Editing 1822 (section)

=== January–March ===
* [[January 1]] – The [[Greek Constitution of 1822]] is adopted by the [[First National Assembly at Epidaurus]].
* [[January 3]] – The famous French explorer, [[Aimé Bonpland]], is imprisoned in Paraguay on charges of espionage. 
* [[January 7]] – The first freed slaves from the [[United States]] [[history of Liberia|arrive on the west coast of Africa]], founding [[Monrovia]] on April 25.
* [[January 9]] – The Portuguese prince [[Pedro I of Brazil]] decides to stay in [[Brazil]] against the orders of the [[Portugal]]'s [[John VI of Portugal|King João VI]], beginning the Brazilian independence process.
* [[January 13]] – The design of the modern-day [[flag of Greece]] is adopted by the [[First National Assembly at Epidaurus]], for their [[Maritime flag|naval flag]].
* [[January 14]] – Greek War of Independence: [[Acrocorinth]] is captured by [[Theodoros Kolokotronis]] and [[Demetrios Ypsilantis]].
* [[February 6]] – The Chinese [[Junk (ship)|junk]] ''[[Tek Sing]]'' sinks in the [[South China Sea]], drowning more than 1,800 people on board. The wreckage will not be located until [[1999]].<ref>{{cite web | title =Treasures of the Tek Sing | url=http://www.nauticalia.com/treasures-of-the-tek-sing.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124114936/http://www.nauticalia.com/treasures-of-the-tek-sing.html | archive-date=January 24, 2008 | accessdate = August 3, 2019}}</ref>
* [[February 9]] – The [[Invasion|invading]] [[Haiti]]an forces, led by [[Jean-Pierre Boyer]], arrive in [[Santo Domingo]], to overthrow the newly founded [[Dominican Republic]].
* [[February 24]] – The first [[List of Swaminarayan temples|Swaminarayan temple]], ''[[Kalupur Swaminarayan Mandir]]'' at [[Ahmedabad]] in the [[British Raj]], is inaugurated.
* [[March 19]]
** The [[Holy Alliance]] sends the [[Ottoman Empire]] a final ultimatum after Ottoman repression of Austrian subjects in [[Bucharest]] during the [[Wallachian uprising of 1821|Wallachian uprising]], otherwise facing war with [[Austrian Empire|Austria]].
** [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], is incorporated as a [[Boston City Council|city]] following a vote.
* [[March 31]] – [[Greek War of Independence]] – [[Chios massacre]]: 20,000 Greeks on the island of [[Chios]] are slaughtered by [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] troops, and 23,000 more are exiled.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dadrian|first=Vahakn N.|title=Warrant for Genocide: Key Elements of Turko-Armenian Conflict|location=New Brunswick|publisher=Transaction Publishers|year=1999|page=[https://archive.org/details/warrantforgenoci00dadr/page/153 153]|isbn=1560003898|url=https://archive.org/details/warrantforgenoci00dadr/page/153}}</ref>