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12 January 2022
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2010 - Iranian physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi was assassinated while leaving his home for the University of Tehran, where he was a professor.Iranian particle physicist (1959–2010)
Anniversary
2010 - An earthquake registering 7.0 Mw struck Haiti, killing more than 100,000 people.Magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake
Anniversary
2007 - Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.Great Comet of 2007
Anniversary
1967 - Seventy-three-year-old psychology professor James Bedford became the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.American psychologist (1893–1967)
Anniversary
1964 - Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.Sultan of Zanzibar from 1963 to 1964
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
No items available.
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Rick Garcia (activist), American LGBTQ rights activist (born 1956)American LGBTQ activist (1956–2026)
Died
2025 - Leslie Charleson, American actress (born 1945)American actress (1945–2025)
Died
2025 - Claude Jarman Jr., American actor and producer (born 1934)American actor (1934–2025)
Died
2023 - Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter (born 1968)American singer-songwriter (1968–2023)
Died
2023 - Sharad Yadav, Indian politician, 30th Minister of Civil Aviation, 29th Labour Minister (born 1947)Indian politician (1947–2023)
Died
2022 - Ronnie Spector, American singer (born 1943)American singer (1943–2022)
Died
2020 - Sir Roger Scruton, English philosopher and writer (born 1944)English philosopher (1944–2020)
Died
2018 - Keith Jackson, American sports commentator and journalist (born 1928)American sports announcer (1928–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
71.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 9.4 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
22.25 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Taurus
22.56 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.