Historical Events In April - 22

1827  On April - 22 william Hopkins Morris, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900  

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 April - 22.  

1833  On this day in history richard Trevithick, inventor (steam locomotive), dies at 62  

1838  English steamship "Sirius" docks in NYC after Atlantic crossing on this day in history.  

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 April - 22 henri-Marie Lafontaine, Belgium, international lawyer (Nobel 1913)  

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

1858  Ethel Mary Smyth, composer on April - 22.  

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

1861  On this day in history robert E Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces  

1863  Cornelis A J van Dishoeck, Dutch publisher on April - 22.  

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

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

1864  Phil May, Wortley Yorkshire, cartoonist on April - 22.  

1864  Joseph Gilbert Totten, US Union general-major, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1865  On this day in history francis Washburn, US Union colonel/gen major, dies of injuries  

1866  On April - 22 hans von Seeckt, German general (Future of the Reich)  

1868  On April - 22 jose Vianna da Motta, composer  

1870  On this day in history the birth of Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov (aka Lenin), Russian leader  

1870  On this day in history nikolai Lenin, [Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov], Bolshevik/USSR revolutionist  

1873  Ellen Anderson Glasgow, US, novelist (Ancient Law, Pulitzer-1942) on this day in history.  

1876  1st NL game, Boston Braves beat Phila Athletics 6-5 on this day in history.  

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

1881  On this day in history alexander Kerensky, Simbirsk, Russian PM (1917)  

1883  Octave Fouque, composer, dies at 38 on April - 22.  

1884  On April - 22 thomas Stevens starts first bike trip around the world (2 yrs 9 mos)  

1884  On this day in history thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 yrs 9 mos)  

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 April - 22 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1682  On this day in history birth of willem I Kerricx the Young, Flemish architect/sculptor/painter  

1690  On April - 22 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  On April - 22 agapitus I, Italian Pope (535-36), dies  

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  Death of Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded on this day in history.  

1592  Bartolommeo Ammanati, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1648  Catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69 on this day in history.