Historical Events In April - 22

1941  On this day in history arthur Briscoe, cricketer (South African batsman in 2 Tests), dies   

1943  On this day in history german counter attack in North-Tunisia   

1944  On April - 22 allies land near Hollandia, New-Guinea   

1944  On April - 22 mezio Agostini, composer, dies at 68   

1945  On April - 22 general Eisenhower invites eight U.S. congressmen to visit death camps.   

1945  On this day in history toronto Maple Leafs beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 3 for Stanley Cup   

1945  On April - 22 concentration Camp at Sachsenhausen liberated   

1945  On April - 22 kathe Kollwitz, German graphic artist, dies at 77   

1946  On this day in history sED, Sozialistic Einheitspartei Deutschlands, party forms   

1946  Harlan Fiske Stone, Chief Justice Supreme Court (1941-46), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history 1st NBA Championship: Phila Warriors beat Chicago Stags, 4 games to 2   

1948  On this day in history wTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1950  Charles H Houston, architect of NAACP legal campaign, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1951  Ticker-tape parade for General MacArthur in NYC on April - 22.   

1951  On this day in history stanley Ridges, actor (possessed, Sgt York, Mr Ace), dies at 59   

1952  On this day in history the first atomic explosion on network news, Nob, Nevada   

1952  1st atomic explosion on network news, Nob, Nevada on this day in history.   

1953  Top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N], Dutch writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1954  On April - 22 senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began   

1954  On April - 22 senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began Red scare starts   

1954  Achiel van Acker forms Belgian govt on April - 22.   

1955  Congress orders all US coins bear motto "In God We Trust" on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history patty Berg wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open   

1957  All NL teams intergates, John Irwin Kennedy is 1st black on Phillies on April - 22.   

1957  On this day in history ignatius Roy D Campbell, British poet (Garcia Lorca), dies at 54   

1959  On this day in history yankee Whitey Ford strikes-out 15, beating Senators, 1-0 in 14 innings   

1961  Uprising of French parachutist of Gen Salan/Challe in Algeria on April - 22.   

1961  On April - 22 maria Radulphus, [Adrian Hermus], Curacao school inspector, dies at 91   

1962  On April - 22 tor Maple Leafs beat Black Hawks 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup   

1962  On April - 22 marilynn Smith wins LPGA Sunshine Golf Open   

1962  Solomon Pimsleur, composer, dies at 61 on April - 22.   

1964  World's Fair (Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, NY) opens on this day in history.   

1964  On April - 22 tanganyika & Zanzibar form republic Tanzania   

1966  Atlanta Braves win their 1st game, beating NY Mets 8-4 on this day in history.   

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1357  On this day in history birth of johan I, King of Portugal (1383-1433)   

1451  Isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain (1479-1504), patron of Columbus was born on this day in history.   

1610  On April - 22 birth of alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italy, lawyer/Pope (1689-91)   

1640  Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun was born on this day in history.   

1658  Giuseppe Torelli, Italy, composer (Concert Grossi op 8) was born on April - 22.   

1682  On April - 22 birth of willem I Kerricx the Young, Flemish architect/sculptor/painter   

1690  On this day in history birth of john Carteret, Earl Granville (C), English chief minister (1722-42)   

1692  James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (d. 1770) was born on April - 22.   

0296  Death of Pope Caius on April - 22.   

0536  Agapitus I, Italian Pope (535-36), dies on this day in history.   

1253  Elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53 on April - 22.   

1355  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward II, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1462  Gilbert of Lannoy, master of Villerval/Tronchiennes/Santes, dies on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history death of juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded   

1592  On April - 22 bartolommeo Ammanati, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 80   

1648  On April - 22 catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69