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 April - 22 allies land near Hollandia, New-Guinea  

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

1945  On April - 22 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 April - 22.  

1945  On April - 22 concentration Camp at Sachsenhausen liberated  

1945  Kathe Kollwitz, German graphic artist, dies at 77 on April - 22.  

1946  SED, Sozialistic Einheitspartei Deutschlands, party forms on this day in history.  

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 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  Ticker-tape parade for General MacArthur in NYC on this day in history.  

1951  Stanley Ridges, actor (possessed, Sgt York, Mr Ace), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1952  The first atomic explosion on network news, Nob, Nevada on April - 22.  

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

1953  On this day in history top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N], Dutch writer, dies at 75  

1954  Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began on April - 22.  

1954  Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began Red scare starts on April - 22.  

1954  On April - 22 achiel van Acker forms Belgian govt  

1955  Congress orders all US coins bear motto "In God We Trust" on April - 22.  

1956  Patty Berg wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open on April - 22.  

1957  On this day in history all NL teams intergates, John Irwin Kennedy is 1st black on Phillies  

1957  Ignatius Roy D Campbell, British poet (Garcia Lorca), dies at 54 on April - 22.  

1959  Yankee Whitey Ford strikes-out 15, beating Senators, 1-0 in 14 innings on April - 22.  

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  Tor Maple Leafs beat Black Hawks 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup on April - 22.  

1962  On this day in history marilynn Smith wins LPGA Sunshine Golf Open  

1962  On April - 22 solomon Pimsleur, composer, dies at 61  

1964  On this day in history world's Fair (Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, NY) opens  

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 April - 22.  

1610  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history birth of james Stirling, Scottish mathematician (d. 1770)  

0296  On April - 22 death of pope Caius  

0536  On April - 22 agapitus I, Italian Pope (535-36), dies  

1253  Elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53 on this day in history.  

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

1462  On April - 22 gilbert of Lannoy, master of Villerval/Tronchiennes/Santes, dies  

1521  Death of Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded on April - 22.  

1592  Bartolommeo Ammanati, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 80 on April - 22.  

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