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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in April 1922.
The US president was Warren G. Harding (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was David Lloyd George (Liberal), Pope Pius XI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on April 1922: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of April 1922?


Events

  • 01 Apr 1922 Six Irish Catholic civilians are shot and beaten-to-death by a gang of policemen in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
  • 03 Apr 1922 Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
  • 04 Apr 1922 WAAB (Baton Rouge Louisiana) becomes first US radio station with "W" calls.
  • 05 Apr 1922 KOB-AM in Albuquerque NM begins radio transmissions
  • 07 Apr 1922 Teapot Dome scandal: United States Secretary of the Interior leases Teapot Dome petroleum reserves in Wyoming.
  • 10 Apr 1922 The historic Genoa Conference commences in Genoa. The representatives of 34 countries convene to speak about monetary economics in the wake of World War I.
  • 13 Apr 1922 The State of Massachusetts opens all public offices to women.
  • 14 Apr 1922 Republic rebels occupies four government courts in Dublin.
  • 15 Apr 1922 Banting, MacLeod and Best discover insulin
  • 16 Apr 1922 German-Russia treaty signed in Italy, Soviet Union recognized.
  • 18 Apr 1922 Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0.
  • 19 Apr 1922 26th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:18 10.
  • 20 Apr 1922 The Soviet government creates South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within Georgian SSR.
  • 21 Apr 1922 The first Aggie Muster is held as a remembrance for fellow Texas A&M graduates who had died in the previous year.
  • 22 Apr 1922 South Ossetian Autonomous Region is established in Georgian SSR.
  • 24 Apr 1922 In Barnegat, New Jersey, USA an overhead explosion of comet fragment rocks buildings, shatters windows, and releases clouds of noxious gas.
  • 27 Apr 1922 Fritz Langs "Dr Mabuse, der Spieler" premieres in Berlin.
  • 30 Apr 1922 Chicago White Sox Charles Robertson perfect games Detroit Tigers, 2-0.

Famous Birthday

  • Doris Day

    American actress and singer; on-screen from 1948 and known from Texas to Tibet, world beloved as everybody's favorite virgin.

  • Italian noted family, the sister of Gianni Agnelli and the granddaughter of Giovanni, the founder of Fiat, the daughter of Edoardo who died...

  • American jazz musician, bandleader, composer, genius and legend who elevated bass into a solo melodic instrument.

  • Paris 16éme Actor.

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Famous Deaths

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in April 1922?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Ka-Lu-A
  2. - Give Me My Mammy
  3. - They Call it Dancing
  4. - April Showers
  5. - The Song of Love

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler

Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler

Release year: 1922

Directed by: Fritz Lang

Starring: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Aud Egede-Nissen, Gertrude Welcker, Alfred Abel

Country: United States of America

Silver Spurs

Silver Spurs

Release year: 1922

Directed by: Henry McCarty, James Leo Meehan

Starring: Lester Cuneo, Lillian Ward, Bert Sprotte, Zalla Zarana

The Lion and the Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse

Release year: 1922

Directed by: Steve Syarto

Pay Day

Pay Day

Release year: 1922

Directed by: Charles Chaplin

Starring: Charles Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Mack Swain, Edna Purviance

The Spanish Jade

The Spanish Jade

Release year: 1922

Directed by: John S. Robertson

Starring: David Powell, Marc McDermott, Charles de Rochefort, Evelyn Brent