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 113th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 253 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 9, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,713,744,000 seconds 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 ‘hectadecatrigon’ 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 282 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 4,140 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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April 22 Historical Events
- 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.
- 1876 –The first ever National League is played in Philadelphia.
- 1912 –Pravda, the “voice” of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
- 1930 –The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding.
- 1997 –The Japanese embassy hostage crisis ends in Lima, Peru.
- 2000 –The Big Number Change takes place in the United Kingdom.
- 2003 –Election of the fifth Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
- 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.
- 2008 –The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.
Who were born on April 22?
- 1690 –John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (d. 1763)
- 1892 –Vernon Johns, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)
- 1906 –Eddie Albert, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1946 –Paul Davies, English physicist, writer and broadcaster
- 1951 –Ana María Shua, Argentine poet
- 1960 –Mart Laar, Estonian statesman
- 1964 –Estelle Asmodelle, actress, model & writer
- 1977 –Aaron Fink, American guitarist (Breaking Benjamin)
- 1979 –Zoltán Gera, Hungarian footballer
- 1984 –Amelle Berrabah, English singer (Sugababes)
Who died on April 22?
- 1778 –James Hargreaves, English inventor (b. 1720)
- 1929 –Henry Lerolle, French painter (b. 1848)
- 1933 –Sir Henry Royce, British automobile manufacturer (b. 1863)
- 1980 –Jane Froman, American actress (b. 1907)
- 1983 –Earl “Fatha” Hines, American jazz pianist (b. 1903)
- 1996 –Harold “Jug” McSpaden, American professional golfer (b. 1908)
- 2004 –Jason L. Dunham, American Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1981)
- 2005 –Erika Fuchs, German translator (b. 1906)
- 2006 –Alida Valli, Italian actress (b. 1921)
- 2011 –Moin Akhter, Pakistani actor (b. 1950)
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