mining area during a nationwide strike by the United Mineworkers of America (UMWA).

The emergency decrees under Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution are invoked by the government to deal with deteriorati

The emergency decrees under Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution are invoked by the government to deal with deteriorating economic conditions

Newberry Medal 1st presented for kids literature (Hendrik Van Loon)

The Irish Civil War starts when Irish Free State forces attack anti-treaty republicans in Dublin

France grants 1 km² at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exemp

France grants 1 km² at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes."

Ralph Samuelson (18) rides the world's first water skis on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota, after previous attempts r

Ralph Samuelson (18) rides the world's first water skis on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota, after previous attempts riding a board [1]

1st general election in Netherlands

Dutch auto/airplane manufacturer Trompenburg declares bankruptcy

The Hollywood Bowl opens in Los Angeles

The Hollywood Bowl is an amphitheatre and public park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California.

First duck-billed platypus publicly exhibited in the US at Bronx Zoological Park in New York City

Curacao harbor workers begin strike under Felix Chacuto

French and British Togoland make separate mandates within the League of Nations

Cards enter 1st place, marks 1st time both St Louis teams are on top

AT&T begins broadcasting on WBAY (NYC, later WEAF, WNBC, WRCA, and WFAN)

WFAN (660 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to New York, New York, with a sports radio format, branded "Sports Radio 66 AM and 101.9 FM" or "The Fan".

International Geographical Union forms in Brussels, Belgium

The International Geographical Union (IGU; French: Union géographique internationale, UGI) is an international geographical society.

Greek troops defeat Turkish forces and are on their way to Constantinople, but the Allies forbid them from taking the ci

Greek troops defeat Turkish forces and are on their way to Constantinople, but the Allies forbid them from taking the city

General strike in Italy against fascist violence

Dutch editor and politician Hendrikus Colijn becomes political editor-in-chief of The Standard

China is hit by a typhoon, killing about 60,000 people

Lizzie Murphy becomes the first female to play against MLB players in a charity exhibition: All-Stars from New England a

Lizzie Murphy becomes the first female to play against MLB players in a charity exhibition: All-Stars from New England and the AL vs. Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park

Pirates set a record of 46 hits in a doubleheader against the Phillies

First "old-time" musicians' radio broadcast (Jenkins-WSB Atlanta)

AT&T radio station WBAY becomes WEAF (NYC)

First Women's World Games (first track and field competition for women) are conducted over one day at Pershing Stadium i

First Women's World Games (first track and field competition for women) are conducted over one day at Pershing Stadium in Paris

Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in the highest-scoring Major League game

Japanese cruiser Niitaka is driven onto rocks in a storm at Kamchatka, resulting in 284 deaths

Albert von Tilzer and Neville Fleeson's musical "The Gingham Girl" premieres in New York City

Babe Ruth is thrown out of a game for the fifth time in 1922

George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.

New York City law requires all "pool" rooms to change their name to "billiards", per article 31 of the state penal code

New York City law requires all "pool" rooms to change their name to "billiards", per article 31 of the state penal code approved in June

Turkish forces recapture the Aegean city of Aydin from Greek occupation during the Greco-Turkish War

The Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922 was fought between Greece and the Turkish National Movement during the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I, between 15 May 1919 and...

St. Louis Browns' "Baby Doll" Jacobson hits three triples, beating the Tigers 16-0

The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St.

New York Yankees play their farewell home games at Polo Grounds, winning both games of a doubleheader against the Philad

New York Yankees play their farewell home games at Polo Grounds, winning both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics; move to Yankee Stadium the following season

Australian newspaper The Sun News-Pictorial, the predecessor of the Herald Sun of Melbourne, is founded

The Sun News-Pictorial (known as The Sun) was a morning daily tabloid newspaper published in Melbourne, Victoria, from 1922 until its merger in 1990 with The Herald to form the Herald-Sun. The Sun...

Alleged world record temperature of 136.4°F (58°C) in El Aziziyah, Libya, in the shade (invalidated 2012 by the World Me

Alleged world record temperature of 136.4°F (58°C) in El Aziziyah, Libya, in the shade (invalidated 2012 by the World Meteorological Organization)

Philadelphia catcher Butch Henline becomes first NLer to hit 3 HRs in a game since 1897 during Phillies' 10-9 win over S

Philadelphia catcher Butch Henline becomes first NLer to hit 3 HRs in a game since 1897 during Phillies' 10-9 win over St. Louis Cardinals at the Baker Bowl

Browns' George Sisler's 41-game hit streak is stopped by New York's Joe Bush

Goodman and Atteridge's musical "Passing Show" opens at Winter Garden Theatre, NYC

