1822 ( MDCCCXXII ) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar  and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar , the 1822nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 822nd year of the 2nd millennium , the 22nd year of the 19th century , and the 3rd year of the 1820s decade. As of the start of 1822, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events [ change | change source ]

• Andre-Marie Ampere discovered the attraction between current-carrying wires.
• The law of electric current and magnetic field was developed.
• The Sunday Times newspaper is first published in the United Kingdom .

Births [ change | change source ]

• February 25 – Princess Charlotte of Cambridge , British royal (died 1916 )
• April 27 – Ulysses S. Grant , 18th American President (died 1885 )
• October 4 – Rutherford B. Hayes , 19th American President (died 1894 )
• December 27 – Louis Pasteur , French scientist (died 1895 )