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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 22 AVRIL

World War I

Année: 1915

World War I: The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.

1906 Intercalated Games

Année: 1906

The 1906 Intercalated Games open in Athens.

Spanish–American War

Année: 1898

Spanish–American War: President William McKinley calls for 125,000 volunteers to join the National Guard and fight in Cuba, while Congress more than doubles regular Army forces to 65,000.

London Naval Treaty

Année: 1930

The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding.

Greenland in World War II

Année: 1944

World War II: In Greenland, the Allied Sledge Patrol attack the German Bassgeiger weather station.

1st Special Operations Wing

Année: 1944

The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater.

World War II

Année: 1944

World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated: Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.

Land Rush of 1889

Année: 1889

At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.

National League (baseball)

Année: 1876

The first National League baseball game is played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia.

Conquistador

Année: 1519

Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico.

NAISSANCES DU 22 AVRIL

Kaneto Shindo

Année de naissance: 1912

Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)

Norman Steenrod

Année de naissance: 1910

Norman Steenrod, American mathematician and academic (died 1971)

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Année de naissance: 1909

Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012)

Kathleen Ferrier

Année de naissance: 1912

Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (died 1953)

Michael Wittmann

Année de naissance: 1914

Michael Wittmann, German SS officer (died 1944)

B. R. Chopra

Année de naissance: 1914

Baldev Raj Chopra, Indian director and producer (died 2008)

Jan de Hartog

Année de naissance: 1914

Jan de Hartog, Dutch-American author and playwright (died 2002)

José Quiñones Gonzales

Année de naissance: 1914

José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (died 1941)

Indro Montanelli

Année de naissance: 1909

Indro Montanelli, Italian journalist and historian (died 2001)

Spyros Markezinis

Année de naissance: 1909

Spyros Markezinis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 2000)

DéCèS DU 22 AVRIL

Ferenc Oslay

Année de décès: 1932

Ferenc Oslay, Hungarian-Slovene historian and author (born 1883)

Henry Royce

Année de décès: 1933

Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (born 1863)

Käthe Kollwitz

Année de décès: 1945

Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor (born 1867)

Henry Lerolle

Année de décès: 1929

Henry Lerolle, French painter and art collector (born 1848)

André Caplet

Année de décès: 1925

André Caplet, French composer and conductor (born 1878)

Kostas Krystallis

Année de décès: 1894

Kostas Krystallis, Greek author and poet (born 1868)

Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Année de décès: 1908

Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1836)

Wilhelm Cauer

Année de décès: 1945

Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician and academic (born 1900)

Charles Hamilton Houston

Année de décès: 1950

Charles Hamilton Houston, American lawyer and academic (born 1895)

Earl Hines

Année de décès: 1983

Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (born 1903)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 22 AVRIL

Senhorinha of Basto

Christian feast day: St Senorina

April 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: April 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Earth Day

Earth Day (International observance) and its related observance: International Mother Earth Day

Murder of Stephen Lawrence

From 2018 onwards, a national day of commemoration for the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence (United Kingdom)

Pope Caius

Christian feast day: Pope Caius

Pope Soter

Christian feast day: Pope Soter

Opportuna of Montreuil

Christian feast day: Opportuna of Montreuil

Hudson Stuck

Christian feast day: Hudson Stuck (Episcopal Church)

John Muir

Christian feast day: John Muir (Episcopal Church)

Holocaust memorial days

Holocaust Remembrance Day (Serbia)

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