April 22 in History

Knighted by Henry V

Fixes line between the Portugal & Spain in the Pacific 17 degrees east of the Moluccas

The Covenanters & Parliament raise the siege & threaten to destroy Newcastles army

Jons the Parliamentarians under Fairfax at York

Covenanters & Parliament raise the siege of York to destroy Devonshires army

The Covenanters & Parliament raise the siege & threaten to destroy Newcastles army

Covenanters & Parliament raise the siege of York to destroy Devonshires army

Begins the siege where Newcastle is stranded with 5,000 men but is relieved by Rupert

Will disband his forces if he can live as a King & have a few friends in service. Offers peace to the Independents

The 3rd Protectorate Parliament is dissolved & Cromwell later goes into exile. The Protectoral Parliament is dissolved & Cromwell later goes into exile

Boyle is among the fellows active as the Royal Society secures its chartered status.

Brouncker serves as president as the Royal Society receives its second charter.

Issues a second charter to the Royal Society, naming the king as founder and patron.

Hooke works as curator of experiments during the Society's early chartered years.

Wilkins is among the early fellows as the Royal Society receives its second charter.

Wren is associated with the early Royal Society as its formal status is confirmed.

Created Earl Arlington, 1st

Is elected to the joint parliamentary committee investigating Sir Thomas Cooke and East India Company affairs.

Under the Treaty of Fussen Austria did not demand any reparations and recognized the legitimacy of Charles VII's election as Holy Roman Emperor. Maximilian III promised to support the imperial candidacy of Maria Theresa's husband, Francis Stephen of Lorraine, and to influence the votes of the Electorate of the Palatinate and the Electorate of Cologne, both ruled by the Wittelsbach

Under the Treaty of Fussen Maximilian abandons his father's claim to Bohemia and recognizes the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713

Under the Treaty of Fussen Austria recognizes the legitimacy of Charles VII's election as Holy Roman Emperor

Under the Treaty of Fussen Austria restores all Bavaria's lost land

Under the Treaty of Fussen Austria recognizes the legitimacy of Charles VII's election as Holy Roman Emperor

Under the Treaty of Fussen Maximilian III promises to support the imperial candidacy of Maria Theresa's husband and future Habsburgs, Francis Stephen of Lorraine, and to influence the votes of the Electorate of the Palatinate and the Electorate of Cologne

Under the Treaty of Fussen Maximilian abandons his father's claim to Bohemia and recognizes the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713

Under the Treaty of Fussen Austria did not demand any reparations and recognized the legitimacy of Charles VII's election as Holy Roman Emperor. Maximilian III promised to support the imperial candidacy of Maria Theresa's husband, Francis Stephen of Lorraine, and to influence the votes of the Electorate of the Palatinate and the Electorate of Cologne, both ruled by the Wittelsbach

Under the Treaty of Fussen Austria did not demand any reparations and recognized the legitimacy of Charles VII's election as Holy Roman Emperor. Maximilian III promised to support the imperial candidacy of Maria Theresa's husband, Francis Stephen of Lorraine, and to influence the votes of the Electorate of the Palatinate and the Electorate of Cologne, both ruled by the Wittelsbach

Under the Treaty of Fussen Bavaria pulls out of the War of Austrian Succession on the side of France against Austria

Under the Treaty of Fussen Maximilian abandons his father's claim to Bohemia and recognizes the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713

Under the Treaty of Fussen Bavaria pulls out of the War of Austrian Succession on the side of France against Austria

Peace between Austria & Bavaria

Renounces the Austrian crown & promises his vote to Francis Stephen. Peace between Austria & Bavaria. Austria restores all Bavaria's lost land

A declaration of neutrality to keep America out of the war between Britain & France

Napoleon drives the Austrians out of Bavaria

Parliament is dissolved after the defeat of the 1st Reform Bill in the Commons

Britain, France, Spain & Portugal counter the "Holy Alliance"

Directs British ships in the Anglo-French bombardment of Russian military facilities at Odessa.

