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1922 in History

Browse historical records dated to 1922. Records are rendered from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

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Historical Events in 1922

1922
A German Treaty
Joseph Stalin · Russia

A German Treaty is signed in Italy, recognizes the Soviet Union

1922
Abdication
Constantine I · Greece · Athens

Abdicates for the 2nd time after the Greek defeat by Turkey

1922
Accession of George II
George Glucksburg · Greece · Athens

George II succeeds Constantine I during the revolutionary crisis.

1922
Alchohol
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America · Washington

A supreme court decision to ban alcohol at sea is approved by President Harding

1922
Alliance Chinese Communist Party and Kuomintang
Mao Tse-Tung · China

The CCP decides to collaborate with the Kuomingtang, the Nationalist Party of China

1922
Anglo-Irish Agreement
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Dublin

A group of 200 anti-Treaty IRA men occupy the Four Courts in Dublin in defiance of the Provisional Government, Collins, who wanted to avoid civil war at all costs, does not attack them until June 1922, when British pressure forced his hand

1922
Anglo-Irish Agreement
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Dublin

Sinn Fein splits over the Treaty, and the Dail debates the matter bitterly for ten days until it is approved by a vote of 64 to 57

1922
Anglo-Irish Agreement
Eamon de Valera · Ireland · Dublin

Sinn Fein splits over the Treaty, and the Dail debates the matter bitterly for ten days until it is approved by a vote of 64 to 57

1922
Arrest of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler · Germany

Adolf Hitler sentenced to three months

1922
Arrest of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler · Germany · Stadelheim

Says "2,000 yrs ago the mob of Jerusalem dragged a man to execution in just this way"

1922
Arrest of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi · India · Chauri Chaura

Gandhi is arrested then tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years imprisonment

1922
Arrest of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi · India · Chauri Chaura

While Gandhi is in prison the Indian National Congress spinters into 2 factions, one led by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru favouring participation in the legislatures, the other led by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Imprisoned after the Chauri Chaura incident. Begins his sentence, serves about two years of the sentence, being released in February 1924 after an operation for appendicitis

1922
Arrest of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi · India · Chauri Chaura

A British court sentences Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years in prison

1922
Assassination Attempt
Philipp Scheidemann · Germany · Kassel

Survives a right-wing assassination attempt using prussic acid, reflecting the continuing campaign of political violence against republican leaders.

1922
Assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz
Gabriel Narutowicz · Poland

Assassinated by a nationalist fanatic

1922
Assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz
Wladyslaw Sikorski · Poland · Warsaw

Forms a cabinet of pacification after the assassination of Narutowicz

1922
Assassination of Henry Wilson
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Dublin

The British forces Collins to take action against the Four Courts men, Collins borrows two 18 pounder artillery pieces from the British and bombards the Four Courts until its garrison surrenders. Collins orders the killing of Henry Wilson in reprisal for failing to prevent the attacks on Roman Catholics in Northern Ireland

1922
Assassination of Michael John "Mick" Collins
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Cork

The ambush party, allegedly commanded by Liam Deasy, had mostly dispersed to a nearby pub by 8pm, when Collins and his men returned to Beal na mBlath but the remaining five ambushers open fire on the convoy

1922
Assassination of Michael John "Mick" Collins
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Cork

In Cork city, Collins meets neutral IRA men Sean Hegarty and Florrie ODonoghue, with a view to contacting Anti-Treaty IRA leaders Tom Barry and Tom Hales to propose a truce. Collins travels to his native Cork, against the advice of his companions, despite suffering from stomach ache and depression, Collins reputedly told his comrades that "They wouldnt shoot me in my own county"

1922
Assassination of Michael John "Mick" Collins
Liam Deasy · Ireland · Cork

The ambush party, allegedly commanded by Liam Deasy, had mostly dispersed to a nearby pub by 8pm, when Collins and his men returned to Beal na mBlath but the remaining five ambushers open fire on the convoy

1922
Assassination of Michael John "Mick" Collins
Sean Hegarty · Ireland · Cork

In Cork city, Collins meets neutral IRA men Sean Hegarty and Florrie ODonoghue, with a view to contacting Anti-Treaty IRA leaders Tom Barry and Tom Hales to propose a truce

1922
Assassination of Michael John "Mick" Collins
Florrie ODonoghue · Ireland · Cork

In Cork city, Collins meets neutral IRA men Sean Hegarty and Florrie ODonoghue, with a view to contacting Anti-Treaty IRA leaders Tom Barry and Tom Hales to propose a truce

1922
Assassination of Walther Rathenau
Walther Rathenau · Germany · Berlin

Is assassinated by members of the right-wing Organisation Consul while travelling from his Grunewald home to the Foreign Office.

1922
Atomic Structure Recognition
Niels Henrik David Bohr · Denmark · Stockholm

Gains recognition for applying quantum ideas to the structure of atoms.

1922
BBC Station 5IT
Percy Edgar · Great Britain · Birmingham

Birmingham's 5IT station begins regular radio broadcasting.

1922
Bratianu Government
Ion I. C. Bratianu · Romania · Bucharest

Bratianu begins a government that consolidates institutions across Greater Romania.

1922
Caliphate
Abdulmecid II · Turkey

The Crown Prince is elected Caliph by the Turkish National Assembly at Ankara

1922
Cannes Reparations Address
Walther Rathenau · Germany · Cannes

Addresses the Allied Supreme Council on Germany's financial position and argues that reparations must reflect German economic capacity.

