Historical Events In April - 22

1914  Babe Ruth's 1st professional game (as a pitcher) is a 6-hit 6-0 win on April - 22.  

1914  On this day in history charles Hubert Sisson, author/poet (Christopher Homm)  

1915  On this day in history firt military use of poison gas (chlorine, by Germany) in WW I  

1915  On this day in history 1st military use of poison gas (chlorine, by Germany) in WW I  

1915  On April - 22 dick Dudley, Tenn, TV host (Village Barn)  

1916  The birth of Yehudi Menuhin, Violinist on April - 22.  

1916  On April - 22 france battles at Fort Douaumont  

1916  On April - 22 earl of Oxford & Asquith, governor (Seychelles)  

1917  Leo Abse, biographer/MP on this day in history.  

1918  Mickey Vernon, baseball player on April - 22.  

1919  On this day in history donald Cram, US, biochemist (Nobel 1987)  

1920  On April - 22 hal March, SF Calif, actor/TV host ($64,000 Question, Outrage)  

1922  South Ossetian Autonomous Region established in Georgian SSR on April - 22.  

1922  South Ossetian Autonomous Region forms in Georgian SSR on this day in history.  

1922  On this day in history charles Mingus, Arizona, jazz bassist (Pithecanthropus Erectus)  

1923  Betty Page, Kingsport Tn, playmate (Jan, 1955)/model (Dark Angel) on this day in history.  

1924  Hague Chambers of Commerce forms on April - 22.  

1925  K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1042 Amazone & #1043 Beate on April - 22.  

1925  On April - 22 christopher Ball, Oxford, warden (Keble College)  

1925  On April - 22 andre Caplet, composer, dies at 46  

1926  Persia, Turkey & Afghanistan sign treaties of security on this day in history.  

1927  On April - 22 k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1209 Pumma  

1927  On April - 22 1st performance of Roger Sessions' Symphony in E  

1929  Odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1930  On April - 22 h Van Gent discovers asteroid #1226 Golia  

1930  On this day in history uS, Britain & Japan agree to reduce naval forces  

1930  US, Britain & Japan sign London Naval Treaty on April - 22.  

1931  On this day in history egypt & Iraq sign peace treaty  

1933  On April - 22 dutch govt forbids leftwing radio address  

1933  On this day in history frederick Henry Royce, motorcar pioneer, dies  

1937  NYC college students stage 4th annual peace strike on April - 22.  

1937  The birth of Jack Nicholson, American actor on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history rear Adm Joseph Taussig testifies before US Senate Naval Affairs Committee that war with Japan is inevitable (He was right)  

1941  Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #1567 Alikoski 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  On this day in history birth of alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italy, lawyer/Pope (1689-91)  

1640  On April - 22 birth of mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun  

1658  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Torelli, Italy, composer (Concert Grossi op 8)  

1682  Willem I Kerricx the Young, Flemish architect/sculptor/painter was born on April - 22.  

1690  John Carteret, Earl Granville (C), English chief minister (1722-42) was born on this day in history.  

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

0296  Death of Pope Caius on April - 22.  

0536  On this day in history agapitus I, Italian Pope (535-36), dies  

1253  On April - 22 elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53  

1355  On April - 22 eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward II, dies at 36  

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

1648  On this day in history catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69