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
- 1898 –Spanish-American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports and the USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
- 1906 –The 1906 Summer Olympics, not now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
- 1912 –Pravda, the “voice” of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
- 1912 –Tsinghua University, one of mainland China’s leading universities, is founded.
- 1945 –World War II: Führerbunker: After learning that Soviet forces have taken Eberswalde without a fight, Adolf Hitler admits defeat in his underground bunker and states that suicide is his only recourse.
- 1948 –1948 Arab-Israeli War: Haifa, a major port of Israel, is captured from Arab forces.
- 1969 –British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
- 1970 –The first Earth Day is celebrated.
- 1972 –Vietnam War: Increased American bombing in Vietnam prompts anti-war protests in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco.
- 2005 –Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan’s war record.
Who were born on April 22?
- 1610 –Pope Alexander VIII (d. 1691)
- 1766 –Madame de Staël, French author (d. 1817)
- 1891 –Harold Jeffreys, English astronomer (d. 1989)
- 1904 –J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (d. 1967)
- 1916 –Yehudi Menuhin, American-born violinist (d. 1999)
- 1936 –Glen Campbell, American musician
- 1946 –John Waters, American filmmaker
- 1960 –Randall L. Stephenson, American business executive
- 1962 –Jeff Minter, English video game programmer
- 1973 –Brian Marshall, American bassist (Creed)
Who died on April 22?
- 1833 –Richard Trevithick, English inventor (b. 1771)
- 1877 –James P. Kirkwood, American civil engineer (b. 1807)
- 1908 –Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1836)
- 1951 –Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (b. 1870)
- 1968 –Stephen H. Sholes, American recording executive (b. 1911)
- 1995 –Maggie Kuhn, American activist (b. 1905)
- 1998 –Kitch Christie, South African rugby coach (b. 1940)
- 2002 –Linda Lovelace, American porn actress (b. 1949)
- 2003 –Felice Bryant, American songwriter (b. 1925)
- 2005 –Erika Fuchs, German translator (b. 1906)
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