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22 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
2012 - Croatia held a referendum in which it voted to become a member of the European Union.Anniversary
2006 - Evo Morales was inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019
Anniversary
1987 - After being convicted of receiving bribes, Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer shot and killed himself in front of television cameras during a press conference.Corrupt solicitation, acceptance, or transfer of value in exchange for official action
Anniversary
1984 - During Super Bowl XVIII, Apple Computer introduced the Macintosh, the first successful personal computer to use a graphical user interface, with the television commercial "1984".1984 edition of the Super Bowl
Anniversary
1979 - After surrounding Mutukula the previous day, Tanzanian forces attacked the town and caused Ugandan forces to flee.Town in the Central Region of Uganda
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
No items available.
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Hifumi Katō, Japanese professional shogi player (born 1940)Japanese shogi player (1940–2026)
Died
2023 - Lin Brehmer, American disc jockey (born 1954)American radio host (1954–2023)
Died
2022 - Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition (born 1926)Vietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926–2022)
Died
2021 - Hank Aaron, American baseball player (born 1934)American baseball player (1934–2021)
Died
2018 - Ursula K. Le Guin, American sci-fi and fantasy novelist (born 1929)American author (1929–2018)
Died
2018 - William B. Jordan, American art historian (born 1940)American art historian (1940–2018)
Died
2017 - Masaya Nakamura, Japanese businessman (born 1925)Japanese businessman (1925–2017)
Died
2017 - Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (born 1991)Dominican baseball player (1991–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
77.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 19.4 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
2.43 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Virgo
24.54 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.