1922 in Portugal explained

Events in the year 1922 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President

António José de Almeida

• Prime Minister

Francisco da Cunha Leal (until 6 February); António Maria da Silva (starting 6 February)

Events

• 29 January  - Portuguese legislative election, 1922.^[1]

Sports

• 31 March  - first issue of Jornal Sporting
• S.C. Beira-Mar founded
• S.C. Lusitânia founded
• Padroense F.C. founded
• SC Bustelo founded
• 22 September  - V.S.C. - Vitória Sport Clube founded

Births

• 3 May  - Vasco Gonçalves, military officer and politician (died 2005)
• 10 November  - Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Beja (died 2012).
• José Saramago, novelist, poet, playwright, journalist and Nobel laureate (died 2010).^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820. 21 January 2016. pt. https://web.archive.org/web/20050105172845/http://www.iscsp.utl.pt/~cepp/eleicoes_em_portugal.htm. 2005-01-05. dead.
2. Encyclopedia: José Saramago . Anne . Sletsjøe . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 28 October 2012.
3. News: José Saramango, Nobel Prize-Winning Portuguese Writer, Dies at 87 . New York Times . 18 June 2010 . 28 October 2012.