What are the important events that happened on April 22? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 22: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 22 is the 112th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 253 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 9, 2025 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 29,088,000 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectadecadigon’ day.
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Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 301 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,505 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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April 22 Historical Events
- 1809 –The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: the Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon I of France and driven over the Danube in Regensburg.
- 1836 –Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
- 1944 –World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated – Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.
- 1964 –The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair opens for its first season.
- 1970 –The first Earth Day is celebrated.
- 1997 –Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria – 93 villagers killed.
- 2000 –In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives’ home in Miami, Florida.
- 2000 –The Big Number Change takes place in the United Kingdom.
- 2006 –243 people are injured in pro-democracy protest in Nepal after Nepali security forces open fire on protesters against King Gyanendra.
- 2008 –The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.
Who were born on April 22?
- 1904 –J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (d. 1967)
- 1919 –Carl Lindner, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist
- 1922 –Wolf V. Vishniac, American microbiologist (d. 1973)
- 1939 –Theodor Waigel, German politician and finance minister
- 1946 –Paul Davies, English physicist, writer and broadcaster
- 1966 –Dana Barron, American actress
- 1970 –Andrea Giani, Italian volleyball player
- 1971 –Eric Mabius, American actor
- 1983 –Matt Jones, American football player
- 1987 –David Luiz, Brazilian footballer
Who died on April 22?
- 1592 –Bartolomeo Ammanati, Italian architect (b. 1511)
- 1672 –Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish poet (b. 1598)
- 1854 –Nicolás Bravo, Mexican politician and soldier (b. 1786)
- 1892 –Edouard Lalo, French composer (b. 1823)
- 1929 –Henry Lerolle, French painter (b. 1848)
- 1951 –Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (b. 1870)
- 1978 –Will Geer, American actor (b. 1902)
- 1985 –Jacques Ferron, Canadian physician, author and politician (b. 1921)
- 2002 –Linda Lovelace, American porn actress (b. 1949)
- 2004 –Pat Tillman, American football player and U.S. Army Ranger (killed in action) (b. 1976)
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