Page 8: Historical Events In 1922

May 22   Judith Crist, NY, movie critic (TV Guide).   

May 23   "Abie's Irish Rose" 1st of over 2500 performances   

May 23   "Abie's Irish Rose" inaugural of over 2500 performances   

May 23   Harry Greb gives Gene Tunney his only professional boxing defeat   

May 23   Walt Disney incorporates his inaugural film company Laugh-O-Gram Films   

May 24   Record temperature in Netherlands for May (35.6°C).   

May 24   Record temperature in Netherlands for May (35.6ºC).   

May 24   Russian-Italian trade agreement signed   

May 24   Sadao Bekku, composer   

May 25   Babe Ruth suspended 1 day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an ump.   

May 26   Lenin suffers a stroke   

May 27   Christopher Lee, British born film actor is born.   

May 27   Christopher Lee, London England, actor (Hound of Baskervilles)   

May 28   Carl Tieke, composer, dies at 58   

May 29   Ecuador is recorded as becoming independent.   

May 29   Iannis Xenakis, Braila Romania, composer/architect/mathematician.   

May 29   Jevgeni B Vachtangov, Armenian/Russian actor/director, dies at 39   

May 30   David Mendes Chumaceiro, Curacaos poet (Adelfas), dies at 45.   

May 30   Harry Clement Stubbs, US, sci-fi author (Needle, Iceworld)   

May 30   Latvia and Vatican sign accord   

May 30   The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated today in Washington, D C , by Chief Justice William Howard Taft.   

May 31   Denholm Elliott, London, actor (Alfie, Cuba, Doll's House, King Rat)   

Jun 01   Abdul Rashid, Pakistan, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960).   

Jun 01   Frank Walters, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885, scored 7 and 5), dies.   

Jun 01   Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded   

Jun 02   Charlie Sifford, American go   

Jun 02   Suffy McInnis (1st base) ends an errorless string of 1700 chances.   

Jun 03   Alain Resnais, France, director (Providence, Hiroshima, Mon Amour)   

Jun 04   Irwin Bazelon, Evanston Illinois, composer (Duo for Viola).   

Jun 04   William Halse Rivers, British psychologist/anthropologist, dies   

Jun 06   Ian Hamilton, composer   

Jun 06   Lillian Russell, entertainer, dies at 60.   

Jun 07   Hubert Du Plessis, composer   

Jun 08   Myron Healy, Petalumus Calif, actor (Wyatt Earp).   

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Jan 01   Ernest f hollings: (sen-d-sc, 1966- )   

Jan 02   Jason evers: Nyc, actor (wrangler, channing)   

Jan 02   Nico schuyt: Composer   

Jan 02   Renata tebaldi: Pesaro italy, lyric soprano   

Jan 03   Bill travers: Newcastle-on-tyne england, actor (born free, gorgo)   

Jan 03   Jacques wildberger: Swiss composer (in my end is my beginning)   

Jan 03   Morten nielsen: Denmark, poet/resistance fighter   

Jan 04   Frank wess: Flutist/saxophonist/composer   

Jan 05   Ernest h shackleton: Brit south pole explorer (endurance),    

Jan 06   Jakob rosanes: German mathematician (b. 1842)   

Jan 07   Antonio scontrino: Composer,    

Jan 08   Charles r young: Colonel,    

Jan 10   Frank tudor: Australian labor opposition leader (b. 1866)   

Jan 15   John kirk barry: Dr/explorer david livingstone's companion,    

Jan 22   Benedictus xv: [giacomo markies d chiesa], pope (1914-22),    

Jan 23   Arthur nikisch: Hungarian conductor (b. 1855)