Historical Events In April - 22

1941  On this day in history arthur Briscoe, cricketer (South African batsman in 2 Tests), dies  

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

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

1944  On April - 22 mezio Agostini, composer, dies at 68  

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  On this day in history kathe Kollwitz, German graphic artist, dies at 77  

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 April - 22.  

1947  1st NBA Championship: Phila Warriors beat Chicago Stags, 4 games to 2 on April - 22.  

1948  On this day in history wTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting  

1950  On April - 22 charles H Houston, architect of NAACP legal campaign, dies at 54  

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

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

1953  Top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N], Dutch writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

1954  On this day in history senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began Red scare starts  

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

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

1956  On April - 22 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  On April - 22 uprising of French parachutist of Gen Salan/Challe in Algeria  

1961  On April - 22 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 this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history solomon Pimsleur, composer, dies at 61  

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

1964  On this day in history tanganyika & Zanzibar form republic Tanzania  

1966  On April - 22 atlanta Braves win their 1st game, beating NY Mets 8-4  

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

1640  Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun was born on this day in history.  

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

1682  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1692  On this day in history birth of james Stirling, Scottish mathematician (d. 1770)  

0296  On April - 22 death of pope Caius  

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

1253  Elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53 on April - 22.  

1355  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward II, dies at 36 on April - 22.  

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

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