April 22
This day in history:
- 1876 – The first National League baseball game is played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia.
- 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.
- 1930 – The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding.
- 1969 – The formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) is announced at a mass rally in Calcutta.
Births:
- 1412 – Reinhard III, Count of Hanau (1451–1452) (d. 1452)
- 1914 – José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (d. 1941)
- 1946 – Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope, Scottish lawyer and politician
Deaths:
- 1871 – Martín Carrera, Mexican general and president (1855) (b. 1806)
- 2012 – George Rathmann, American chemist, biologist, and businessman (b. 1927)
- 1985 – Jacques Ferron, Canadian physician and author (b. 1921)
Holidays:
- Earth Day (International observance) and its related observance: International Mother Earth Day
- From 2018 onwards, a national day of commemoration for the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence (United Kingdom)
- Fighter Aviation Day (Brazil)
Random Article of the day:
Herman Matthews
Herman Matthews (born December 28, 1960, in Houston, Texas) is an American drummer and composer. Matthews works as a session and touring musician, most notably for Tower of Power, Kenny Loggins and toured with Tom Jones for more than 7 years. He began playing drums at the age of seven and has been the backbone of world-class pop, rock, jazz, soul, R&B and funk bands for nearly thirty years.
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