On This Day in History for April 22
Events in History
- 1056 Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye
- 1073 Pope Alexander II buried and Ildebrando chosen as Pope Gregory VII
- 1145 19th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
- 1164 Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III
- 1370 Building begins on the Bastille fortress in Paris
- 1500 Pedro Álvares Cabral is the first european to discover Brazil, landing near Monte Pascoal, claims it for Portugal
- More Events in History
Isabella I of Castile
Immanuel Kant
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Nabokov
Robert OppenheimerWeddings in History
- 1887 Business magnate Andrew Carnegie (51) weds Louise Whitfield (30) in NYC, New York
- 2017 "Gotham" star Chris Chalk weds Kimberley Dalton Mitchell at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Miguel de Cervantes
Anne Bonny
Henry Royce
Ansel Adams
Cesar Chavez
Richard NixonApril in History
A Son, A Son – My Wife For A Son!
Henry VIII, who became King of England on this day in history, disposed of two wives in his quest for a son and heir – and was to marry four others.
April 21, 1509
Richard Nixon, The Only US President to Resign
Richard Nixon became the only US President ever to resign from office, brought down by scandal over the Watergate office break-in and its attempted cover-up.
April 22, 1994
Portuguese Discover Brazil
Pedro Álvares Cabral sees the land that would later be known as Brazil for the first time
April 22, 1500
Who Wrote Shakespeare?
Could the son of a provincial glove-maker, born on this day in history, be the author of the world's greatest plays? The argument rages on.
April 23, 1564