Historical Events In April - 22

1941  Arthur Briscoe, cricketer (South African batsman in 2 Tests), dies on April - 22.  

1943  On April - 22 german counter attack in North-Tunisia  

1944  On this day in history allies land near Hollandia, New-Guinea  

1944  Mezio Agostini, composer, dies at 68 on April - 22.  

1945  On this day in history general Eisenhower invites eight U.S. congressmen to visit death camps.  

1945  Toronto Maple Leafs beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 3 for Stanley Cup on this day in history.  

1945  Concentration Camp at Sachsenhausen liberated on April - 22.  

1945  Kathe Kollwitz, German graphic artist, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1946  SED, Sozialistic Einheitspartei Deutschlands, party forms on April - 22.  

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

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

1948  On April - 22 wTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting  

1950  Charles H Houston, architect of NAACP legal campaign, dies at 54 on April - 22.  

1951  On this day in history ticker-tape parade for General MacArthur in NYC  

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

1952  On April - 22 the first atomic explosion on network news, Nob, Nevada  

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

1953  On April - 22 top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N], Dutch writer, dies at 75  

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

1954  Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began Red scare starts on this day in history.  

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

1955  On this day in history congress orders all US coins bear motto "In God We Trust"  

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  Ignatius Roy D Campbell, British poet (Garcia Lorca), dies at 54 on April - 22.  

1959  On April - 22 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 this day in history maria Radulphus, [Adrian Hermus], Curacao school inspector, dies at 91  

1962  On this day in history tor Maple Leafs beat Black Hawks 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup  

1962  Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Sunshine Golf Open on April - 22.  

1962  Solomon Pimsleur, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1964  World's Fair (Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, NY) opens on April - 22.  

1964  Tanganyika & Zanzibar form republic Tanzania on April - 22.  

1966  Atlanta Braves win their 1st game, beating NY Mets 8-4 on April - 22.  

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1357  Johan I, King of Portugal (1383-1433) was born on April - 22.  

1451  Isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain (1479-1504), patron of Columbus was born on April - 22.  

1610  Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italy, lawyer/Pope (1689-91) was born on this day in history.  

1640  Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun was born on April - 22.  

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

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 this day in history.  

0296  On this day in history death of pope Caius  

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

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

1355  On this day in history eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward II, dies at 36  

1462  Gilbert of Lannoy, master of Villerval/Tronchiennes/Santes, dies on April - 22.  

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

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

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