1922
Capper-Volstead Act
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America

Harding signs the Capper-Volstead Act, exempting the farmers from federal antitrust laws permitting them to share prices and orchestrate supply

1922
Capture of Fiume
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy · Fiume

Fiume surrenders to the Fascists

1922
Capture of Limerick
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Limerick

Free State troops capture Waterford & Limerick from anti-treaty rebels

1922
Capture of Waterford
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Waterford

Free State troops capture Waterford & Limerick from anti-treaty rebels

1922
Carlton Club
Stanley Baldwin · Great Britain · London

Among the Conservatives who decide to leave the coaltion Government by 188 to 85 votes

1922
Chancellor of Germany
Wilhelm Cuno · Germany · Berlin

Becomes Chancellor and forms a bourgeois minority cabinet including DDP, DVP, Centre and BVP ministers.

1922
Civil War
Eusebio Ayala · Paraguay · Asuncion

Faces military rebellion during the Paraguayan civil war.

1922
Colorado River Compact
Franklin Delano Roosevelt · United States of America · Hoover Dam

The Colorado River Compact for construction of the Hoover Dam splits the river basin into upper and lower halves with the states within each region deciding how the water would be divided

1922
Committee of Action
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy · Milan

The Committee of Action is formed in Milan which becomes the fascist HQ

1922
Conference of Cannes
Walther Rathenau · Germany · Cannes

Leads the German delegation at the Cannes discussions on reparations and European economic recovery.

1922
Conference of Genoa
Walther Rathenau · Germany · Genoa

Represents Germany at the Genoa Conference, where European economic reconstruction and relations with Soviet Russia dominate negotiations.

1922
Congress of CCP
Mao Tse-Tung · China · Shanghai

CCP Congress in Shanghai, Mao is absent

1922
Constituent Assembly Plans
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Russia · Petrograd

Kerensky continues political activity connected with constituent assembly plans.

1922
Constitution of Irish Free State
William T. Cosgrave · Ireland · Dublin

Takes office under the Constitution of the Irish Free State as head of the Executive Council.

1922
Constitution of Turkey
Abdulmecid II · Turkey

Following the deposition of his cousin the Sultanate is abolished

1922
Constitution of USA
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America

The Supreme Court unanimously upholds the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that guaranteed the right of women to vote

1922
Coup
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy

The PNF is the main agent of an attempted coup, the March on Rome

1922
Declaration of Independence
Fuad I Ahmed · Egypt · Cairo

Assumes the title King after Britain recognizes Egyptian independence with reserved powers.

1922
Declaration of Measures Safety
Luigi Facta · Italy

Signed by the Facta Cabinet, orders Royal guards & Carabinieri to prevent disturbances

1922
Defence Ministry Continued
Otto Gessler · Germany · Berlin

Remains Defence Minister under Cuno, preserving continuity in civilian oversight of the Reichswehr.

1922
Deutschlandlied National Anthem
Friedrich Ebert · Germany · Berlin

Declares the Deutschlandlied Germany's national anthem during Constitution Day celebrations.

1922
Dictatorship
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy

Makes himself a dictator after the murder of Matteotti

1922
Dr Mabuse the Gambler
Fritz Lang · Germany · Berlin

Premiere of Dr Mabuse, der Spieler in Berlin.

1922
Drama
John Willard · United States of America · Aleutian Islands

John Willards "Cat & the Canary," premiered in NYC

1922
Dublin Castle Handover
Michael Collins · Ireland · Dublin Castle

Leads the Provisional Government delegation receiving the formal handover of Dublin Castle.

1922
Eastern Upper Silesia Transfer
Joseph Wirth · Germany · Upper Silesia

Heads the government as eastern Upper Silesia is transferred to Poland following the postwar settlement.

1922
Economic Council Address
Wilhelm Cuno · Germany · Berlin

Addresses the Provisional Reich Economic Council as the government seeks support for stabilization and reparations policy.

1922
Economic Crisis Review
Wilhelm Cuno · Germany · Berlin

His government reviews a detailed memorandum on Germany's deteriorating economic position near the end of 1922.

1922
Economics Minister Appointment
Johann Becker · Germany · Berlin

Becomes Economics Minister in Cuno's minority government.

1922
Economy of USA
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America

Harding signs the Capper-Volstead Act, exempting the farmers from federal antitrust laws permitting them to share prices and orchestrate supply

1922
Election
Stanley Baldwin · Great Britain

The Conservative Party decides to contest the election independently of the coaltion

1922
Election
Bethlen · Hungary

Wins a good majority

1922
Election
Andrew Bonar Law · Great Britain

The Conservatives win 38.5% of votes cast & 344 MPs. Leads the Conservatives to an overall victory of 75 in the general election

1922
Election
David Lloyd George · Great Britain

The Irish election produces a large majority for the pro-treaty party

1922
Election
David Lloyd George · Great Britain

The Conservatives decide to contest the election independently of the coalition

1922
Election
James Ramsey MacDonald · Great Britain

Labour come 2nd with 138 seats

1922
Emergency Budget
Joseph Wirth · Germany · Berlin

Secures Reichstag approval of the emergency budget for 1922 while deputies debate Allied reparations demands.

1922
End of Benes Government
Edvard Benes · Czech Republic · Prague

The Benes Government ends in Prague, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.

1922
End of Second Jon Magnusson Government
Jon Magnusson · Iceland · Reykjavik

The Second Jon Magnusson Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.