St. Louis Cardinals future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Rogers Hornsby ends his hitting streak of 33 games

Rogers Hornsby (April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed "the Rajah", was an American baseball player, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

US Congress passes the Cable Act, under which an American woman who marries an "alien" does not lose citizenship; neithe

US Congress passes the Cable Act, under which an American woman who marries an "alien" does not lose citizenship; neither does a woman marrying an American automatically become a citizen

Nuremberg Fusion Congress: reunion of the USDP and SPD; Karl Kautsky rejoins

St. Louis Cardinals future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Rogers Hornsby sets the National League home run record at 42

Giants beat St. Louis to clinch John McGraw's eighth pennant

John Joseph McGraw (April 7, 1873 – February 25, 1934) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager who was for almost thirty years manager of the New York Giants.

Government of Alexandros Zaimis forms in Greece

Alexander was King of Greece from 11 June 1917 until his death on 25 October 1920. The second son of King Constantine I, Alexander was born in the summer palace of Tatoi on the outskirts of Athens.

Former Chicago Staleys play their first NFL game as the Chicago Bears and beat the Racine Legion 6-0 at Horlick Field in

Former Chicago Staleys play their first NFL game as the Chicago Bears and beat the Racine Legion 6-0 at Horlick Field in Racine, Wisconsin

St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Rogers Hornsby goes 3-for-5 in a 7-1 regular season-ending win against the Chicago Cu

St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Rogers Hornsby goes 3-for-5 in a 7-1 regular season-ending win against the Chicago Cubs, improving his batting average to .401; he is the only MLB player to bat .400 and hit 40 home runs in the same season

Protocol for the Reconstruction of Austria, between the government of Austria and the governments of Great Britain, Fran

Protocol for the Reconstruction of Austria, between the government of Austria and the governments of Great Britain, France, Italy and Czechoslovakia, for reconstructing the Austrian economy, signed in Geneva, Switzerland

The great powers of the First World War withdraw from Istanbul

Former mayor of Rotterdam, Zimmerman, becomes High Commissioner of Austria

Alaska Davidson becomes the first female FBI "special investigator"

The first Thom McAn shoe store opens on Third Avenue, New York City

Scottish worker begins hunger march from Glasgow to London

Kenilworth in the Bronx is renamed Dwight Place

Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, NY, named after a knight in Wagner's opera

Channing Pollock's play "Fool" premieres in NYC

1st commemoration of Navy Day (USA)

In an all-American bout, Mickey Walker upsets defending champion Jack Britton in a 15-round points decision at Madison S

In an all-American bout, Mickey Walker upsets defending champion Jack Britton in a 15-round points decision at Madison Square Garden, NYC; wins world welterweight boxing crown

Queen Wilhelmina opens Dutch Historical Maritime museum in Amsterdam

Allies deliberate over German mark

Greek parliament bans Prince Andreas for life

Demonstration for a Dutch University in Ghent

Largest US flag displayed (150' X 90') expanded in 1939 (270' X 90')

The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority is founded on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana

Sigma Gamma Rho is an international historically African American sorority that was founded in 1922 at Butler University.

Turkish National Assembly nominates Abdülmecid II as caliph - the last Ottoman caliph

Demonstration for a French Language University in Ghent

Zoe Akins' play "Texas Nightingale" premieres in NYC

Rebecca L Felton (Ga) sworn in as first female US Senator [1]

Rebecca Ann Felton was an American writer, politician, white supremacist, and slave owner who was the first woman to serve in the United States Senate, serving for only one day.

Italian parliament gives Benito Mussolini dictatorial powers "for 1 year"

RAF Captain Cyril Turner performs the first skywriting exhibition in New York City, spelling out "Hello USA Call Vanderb

RAF Captain Cyril Turner performs the first skywriting exhibition in New York City, spelling out "Hello USA Call Vanderbilt 7200"; 47,000 people call

First speed test of the genuine Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Hōshō

Lucille Atcherson becomes the first woman admitted to the US Foreign Service

1st constitution of Irish Free State comes into operation

The Constitution of Ireland is the fundamental law of Ireland. It asserts the national sovereignty of the Irish people.

Gabriel Narutowicz elected Polish president

Gabriel Józef Narutowicz was a Polish engineer and politician who served as the first president of Poland from 11 December 1922 until his assassination five days after assuming office.

Canton Bulldogs' future HOF tackle Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards

IVVV (association) peace congress on war forms in Hague

Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs formally organizes

Last British troops leave Irish Free State

The Irish War of Independence (Irish: Cogadh na Saoirse), also known as the Anglo-Irish War, was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army...

