What happened in 1922
25 entries recorded for 1922, listed by date. That was 104 years ago.
1922 at a glance
- Years ago
- 104 (as of 2026)
- Century
- 20th century
- Decade
- 1920s
- Generation born
- Greatest Generation
- Entries here
- 25
- Breakdown
- 25 historical events
January
- January 5
Ernest Shackleton
Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton (pictured) died of a heart attack during his final expedition.
- January 28
Knickerbocker storm
The largest recorded snowstorm in the history of Washington, D.C., collapsed the Knickerbocker Theatre (damage pictured), killing 98 people.
February
- February 6
Washington Naval Treaty
Representatives from France, Italy, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom signed the Washington Naval Treaty (pictured), agreeing to limits on naval construction in the hopes of preventing an arms race.
- February 16
Byblos
A landslide in Byblos revealed a sarcophagus in an underground tomb that was later discovered to be part of a large Bronze Age necropolis.
March
- March 15
Egypt
After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.
- March 20
United States Navy
The United States Navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier, USS Langley.
- March 24
Irish War of Independence
Irish War of Independence: In Belfast, two men wearing police uniforms broke into a house and murdered a Catholic family in what was believed to be a reprisal for the deaths of two policemen the day before.
April
- April 1
South Seas Mandate
Under the South Seas Mandate, Japan set up a government in Koror, precipitating large-scale Japanese settlement in Palau.
- April 3
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin became the first general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- April 15
John B. Kendrick
U.S. senator John B. Kendrick introduced a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal involving U.S. president Warren G. Harding's administration, leading to the Teapot Dome scandal.
- April 20
Soviet Union
The Soviet government created the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the Georgian SSR.
- April 24
Imperial Wireless Chain
The first portion of the Imperial Wireless Chain, a strategic international wireless telegraphy communications network created to link the countries of the British Empire, opened.
- April 29
London to Brighton walk
Sixteen-year-old Lilian Salkeld became the first woman to walk from London to Brighton.
May
- May 30
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., featuring a sculpture of the sixteenth U.S. president Abraham Lincoln by Daniel Chester French, opened.
June
- June 22
Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)
Irish Republican Army gunmen assassinated British member of parliament Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson.
July
- July 1
List of American railway unions
Seven of the sixteen American railroad labor organizations staged a nationwide strike (striking workers pictured) that lasted two months.
- July 5
Tenentism
Brazilian Army rebels took over Fort Copacabana and launched a rebellion in Rio de Janeiro against President Epitácio Pessoa and President-elect Artur Bernardes.
October
- October 18
British Broadcasting Company
The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.
November
- November 4
Tomb of Tutankhamun
The tomb of Tutankhamun (pictured) was discovered by a team led by British Egyptologist Howard Carter.
- November 15
Fountain of Time
Fountain of Time, in Chicago's Washington Park, was dedicated as a tribute to 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.
- November 15
1922 Guayaquil general strike
During a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador, police and military fired into a crowd, killing at least 300 people.
- November 21
Rebecca Latimer Felton
Rebecca Latimer Felton became the first woman to serve in the United States Senate, albeit for only one day.
- November 24
Irish Civil War
Irish Civil War: Irish nationalist author Erskine Childers was executed by the Irish Free State for illegally carrying a semi-automatic pistol.
December
- December 16
Gabriel Narutowicz
Gabriel Narutowicz (pictured), the first president of Poland, was assassinated only five days after having taken office.
- December 27
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy commissioned Hōshō (pictured), the world's first purpose-built aircraft carrier.
Questions about 1922
What happened in 1922?
This site records 25 entries for 1922, including Ernest Shackleton on January 5. They are listed below by date.
How long ago was 1922?
104 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1922 turns 104 this year.
Which century is 1922 in?
1922 falls in the 20th century, in the 1920s.
Which generation was born in 1922?
Greatest Generation (1901–1927). Grew up in the Depression and fought in the Second World War.
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