What happened on April 22? There are more than 277 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About April 22
April 22 is the 113th day of the year 2024. There are 253 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday. This day falls under the 17th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Stratford, New York 13470 sunrise occured at 06:02 AM and sunset occured at 07:51 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Taurus. The modern birthstone for this month is Diamond while the mystical birthstone is Opal.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 282 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For April 22
- 238Year of the Six Emperors: The Roman Senate outlaws emperor Maximinus Thrax for his bloodthirsty proscriptions in Rome and nominates two of its members, Pupienus and Balbinus, to the throne.
- 1500Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil.
- 1529Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297.5 leagues or 17° east of the Moluccas.
- 1809The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: the Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon I of France and driven over the Danube in Regensburg.
- 1836Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
- 1863American Civil War: Grierson’s Raid begins – troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
- 1864The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
- 1876The first ever National League is played in Philadelphia.
- 1889At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Run of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
- 1898Spanish-American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports and the USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
- 1906The 1906 Summer Olympics, not now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
- 1912Pravda, the “voice” of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
- 1912Tsinghua University, one of mainland China’s leading universities, is founded.
- 1915The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
- 1930The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding.
- 1944The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with CSAR operations in the China-Burma-India theater.
- 1944World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated – Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.
- 1945World War II: Führerbunker: After learning that Soviet forces have taken Eberswalde without a fight, Adolf Hitler admits defeat in his underground bunker and states that suicide is his only recourse.
- 1945World War II: Prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp revolt. 520 are killed and 80 escape.
- 19481948 Arab-Israeli War: Haifa, a major port of Israel, is captured from Arab forces.
- 1954Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army-McCarthy Hearings begins.
- 1964The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair opens for its first season.
- 1969British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
- 1970The first Earth Day is celebrated.
- 1972Vietnam War: Increased American bombing in Vietnam prompts anti-war protests in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco.
- 1983The German magazine Der Stern claims that the “Hitler Diaries” had been found in wreckage in East Germany; the diaries are subsequently revealed to be forgeries.
- 1992In an explosion in Guadalajara, Mexico, 206 people are killed, nearly 500 injured and 15,000 left homeless.
- 1993Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released.
- 1997Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria – 93 villagers killed.
- 1997The Japanese embassy hostage crisis ends in Lima, Peru.
- 1998Disney’s Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
- 2000In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives’ home in Miami, Florida.
- 2000Second Battle of Elephant Pass: Tamil Tigers capture a strategic Sri Lankan Army base and hold it for 8 years.
- 2000The Big Number Change takes place in the United Kingdom.
- 2003Election of the fifth Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
- 2004Two fuel trains collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing up to 150 people.
- 2005Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan’s war record.
- 2006243 people are injured in pro-democracy protest in Nepal after Nepali security forces open fire on protesters against King Gyanendra.
- 2008The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.
Who Were Born On April 22?