Theresa Vaughn, 24, confesses in a court in Sheffield, England, that she has been married 61 times over five years in 50

Theresa Vaughn, 24, confesses in a court in Sheffield, England, that she has been married 61 times over five years in 50 cities across three countries

Draft declaration on creating the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) crafted by representatives from the Russian

Draft declaration on creating the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) crafted by representatives from the Russian SFSR, the Ukrainian SSR, Byelorussian SSR, and the Transcaucasian SFSR

Belgian parliament rejects Dutch university in Ghent

Dutch Constitution proclaimed

Famous Births

Betty White is born

Betty White, American actress and comedian, known for american actress and comedian, was born on 1922-01-17. Betty Marion Ludden was an American actress and comedian.

Paul Scofield is born

Paul Scofield, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1922-01-21. David Paul Scofield (21 January 1922 – 19 March 2008) was an English actor.

Yitzhak Rabin is born

Ralph H. Baer is born

Ralph H. Baer, American inventor and engineer, known for american inventor and engineer, was born on 1922-03-08. Ralph Henry Baer was a German-born American inventor, game developer, and engineer.

Vinnette Carroll is born

Vinnette Carroll, American actress and playwright, known for american actress and playwright, was born on 1922-03-11.

Jack Kerouac is born

Jack Kerouac, American writer, known for american writer, was born on 1922-03-12. Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969), known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist and…

Fred Shuttlesworth is born

Fred Shuttlesworth, American civil rights activist, known for american civil rights activist, was born on 1922-03-18.

Carl Reiner is born

Carl Reiner, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1922-03-20. Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, author, comedian, director and screenwriter whose…

Eileen Ford is born

Eileen Ford, American model agency executive, known for american model agency executive, was born on 1922-03-25. Eileen Cecile Ford was an American modeling agency executive.

Dick King-Smith is born

Dick King-Smith, English writer of children's books, known for english writer of children's books, was born on 1922-03-27.

Doris Day is born

Doris Day, American musician, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1922-04-03. Doris Day was an American actress and singer.

Harold Washington is born

Sheila Scott is born

Sheila Scott, English aviator, known for british aviator, was born on 1922-04-27. Sheila Christine Scott OBE was an English aviator who broke over 100 aviation records through her long-distance…

Jack Klugman is born

Jack Klugman, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1922-04-27. Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor of stage, film and television.

Bea Arthur is born

Bea Arthur, American actress and comedian, known for american actress and comedian, was born on 1922-05-13. Beatrice Arthur was an American actress, comedian, and singer.

Franjo Tuđman is born

Christopher Lee is born

Christopher Lee, English actor and singer, known for english actor and singer, was born on 1922-05-27. Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer.

Charlie Sifford is born

Charlie Sifford, American athlete, known for american professional golfer, was born on 1922-06-02. Charles Luther Sifford (June 2, 1922 – February 3, 2015) was an American professional golfer.

Judy Garland is born

Judy Garland, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1922-06-10. Judy Garland was an American actress and singer whose career spanned four decades.

Jake LaMotta is born

Jake LaMotta, American athlete, known for american boxer, was born on 1922-07-10. Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 – September 19, 2017) was an American professional boxer who was world…

George McGovern is born

George McGovern, American politician and historian, known for american politician and historian, was born on 1922-07-19.

Hoyt Wilhelm is born

Hoyt Wilhelm, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1922-07-26.

Hank Bauer is born

Hank Bauer, American athlete, known for american baseball player and manager, was born on 1922-07-31.

Howard Zinn is born

Howard Zinn, American historian and socialist philosopher, known for american historian and socialist philosopher, was born on 1922-08-24.

Emil Zátopek is born

Emil Zátopek, Czech athlete, known for czechoslovak long-distance runner, was born on 1922-09-19.

Ralph Kiner is born

Ralph Kiner, American athlete, known for american baseball player and broadcaster, was born on 1922-10-27.

José Saramago is born

José Saramago, Portuguese novelist, known for portuguese novelist, was born on 1922-11-16. José de Sousa Saramagozɐ sɐɾɐˈmaɣu]; 16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was a Portuguese writer.

Hassan II is born

Blake Edwards is born

Blake Edwards, American filmmaker, known for american filmmaker, was born on 1922-07-26. Blake Edwards was an American filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter.

Norodom Sihanouk is born

Notable Deaths

Ernest Shackleton dies

Ernest Shackleton, British anglo-irish antarctic explorer, known for anglo-irish antarctic explorer, died on 1922-01-05.

Benedict XV dies

Nellie Bly dies

Nellie Bly, American investigative journalist, known for american investigative journalist, died on 1922-01-27.

Enver Pasha dies

Enver Pasha, Turkish general and politician, known for turkish general and politician, died on 1922-08-04.