Historical Events In April - 22

1990  Lebanon releases hostage Robert Polhill on April - 22.   

1990  On this day in history bertil Unger, actor (Devil & Max Devlin), dies   

1991  Intel releases the 486SX chip on April - 22.   

1991  Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from Tonight Show on this day in history.   

1991  Shalom America (Jewish cable network) is launched in Brooklyn & Queens on this day in history.   

1992  Billy Wayne White, murderer, executed in Texas at 34 on this day in history.   

1993  Andries Treurnicht, founder S Afr Conservative Party, dies at 72 on April - 22.   

1994  On April - 22 former President Richard Nixon dies   

1994  D Nauta, theologist/church historian/lawyer, dies at 96 on this day in history.   

1995  Don Pullen, pianist/composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1996  David Shipman, film historian, dies at 63 on April - 22.   

2006  Jalal Talabani re-elected for a second term as President of Iraq on this day in history.   

2006  War on Terror: Four Canadian soldiers are killed 75 kilometers north of Kandahar, Afghanistan by a roadside bomb - the worst one-day combat loss for the Canadian army since the Korean War on this day in history.   

2007  The first round of the French presidential election of 2007 takes place on this day in history.   

2012  On April - 22 30 year old women collapses and dies during London Marathon   

2013  On April - 22 6 people are killed in a shooting rampage in Belgorod, Russia   

2014  On this day in history david Moyes is sacked as manager of Manchester United   

2017  On April - 22 ilie Năstase thrown off tennis court for insulting British female players during Fed Cup play-off against Romania in Constanta   

2018  On April - 22 bus crash in North Korea kills 36, with most Chinese tourists   

2018  On this day in history saudi-led coalition airstrike kills more than 20 at a wedding in northwestern Yemen   

2018  On April - 22 liverpool's Egyptian soccer forward Mohamed Salah is named Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year   

2018  Monte Carlo Tennis Masters: Rafael Nadal beats Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-2 to extend his Open-era record for most wins at the same event (11) on this day in history.   

2018  On April - 22 gunman opens fire at Waffle House in Nasville, Tennessee, killing four with James Shaw Jr. wrestling rifle from gunman's hands   

2019  On April - 22 marvel film "Avengers: Endgame" directed by Anthony and Joe Russo starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and an ensemble cast, premieres in Los Angeles   

2020  On April - 22 iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps deploys the country's first military satellite, using a new satellite carrier called "Ghased" ("Messenger").   

2021  World leaders mark Earth Day by hosting a virtual summit on climate change, during which more ambitious targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions are proposed, including a 40% cut by 2030 for the United States on April - 22.   

2023  On April - 22 editor of German magazine "Die Aktuelle" sacked after running a so-called interview generated by AI with FI racing driver Michael Schumacher [1]   

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1357  Johan I, King of Portugal (1383-1433) was born on April - 22.   

1451  Isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain (1479-1504), patron of Columbus was born on April - 22.   

1610  Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italy, lawyer/Pope (1689-91) was born on this day in history.   

1640  Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun was born on April - 22.   

1658  Giuseppe Torelli, Italy, composer (Concert Grossi op 8) was born on this day in history.   

1682  On this day in history birth of willem I Kerricx the Young, Flemish architect/sculptor/painter   

1690  John Carteret, Earl Granville (C), English chief minister (1722-42) was born on April - 22.   

1692  On this day in history birth of james Stirling, Scottish mathematician (d. 1770)   

0296  On this day in history death of pope Caius   

0536  Agapitus I, Italian Pope (535-36), dies on April - 22.   

1253  Elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53 on this day in history.   

1355  On April - 22 eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward II, dies at 36   

1462  On this day in history gilbert of Lannoy, master of Villerval/Tronchiennes/Santes, dies   

1521  On this day in history death of juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded   

1592  On April - 22 bartolommeo Ammanati, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 80   

1648  On this day in history catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69