- 1451Isabella I of Castile (d. 1504)
- 1592Wilhelm Schickard, German mathematician who invented a calculating machine (d. 1635)
- 1610Pope Alexander VIII (d. 1691)
- 1658Giuseppe Torelli, Italian composer (d. 1709)
- 1690John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (d. 1763)
- 1692James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (d. 1770)
- 1707Henry Fielding, English author (d. 1754)
- 1724Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (d. 1804)
- 1744James Sullivan, 7th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1808)
- 1757Alessandro Rolla, Italian violin master and composer (d. 1841)
- 1766Madame de Staël, French author (d. 1817)
- 1812Solomon Caesar Malan, British orientalist (d. 1894)
- 1816Charles Denis Bourbaki, French general (d. 1897)
- 1832Julius Sterling Morton, Arbor Day founder (d. 1902)
- 1840Odilon Redon, French painter (d. 1916)
- 1844Lewis Thornton Powell, would-be assassin of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward (d. 1865)
- 1852Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (d. 1912)
- 1854Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1943)
- 1860Ada Rehan, American stage actress (d. 1916)
- 1868Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (d. 1924)
- 1870Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary (d. 1924)
- 1872Princess Margaret of Prussia, queen of Finland (d. 1954)
- 1873Ellen Glasgow, American author (d. 1945)
- 1876Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (d. 1920)
- 1876Robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
- 1881Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970)
- 1884Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist (d. 1939)
- 1886Izidor Cankar, Slovenian art historian, essayist and diplomat (d. 1958)
- 1889Richard Glücks, German SS officer and concentration camp administrator (d. 1945)
- 1891Harold Jeffreys, English astronomer (d. 1989)
- 1891Laura Gilpin, American photographer (d. 1979)
- 1891Nicola Sacco, American anarchist (d. 1927)
- 1891Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (d. 1965)
- 1892Vernon Johns, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)
- 1899Vladimir Nabokov novelist, professor, lepidopterist [O.S. 10 April] (d. 1977)
- 1904J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (d. 1967)
- 1905Robert Choquette, French Canadian novelist, poet and diplomat (d. 1991)
- 1906Eddie Albert, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1906Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (d. 1947)
- 1907Ivan Efremov, Russian paleontologist and author (d. 1972)
- 1909Indro Montanelli, Italian journalist and historian (d. 2001)
- 1909Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist, Nobel laureate
- 1910Norman Steenrod, American mathematician (d. 1971)
- 1912Kathleen Ferrier, British singer (d. 1953)
- 1914Jan de Hartog, Dutch writer (d. 2002)
- 1914Michael Wittmann, German soldier (d. 1944)
- 1916Yehudi Menuhin, American-born violinist (d. 1999)
- 1918Mickey Vernon, American baseball player (d. 2008)
- 1918William Jay Smith, American poet
- 1919Carl Lindner, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist
- 1919Donald J. Cram, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2001)
- 1922Charles Mingus, American musician (d. 1979)
- 1922Richard Diebenkorn, American artist (d. 1993)
- 1922Wolf V. Vishniac, American microbiologist (d. 1973)
- 1923Aaron Spelling, American television producer (d. 2006)
- 1923Avis Bunnage, English actress (d. 1990)
- 1923Bettie Page, American model (d. 2008)
- 1925George Cole, English actor
- 1926Charlotte Rae, American actress
- 1926James Stirling, British architect (d. 1992)
- 1927Giannis Mihalopoulos, Greek actor
- 1927Laurel Aitken, Jamaican singer (d. 2005)
- 1929Michael Atiyah, British-Lebanese mathematician
- 1930Enno Penno, Estonian politician
- 1935Paul Chambers, American jazz bassist (d. 1969)
- 1936Glen Campbell, American musician
- 1936Pierre Hétu, French Canadian conductor and pianist (d. 1998)
- 1937Jack Nicholson, American actor
- 1937Jack Nitzsche, American composer (d. 2000)
- 1938Adam Raphael, English journalist and author
- 1938Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and political activist (d. 2009)
- 1939Jason Miller, American playwright (d. 2001)
- 1939Mel Carter, American singer
- 1939Theodor Waigel, German politician and finance minister
- 1943Janet Evanovich, American writer
- 1943Louise Glück, American poet and 12th US Poet Laureate
- 1944Steve Fossett, American adventurer (d. 2007)
- 1945Demetrio Stratos, Italian musician (d. 1979)
