1922 Calendar
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1922 Historical Event(s)
January 28, 1922
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Dog in Chinese astrology.
February 2, 1922
– Ulysses by James Joyce is published.
June 29, 1922
– France grants 1 km² at Vimy Ridge “freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes”.
July 11, 1922
– The Hollywood Bowl opens.
August 2, 1922
– A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people.
October 28, 1922
– March on Rome: Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government.
October 29, 1922
– The King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III, appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister.
October 30, 1922
– Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy.
December 9, 1922
– Gabriel Narutowicz is announced the first president of Poland.
December 27, 1922
– Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.
Who Were Born On 1922?
January 7, 1922
– Eric Jupp, British-born Australian composer, arranger, conductor (d. 2003)
January 8, 1922
– Jan Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (d. 1986)
February 28, 1922
– Joyce Howard, British film actress (d. 2010)
April 16, 1922
– Kingsley Amis, English author (d. 1995)
May 11, 1922
– Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
June 9, 1922
– John Gillespie Magee, Jr., American poet and aviator (d. 1941)
August 5, 1922
– L. Tom Perry, American religious figure
September 7, 1922
– Lucien Jarraud, Canadian radio host (d. 2007)
November 16, 1922
– Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist
December 11, 1922
– Grigoris Bithikotsis, Greek singer (d. 2005)