April 22 Pedro Álvares Cabral 1500 – A fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral (pictured) anchored off present-day Brazil; he later claimed the land for the Portuguese Empire. 1885 – The first meeting of the Colonial Defence Committee, a standing committee of the British Colonial Office, was held to discuss the defence of Barbados. 1918 – The short-lived Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic was established on territory formerly part of the Russian Empire. 1951 – Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army attacked positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, starting the Battle of Kapyong. 2016 – The Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, opened for signature and was signed by 175 parties. Philip of Poitou (d. 1208)Robert Ludwig Kahn (b. 1923)Regine Velasquez (b. 1970) More anniversaries: April 21 April 22 April 23 Archive By email List of days of the year About