- 1946John Waters, American filmmaker
- 1946Louise Harel, Canadian politician
- 1946Nicole Garcia, French actress and director
- 1946Paul Davies, English physicist, writer and broadcaster
- 1946Steven L. Bennett, USAF Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient (d. 1972)
- 1948Larry Groce, American singer and songwriter
- 1950Peter Frampton, English musician
- 1950Zygi Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings
- 1951Ana María Shua, Argentine poet
- 1951Paul Carrack, English musician
- 1952François Berléand, French actor
- 1952Marilyn Chambers, American pornographic actress (d. 2009)
- 1953Juhani Komulainen, Finnish composer
- 1953Tom Griswold, American radio personality
- 1955Johnnie To, Hong Kong film director and producer
- 1957Donald Tusk, Polish Prime Minister
- 1958Ken Olandt, American actor
- 1959Catherine Mary Stewart, Canadian actress
- 1959Ryan Stiles, American actor
- 1959Terry Francona, American baseball manager
- 1960Gary Rhodes, English chef
- 1960Mart Laar, Estonian statesman
- 1960Randall L. Stephenson, American business executive
- 1960Tatiana Thumbtzen, American actress, model and dancer
- 1961Dewey Nicks, American photographer and film director
- 1962Jeff Minter, English video game programmer
- 1963Sean Lock, English comedian
- 1964Estelle Asmodelle, actress, model & writer
- 1965Lauri Hendler, actress
- 1965Peter Zezel, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1966Dana Barron, American actress
- 1966Fletcher Dragge, American guitarist (Pennywise)
- 1966Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor
- 1966Mariana Levy, Mexican actress (d. 2005)
- 1966Mickey Morandini, American baseball player and manager
- 1967Harvey Williams, American football player
- 1967Sherri Shepherd, American comedian and actress
- 1967Sheryl Lee, American actress
- 1968Bimbo Coles, American basketball player
- 1968Zarley Zalapski, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1969Dion Dublin, English footballer
- 1970Andrea Giani, Italian volleyball player
- 1970Regine Velasquez, Filipino singer and actress
- 1971Daisuke Enomoto, Japanese space tourist
- 1971Eric Mabius, American actor
- 1971Ingo Rademacher, German-Australian actor
- 1972Milka Duno, Venezuelan race car driver
- 1972Owen Finegan, Australian rugby union footballer
- 1972Sabine Appelmans, Belgian tennis player
- 1973Adem Poric, Australian footballer
- 1973Brian Marshall, American bassist (Creed)
- 1973Christopher Sabat, American voice actor
- 1973Ofer Talker, Israeli footballer
- 1974Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-American bassist (System of a Down)
- 1975Carlos Sastre, Spanish cyclist
- 1975Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (d. 1999)
- 1976Dan Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1976Michał Żewłakow, Polish footballer
- 1976Paul Henderson, Australian footballer
- 1977Aaron Fink, American guitarist (Breaking Benjamin)
- 1977Ambra Angiolini, Italian actress
- 1977Mark van Bommel, Dutch footballer
- 1978Esteban Tuero, Argentinian race car driver
- 1978Ezekiel Jackson, Guyanese professional wrestler
- 1978Jason Stollsteimer, American singer (The Von Bondies)
- 1978Matt Orford, Australian rugby league player
- 1979Daniel Johns, Australian musician (Silverchair)
- 1979Zoltán Gera, Hungarian footballer
- 1980Aaron Michael Metchik, American actor
- 1980Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1980Clarke Dermody, New Zealand rugby player
- 1980Courtney Friel, American sports & entertainment reporter
- 1980Kora Karvouni, Greek actress
- 1980Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
- 1981Ken Dorsey, American football player
- 1982David Purcey, American baseball player
- 1982Joel Monaghan, Australian Rugby League Player
- 1982Kaká, Brazilian footballer
- 1983Evangelos Mantzios, Greek footballer
- 1983Francis Capra, American actor
- 1983Jos Hooiveld, Dutch footballer
- 1983Matt Jones, American football player
- 1983Sam Heads, British entomologist and palaeontologist
- 1984Amelle Berrabah, English singer (Sugababes)
- 1984Michelle Ryan, English actress
- 1985Matt Ballinger, American singer (Dream Street)
- 1986Amber Heard, American actress
- 1986Dušan Šakota, Serbian-Greek basketball player
- 1986Marshawn Lynch, American football player
- 1987David Luiz, Brazilian footballer
- 1987Mikel John Obi, Nigerian footballer
- 1988Amadou Samb, Senegalese footballer
- 1989Dejuan Blair, American basketball player
- 1989Jasper Cillessen, Dutch footballer
- 1989Thomas James Longley, British actor
- 1990Eve Muirhead, Scottish curler
Who Died On April 22?
