Page 2: Historical Events In April - 22

1674  Netherlands & Munster sign peace treaty on April - 22.   

1676  On this day in history battle of Etna   

1677  On this day in history battle at Catania: between French & Dutch fleet   

1682  On this day in history willem I Kerricx the Young, Flemish architect/sculptor/painter   

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

1692  On April - 22 edward Bishop is jailed for proposong flogging as cure for witchcraft   

1699  On April - 22 hans A baron von Abschatz, Silesian poet, dies at 53   

1707  On April - 22 henry Fielding, England, novelist (Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones)   

1722  On this day in history 19 VOC "komplotteurs" in Batavia executed   

1722  Pieter Erberfeld, German/Thais merchant on Java, dies on this day in history.   

1724  The birth of Immanuel Kant, German philosopher on this day in history.   

1724  Immanuel Kant, Konigsberg Germ, philosopher (Critique of Pure Reason) on April - 22.   

1728  On April - 22 pierre de Marivaux' "Le Triomphe de Plutus," premieres in Paris   

1766  The birth of Madame de Stael, French writer on this day in history.   

1769  Madame du Barry becomes King Louis XV's "official" mistress on April - 22.   

1773  Jean V baron de Rebecque, Swiss/Dutch army leader on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history georg Hermes, German philosopher/theologist (Hermenianen)   

1776  Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1778  On April - 22 captain John Paul Jones of Ranger led landing party raid on Whitehaven, England   

1778  On April - 22 james Hargreaves, inventor (spinning jenny), dies   

1781  Christian Friedrich Hermann Uber, composer on April - 22.   

1782  Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1788  Zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch poet, dies 46 on this day in history.   

1793  On April - 22 pres Washington attends opening of Rickett's, 1st circus in US   

1796  On this day in history napoleon defeats Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi   

1799  On this day in history jean Poiseuille, physician/physiologist (blood pressure)   

1804  On April - 22 gioacchino Rossini (12) performs in Imola   

1809  On April - 22 battle at Eckmuhl   

1816  Philip James Bailey, English poet (Festus) on this day in history.   

1817  On April - 22 curacao prohibits use of white paint due to fierce sunlight   

1818  On April - 22 cadwallader Colden Washburn, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1821  John Crome, [Old Crome], English landscape painter/etcher, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1823  Baltic Club (Exchange) forms in London on this day in history.   

1823  Alfred Gibbs, Major General (Union Army), died in 1868 on this day in history.   

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1357  Johan I, King of Portugal (1383-1433) was born on this day in history.   

1451  Isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain (1479-1504), patron of Columbus was born on this day in history.   

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  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 April - 22.   

1692  On April - 22 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 this day in history.   

1355  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward II, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1648  Catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69 on this day in history.