1922
Execution
Adolf Hitler · Germany · Stadelheim

Says "2,000 yrs ago the mob of Jerusalem dragged a man to execution in just this way"

1922
Film
Ava Lavinia Gardner · United States of America

Birth of Ava Lavinia Gardner

1922
Final Reichstag Speech
Walther Rathenau · Germany · Berlin

Addresses the Reichstag on foreign policy three days before his assassination.

1922
Finance Minister Appointment
Andreas Hermes · Germany · Berlin

Takes office as Reich Finance Minister during worsening budgetary pressure, reparations obligations and currency weakness.

1922
Finance Ministry Continued
Andreas Hermes · Germany · Berlin

Remains Finance Minister when Wilhelm Cuno forms his cabinet, maintaining continuity during the currency and reparations crisis.

1922
First Governor General
Timothy Michael Healy · Ireland · Dublin

Begins service as the first Governor-General of the Irish Free State.

1922
First Recorded Hansard Contribution
Arthur Greenwood · Great Britain · London

Makes his first recorded contribution in Hansard shortly after entering Parliament.

1922
First Svehla Government
Antonin Svehla · Czech Republic · Prague

Begins the First Svehla Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.

1922
Food Minister Appointment
Hans Luther · Germany · Berlin

Enters the Cuno cabinet as Minister for Food and Agriculture.

1922
Food Ministry Appointment
Anton Fehr · Germany · Berlin

Joins Wirth's cabinet as Minister for Food and Agriculture after Andreas Hermes moves to the Finance Ministry.

1922
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America · Washington

The tariff raises duties on many agricultural and manufactured imports.

1922
Foreign Minister Appointment
Frederic von Rosenberg · Germany · Berlin

Joins Cuno's cabinet as Foreign Minister, taking responsibility for diplomacy during the reparations crisis.

1922
Foreign Minister of Germany
Walther Rathenau · Germany · Berlin

Is appointed Foreign Minister in Joseph Wirth's government.

1922
Foreign Ministry Assumed
Joseph Wirth · Germany · Berlin

Temporarily takes responsibility for the Foreign Office after Rathenau's assassination.

1922
Free State
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Dublin

Under Collins supervision, the Free State rapidly takes control of the capital. Leads to the Irish Civil War as fighting breaks out in Dublin between the anti-Treaty IRA and the Free State troops

1922
Free State
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Limerick

Free State troops capture Waterford & Limerick from anti-treaty rebels

1922
General Election
Arthur Greenwood · Great Britain · Nelson and Colne

Wins Nelson and Colne for Labour and enters the House of Commons.

1922
General Strike
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy

The Socialists call a General Strike & Mussolini embarks on strike breaking

1922
Genoa Agenda Cabinet Meeting
Friedrich Ebert · Germany · Berlin

Meets Wirth and senior ministers to review Germany's agenda and negotiating position for the forthcoming Genoa Conference.

1922
Genoa Conference
Luigi Facta · Italy · Genoa

The Genoa Conference endorses a gold-exchange standard using reserve currencies alongside gold.

1922
Genoa Conference
Joseph Wirth · Germany · Genoa

Leads the German government delegation as the Genoa Conference opens with representatives from 34 countries.

1922
Genoa Conference Invitation
Joseph Wirth · Germany · Berlin

Receives the Italian invitation for Germany to attend the international economic and financial conference planned for Genoa.

1922
Genoa Plenary Address
Walther Rathenau · Germany · Genoa

Addresses the plenary session of the Genoa Conference on Germany's economic and international position.

1922
German Society Address
Walther Rathenau · Germany · Berlin

Speaks before the German Society of 1914 about foreign policy, national reconstruction and Germany's international position.

1922
Gold Exchange Standard
Robert Horne · Great Britain · Genoa

Horne supports international plans for central-bank cooperation and economical use of monetary gold.

1922
Government
Wladyslaw Sikorski · Poland

Forms a cabinet of pacification after the assassination of Narutowicz

1922
Government Ends
Aimo Kaarlo Cajander · Finland · Helsinki

His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.

1922
Government Ends
Juho Vennola · Finland · Helsinki

His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.

1922
Government Formation Consultations
Friedrich Ebert · Germany · Berlin

Conducts consultations during the coalition crisis that follows the SPD refusal to join a broader government with the DVP.

1922
Government Statement
Wilhelm Cuno · Germany · Berlin

Presents his government's program and adopts the previous cabinet's reparations note as the basis of policy.

1922
Grand Coalition Rejected
Otto Wels · Germany · Berlin

Leads an SPD opposed to enlarging the governing coalition by admitting the DVP, contributing to the collapse of Wirth's cabinet.

1922
Hitler Youth
Adolf Hitler · Germany

The first NSDAP-related organisation of German youth is the Jugendbund der NSDAP, its establishment by the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP, the German Nazi Party, is announced in the Volkischer Beobachter

1922
Hitler Youth
Adolf Hitler · Germany

The inaugural meeting of the Hitler Youth

1922
Hoover Dam
Franklin Delano Roosevelt · United States of America · Hoover Dam

The Colorado River Compact for construction of the Hoover Dam splits the river basin into upper and lower halves with the states within each region deciding how the water would be divided

1922
in Paris
James Joyce · Ireland · Paris

James Joyces novel "Ulysses" is published in Paris with 1,000 copies

1922
Independence of China
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America · Washington

Respects the territory of China, a formal endorsement of the "Open Door" policy

1922
Independence of Egypt
Fuad I · Egypt · Cairo

Becomes King as Britain recognizes Egypt as an independent sovereign state, subject to reserved matters.

