At the age of 22

• 25-August-1991 : Michael Schumacher makes his Formula 1 debut in the Belgian Grand Prix.
• 19-June-1978 : Cricketer Ian Botham becomes the first man in the history of the game to score a century and take 8 wickets in 1 inning of a Test match.
• 29-January-1977 : Actor Freddie Prinze dies from a self inflicted bullet wound.
• 26-October-1970 : Garry Trudeau's comic strip ''Doonesbury'' debuts in approximately two dozen newspapers in the United States.
• 22-March-1968 : Daniel Cohn-Bendit ("Danny The Red") and 7 other students occupy the administrative offices of the University of Nanterre, setting in motion a chain of events that lead France to the brink of revolution in May.
• 03-February-1959 : A chartered plane transporting musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper goes down in foggy conditions near Clear Lake, Iowa, killing all 4 occupants on board, including pilot Roger Peterson. The tragedy is later termed "The Day the Music Died", popularized in Don McLean's 1972 song "American Pie".
• 06-November-1957 : ''Jailhouse Rock'' opens nationally and Elvis Presley continues to gain more notoriety.
• 09-July-1957 : Elvis Presley's ''Loving You'' opens in theaters.
• 26-March-1957 : 2222yearyearold Elvis Presley buys Graceland on 3734 Bellevue Boulevard (Highway 51 South) for $100,000. He and his family move from the house on 1034 Audubon Drive.
• 06-January-1957 : Elvis Presley appears on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' for the 3rd and final time. He is only shown from the waist up, even during the gospel segment, singing "Peace In The Valley". Ed Sullivan describes Elvis thus: "This is a real decent, fine boy. We've never had a pleasanter experience on our show with a big name than we've had with you. You're thoroughly all right."