Historical Events In April - 22

1967  Tom Conway actor (Mark Saber, Betty Hutton Show), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1967  Tom Conway, actor (Mark Saber, Betty Hutton Show), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1969  On April - 22 joe Frazier KOs Dave Zygiewicz in 1 36  

1969  Joe Frazier KOs Dave Zygiewicz in 1:36 on April - 22.  

1970  Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources on this day in history.  

1971  On April - 22 soyuz 10 launched  

1972  Apollo astronauts John Young & Charles Duke ride on the Moon on this day in history.  

1974  Barbara Walters becomes news co-anchor of the Today Show on this day in history.  

1974  On this day in history c Torres discovers asteroid #2976 Lautaro  

1975  Mary Philips, actress (Farewell to Arms), dies at 75 on April - 22.  

1976  On April - 22 barbara Walters becomes first female nightly network news anchor  

1976  Frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1977  On this day in history charles Sanford orch leader (Your Show of Shows), dies at 71  

1977  Charles Sanford, orch leader (Your Show of Shows), dies at 71 on April - 22.  

1978  On April - 22 will Geer actor (Grandpa-The Waltons), dies at 75  

1978  On this day in history will Geer, actor (Grandpa Walton-Waltons), dies at 75  

1979  Mick Jaggar & Keith Richards give a benefit concert in Canada on April - 22.  

1980  On this day in history jane Froman singer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen), dies at 72  

1980  On this day in history jane Froman, singer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen), dies at 72  

1981  Brailsford Reese Brazeal (76) dean (Morehouse College), dies at 76 on April - 22.  

1981  On this day in history brailsford Reese Brazeal, dean (Morehouse College), dies at 76  

1982  On this day in history launch of STS-3-Lousma & Fullerton [03/23]  

1982  Melville Bell Grosvenor, pres (Natl Geographic Society), dies at 80 on April - 22.  

1983  Soyuz T-8 returns to Earth on this day in history.  

1983  Stern mag announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolph Hitler (turned out to be a hoax) on April - 22.  

1983  On April - 22 earl "Fatha" Hines, US, jazz pianist/conductor, dies  

1984  Ansel Adams, US photographer, dies at 82 on April - 22.  

1986  On this day in history consumer Price Index drops .04% for 2nd month in a row  

1986  Mircea Eliade, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1987  U.S. Navy ordered to provide assistance to neutral vessels under Iranian attack outside the exclusion zone and that requested help on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history irene Rich, US actress (Beau Brumell, Champ), dies at 96  

1989  On April - 22 huey Newton black activist, shot dead at 47  

1989  Nolan Ryan strikesout his 5,000th batter (Rickey Henderson) on this day in history.  

1989  On this day in history huey Newton, US, Black Panther leader, shot dead at 47  

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

1451  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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  Death of Pope Caius on April - 22.  

0536  Agapitus I, Italian Pope (535-36), dies on April - 22.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 April - 22 catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69