1922

Events

1. 11 January

   Insulin is first given to a diabetic patient

   Fourteen-year-old Leonard Thompson received an insulin extract at Toronto General Hospital. The first dose failed, but a purer extract made by James Collip saved his life later that month.

2. 18 October

   The British Broadcasting Company is founded

   Wireless manufacturers formed the British Broadcasting Company to run Britain's first national radio service. Under John Reith it became the public British Broadcasting Corporation in 1927.

3. 4 November

   Howard Carter finds the steps to Tutankhamun's tomb

   Howard Carter's workers uncovered a step cut into the rock of the Valley of the Kings, leading to the nearly intact tomb of Tutankhamun. Its treasures caused a worldwide sensation.

4. 24 November

   Carter uncovers the sealed doorway of Tutankhamun's tomb

   With Lord Carnarvon present, Howard Carter's team cleared the stairway and found a sealed doorway bearing Tutankhamun's name. Two days later they looked inside.

5. 26 November

   Howard Carter looks into Tutankhamun's tomb

   Howard Carter made a small hole in the sealed doorway and peered in by candlelight. Asked if he could see anything, he reportedly replied, 'Yes, wonderful things.'

6. 30 December

   The Soviet Union is formally established

   Delegates from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Transcaucasian Federation approved the treaty creating the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. It lasted until 1991.

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7. 

   Event

   Abolition of the Ottoman sultanate

   The abolition of the Ottoman sultanate was the decision of the Grand National Assembly in Ankara in 1922 to end the office of sultan.

8. 

   Event

   March on Rome

   The March on Rome was the mass mobilisation by which Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party came to power in Italy in October 1922.

9. 

   Revolt

   Rand Revolt

   The Rand Revolt was an armed uprising of white mineworkers on the Witwatersrand in 1922, sparked by mine owners' plans to cut costs by employing more black workers in semi-skilled jobs.

10. 

    Treaty

    Treaty on the Creation of the USSR

    The Treaty on the Creation of the USSR, approved on 30 December 1922 by the First All-Union Congress of Soviets, united the Russian SFSR, the Ukrainian SSR, the Byelorussian SSR and the Transcaucasian SFSR into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

11. 

    Treaty

    Uqair Protocol

    The Uqair Protocol of 1922 set the borders between the Sultanate of Nejd under Ibn Saud and the British-protected Kuwait and mandated Iraq.

12. 

    Battle

    Battle of Dumlupınar

    The Battle of Dumlupınar was the decisive battle of the Greco-Turkish War, fought from 26 to 30 August 1922 in western Anatolia.

13. 

    Treaty

    Washington Naval Treaty

    The Washington Naval Treaty was an arms-limitation agreement signed in February 1922 by the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, France and Italy at the Washington Naval Conference.

14. Event

    Hughes–Peynado plan

    The Hughes–Peynado plan was the 1922 agreement between the American secretary of state Charles Evans Hughes and the Dominican lawyer Francisco Peynado that set the terms for ending the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic.

15. Event

    Chauri Chaura incident

    The Chauri Chaura incident took place on 4 February 1922 at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Provinces of British India.

In the profiles

• Ottoman EmpireThe Grand National Assembly abolishes the sultanate
• VenezuelaThe Barroso II blowout reveals the oil riches of Lake Maracaibo
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandThe Irish Free State is established; Northern Ireland stays in the UK
• Kingdom of GreeceDefeat in Asia Minor; Smyrna burns and over a million refugees flee
• Kingdom of ItalyThe March on Rome brings Benito Mussolini to power
• Russian SFSRThe RSFSR co-founds the Soviet Union
• Republic of LatviaThe Satversme is adopted; Jānis Čakste becomes president
• United KingdomThe Irish Free State leaves; Northern Ireland remains in the United Kingdom
• Soviet UnionFour Soviet republics form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• HebrewThe British Mandate for Palestine recognises Hebrew as an official language beside English and Arabic

Wars and longer events

• Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)Ended · 1919–1922
• Non-cooperation movementEnded · 1920–1922
• Russian Civil WarEnded · 1917–1922
• Washington Naval ConferenceEnded · 1921–1922

Born in 1922 14

• Julius Nyerere1922–1999
• Norodom Sihanouk1922–2012
• Michael Ventris1922–1956
• Abdul Razak Hussein1922–1976
• Benedicto Kiwanuka1922–1972
• Carlos Andrés Pérez1922–2010
• Luis Somoza Debayle1922–1967
• Eric Gairy1922–1997
• Abdullahi Issa1922–1988
• Árpád Göncz1922–2015
• Hammer DeRoburt1922–1992
• Janani Luwum1922–1977
• Juan Gerardi1922–1998
• Djibo Bakary1922–1998

Died in 1922 10

• Alfred-Amédée Dodds1842–1922
• Yamagata Aritomo1838–1922
• John Kirk1832–1922
• Djemal Pasha1872–1922
• Enver Pasha1881–1922
• Gabriel Narutowicz1865–1922
• Pratap Singh of Idar1845–1922
• Shahu of Kolhapur1874–1922
• Michael Collins1890–1922
• Waghji II1858–1922

Works 3

• Constitution of LatviaWork / monument
• Borba (newspaper)Work / monument
• Lex KallioWork / monument

States founded 9

• British Cameroons 1922 CE – 1961 CE
• Federated Shan States 1922 CE – 1948 CE
• Irish Free State 1922 CE – 1937 CE
• Kingdom of Egypt 1922 CE – 1953 CE
• Kingdom of Kurdistan 1922 CE – 1924 CE
• Soviet Union 1922 CE – 1991 CE
• Syrian Federation 1922 CE – 1924 CE
• Transcaucasian SFSR 1922 CE – 1936 CE
• United Kingdom 1922 CE – present

States that came to an end 10

• Federation of Central America (1921-1922) 1921 CE – 1922 CE
• Irish Republic 1919 CE – 1922 CE
• Kholodny Yar Republic 1919 CE – 1922 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 CE – 1922 CE
• Republic of Central Lithuania 1920 CE – 1922 CE
• Smyrna Zone 1919 CE – 1922 CE
• Southern Ireland 1921 CE – 1922 CE
• Sultanate of Egypt 1914 CE – 1922 CE
• Tripolitanian Republic 1918 CE – 1922 CE
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801 CE – 1922 CE