Historical Events In April - 22

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

1827  Thomas Rowlandson, caricaturist, dies on April - 22.  

1828  Guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer on April - 22.  

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

1831  Alexander McDowell McCook, Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  

1832  On this day in history julius Sterling Morton, Nebraska, (Gov-Neb), started Arbor Day  

1833  On this day in history richard Trevithick, inventor (steam locomotive), dies at 62  

1838  English steamship "Sirius" docks in NYC after Atlantic crossing on April - 22.  

1839  August W Eichler, German botanist on this day in history.  

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

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1853  On this day in history alphonse Bertillon, France, anthropologist, devised crime ID system  

1854  On April - 22 henri-Marie Lafontaine, Belgium, international lawyer (Nobel 1913)  

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

1858  Ethel Mary Smyth, composer on April - 22.  

1861  On April - 22 robert E Lee named commander of Virginia forces  

1861  Robert E Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces on April - 22.  

1863  On April - 22 cornelis A J van Dishoeck, Dutch publisher  

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

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

1864  Phil May, Wortley Yorkshire, cartoonist on April - 22.  

1864  On this day in history joseph Gilbert Totten, US Union general-major, dies at 76  

1865  On April - 22 francis Washburn, US Union colonel/gen major, dies of injuries  

1866  Hans von Seeckt, German general (Future of the Reich) on April - 22.  

1868  Jose Vianna da Motta, composer on April - 22.  

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

1870  On April - 22 nikolai Lenin, [Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov], Bolshevik/USSR revolutionist  

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

1876  On this day in history 1st NL game, Boston Braves beat Phila Athletics 6-5  

1878  Kitty Gordon, Folkestone England, entertainer on this day in history.  

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

1883  On this day in history octave Fouque, composer, dies at 38  

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

1884  On April - 22 thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 yrs 9 mos)  

1884  Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer on April - 22.  

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1357  On April - 22 birth of johan I, King of Portugal (1383-1433)  

1451  On April - 22 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 April - 22.  

1640  On April - 22 birth of mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun  

1658  Giuseppe Torelli, Italy, composer (Concert Grossi op 8) was born on April - 22.  

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  James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.  

0296  Death of Pope Caius on April - 22.  

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

1253  On this day in history elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53  

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

1462  On this day in history gilbert of Lannoy, master of Villerval/Tronchiennes/Santes, dies  

1521  Death of Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded on this day in history.  

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 April - 22.