What happened this day in history April 22

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

  • 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: Prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp revolt. 520 are killed and 80 escape.
  • 1954
    Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army-McCarthy Hearings begins.
  • 1983
    The German magazine Der Stern claims that the “Hitler Diaries” had been found in wreckage in East Germany; the diaries are subsequently revealed to be forgeries.
  • 1992
    In an explosion in Guadalajara, Mexico, 206 people are killed, nearly 500 injured and 15,000 left homeless.
  • 1993
    Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released.
  • 1997
    Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria – 93 villagers killed.
  • 2003
    Election of the fifth Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
  • 2005
    Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan’s war record.

Who were born on April 22?

  • 1918
    Mickey Vernon, American baseball player (d. 2008)
  • 1952
    Marilyn Chambers, American pornographic actress (d. 2009)
  • 1958
    Ken Olandt, American actor
  • 1968
    Zarley Zalapski, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1976
    Michał Żewłakow, Polish footballer
  • 1977
    Aaron Fink, American guitarist (Breaking Benjamin)
  • 1980
    Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
  • 1984
    Amelle Berrabah, English singer (Sugababes)
  • 1986
    Amber Heard, American actress
  • 1988
    Amadou Samb, Senegalese footballer

Who died on April 22?

  • 296
    Pope Caius
  • 1944
    Nikolaos Roussen, Greek naval officer in World War II (b. 1913)
  • 1951
    Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (b. 1870)
  • 1978
    Will Geer, American actor (b. 1902)
  • 1983
    Earl “Fatha” Hines, American jazz pianist (b. 1903)
  • 1996
    Erma Bombeck, American humorist (b. 1927)
  • 1999
    Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek singer (b. 1938)
  • 2003
    Felice Bryant, American songwriter (b. 1925)
  • 2004
    Pat Tillman, American football player and U.S. Army Ranger (killed in action) (b. 1976)
  • 2010
    Richard Barrett, American lawyer and white nationalist (b. 1943)

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