1922
Independence of Egypt
David Lloyd George · Great Britain

Great Britain grants Egypt independence

1922
Independence of Egypt
David Lloyd George · Great Britain

Britain declares Egypt a sovereign state, but British troops remain

1922
Independence of Egypt
David Lloyd George · Great Britain

Sultan Fuad I is crowned king of Egypt. England recognizes Egypt

1922
Independence of Great Britain
David Lloyd George · Great Britain

Great Britain grants Egypt independence

1922
Independence of Great Britain
David Lloyd George · Great Britain

Britain declares Egypt a sovereign state, but British troops remain

1922
Independence of Great Britain
David Lloyd George · Great Britain

Sultan Fuad I is crowned king of Egypt. England recognizes Egypt

1922
Independence of United States of America
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America · Washington

Respects the territory of China, a formal endorsement of the "Open Door" policy

1922
Indian Imperial Police
George Orwell · Great Britain · Burma

Joins the Indian Imperial Police in Burma.

1922
Indian National Congress
Chitta Ranjan Das · India

While Gandhi is in prison the Indian National Congress spinters into 2 factions, one led by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru favouring participation in the legislatures, the other led by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

1922
Indian National Congress
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi · India · Chauri Chaura

While Gandhi is in prison the Indian National Congress spinters into 2 factions, one led by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru favouring participation in the legislatures, the other led by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

1922
Indian National Congress
Motilal Nehru · India

While Gandhi is in prison the Indian National Congress spinters into 2 factions, one led by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru favouring participation in the legislatures, the other led by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

1922
Indian National Congress
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel · India

While Gandhi is in prison the Indian National Congress spinters into 2 factions, one led by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru favouring participation in the legislatures, the other led by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

1922
Indian National Congress
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari · India

While Gandhi is in prison the Indian National Congress spinters into 2 factions, one led by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru favouring participation in the legislatures, the other led by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

1922
Interior Minister Appointment
Rudolf Oeser · Germany · Berlin

Becomes Interior Minister in the new Cuno government.

1922
IRA
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Dublin

A group of 200 anti-Treaty IRA men occupy the Four Courts in Dublin in defiance of the Provisional Government, Collins, who wanted to avoid civil war at all costs, does not attack them until June 1922, when British pressure forced his hand

1922
IRA
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Dublin

Leads to the Irish Civil War as fighting breaks out in Dublin between the anti-Treaty IRA and the Free State troops

1922
IRA
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Cork

In Cork city, Collins meets neutral IRA men Sean Hegarty and Florrie ODonoghue, with a view to contacting Anti-Treaty IRA leaders Tom Barry and Tom Hales to propose a truce

1922
IRA
Sean Hegarty · Ireland · Cork

In Cork city, Collins meets neutral IRA men Sean Hegarty and Florrie ODonoghue, with a view to contacting Anti-Treaty IRA leaders Tom Barry and Tom Hales to propose a truce

1922
IRA
Florrie ODonoghue · Ireland · Cork

In Cork city, Collins meets neutral IRA men Sean Hegarty and Florrie ODonoghue, with a view to contacting Anti-Treaty IRA leaders Tom Barry and Tom Hales to propose a truce

1922
Irish Army Council
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Dublin

The Irish Army Council is founded under the leadership of Michael Collins

1922
Irish Free State Established
William T. Cosgrave · Ireland · Dublin

Heads the first Executive Council when the Irish Free State is formally established.

1922
Jugendbund der NSDAP
Adolf Hitler · Germany

The first NSDAP-related organisation of German youth is the Jugendbund der NSDAP, its establishment by the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP, the German Nazi Party, is announced in the Volkischer Beobachter

1922
Justice Minister Appointment
Rudolf Heinze · Germany · Berlin

Becomes Justice Minister in Cuno's cabinet.

1922
Kyoto Relativity Lecture
Albert Einstein · Germany · Kyoto

Explains how he developed the theory of relativity in a lecture at Kyoto University.

1922
Labour Ministry Continued
Heinrich Brauns · Germany · Berlin

Remains Labour Minister under Cuno, continuing one of the longest ministerial tenures of the Weimar Republic.

1922
Law for Protection of Republic
Joseph Wirth · Germany · Berlin

His government secures the Law for the Protection of the Republic after Rathenau's murder and a wider campaign of political violence.

1922
Legislation
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America · Washington

Provides for a 10 year moratorium on building large vessels

1922
Legislation
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America

Harding signs the Capper-Volstead Act, exempting the farmers from federal antitrust laws permitting them to share prices and orchestrate supply

1922
Legislation
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America

The Supreme Court unanimously upholds the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that guaranteed the right of women to vote

1922
Legislation
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America · Washington

A supreme court decision to ban alcohol at sea is approved by President Harding

1922
Les Corts Stadium Opening
Joan Gamper · Switzerland · Barcelona

Presides over the era in which Barcelona opens the Les Corts ground to accommodate its growing support.

1922
London Reparations Conference
Joseph Wirth · Germany · London

His government confronts French demands for productive pledges during Allied discussions on Germany's reparations position.

1922
Mandate Confirmation
David Lloyd George · Great Britain · London

League approval confirms British mandates in the Middle East.

1922
Mandate Confirmation
Raymond Poincare · France · Paris

League approval confirms French mandates in Syria and Lebanon.

