April 22

Events

 * -   becomes the first an to sight.
 * - ascends the  of  after the death of his father.
 * - divides the eastern hemisphere between  and  along a line 297.5 leagues or 17° east of the.
 * - : A day after the forces under    capture.
 * - : begins – troops under    attack central.
 * - The passes the  which mandates that the inscription "" be placed on all coins minted as.
 * - The Boston Red Stockings defeat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 in the first  game
 * - At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the . Within hours the cities of  and  are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
 * - : The begins a  of n ports and the  captures a  merchant ship.
 * - , the "voice" of the, begins publications in.
 * - The escalates when  is released as a  in the.
 * - The, and the  sign the  regulating  warfare and limiting.
 * - : initiated –  forces land in the  area of.
 * - : After learning that forces have taken  without a fight,  admits defeat in his underground  and states that  is his only recourse.
 * - The first installment of the popular ese comic strip, , is published in the.
 * - : begin.
 * - The opens for its first season.
 * - First celebrated.
 * - : Increased bombing in  prompts antiwar protests in, , and.
 * - The magazine,  claims that 's diaries were found in a wreckage in.
 * -, Mexico ; 206 people were killed, nearly 500 injured and 15,000 were left homeless
 * - The in  is dedicated.
 * 1993  - The   version 1.0 is released.
 * - in ; 93 villagers killed.
 * 1997  - A 126-day hostage crisis at the residence of the ese  in,  ends after  commandos storm and capture the building, rescuing 71 hostages. One hostage dies of a , two soldiers are killed from rebel fire, and all 14 rebels are slain.
 * - opens at  near,.
 * - In a predawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old from his relatives' home in.
 * 2000  - The  takes place in the.
 * - in, , killing up to 150 people.
 * - 243 people were injured in pro-democracy protest in after Nepali security forces opened fire on protesters against.
 * 2006  -  sworn in for a second term as President of.
 * 2006  - Four  are killed 75 kilometers north of,  by a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants, the worst single day combat loss for the Canadian army since the.

Births

 * - Queen and Leon (d. )
 * -, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, English statesman (d. )
 * -, Scottish mathematician (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, American founder of Dartmouth College (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, French author (d. )
 * -, British orientalist (d. )
 * -, French general
 * -, founder (d.
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, would-be of   (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Belgian lawyer, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American stage actress (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * (N.S.) -, Russian revolutionary (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American physician, (d. )
 * 1876  -, Estonian wrestler (d. )
 * -, Russian politician (d. )
 * -, Austrian psychologist (d. )
 * -, German SS officer (d. )
 * -, English astronomer (d. )
 * 1891  -, American anarchist (d. )
 * 1891  -, Italian engineer (d. )
 * -, Russian writer (d. )
 * -, American physicist (d. )
 * -, French Canadian novelist, poet and diplomat (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1906  -, second in line to the Swedish throne (d.  )
 * -, Russian paleontologist and author (d. )
 * -, Italian neurologist,
 * 1909  -, Italian journalist and historian (d. )
 * -, American mathematician (d. )
 * -, British singer (d. )
 * -, Dutch writer (d. )
 * -, American-born violinist (d. )
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American chemist, (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1922  -, American microbiologist (d. )
 * -, American model
 * 1923  -, American television producer (d. )
 * -, British actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1926  -, British architect (d. )
 * -, Jamaican singer (d. )
 * -, American jazz bassist (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * 1936  -, French Canadian conductor and pianist  (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1937  -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American playwright (d. )
 * -, German politician and finance minister
 * -, American poet and 12th
 * -, American adventurer
 * -, American film writer
 * 1946  -, Quebec politician
 * 1946  -, French actress and director
 * -, English musician
 * 1950  -, owner of the
 * -, English musician
 * -, American actress
 * 1952  -, French actor
 * -, Finnish composer
 * -, Hong Kong film director and producer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian actress
 * 1959  -, Canadian-born actor
 * -, English chef
 * -, English video game programmer
 * -, actress
 * 1965  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Mexican actress (d. )
 * 1966  -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1967  -, American football player
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Italian volleyball player
 * 1970  -, Filipino singer and actress
 * -, first ese
 * -, Australian rugby union footballer
 * -, Israeli footballer
 * -, Armenian-born bassist
 * -, Canadian race car driver (d. )
 * 1975  -, Spanish cyclist
 * -, Polish footballer
 * 1976  -, Australian soccer player
 * 1976  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Dutch footballer
 * 1977  -, American guitarist
 * -, American singer and lead guitarist
 * 1978  -, Argentinian race car driver
 * -, Australian musician
 * -, French footballer
 * 1980  -, Venezuelan baseball player
 * 1980  -, presenter of
 * -, American football player
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1982  -, Slovak adult movie actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, English actress
 * 1984  -, British singer
 * -, Serbian-Greek basketball player

Deaths

 * -, Roman Emperor
 * -, Italian architect (b. )
 * -, Swedish poet (b. )
 * -, German statesman (b. )
 * -, French naturalist (b. )
 * -, English inventor (b. )
 * -, French admiral (stabbed) (b. )
 * -, English inventor (b. )
 * -, Russian general and poet (b. )
 * -, Mexican politician and soldier (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, British civil engineer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, Danish poet (b. )
 * -, British automobile manufacturer (b. )
 * -, German artist (b. )
 * 1945  -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1946  -, English Actor (b. )
 * -, British entomologist (b. )
 * -, American recording executive (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1980  -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, American jazz pianist (b. )
 * 1983 - , convicted murderer (executed) (b. )
 * -, American photographer (b. )
 * -, American chemical engineer (b. )
 * 1985  -, French Canadian physician, author and politician (b. )
 * -, Romanian writer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American activist (b. )
 * -, American humorist (b. )
 * -, South African rugby coach (b. )
 * -, Greek singer (b. )
 * -, American adult actress (b. )
 * -, U.S. Congresswoman (b. )
 * 2003  -, American athlete (b. )
 * 2003  -, American songwriter (b. )
 * -, American football player and U.S. Army Ranger (killed in action) (b. )
 * 2004  -, American  recipient (b. )
 * -, American physicist (b. )
 * 2005  -, German translator (b. )
 * 2005  -, UK character actor (b. )
 * -, Italian actress (b. )
 * -, congresswoman from southern California (b. )
 * -, Italian actress (b. )
 * -, congresswoman from southern California (b. )

Religious observances

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