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Notable anniversaries in history for today: April 22
- 300th: 1724 - Birth of Immanuel Kant in Konigsberg, Germany; philosopher (Critique of Pure Reason) (dies 1804).
- 100th: 1924 - Hague Chambers of Commerce forms, Netherlands.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of John K Barlow; English rubberplanter/financier/multi-millionaire.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Nico Ladenis; British restauranteur (Nico at 90).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Viscount Portman; British landowner/multi-millionaire.
- 80th: 1944 - Allies land near Hollandia, New-Guinea.
- 70th: 1954 - Achiel van Acker forms Belgian government.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Joseph Bottoms in Santa Barbara, California, USA; actor (Surfacing, Blind Date).
- 70th: 1954 - NBA adopts the 24-second shot clock and six team-foul rule.
- 70th: 1954 - US Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings begin.
- 70th: 1954 - USSR joins UNESCO.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Bob McCann; NBA forward (Washington Bullets).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Chris Makepeace in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (Vamp, My Bodyguard, Meatballs, Oasis).
- 60th: 1964 - The New York World's Fair opens in Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, New York, held for the 300th anniversary of New York City. US President Lyndon Johnson opens the fair, which covers over 646 acres of land. Theme of the fair is "Peace Through Understanding". Walt Disney's WED company constructed pavilions for: Ford (Magic Skyway), General Electric (Progressland), the state of Illinois (Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln), and Pepsi-Cola / UNICEF (It's a Small World).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Adam Parfitt in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Georgia Goettmann; model (Cosmopolitan - May 1995).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Scott Nemes; actor (Ricky Halsenbach - The Wonder Years, Grant Schumacker - It's Garry Shandling).
- 40th: 1984 - Ansel Adams, American photographer, dies at age 82 (born 1902).
- 40th: 1984 - Vicki Fergon wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic.
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Amelle Berrabah, British singer (Sugababes).
- 30th: 1994 - 7,000 Tutsis slaughtered in stadium of Kibuye, Rwanda.
- 30th: 1994 - Børge Ousland reaches North pole.
- 30th: 1994 - D Nauta, theologist/church historian/lawyer, dies at age 96.
- 30th: 1994 - In Denmark, the largest lollipop is made, weighing 3,011 pounds.
- 30th: 1994 - Michael Moorer beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavyweight boxing title.
- 30th: 1994 - Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th US President (1969-74), dies of stroke at age 81 (born 1913).
- 30th: 1994 - Schelto Patijn appointed mayor of Amsterdam.
- 30th: 1994 - Schmidt Hans Burkhardt, artist, dies at age 89.
- 20th: 2004 - Two trains carrying explosives and fuel collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing 161 people, injuring 1,300 and destroying thousands of homes.
- 20th: 2004 - The last coal mine in France closes, ending nearly 300 years of coal mining.
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Pat Tillman, American football player and U.S. Army Ranger (killed in Iraq) (born 1976).
- 15th: 2009 - General and provincial elections are held in South Africa. The African National Congress wins 267 of 400 seats, the Congress of the People wins 28, and the Democratic Alliance wins 67.
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