1922
March on Rome
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy · Naples

Demands a fascist Government or threatens to march on Rome

1922
March on Rome
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy

The PNF is the main agent of an attempted coup, the March on Rome

1922
Mark Depreciation
Andreas Hermes · Germany · Berlin

Confronts a sharp fall in the mark as confidence weakens after Rathenau's assassination and reparations uncertainty intensifies.

1922
Martial Law
Vittorio Emanuele · Italy

Agrees to declare a state of emergency & use the army to impose martial law

1922
Nansen Passport
Fridtjof Nansen · Norway · Geneva

Promotes identity documents for stateless refugees.

1922
National Army
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland

Collins lays down responsibilities as Chairman of the Provisional Government to become Commander in Chief of the National Army, a formal, structured, uniformed army that formed around the nucleus of the pro-Treaty IRA

1922
National Assembly
Abdulmecid II · Turkey

The Crown Prince is elected Caliph by the Turkish National Assembly at Ankara

1922
Neutrality
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Cork

In Cork city, Collins meets neutral IRA men Sean Hegarty and Florrie ODonoghue, with a view to contacting Anti-Treaty IRA leaders Tom Barry and Tom Hales to propose a truce

1922
Neutrality
Sean Hegarty · Ireland · Cork

In Cork city, Collins meets neutral IRA men Sean Hegarty and Florrie ODonoghue, with a view to contacting Anti-Treaty IRA leaders Tom Barry and Tom Hales to propose a truce

1922
Neutrality
Florrie ODonoghue · Ireland · Cork

In Cork city, Collins meets neutral IRA men Sean Hegarty and Florrie ODonoghue, with a view to contacting Anti-Treaty IRA leaders Tom Barry and Tom Hales to propose a truce

1922
New Economic Policy
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin · Russia · Moscow

Relaxes the NEP at the 10th Party Congress after peasant disturbances

1922
Nobel Prize in Literature
Jacinto Benavente · Spain · Stockholm

Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for continuing the traditions of Spanish drama.

1922
Nobel Prize in Physics
Niels Henrik David Bohr · Denmark · Stockholm

Receives the physics prize for research on atomic structure and radiation.

1922
Nosferatu
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau · Germany · Berlin

Directs Nosferatu, one of the central works of German silent horror.

1922
NSDAP Ban in Prussia
Carl Severing · Germany · Prussia

Orders the NSDAP banned throughout Prussia under republic-protection measures because of its anti-republican agitation and violent political activity.

1922
Occupation
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America · Rhineland, The

President Harding orders the US. troops back from the Rhineland

1922
Phantom
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau · Germany · Berlin

Directs Phantom.

1922
PNF
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy

The PNF is the main agent of an attempted coup, the March on Rome

1922
Polish Corridor Agreement
Walther Rathenau · Germany · Berlin

Serves as Foreign Minister when Germany ratifies an agreement simplifying rail traffic through the Polish Corridor.

1922
Pope
Pius XI · Italy · Vatican

Appointed Pope, formerly the Cardinal & Archbishop of Milan

1922
Postal Minister Appointment
Karl Stingl · Germany · Berlin

Becomes Postal Minister in the Cuno cabinet.

1922
President Harding orders the US
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America · Rhineland, The

President Harding orders the US. troops back from the Rhineland

1922
President of Argentina
Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear · Argentina · Buenos Aires

Appointed President of Argentina

1922
President of Brazil
Artur Bernardes · Brazil

Appointed President of Brazil

1922
President of Dail Eireann
Arthur Griffith · Ireland · Dublin

Becomes President of Dail Eireann following de Valera's resignation.

1922
President of Switzerland
Robert Haab · Switzerland · Bern

Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.

1922
President of Venezuela
Juan Vicente Gomez · Venezuela · Caracas

Appointed President of Venezuela, 2nd term

1922
Presidential Election Postponed
Joseph Wirth · Germany · Berlin

Supports extending Friedrich Ebert's presidential term until June 1925 rather than holding a divisive election amid political instability.

1922
Presidential Term Extension
Friedrich Ebert · Germany · Berlin

His presidential term is extended until June 1925, postponing a direct presidential election during a period of political tension.

1922
Prime Minister
Aimo Kaarlo Cajander · Finland · Helsinki

Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.

1922
Prime Minister
Kyösti Kallio · Finland · Helsinki

Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.

1922
Prime Minister Appointed
Ahmet Zogu · Albania · Tirana

Appointed Prime Minister of Albania

1922
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Andrew Bonar Law · Great Britain

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

1922
Prime Minister of Italy
Luigi Facta · Italy

Appointed Prime Minister of Italy

1922
Prime Minister of Italy
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy

Appointed Prime Minister of Italy by Victor Emmanuel

1922
Prime Minister of Poland
Wojciech Korfanty · Poland

Appointed Prime Minister of Poland

1922
Prime Minister of Poland
Julian Ignacy Nowak · Poland

Appointed Prime Minister of Poland

1922
Prime Minister of Poland
Wladyslaw Sikorski · Poland

Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, 1st term

1922
Prime Minister of Poland
Artur Sliwinski · Poland

Appointed Prime Minister of Poland

1922
Provisional Government
Michael Collins · Ireland · Dublin

Becomes chairman of the Provisional Government as the new administration takes office.

