Year 1570
The first atlas, titled Theatrum Arbis Terram, was published, with a total of 70 maps.
MAY 22
Daily Historical Chronicle
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22 May: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 22 May.
Observances & Special Days
International Day for Biological Diversity (International)
United States National Maritime Day
National Sovereignty Day (Haiti)
Republic Day (Sri Lanka)
Year 1849
Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for an invention to lift boats over obstacles in a river, making him the only U.S. President to ever hold a patent.
Year 1892
Doctor Washington Scheffield invented the tube for toothpaste.
Year 1906
The Wright brothers received a patent from the US for their flying machine.
Year 1933
World Trade Day was celebrated for the first time.
Year 1936
Lord Brabourne laid the foundation stone of Brabourne Stadium in Bombay.
Year 1953
Sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Darjeeling and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand were the first to conquer Mount Everest (World).
Year 1963
India's first glider Rohini took off.
Year 1972
Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka, adopted a new constitution, and officially became a republic.
Year 1980
Arcade game Pac-Man was released on May 22, 1980 by Namaco. It is among the most famous arcade game and one of the highest-grossing video games of all time.
Year 1989
IRBM 'Agni' Missile launched successfully from Chandipur, Orissa.
Year 1990
The Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen merged to become the Republic of Yemen.
Year 1996
Ravi Shastri was appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
Year 1996
United Front prime ministerial candidate H.D.Deve Gowda unanimously elected leader of the Front's parliamentary party.
Year 2003
Swedish golfer Annika Sörenstam became the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event in 58 years.
Born 1772
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician and founder of Brahmo Samaj, was born at Radhanagar in Hooghly district, Bengal. (1771 or 1772)
Born 1917
Suniti Chaudhary, a revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Kumilla. She was one of the accused in the famous Chargaon ammunition plot and assassination of General Lemen, Inspector General of Dhaka.
Born 1927
Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mo. Usman, the leader in Maharashtra, was born.
Born 1927
M. S. Shivsankaraiyah, cricket test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Andhra Pradesh.
Born 1940
Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm off-break Bowler), was born in Bangalore. He is also the recipient of the Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970).
Remembrance
337 AD: Constantine the Great, the Roman emperor.
Died 1545
Sher Shah Suri, the founder of the Suri Empire in India.
Died 1802
Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington.
Died 1885
Victor Hugo, a French poet, novelist, and dramatist.
Died 1991
Shripad Amrit Dange, a founding member of the Communist Party of India.
Died 2010
Veturi Sundararama Murthy, an Indian poet, and lyricist.