Historical Events on April 22

18 significant historical events occurred on April 22. April 22 is notable for various historical events. In 1809, the Battle of Eckmühl took place during Napoleon's campaigns. The London Naval Treaty, which set regulations for submarine warfare and naval construction, was signed in 1930. More recent events on this date include the 2007 French presidential election and the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix Formula One race.

Total Events

Time Span

1453–2022

22 famous birthdays on April 22

Including Henri La Fontaine, Louise Glück, Donald J. Cram

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Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density

15th C.21st C.

15th Century

1 event

1453

war

1453 battle in the Balkans

16th Century

2 events

1517

war

1517 battle between Portuguese and Ottoman Empires

1573

war

1573 naval battle of the Eighty Years' War

17th Century

1 event

1676

war

1676 naval battle of the Franco-Dutch War

19th Century

5 events

1819

war

1819 battle between the British and Xhosa during the Fifth Xhosa War

1829

war

1829 battle part of the Argentine civil wars

1834

politics

British-French-Spanish-Portuguese agreement

1837

war

1837 Ethiopian-Egyptian battle

1879

war

1879 battle of the Second Anglo-Afghan War

20th Century

4 events

1930

politics

Agreement between the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Italy and the United States, signed on 22 April 1930, which regulated submarine warfare and limited naval shipbuilding

1974

general

1974 torture and killings of three people during a robbery in Ogden, Utah

1979

war

Battle of the Uganda–Tanzania War that took place on 22 April 1979

1992

disaster

Series of gas explosions