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On This Day In History for April 22, 2026

This is the 112nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 253 days remaining in 2026.

It was on this date in 1500, that Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral landed in Brazil (discovery of Brazil).
Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés established a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico on this date in 1519.
Also on April 22, 1969, British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston won the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completed the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
It was also this date in 1970 that the first Earth Day was celebrated.
49 years ago today, optical fiber was first used to carry live telephone traffic.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

German astronomer and mathematician, Wilhelm Schickard, born on this date in 1592.
Born April 22, 1891, English mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer Harold Jeffreys.
American physicist and academic, J. Robert Oppenheimer, born on this date in 1904.
Born April 22, 1910, American mathematician and academic Norman Steenrod.
German mathematician and academic, Hanfried Lenz was born 110 years ago today.
Aaron Spelling, the American actor, producer, and screenwriter was born 103 years ago today.
Welsh-American chemist and astronaut, Anthony Llewellyn was born 93 years ago today.
Also turning 83 today is American mathematician and professor Scott W. Williams.
American businessman, pilot, and sailor, Steve Fossett, born on this date in 1944.
Also turning 80 today is English physicist and author Paul Davies.
British video game designer and programmer, Jeff Minter, born on this date in 1962.
Also born on that same date in 1983, English-American entomologist and palaeontologist, Sam W. Heads.

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And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 22, 2026

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