Directs French naval participation in the Allied bombardment of Odessa.

Commands HMS Arethusa and engages Russian batteries during the Allied attack on Odessa.

Commands Russian land defences during the Anglo-French bombardment of Odessa.

The Oklahoma land rush officially starts at noon as thousands of homesteaders stake claims

Decrees the expulsion of Jews from Moscow

Works with Bolshevik press activity around Pravda.

Continues the Senate investigation after hearings move from New York to Washington.

Serves on the Senate Commerce subcommittee examining testimony about the Titanic disaster.

Participates in the Senate investigation and questions witnesses about Titanic and maritime safety.

Serves on the Senate investigation examining crew testimony and the circumstances of Titanic's loss.

Participates in the Senate inquiry into the causes of the Titanic disaster and related safety issues.

Serves on the Senate Commerce subcommittee and participates in the investigation of Titanic's loss.

Serves on the Senate subcommittee reviewing evidence concerning Titanic's sinking.

Requests appointment of a Wreck Commissioner to investigate the loss of Titanic.

Assists Montenegro in capturing Scutari from the Turks

US forces bombard & seize the Mexican port of Vera Cruz

Addresses wartime Army estimates and the resources required for expanding operations.

Addresses reports concerning the treatment of British prisoners held in Germany.

Supports greater use of business expertise in Army and Navy equipment supply.

German forces release chlorine gas during the opening attack of the Second Battle of Ypres.

Haber helps prepare chlorine gas use at Ypres.

Poison gas is first used on the Western Front, in a German attack on Canadian troops at Ypres

French sends reinforcements toward Ypres after German gas attacks rupture sections of the Allied line.

Answers questions about press censorship and restrictions on military information.

Poison gas is first used on the Western Front, in a German attack on Canadian troops at Ypres

Criticizes revolutionary excesses and warns against disorder after the demonstrations

Survives the crisis by moving toward a broader coalition government

The Soviet government introduces compulsory military training for workers as it builds a more disciplined Red Army.

Persia, Turkey & Afghanistan sign a Treaty for mutual security

Persia, Turkey & Afghanistan sign a Treaty for mutual security

Accepts treaty limits setting total American cruiser tonnage at 323,500 tons by the end of 1936.

Supports the treaty extending naval limitation to cruisers, destroyers and submarines.

His administration supports the naval limitation agreement signed in London by the United States, Britain, Japan, France and Italy.

Signs the treaty for the United States while serving as Secretary of the Navy.

Signs the naval limitation treaty as a member of the United States delegation.

Signs the naval limitation agreement as a member of the American delegation.

Signs the naval limitation treaty as Japan's ambassador at the British court.

Signs the London Naval Treaty as part of the United States delegation.

Signs the London Naval Treaty as an American delegate and senator.

Signs the treaty as one of the United States Senate members in the American delegation.

Signs the London Naval Treaty as chairman of the American delegation.

Signs the London Naval Treaty for Japan while serving as Navy Minister.

Signs the treaty as a senior member of the Japanese delegation.

The London Naval Treaty limits American cruiser, destroyer and submarine tonnage while establishing agreed ratios with Britain and Japan.

Concludes the Egyptian-Iraqi Treaty of Friendship.

Approves a treaty of friendship between Egypt and Iraq.

Jacomoni begins governing Albania as Italy's royal representative

Jacomoni becomes royal lieutenant representing Victor Emmanuel III in Albania

Declares that the war is lost, he blames the generals and announces that he will stay on in Berlin until the end and then kill himself

The Communists capture Nanking

Acts as liaison between the Kuomintang and government while continuing to influence Nationalist strategy after leaving the presidency.

Resigns and becomes the focus of Labour left opposition.

Resigns in protest over health charges and rearmament spending.

Resigns with Bevan over the health charges dispute.

