Historical Events In April - 22

1827  William Hopkins Morris, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 on this day in history.  

1827  Thomas Rowlandson, caricaturist, dies on April - 22.  

1828  Guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer on April - 22.  

1830  Knud L Rahbek, Danish literary/historian, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1831  Alexander McDowell McCook, Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  

1832  Julius Sterling Morton, Nebraska, (Gov-Neb), started Arbor Day on this day in history.  

1833  Richard Trevithick, inventor (steam locomotive), dies at 62 on April - 22.  

1838  English steamship "Sirius" docks in NYC after Atlantic crossing on April - 22.  

1839  On April - 22 august W Eichler, German botanist  

1844  Henri-Montan Berton, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1853  On this day in history alphonse Bertillon, France, anthropologist, devised crime ID system  

1854  On this day in history henri-Marie Lafontaine, Belgium, international lawyer (Nobel 1913)  

1856  On this day in history [Marie] Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Two Orphans)  

1858  On this day in history ethel Mary Smyth, composer  

1861  Robert E Lee named commander of Virginia forces on this day in history.  

1861  Robert E Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces on April - 22.  

1863  Cornelis A J van Dishoeck, Dutch publisher on this day in history.  

1864  US mints $2. coin (1st appearance of "In God We Trust") on April - 22.  

1864  On April - 22 uS mints 2 cent coin (1st appearance of "In God We Trust")  

1864  On this day in history phil May, Wortley Yorkshire, cartoonist  

1864  On April - 22 joseph Gilbert Totten, US Union general-major, dies at 76  

1865  On April - 22 francis Washburn, US Union colonel/gen major, dies of injuries  

1866  Hans von Seeckt, German general (Future of the Reich) on this day in history.  

1868  Jose Vianna da Motta, composer on this day in history.  

1870  On April - 22 the birth of Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov (aka Lenin), Russian leader  

1870  Nikolai Lenin, [Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov], Bolshevik/USSR revolutionist on this day in history.  

1873  On April - 22 ellen Anderson Glasgow, US, novelist (Ancient Law, Pulitzer-1942)  

1876  On April - 22 1st NL game, Boston Braves beat Phila Athletics 6-5  

1878  On April - 22 kitty Gordon, Folkestone England, entertainer  

1881  Alexander Kerensky, Simbirsk, Russian PM (1917) on this day in history.  

1883  On April - 22 octave Fouque, composer, dies at 38  

1884  Thomas Stevens starts first bike trip around the world (2 yrs 9 mos) on this day in history.  

1884  Thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 yrs 9 mos) on April - 22.  

1884  Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer on April - 22.  

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

1451  On this day in history birth of isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain (1479-1504), patron of Columbus  

1610  Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italy, lawyer/Pope (1689-91) was born on April - 22.  

1640  On this day in history birth of mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun  

1658  Giuseppe Torelli, Italy, composer (Concert Grossi op 8) was born on this day in history.  

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

1690  John Carteret, Earl Granville (C), English chief minister (1722-42) was born on April - 22.  

1692  James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.  

0296  Death of Pope Caius on this day in history.  

0536  Agapitus I, Italian Pope (535-36), dies on April - 22.  

1253  On this day in history elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53  

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