Today in History for 22nd April 2025
Historical Events
1164 – Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III
1745 – Austria and Bavaria sign Peace Treaty of Füssen, ending Bavaria’s participation (on the French side) in the War of the Austrian Succession
1906 – New rule puts umpire in sole charge of all game balls
1954 – US Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings begin
1978 – Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony
Famous Birthdays
1858 – Ethel Smyth, English composer, born in Sidcup, Kent (d. 1944)
1927 – (Lorenzo) “Laurel” Aitken, Cuban-Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Caribbean pop and ska music, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2005)
1962 – Carol Van Dijk, Dutch-Canadian singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Bettie Serveert – “Dust Bunny”), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1970 – Regine Velasquez, Filipina pop singer and actress, born in Tondo, Philippines
1977 – Aaron Fink, American guitarist (Breaking Benjamin, 2002-11), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
835 – Kūkai, Japanese Buddhist monk and poet (founded Shingon school of Buddhism), dies at 60
1890 – Magnus Huss, Swedish physician who coined the word alcoholism and was the first to define it as a disease, dies at 82
1988 – Irene Rich, American actress (Beau Brumell, Champ), dies at 96
2005 – Erika Fuchs, German translator, dies at 98
2008 – Paul Davis, American country-rock-pop singer-songwriter and piano player (“I Go Crazy”; “65 Love Affair”), dies of a heart attack at 60
