The formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) is announced at a mass rally in Calcutta. Date: April 22, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)

British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world. Date: April 22, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)

Chicano residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation of Chicano Park. Date: April 22, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)

The first Earth Day is celebrated. Date: April 22, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)

Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board. Date: April 22, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic. Date: April 22, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)

A series of gas explosions rip through the streets in Guadalajara, Mexico, killing 206. Date: April 22, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)

Eighteen-year-old Stephen Lawrence is murdered in a racially motivated attack while waiting for a bus in Well Hall, Eltham. Date: April 22, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)

Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record. Date: April 22, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming. Date: April 22, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)