On this day: 22 May

Selected events and births on 22 May, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1762 – The Trevi Fountain in Rome was officially inaugurated by Pope Clement XIII. Read more: Trevi Fountain Pope Clement XIII
• 1844 – In Shiraz, Iran, the Báb declared himself to be a messenger of God to Mullá Husayn, leading to the foundation of Bábism, considered to be a precursor to the Baháʼí Faith. Read more: Shiraz Báb Mullá Husayn
• 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 ever to hold a patent. Read more: Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln's patent Patent
• 1897 – The first Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames was opened to improve commerce and trade in the East End of London. Read more: Blackwall Tunnel River Thames East End of London
• 1905 – Sultan Abdul Hamid II established the Ullah millet, a separate millet for the Aromanians within the Ottoman Empire. Read more: Abdul Hamid II Ullah millet Millet (Ottoman Empire)
• 1911 – The Uruguayan Regional Workers' Federation declared a general strike in solidarity with trolley workers in Montevideo. Read more: Uruguayan Regional Workers' Federation General strike Montevideo
• 1980 – Location testing for Pac-Man, a Japanese arcade game that became an icon of 1980s popular culture, began in Shibuya, Tokyo. Read more: Pac-Man Arcade game Popular culture
• 1998 – In Public Prosecutor v Taw Cheng Kong, the Court of Appeal of Singapore overruled a High Court decision in the only time a statute in Singapore had been ruled unconstitutional. Read more: Public Prosecutor v Taw Cheng Kong Court of Appeal of Singapore High Court of Singapore

Born on this day

• 1954 – Shuji Nakamura, Japanese-American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Shuji Nakamura Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1965 – Jay Carney, American journalist, 29th White House Press Secretary Read more: Jay Carney White House Press Secretary
• 1979 – Tihomir Dovramadjiev, Bulgarian Chess boxer Read more: Tihomir Dovramadjiev Chess boxing
• 1984 – Dustin Moskovitz, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Facebook Read more: Dustin Moskovitz Facebook
• 1999 – Samuel Chukwueze, Nigerian footballer Read more: Samuel Chukwueze
• 1999 – Femke Huijzer, Dutch model Read more: Femke Huijzer
• 2000 – Julián Carranza, Argentine footballer Read more: Julián Carranza
• 2001 – Enzo Barrenechea, Argentine footballer Read more: Enzo Barrenechea
• 2001 – Emma Chamberlain, American internet personality Read more: Emma Chamberlain
• 2001 – Joshua Zirkzee, Dutch footballer Read more: Joshua Zirkzee
• 2002 – Anthony Richardson, American football player Read more: Anthony Richardson (American football)
• 2004 – Peyton Elizabeth Lee, American actress Read more: Peyton Elizabeth Lee

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / May 22 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.