- 296Pope Caius
- 455Petronius Maximus, Roman Emperor
- 536Pope Agapetus I
- 613Saint Theodore of Sykeon
- 1592Bartolomeo Ammanati, Italian architect (b. 1511)
- 1672Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish poet (b. 1598)
- 1699Hans Erasmus Aßmann, Freiherr von Abschatz, German statesman (b. 1646)
- 1758Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (b. 1686)
- 1778James Hargreaves, English inventor (b. 1720)
- 1806Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (stabbed) (b. 1763)
- 1833Richard Trevithick, English inventor (b. 1771)
- 1839Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)
- 1854Nicolás Bravo, Mexican politician and soldier (b. 1786)
- 1877James P. Kirkwood, American civil engineer (b. 1807)
- 1892Edouard Lalo, French composer (b. 1823)
- 1893Chaim Aronson, Lithuanian inventor and academic (b. 1825)
- 1896Thomas Meik, British civil engineer (b. 1812)
- 1908Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1836)
- 1925André Caplet, French composer (b. 1878)
- 1929Henry Lerolle, French painter (b. 1848)
- 1930Jeppe Aakjær, Danish poet (b. 1866)
- 1933Sir Henry Royce, British automobile manufacturer (b. 1863)
- 1944Nikolaos Roussen, Greek naval officer in World War II (b. 1913)
- 1945Käthe Kollwitz, German artist (b. 1867)
- 1945Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician (b. 1900)
- 1946Harlan F. Stone, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (b. 1872)
- 1946Lionel Atwill, English actor (b. 1885)
- 1949Charles B. Middleton, American actor (b. 1874)
- 1950Charles Hamilton Houston, American civil rights attorney (b. 1895)
- 1951Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (b. 1870)
- 1968Stephen H. Sholes, American recording executive (b. 1911)
- 1978Will Geer, American actor (b. 1902)
- 1980Fritz Strassmann, German physicist (b. 1902)
- 1980Jane Froman, American actress (b. 1907)
- 1983Earl “Fatha” Hines, American jazz pianist (b. 1903)
- 1983John Louis Evans, American convicted murderer (executed) (b. 1950)
- 1984Ansel Adams, American photographer (b. 1902)
- 1985Jacques Ferron, Canadian physician, author and politician (b. 1921)
- 1985Paul H. Emmett, American chemical engineer (b. 1900)
- 1986Mircea Eliade, Romanian writer (b. 1907)
- 1988Irene Rich, American actress (b. 1891)
- 1990Albert Salmi, American actor (b. 1928)
- 1994Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (b. 1913)
- 1995Maggie Kuhn, American activist (b. 1905)
- 1996Erma Bombeck, American humorist (b. 1927)
- 1996Harold “Jug” McSpaden, American professional golfer (b. 1908)
- 1998Kitch Christie, South African rugby coach (b. 1940)
- 1999Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek singer (b. 1938)
- 1999Chan Canasta, Polish-British magician and mindreader (b. 1920)
- 2002Linda Lovelace, American porn actress (b. 1949)
- 2003Felice Bryant, American songwriter (b. 1925)
- 2003Martha Griffiths, U.S. Congresswoman (b. 1912)
- 2003Mike Larrabee, American athlete (b. 1933)
- 2004Jason L. Dunham, American Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1981)
- 2004Pat Tillman, American football player and U.S. Army Ranger (killed in action) (b. 1976)
- 2005Erika Fuchs, German translator (b. 1906)
- 2005Norman Bird, UK character actor (b. 1920)
- 2005Philip Morrison, American physicist (b. 1915)
- 2005Robert Farnon, Canadian-born composer and conductor (b. 1917)
- 2006Alida Valli, Italian actress (b. 1921)
- 2007Juanita Millender-McDonald, American congresswoman (b. 1938)
- 2008Ed Chynoweth, Canadian ice hockey executive (b. 1941)
- 2010Richard Barrett, American lawyer and white nationalist (b. 1943)
- 2011Moin Akhter, Pakistani actor (b. 1950)
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