1922
Provisional Government
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Dublin

A group of 200 anti-Treaty IRA men occupy the Four Courts in Dublin in defiance of the Provisional Government, Collins, who wanted to avoid civil war at all costs, does not attack them until June 1922, when British pressure forced his hand

1922
Provisional Government
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland

Collins lays down responsibilities as Chairman of the Provisional Government to become Commander in Chief of the National Army, a formal, structured, uniformed army that formed around the nucleus of the pro-Treaty IRA

1922
Provisional Government Succession
William T. Cosgrave · Ireland · Dublin

Succeeds Michael Collins as chairman of the Provisional Government.

1922
Pyrmont Joins Prussia
Otto Braun · Germany · Prussia

Heads the Prussian government when Pyrmont is incorporated into Prussia and assigned to the Province of Hanover.

1922
RAF Enlistment
Thomas Edward Lawrence of Arabia · Great Britain · Uxbridge

Enlists in the Royal Air Force under the name John Hume Ross.

1922
Railway Strike Ban
Friedrich Ebert · Germany · Berlin

Uses Article 48 powers to prohibit a planned strike by the national union representing railway civil servants and trainees.

1922
Rapallo Cabinet Review
Joseph Wirth · Germany · Genoa

Reviews the diplomatic consequences of the Rapallo agreement with cabinet ministers two days after its signature.

1922
Rapallo Negotiations
Ago von Maltzan · Germany · Rapallo

Plays a leading Foreign Office role in the German-Soviet negotiations that produce the Treaty of Rapallo.

1922
Rathenau Murder Address
Joseph Wirth · Germany · Berlin

Addresses the Reichstag after Rathenau's murder and condemns the political forces encouraging anti-republican violence.

1922
Reballion of Believes fascist
Emanuele Pugliese · Italy

Believes fascist revolt can ended in a few hours but the King refuses to use the Army

1922
Reballion of Believes the fascist
Emanuele Pugliese · Italy

Believes the fascist revolt can be put down but the King refuses to use the Army

1922
Reballion of fascist plan for
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy · Naples

The fascist plan for insurrection is made known at a mass meeting. Demands a fascist Government or threatens to march on Rome

1922
Reballion of fascist plan for
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy · Naples

The fascist plan for insurrection is made known at a mass meeting

1922
Reballion of Irish Republic
David Lloyd George · Great Britain · Dublin

Irish Republic rebels occupy 4 Government courts in Dublin

1922
Reballion of plan for
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy

The fascist leadership agrees on a plan for insurrection

1922
Reballion of put down the
Luigi Facta · Italy · Rome

Advises the King to use the Army to put down the rebellion but the King refuses

1922
Reballion of Rebels in Dublin
David Lloyd George · Great Britain · Dublin

The Irish Government attacks the Republicans who surrender 3 days later. Civil war continues for a year

1922
Reballion of Rebels in Rome
Luigi Facta · Italy · Rome

Rejects a request by the Army Commander, General Pugliese, to impose martial law

1922
Reich Chancellery State Secretary
Eduard Hamm · Germany · Berlin

Becomes State Secretary of the Reich Chancellery when Wilhelm Cuno forms his government.

1922
Reichsrat Republic Law Approval
Gustav Radbruch · Germany · Berlin

Sees the Reichsrat approve the government's revised protection legislation before the bill moves to the Reichstag.

1922
Reichstag Confidence Vote
Joseph Wirth · Germany · Berlin

Wins a Reichstag confidence vote by 220 votes to 185 after controversy over the government's handling of the railway strike.

1922
Reichstag Crisis after Rathenau
Paul Löbe · Germany · Berlin

Presides over an angry Reichstag session after Rathenau's murder and repeatedly calls deputies to maintain parliamentary order.

1922
Reichstag Reparations Speech
Walther Rathenau · Germany · Berlin

Addresses the Reichstag on reparations and German foreign policy shortly before the Genoa Conference.

1922
Reparations
Louis Barthou · France

France is willing to accept raw material instead of currency for German reparations

1922
Reparations Committee Address
Walther Rathenau · Germany · Berlin

Addresses the Reichstag Main Committee, arguing that reparations remain the central problem of German foreign policy.

1922
Reparations Default Finding
Wilhelm Cuno · Germany · Berlin

Faces a Reparation Commission finding that Germany has failed to make required deliveries to France.

1922
Reparations Diplomacy
Frederic von Rosenberg · Germany · Berlin

Directs foreign policy as the Reparation Commission declares Germany deficient in required deliveries to France.

1922
Reparations Moratorium Policy
Wilhelm Cuno · Germany · Berlin

Adopts the previous government's request for a three-to-four-year reparations moratorium while seeking foreign credit and currency stabilization.

1922
Reparations White Book
Joseph Wirth · Germany · Berlin

His government publishes documents explaining German reparations policy from May 1921 through March 1922.

1922
Republic Protection Bill
Gustav Radbruch · Germany · Berlin

As Justice Minister, helps prepare legislation converting emergency anti-extremist measures into a permanent Law for the Protection of the Republic.

1922
Republic Protection Decree
Friedrich Ebert · Germany · Berlin

Issues emergency measures under Article 48 against anti-republican organizations, propaganda and political violence following Rathenau's assassination.

1922
Republic Protection Law Enacted
Friedrich Ebert · Germany · Berlin

Promulgates the Law for the Protection of the Republic, strengthening penalties and powers against anti-republican organizations.

1922
Republic Protection Law Passed
Gustav Radbruch · Germany · Berlin

Sees the Reichstag pass the Republic Protection Law with the two-thirds majority required for its exceptional constitutional provisions.

1922
Republican Education Guidelines
Adolf Köster · Germany · Berlin

Publishes guidance encouraging schools and universities to support civic education in the democratic republican state.

