Historical Events In April - 22

1827  On April - 22 william Hopkins Morris, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900  

1827  On this day in history thomas Rowlandson, caricaturist, dies  

1828  On this day in history guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer  

1830  Knud L Rahbek, Danish literary/historian, dies at 69 on April - 22.  

1831  On this day in history alexander McDowell McCook, Major General (Union volunteers)  

1832  Julius Sterling Morton, Nebraska, (Gov-Neb), started Arbor Day on this day in history.  

1833  Richard Trevithick, inventor (steam locomotive), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1838  English steamship "Sirius" docks in NYC after Atlantic crossing on this day in history.  

1839  On April - 22 august W Eichler, German botanist  

1844  On this day in history henri-Montan Berton, composer, dies at 76  

1853  Alphonse Bertillon, France, anthropologist, devised crime ID system on this day in history.  

1854  Henri-Marie Lafontaine, Belgium, international lawyer (Nobel 1913) on this day in history.  

1856  [Marie] Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Two Orphans) on this day in history.  

1858  On April - 22 ethel Mary Smyth, composer  

1861  Robert E Lee named commander of Virginia forces on this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history robert E Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces  

1863  Cornelis A J van Dishoeck, Dutch publisher on this day in history.  

1864  US mints $2. coin (1st appearance of "In God We Trust") on April - 22.  

1864  US mints 2 cent coin (1st appearance of "In God We Trust") on April - 22.  

1864  On April - 22 phil May, Wortley Yorkshire, cartoonist  

1864  Joseph Gilbert Totten, US Union general-major, dies at 76 on April - 22.  

1865  Francis Washburn, US Union colonel/gen major, dies of injuries on April - 22.  

1866  On this day in history hans von Seeckt, German general (Future of the Reich)  

1868  On April - 22 jose Vianna da Motta, composer  

1870  On April - 22 the birth of Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov (aka Lenin), Russian leader  

1870  Nikolai Lenin, [Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov], Bolshevik/USSR revolutionist on April - 22.  

1873  Ellen Anderson Glasgow, US, novelist (Ancient Law, Pulitzer-1942) on this day in history.  

1876  1st NL game, Boston Braves beat Phila Athletics 6-5 on April - 22.  

1878  On April - 22 kitty Gordon, Folkestone England, entertainer  

1881  On this day in history alexander Kerensky, Simbirsk, Russian PM (1917)  

1883  Octave Fouque, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

1884  Thomas Stevens starts first bike trip around the world (2 yrs 9 mos) on April - 22.  

1884  Thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 yrs 9 mos) on this day in history.  

1884  Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer on April - 22.  

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1357  On this day in history birth of johan I, King of Portugal (1383-1433)  

1451  On this day in history birth of isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain (1479-1504), patron of Columbus  

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

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

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