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22 February 2029
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
2019 - A group broke into the North Korean embassy in Madrid, Spain, and stole several mobile telephones and digital storage devices.2019 violent clash in Spain
Anniversary
2012 - A train failed to apply its brakes and crashed through a buffer stop at Once railway station in Buenos Aires, resulting in 51 deaths and more than 700 injuries.Fatal Argentine train wreck
Anniversary
2011 - An earthquake registering 6.3 ML struck Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 185 people and causing around NZ$40 billion in damage.February 2011 earthquake in New Zealand
Anniversary
2011 - Bahraini uprising: Tens of thousands of people marched in protest in Manama against the deaths of seven people killed by police and army forces during previous protests.Uprising in Bahrain that started on 14 February 2011
Anniversary
2006 - Seven men staged the largest cash robbery in Britain at a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom.2006 heist in Tonbridge, England
Historical events
History
2022 - Twosday, the name given to Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 2:22:22, occurs.Portmanteau and one-time observance
History
2018 - A man throws a grenade at the U.S. embassy in Podgorica, Montenegro. He dies at the scene from a second explosion, with no one else hurt.Bombing in Podgorica, Montenegro
History
2015 - A ferry carrying 100 passengers capsizes in the Padma River, killing 70 people.2015 crash and capsizing of a ferry in Dhaka, Bangladesh
History
2014 - President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine is impeached by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by a vote of 328–0, fulfilling a major goal of the Euromaidan rebellion.President of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014
History
2012 - A train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 51 people and injures 700 others.Fatal Argentine train wreck
History
2011 - New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake, the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, kills 185 people.February 2011 earthquake in New Zealand
History
2011 - Bahraini uprising: Tens of thousands of people march in protest against the deaths of seven victims killed by police and army forces during previous protests.Uprising in Bahrain that started on 14 February 2011
History
2006 - At approximately 6:44 a.m. local Iraqi time, explosions occurred at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, caused the escalation of sectarian tensions in Iraq into a full-scale civil war.Identifier for a time offset from UTC of +3
History
2006 - The Securitas depot robbery was the UK's largest heist. Almost £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) was stolen from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.2006 heist in Tonbridge, England
History
2005 - The 6.4 Mw Zarand earthquake shakes the Kerman province of Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 612 people dead and 1,411 injured.Earthquake in Kerman province, Iran
Notable births
Born
1997 - Jerome Robinson, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
Born
1997 - Ilya Samsonov, Russian ice hockey playerRussian ice hockey player (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Kia Nurse, Canadian basketball playerCanadian basketball player (born 1996)
Born
1995 - Devonte' Graham, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
Born
1994 - Nam Joo-hyuk, South Korean model and actorSouth Korean actor and model (born 1994)
Born
1994 - Elfrid Payton, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
Born
1992 - Dixon Machado, Venezuelan baseball playerVenezuelan baseball player (born 1992)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - John Lowe, English musician, pianist for The Quarrymen (born 1942)English pianist (1942–2024)
Died
2021 - Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet, painter (born 1919)American poet (1919–2021)
Died
2019 - Brody Stevens, American comedian and actor (born 1970)American comedian (1970–2019)
Died
2015 - Chris Rainbow, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer (born 1946)Scottish pop rock singer and musician (1946–2015)
Died
2014 - Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand–Australian television host (born 1966)New Zealand–Australian television personality
Died
2014 - Trebor Jay Tichenor, American pianist and composer (born 1940)Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
64.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 8.7 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
4.15 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Gemini
14.07 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.