1922
Resignation after Treaty Vote
Eamon de Valera · Ireland · Dublin

Resigns after the Dail ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty and rejects his position on the settlement.

1922
Resignation of David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George · Great Britain · London

Resigns as Prime Minister

1922
Resignation of Joseph Wirth
Joseph Wirth · Germany · Berlin

Leaves office after the coalition crisis and the formation of Wilhelm Cuno's minority government.

1922
Resignation of Luigi Facta
Luigi Facta · Italy

Fails to get Victor Emmanuel to agree to martial law & resigns

1922
Respects the territory of China, a formal endorsement of the Open Door
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America · Washington

Respects the territory of China, a formal endorsement of the "Open Door" policy

1922
Return to SPD
Rudolf Breitscheid · Germany · Nuremberg

Returns with the majority of the USPD to the SPD during the Nuremberg reunification congress.

1922
Rule of Aleutian Islands
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America · Aleutian Islands

The Washington Disarmament Conference comes to an end with the signature of a final Treaty forbidding fortification of the Aleutian Islands for 14 years

1922
Rule of Egypt
David Lloyd George · Great Britain

Great Britain grants Egypt independence

1922
Rule of Egypt
David Lloyd George · Great Britain

Britain declares Egypt a sovereign state, but British troops remain

1922
Rule of Egypt
David Lloyd George · Great Britain

Sultan Fuad I is crowned king of Egypt. England recognizes Egypt

1922
Rule of Kars
Abdulmecid II · Turkey · Kars

Under a pact between Russia & Turkey the Kars region becomes part of Turkey

1922
Second Abdication of Constantine I
Constantine Glucksburg · Greece · Athens

Constantine abdicates following the military revolution and leaves Greece.

1922
September Revolution
Nikolaos Plastiras · Greece · Athens

Military officers establish a revolutionary committee after the Asia Minor defeat.

1922
Siege of Donbas
Joseph Stalin · Russia · Donbas

Stalin signs an order of the day of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Southern Front congratulating the armies of the front on the defeat of Denikins armies and the capture of the Donbas and Rostov

1922
Siege of Dublin
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Dublin

Under Collins supervision, the Free State rapidly takes control of the capital

1922
Siege of Fiume
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy · Fiume

Fiume surrenders to the Fascists

1922
Siege of Four Courts
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Dublin

A group of 200 anti-Treaty IRA men occupy the Four Courts in Dublin in defiance of the Provisional Government, Collins, who wanted to avoid civil war at all costs, does not attack them until June 1922, when British pressure forced his hand

1922
Siege of Four Courts
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Dublin

The British forces Collins to take action against the Four Courts men, Collins borrows two 18 pounder artillery pieces from the British and bombards the Four Courts until its garrison surrenders. Leads to the Irish Civil War as fighting breaks out in Dublin between the anti-Treaty IRA and the Free State troops

1922
Siege of Kiev
Joseph Stalin · Russia · Kiev

Stalin signs an instruction of the Revolutionary Military Council of the South-Western Front to the Commander of the First Cavalry Army to demolish the Kiev group of the Polish armies

1922
Siege of Munster
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Ireland · Munster

Collins, along with Richard Mulcahy and Eoin ODuffy decide on a series of seaborne landings into republican held areas that re-takes Munster and the west in July-August 1922

1922
Siege of Munster
Richard Mulcahy · Ireland · Munster

Collins, along with Richard Mulcahy and Eoin ODuffy decide on a series of seaborne landings into republican held areas that re-takes Munster and the west in July-August 1922

1922
Siege of Munster
Eoin ODuffy · Ireland · Munster

Collins, along with Richard Mulcahy and Eoin ODuffy decide on a series of seaborne landings into republican held areas that re-takes Munster and the west in July-August 1922

1922
Siege of Odessa
Joseph Stalin · Russia · Odessa

Stalin signs an instruction of the Revo-lutionary Military Council of the South-Western Front to the Command of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Armies on measures for the defense of Odessa

1922
Siege of Rome
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy · Rome

The "black shirt" army enters Rome without any opposition

1922
Siege of Rostov
Joseph Stalin · Russia · Rostov

Stalin signs an instruction of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Southern Front to the armies of the front for the capture of Rostov

1922
Siege of Rostov
Joseph Stalin · Russia · Rostov

Stalin signs an order of the day of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Southern Front congratulating the armies of the front on the defeat of Denikins armies and the capture of the Donbas and Rostov. Stalin informs Lenin of the capture of Rostov by Budyonnys Cavalry

1922
Sigurdur Eggerz Government
Sigurdur Eggerz · Iceland · Reykjavik

Begins the Sigurdur Eggerz Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.

1922
SPD-USPD Reunion
Otto Wels · Germany · Nuremberg

Helps reunify the SPD and most of the USPD at a joint Nuremberg congress adopting a common political program.

1922
Speech
Adolf Hitler · Germany · Konigsplatz

Condemns the Law for the Protection of the Republic

1922
State Court for Republic
Gustav Radbruch · Germany · Leipzig

The new protection law creates a special State Court to hear serious anti-republican offences.

1922
State of Emergency
Vittorio Emanuele · Italy

Agrees to declare a state of emergency & use the army to impose martial law

1922
State Premiers Conference
Wilhelm Cuno · Germany · Berlin

Meets the minister-presidents of the German states as his new government coordinates national policy.

1922
State Railways Transfer Law
Wilhelm Groener · Germany · Berlin

Oversees transport policy as legislation implements the transfer of state railways into the national railway system.