Resigns from the Cabinet in protest against health service charges to pay defence

Wilson becomes a left-winger and joins Aneurin Bevan and John Freeman in resigning from the Government in protest at the introduction of National Health Service (NHS) health service charges to meet the financial demands imposed by the Korean War

Wilson becomes a left-winger and joins Aneurin Bevan and John Freeman in resigning from the Government in protest at the introduction of National Health Service (NHS) health service charges to meet the financial demands imposed by the Korean War.

Resigns alongside Bevan and Wilson over the charges dispute.

The biggest atomic bomb yet is exploded watched on television by 35 million

The biggest atomic bomb yet is exploded watched on television by 35 million

Khrushchev pays a visit to Elizabeth II

Khrushchev pays a visit to Elizabeth II

Narrowly escapes an assassination attempt

Under article 16 of the Constitution de Gaulle assumes dictatorial emergency powers

Calls upon the rest of the Army to join the resistance to Algerian independence

Calls upon the rest of the Army to join the resistance to Algerian independence

Under article 16 of the Constitution de Gaulle assumes dictatorial emergency powers

President Kennedy asked General Maxwell D. Taylor, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Admiral Arleigh Burke and CIA Director Allen Dulles to form the Cuba Study Group, to report on lessons to learn from the failed operation

Serves on the Cuba Study Group even as CIA leadership comes under criticism for the failed invasion

Kennedy forms the Cuba Study Group to review the failed invasion.

President Kennedy asked General Maxwell D. Taylor, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Admiral Arleigh Burke and CIA Director Allen Dulles to form the Cuba Study Group, to report on lessons to learn from the failed operation

Robert Kennedy serves on the inquiry reviewing the failed operation.

Taylor chairs the presidential inquiry into the planning and execution of the invasion.

Burke serves on the presidential group examining the failed invasion.

President Kennedy asked General Maxwell D. Taylor, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Admiral Arleigh Burke and CIA Director Allen Dulles to form the Cuba Study Group, to report on lessons to learn from the failed operation

Taylor begins examining decisions, intelligence and military assumptions behind the failure.

Forms a Liberal minority government.

McCone participated in a senior review of an Intelligence Community assessment on Vietnam while continuing to challenge assumptions behind the administration's escalation plans.

The College of Advanced Technology receives a royal charter as the University of Aston.

Release Pictures of Lily.

Presides as constitutional civilian government is restored

Restores the governor-general office after military rule ends

Meets Manach & says Washington will open talks with China & support its United Nations membership

De Gaulle meets Manach & says Washington will talk with China & support United Nations membership

Tai participates in regional diplomacy connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.

De Gaulle meets Manach & says Washington will talk with China & support United Nations membership

Scores Arsenal's crucial away goal in the 3-1 first-leg defeat by Anderlecht in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final.

Heads the German government when the Luxembourg Treaty expands the European Parliament's budgetary powers.

Heads the Italian government when the Luxembourg Treaty expands the European Parliament's budgetary powers.

Commands Soyuz 10, the first crewed mission sent to Salyut 1.

Uses the lunar rover during Apollo 16 exploration.

Drives the rover toward Stone Mountain during Apollo 16’s second surface EVA.

Is sent to Camp David to prepare a Watergate report for Nixon but suspects he is being positioned as the administration's scapegoat.

Dean suspected he was on the cusp of becoming the Watergate scapegoat, and so he went to Camp David, but did not write the report

Nixon requested that White House Counsel John Dean write him a report about everything he knew about the Watergate matter, and he sent Dean to Camp David to write it.

Dean suspected he was on the cusp of becoming the Watergate scapegoat, and so he went to Camp David, but did not write the report

Nixon requested that White House Counsel John Dean write him a report about everything he knew about the Watergate matter, and he sent Dean to Camp David to write it.

