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, 484,800 hours 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.
- 1864 –The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
- 1898 –Spanish-American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports and the USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
- 1944 –World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated – Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.
- 1948 –1948 Arab-Israeli War: Haifa, a major port of Israel, is captured from Arab forces.
- 1993 –Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released.
- 2004 –Two fuel trains collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing up to 150 people.
- 2005 –Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan’s war record.
- 2006 –243 people are injured in pro-democracy protest in Nepal after Nepali security forces open fire on protesters against King Gyanendra.
Who were born on April 22?
- 1860 –Ada Rehan, American stage actress (d. 1916)
- 1892 –Vernon Johns, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)
- 1926 –Charlotte Rae, American actress
- 1929 –Michael Atiyah, British-Lebanese mathematician
- 1946 –Nicole Garcia, French actress and director
- 1959 –Ryan Stiles, American actor
- 1965 –Lauri Hendler, actress
- 1976 –Paul Henderson, Australian footballer
- 1978 –Esteban Tuero, Argentinian race car driver
- 1978 –Ezekiel Jackson, Guyanese professional wrestler
Who died on April 22?
- 1592 –Bartolomeo Ammanati, Italian architect (b. 1511)
- 1839 –Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)
- 1908 –Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1836)
- 1945 –Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician (b. 1900)
- 1980 –Jane Froman, American actress (b. 1907)
- 1986 –Mircea Eliade, Romanian writer (b. 1907)
- 1995 –Maggie Kuhn, American activist (b. 1905)
- 1998 –Kitch Christie, South African rugby coach (b. 1940)
- 2004 –Jason L. Dunham, American Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1981)
- 2005 –Erika Fuchs, German translator (b. 1906)
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