1922
Strike
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini · Italy

The Socialists call a General Strike & Mussolini embarks on strike breaking

1922
Strike
Mao Tse-Tung · China · An-Yuan

Mao leads An-Yuan miners on strike

1922
Stuttgart Foreign Policy Speech
Walther Rathenau · Germany · Stuttgart

Addresses representatives from several political parties on Germany's foreign policy and reparations difficulties.

1922
Succession
Abdulmecid II · Turkey

The Crown Prince is elected Caliph by the Turkish National Assembly at Ankara

1922
Sultanate
Abdulmecid II · Turkey

Following the deposition of his cousin the Sultanate is abolished

1922
Third Dail Government
William T. Cosgrave · Ireland · Dublin

Becomes President of Dail Eireann as the provisional and Dail administrations are brought together.

1922
Transfer of Government Functions
Michael Collins · Ireland · Dublin

Oversees finance as administrative functions are transferred to the Provisional Government.

1922
Transport Ministry Continued
Wilhelm Groener · Germany · Berlin

Remains Transport Minister when the Cuno government takes office.

1922
Treasury Minister Appointment
Heinrich Albert · Germany · Berlin

Joins Cuno's government as Treasury Minister during the worsening fiscal crisis.

1922
Treaty of Rapallo
Walther Rathenau · Germany · Rapallo

Signs the Treaty of Rapallo, restoring German-Soviet diplomatic relations and mutually renouncing war-related financial claims.

1922
Treaty of Rapallo
Joseph Wirth · Germany · Rapallo

Signs the Treaty of Rapallo alongside Foreign Minister Rathenau, restoring diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia.

1922
Treaty of Russia
Joseph Stalin · Russia

A German Treaty is signed in Italy, recognizes the Soviet Union

1922
Treaty Ratification
Arthur Griffith · Ireland · Dublin

Supports the Dail vote ratifying the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

1922
Trial
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi · India · Chauri Chaura

A British court sentences Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years in prison

1922
Ulysses
James Joyce · Ireland · Paris

James Joyces novel "Ulysses" is published in Paris with 1,000 copies

1922
USPD-SPD Unification
Arthur Crispien · Germany · Nuremberg

Participates in the reunification of most of the USPD with the SPD at the Nuremberg party congress.

1922
Versailles Protest
Theodor Leipart · Germany · Germany

Represents the trade-union movement during a nationwide protest highlighting the social and economic consequences attributed to the Versailles settlement.

1922
Warwick and Leamington
Robert Anthony Eden · Great Britain · Warwick

Stands for Parliament in Warwick and Leamington during the general election

1922
Washington Naval Treaty
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America · Washington

US, British, Japanese, French & Italian ships remain 5.5, 3, 1.75 & 1.75. The Washington Disarmament Conference comes to an end with the signature of a final Treaty forbidding fortification of the Aleutian Islands for 14 years. The US, Britain, France & Japan agree to the naval status quo. Signed by the US, Britain, Japan, France & Italy. Signed at the Washington Conference

1922
World War Foreign Debt Commission
Warren Gamaliel Harding · United States of America

The US. Congress establishes the World War Foreign Debt Commission

1922
Yongfeng Crisis
Chiang Kai-Shek · China · Guangzhou

Travels to Guangdong to assist Sun Yat-sen after Chen Jiongming’s revolt forces Sun onto the gunboat Yongfeng.

Births in 1922

1922
Birth of Christopher Lee
Christopher Frank Carandini Lee · Great Britain

Birth of Christopher Lee

1922
Birth of David Paul Scofield
David Paul Scofield · Great Britain · Birmingham

Birth of David Paul Scofield.

1922
Birth of Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein · United States of America

Elmer Bernstein, movie music composer is born in NYC

1922
Birth of Jack Ashley
Jack Ashley · Great Britain

Birth of Jack Ashley

1922
Birth of John Jock Stein
John "Jock" Stein · Great Britain · Burnbank

Birth of John "Jock" Stein

1922
Birth of Judy Garland
Judy Garland · United States of America

Birth of Judy Garland

1922
Birth of Julius Kambarage Nyerere
Julius Kambarage Nyerere · Tanzania

Birth of Julius Kambarage Nyerere

1922
Birth of Kingsley Amiss
Kingsley Amiss · Great Britain

Kingsley Amis, novelist and poet, is born

1922
Birth of Mary Isobel Mollie Sugden
Mary Isobel Mollie Sugden · Great Britain

Birth of Mary Isobel Mollie Sugden

1922
Birth of Renata Tebaldi
Renata Tebaldi · Italy

Birth of Renata Tebaldi

1922
Birth of Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin · Israel · Jerusalem

Birth of Yitzhak Rabin

Deaths in 1922

1922
Death of Charles I
Charles I · Austria

Death of Charles I, dies of pneumonia

1922
Death of Gabriel Narutowicz
Gabriel Narutowicz · Poland

Death of Gabrie Narutowicz, assassinated

1922
Death of Michael Collins
Michael Collins · Ireland · Beal na Blath

Is killed in an ambush while serving as chairman of the Provisional Government.

Coronations in 1922

1922
Coronation
David Lloyd George · Great Britain

Sultan Fuad I is crowned king of Egypt. England recognizes Egypt

1922
Coronation at Alba Iulia
Ferdinand I · Romania · Alba Iulia

Ferdinand is crowned king of Greater Romania at Alba Iulia.

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