1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).
Events
Births
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January 4 - Georg Büchmann , philologist (d. 1884)
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January 6 - Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (d. 1890)
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January 28 - Alexander Mackenzie, second Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1892)
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February 16 - Sir Francis Galton, English explorer and biologist (d. 1911)
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April 3 - Edward Everett Hale, American writer, (d. 1909)
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May 26 - Edmond de Goncourt, French writer (d. 1896)
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June 10 - John Jacob Astor III, American businessman (d. 1890)
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July 18 - Her Royal Highness Princess Augusta of Cambridge 9d. 1916)
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July 22 - Gregor Mendel, geneticist (d. 1884)
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December 10 - César Franck, Belgian composer and organist (d. 1890)
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December 24 - Matthew Arnold, English poet (d. 1888)
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December 27 - Louis Pasteur, French microbiologist and chemist (d. 1895)
- Charles A. Alexander , English architect
Deaths