Births on March 22

Hector Sévin

Born on March 22, 1852

Hector Sévin, French cardinal (d. 1916)

Hector Sévin (22 March 1852 – 4 May 1916) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was former Archbishop of Lyon.

Hector Sévin was born in Simandre, France. He was educated at the Seminary of Belley and he received the diaconate on 22 May 1875.

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Events on 1852

20 Mar

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.
3 Aug

Harvard-Yale Regatta
Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event
21 Aug

Fort Selkirk
Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
24 Sep

Henri Giffard
The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes.
16 Nov

22 Kalliope
The English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope.

Births on March 22

Hector Sévin

Born on March 22, 1852

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Events on 1852

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harvard-Yale Regatta

Fort Selkirk

Henri Giffard

22 Kalliope