22 April - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on April 22, the day number in a year is 112 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 113. April 22 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
April 22 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1500 | Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral and his crew landed in present day Brazil and claimed the land for Portugal. |
| 1500 | Portuguese sailor Pedro वेयरlvare Cabral discovered Brazil. |
| 1519 | Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés established a settlementin Mexico, naming it 'Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz' ('Rich village of theTrue Cross'). |
| 1622 | An Anglo-Persian force combined to take over the Portuguese Garrison at Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf. |
| 1728 | Perrier de Marvix \ Le Triomphe de Plutus inaugurated in Paris. |
| 1769 | Madame du Barry became the "official" mistress of King Louis XV. |
| 1792 | US President George Washington declared US neutrality in the War of Europe. |
| 1793 | George Washington signed the neutrality declaration. |
| 1884 | Thomas Stevens embarked on the first bike trip around the world. |
| 1889 | Over 50, 000 people rushed to claim a piece of the available two million acres (8, 000 km2) in the Unassigned Lands, the present-day US state of Oklahoma, entirely founding the brand-new Oklahoma City. |
| 1895 | Gongche Shangshu Movement: 603 candidates signed a 10,000-word petition against the Treaty of Shimonoseki. |
| 1898 | US President McKinley Cuba ordered blockade of ports. |
| 1911 | Tsinghua University , one of the leading universities in mainland China, was founded, funded by an unexpected surplus in indemnities paid by the Qing Dynasty to the United States as a result of the Boxer Rebellion. |
| 1915 | In the First World War, the German army used poisonous gas chlorine for the first time. |
| 1921 | Freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the Indian Civil Service job to serve the country. |
| 1930 | France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United Statessigned the London Naval Treaty, regulating submarine warfare andlimiting military ship building. |
| 1931 | Peace Treaty was signed between Egypt and Iraq. |
| 1945 | About 600 prisoners of the Jasenovac concentration camp in the Independent State of Croatia revolted, but only 80 managed to escape while the other 520 were killed by the Croatian Ustaše regime. |
| 1948 | Civil War in Mandatory Palestine-The Jewish paramilitary group Haganah captured Haifa from the Arab Liberation Army. |
| 1951 | Korean War-The People's Volunteer Army of China attacked positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, starting the Battle of Kapyong. |
| 1954 | UNESCO was joined by USSR. |
| 1954 | The then Soviet Russia joined UNESCO. |
| 1958 | Admiral RD Katari became the first chief in the Indian Navy. |
| 1967 | Martial Law was implemented in USSR. |
| 1969 | The 1st Human Eye was transplanted. |
| 1969 | British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston won the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race to complete the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world. |
| 1970 | 1st Earth Day was held internationally to conserve Natural Resources. |
| 1970 | Millions of Americans celebrated Earth Day for the first time with the goal of saving the plants and animals on Earth and raising the awareness of the environment around the world. |
| 1971 | Soyuz 10 was launched. |
| 1977 | Optical fiber was first used in telephone traffic. |
| 1983 | 1st Test between Sri Lanka and Australia was started in Kandy. |
| 1983 | The West German news magazine Stern published excerpts from what purported to be the diaries of Adolf Hitler, which were subsequently revealed to be forgeries. |
| 1983 | The spacecraft Soyuz T-8 returned to Earth. |
| 1991 | The Social Democratic Party of Albania was founded. |
| 1992 | California was struck by a 6.0 magnitude destructive Earthquake. |
| 1992 | 200 people were killed in Mexico due to a gas explosion. |
| 1992 | Sewer gas explosion in Mexico killed about 200 people. |
| 1994 | The world’s largest Lollipop, weighing 3.011 pounds was made in Denmark. |
| 1997 | Haushe Khemisi massacre: 93 villagers killed in Algeria. |
| 1998 | Disney's Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort Florida opened, covering more than 500 acres (2 km2), making it the largest single Disney theme park in the world. |
| 2000 | In a predawn raid, US Immigration and Naturalization Service agents seized six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami, Florida, and returned him to his Cuban father. |
| 2004 | Flammable cargo exploded at Yeongcheon Station in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing 160 people. |
| 2004 | 150 people died after two fuel trains Ryongchun collided in North Korea. |
| 2005 | Second Asian-African Conference begins after 50 years in Bandung Indonesia). |
| 2008 | Russian President Vladimir Putin was awarded the Ludwig Nobel Prize. |
| 2008 | Surgeons at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London corrected two blind patients using the first bionic eye. |
Famous Birthdays of April 22:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1969 | Dion Dublin / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1978 | Esteban Tuero / Racing Car Driver / Argentina |
| 1959 | Keith Boanas / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1980 | Clarke Dermody / Rugby Player / New Zealand |
| 1982 | Cassidy Freeman / Actress / United States of America |
| 1961 | Ann McKechin / Politician / Scotland |
| 1931 | John Buchanan / Politician / Canada |
| 1931 | Ronald Hynd / Choreographer / United Kingdom |
| 1873 | Ellen Glasgow / Author / United States of America |
| 1961 | Dewey Nicks / Photographer / United States of America |
| 1965 | Peter Zezel / Ice Hockey Player / Canada |
| 1982 | Noriko Shitaya / Actress / Japan |
| 1967 | Sherri Shepherd / Actress / United States of America |
| 1936 | Pierre Hétu / Conductor / Canada |
| 1936 | Glen Campbell / Writer / United States of America |
| 1976 | Dan Cloutier / Ice Hockey Player / Canada |
| 1832 | Julius Sterling Morton / Politician / United States of America |
| 1973 | Adem Poric / Footballer / Australia |
| 1989 | Jasper Cillessen / Footballer / Netherlands |
| 1926 | Charlotte Rae / Actress / United States of America |
| 1971 | Spencer Prior / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1939 | John Foley / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1916 | Hanfried Lenz / Academic / Germany |
| 1943 | Janet Evanovich / Author / United States of America |
| 1933 | Anthony Llewellyn / Chemist / United States of America |
| 1918 | William Jay Smith / Poet / United States of America |
| 1982 | David Purcey / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1943 | Keith Crisco / Politician / United States of America |
| 1980 | Courtney Friel / Journalist / United States of America |
| 1946 | Louise Harel / Politician / Canada |
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Read in Hindi : 22 अप्रैल की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं