What Happened In January 1922 In History

Historical Events for January, 1922

• 7th » Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by a 64-57 vote.
• 10th » Arthur Griffith is elected President of the Dáil Éireann.
• 11th » First use of insulin to treat Diabetes mellitus called diabetes in a human patient.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1922

• 1st » Ernest Hollings, American politician, 106th Governor of South Carolina
• 1st » Roz Howard, American race car driver (d. 2013)
• 1st » Jerry Robinson, American illustrator (d. 2011)
• 3rd » Bill Travers, English actor, screenwriter, and director (d. 1994)
• 4th » Rosalie Crutchley, English actress (d. 1997)
• 4th » Mart Port, Estonian architect (d. 2012)
• 4th » Frank Wess, American saxophonist and flute player (New York Jazz Quartet) (d. 2013)
• 5th » Anthony Synnot, Australian admiral (d. 2001)
• 7th » Alvin Dark, American baseball player and manager
• 7th » Vincent Gardenia, Italian-American actor (d. 1992)
• 7th » Eric Jupp, English-Australian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2003)
• 7th » Jean-Pierre Rampal, French flute player (d. 2000)
• 8th » Jan Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (d. 1986)
• 8th » Abbey Simon, American pianist
• 9th » Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Nobel laureate (d. 2011)
• 9th » Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea (d. 1984)
• 10th » Billy Liddell, Scottish footballer (d. 2001)
• 10th » Ester Mägi, Estonian composer
• 10th » Hannelore Schroth, German actress (d. 1987)
• 11th » Ernle Bradford, English historian and author (d. 1986)
• 12th » Tadeusz Żychiewicz, Polish journalist and historian (d. 1994)
• 13th » Albert Lamorisse, French director and producer (d. 1970)
• 15th » Eric Willis, Australian politician, 34th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1999)
• 16th » Ernesto Bonino, Italian singer (d. 2008)
• 17th » Robert De Niro, Sr., American painter (d. 1993)
• 17th » Luis Echeverría, Mexican politician, 50th President of Mexico
• 17th » Nicholas Katzenbach, American lawyer, 65th United States Attorney General (d. 2012)
• 17th » Betty White, American actress and singer
• 19th » Guy Madison, American actor (d. 1996)
• 20th » Ray Anthony, American trumpet player, composer, bandleader, and actor
• 20th » Elizabeth Diana Percy, Duchess of Northumberland (d. 2012)
• 20th » Graham Stark, English actor and director (d. 2013)
• 21st » Telly Savalas, American actor (d. 1994)
• 21st » Paul Scofield, English actor (d. 2008)
• 22nd » Howard Moss, American poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1987)
• 24th » Charles Socarides, American psychiatrist (d. 2005)
• 25th » Raymond Baxter, English television host and pilot (d. 2006)
• 26th » Michael Bentine, English comedian and actor (d. 1996)
• 26th » Seán Flanagan, Irish footballer and politician (d. 1993)
• 28th » Anna Gordy Gaye, American songwriter and producer, co-founded Anna Records (d. 2014)
• 28th » Robert W. Holley, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
• 29th » Gerda Steinhoff, Polish concentration camp supervisor (d. 1946)
• 30th » Dick Martin (comedian) known as Dick Martin, American comedian, actor, and director (d. 2008)
• 31st » Joanne Dru, American actress (d. 1996)

Famous Deaths for January 1922

• 1st » István Kühár, Slovene priest and politician (b. 1887)
• 3rd » Wilhelm Voigt, German military impostor (b. 1849)
• 5th » Ernest Shackleton, Irish explorer (b. 1874)
• 6th » Jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (b. 1842)
• 10th » Frank Tudor, Australian politician (b. 1866)
• 22nd » Fredrik Bajer, Danish politician, Nobel Peace Prize named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1837)
• 22nd » Pope Benedict XV (b. 1854)
• 22nd » Camille Jordan, French mathematician and academic (b. 1838)
• 23rd » Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor (b. 1855)
• 27th » Nellie Bly, American journalist (b. 1864)

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