1922 in Portugal

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.

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).

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