Dean suspected he was on the cusp of becoming the Watergate scapegoat, and so he went to Camp David, but did not write the report

Nixon requested that White House Counsel John Dean write him a report about everything he knew about the Watergate matter, and he sent Dean to Camp David to write it.

British task force arrives in Falklands waters

Pilots the overloaded Wessex that rescues SAS troops and helicopter crews from severe weather on the glacier.

Helps navigate the Wessex during the rescue of SAS personnel and crews from two helicopters lost on Fortuna Glacier.

Serves in the Wessex crew during the rescue of SAS soldiers and stranded helicopter personnel from Fortuna Glacier.

Pym visits Washington with the British response to Haig's proposals

Walesa returns to work at the Lenin Shipyard

The US announces readiness to negotiate long term grain sales to Russia

The US announces readiness to negotiate long term grain sales to Russia

Luu and Jewitt publish their discovery of 1992 QB1 as evidence for the long-suspected population beyond Neptune.

The Who's Tommy opens on Broadway.

Created a Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG)

Metallica records two performances with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, then conducted by Michael Kamen, Kamen, had previously worked with Bob Rock on "Nothing Else Matters"

Metallica records two performances with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, then conducted by Michael Kamen, Kamen, had previously worked with Bob Rock on "Nothing Else Matters"

Metallica records two performances with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, then conducted by Michael Kamen, Kamen, had previously worked with Bob Rock on "Nothing Else Matters"

Metallica records two performances with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, then conducted by Michael Kamen, Kamen, had previously worked with Bob Rock on "Nothing Else Matters"

Metallica records two performances with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, then conducted by Michael Kamen, Kamen, had previously worked with Bob Rock on "Nothing Else Matters"

The French Foreign Miniser states the benefits of allowing Turkey into the EU. The French Foreign Miniser praises Turkeys moderation & restraint during the war

The French Foreign Miniser states the benefits of allowing Turkey into the EU

The French Foreign Miniser states the benefits of allowing Turkey into the EU

Metallicas eighth full-length recording, St. Anger, debuts at number one on the album charts

Bangladesh issues an arrest warrant for opposition leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed as a plane arrives to take her arch rival, the countrys last Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, into exile in Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh issues an arrest warrant for opposition leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed as a plane arrives to take her arch rival, the countrys last Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, into exile in Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh issues an arrest warrant for opposition leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed as a plane arrives to take her arch rival, the countrys last Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, into exile in Saudi Arabia

The Budget introduces incentives encouraging consumers to replace older vehicles.

Keita appoints Cisse to form a government following the previous cabinet's resignation.

Starmer questions the Government at Prime Minister's Questions for the first time.

Free breakfast clubs begin operating in hundreds of primary schools across England.

Birth of Simon Napier-Bell

Dies after returning to France from captivity.

Narrowly escapes an assassination attempt

Death of Richard Nixon

Repulses Marshal Lautrecs attack but with heavy loss

Injutred during an incoclusive Battle against Duquesne off the Gulf of Augusta

Napoleon drives the Austrians out of Bavaria

Napoleon drives the Austrians out of Bavaria

Alderson commands the Canadian Division at Ypres.

Currie commands Canadian troops under gas attack at Ypres.

Belgian forces hold positions near Ypres.

Deimling commands units during the gas attack at Ypres.

Albrecht commands German forces during Second Ypres.

Poison gas is first used on the Western Front, in a German attack on Canadian troops at Ypres

French troops are hit by the first gas attack at Ypres.

Smith-Dorrien warns about the danger around Ypres.

Declares that the war is lost, he blames the generals and announces that he will stay on in Berlin until the end and then kill himself

Hitler ordered that Weidling be executed by firing squad on receiving a report that he had fled in the face of advancing Soviet forces, which was in defiance of standing orders to the contrary. As such, Weidlings actions required a death sentence. Weidling had not fled, and the sentence was called off when he dramatically appeared at the Fuhrerbunker to clear up the misunderstanding

Carries out a defensive action against the North Koreans