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| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1990s 2000s 2010s – 2020s – 2030s 2040s 2050s |
| Years: | 2019 2020 2021 – 2022 – 2023 2024 2025 |
2022 (MMXXII) is the current year. It is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2022nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 22nd year of the 3rd millennium, the 22nd year of the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2020s decade.
Events[change | change source]
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On 2 January, Prime Minister of Sudan Abdalla Hamdok resigns because of deadly anti-military coup protests
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On 15 January, an eruption of Hunga Tonga happens in Tonga, becoming the largest volcanic eruption of the 21st century
January[change | change source]
- January 1
- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the largest free trade area in the world, comes into effect for Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.[1]
- Twelve people are killed and 13 others are injured during a stampede at a Hindu shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, India.[2]
- January 2
- South Africa's Houses of Parliament in Cape Town is damaged by a major fire.[3]
- Protests begin in Kazakhstan because of a large increase in fuel prices.[4]
- Abdalla Hamdok resigns as Prime Minister of Sudan as anti-military coup protests in the country get deadly.[5]
- January 3 – COVID-19 pandemic: The United States becomes the first country to pass one million daily infections, with a total of 1.08 million reported cases, mainly caused by the Omicron variant.[6]
- January 4
- A three-day-long series of massacres began in Zamfara State, Nigeria that left over 200 people dead and several villages torched.[7]
- China, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and France – all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – said a rare statement together saying that "a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought".[8]
- January 5
- In the United States, an apartment building fire in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania kills 12 people and injures two others.[9]
- Prime Minister Askar Mamin and his government resign because of large protests in Kazakhstan and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Alihan Smaiylov.[10] President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev fires former President Nursultan Nazarbayev as chairman of the country's security council.[11]
- January 6 – Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier, who was the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, dies at aged 94.[12]
- January 7
- January 8 – A rock fall in Capitólio, Minas Gerais, Brazil kills at least 10 people and injured 32 others.[15]
- January 9 – In the United States, a fire in an apartment building in The Bronx, New York City kills at least 19 people with over 60 others injured.[16]
- January 10 – The first successful heart transplant from a pig to a human patient is reported.[17][18]
- January 11 – Italian MEP and President of the European Parliament David Sassoli dies in office at aged 65.[19] MEP from Malta Roberta Metsola replaces him in an acting capacity.[20]
- January 13 – A court in Germany rules that the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria have committed torture and mass murder. It convicts a former colonel, Anwar Raslan, to life in prison for crimes against humanity.[21]
- January 15
- A large eruption of Hunga Tonga, a submarine volcano in Tonga, causing tsunami warnings in Australia, Canada, Chile, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, Samoa, and the United States.[22]
- In the United States, a hostage crisis at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas ends with all hostages freed and the perpetrator, British citizen Malik Faisal Akram, dead.[23]
Future events[change | change source]
- February 4 – 2022 Winter Olympics will begin in Beijing, China.
- February 20 – The 2022 Olympics will end
Unknown dates[change | change source]
- The 2022 FIFA World Cup is expect to be host in Qatar (First country to host a game in Middle East).
- According to NIWA, New Zealand is expected to have a below average month for the first time since January 2017.
Births[change | change source]
Deaths[change | change source]
January[change | change source]
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- January 1
- Andreas Kunz, German Nordic combined competitor and Olympic bronze medalist (b. 1946)[24]
- Dan Reeves, American football player and coach (b. 1944)[25]
- Calisto Tanzi, Italian businessman and convicted fraudster (b. 1938)[26]
- January 2
- Gianni Celati, Italian writer and translator (b. 1937)[27]
- Eric Walter Elst, Belgian astronomer (b. 1936)[28]
- Jens Jørgen Hansen, Danish footballer and manager (b. 1939)[29]
- Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician (b. 1944)[30]
- January 3
- Mario Lanfranchi, Italian movie director and screenwriter (b. 1927)[31]
- Beatrice Mintz, American embryologist (b. 1921)[32]
- Viktor Saneyev, Georgian triple jumper and Olympic champion (b. 1945)[33]
- January 4
- Rolf-Dieter Amend, German slalom canoeist and Olympic champion (b. 1949)[34]
- Joan Copeland, American actress (b. 1922)[35]
- Anatoliy Kuksov, Ukrainian footballer, manager and Olympic bronze medalist (b. 1949)[36]
- January 5
- Francisco Álvarez Martínez, Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1925)[37]
- Robert Blust, American linguist, lexicographer and academic (b. 1940)[38]
- Anatole Novak, French road bicycle racer (b. 1937)[39]
- Olga Szabó-Orbán, Romanian fencer and Olympic silver medalist (b. 1938)[40]
- January 6
- Peter Bogdanovich, American movie director, actor, and writer (b. 1939)[41]
- Bob Falkenburg, American tennis player and businessman (b. 1926)[42]
- F. Sionil José, Filipino writer (b. 1924)[43]
- Mariano Laurenti, Italian movie director and actor (b. 1929)[44]
- Sidney Poitier, Bahamian-American actor, movie director and activist (b. 1927)[45]
- January 7
- Mark Forest, American bodybuilder and actor (b. 1933)[46]
- Anatoly Kvashnin, Russian general (b. 1946)[47]
- January 8
- Andrew Jennings, British investigative journalist (b. 1943)[48]
- Michael Lang, American concert producer (b. 1944)[49]
- Viktor Mazin, Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion (b. 1954)[50]
- Nina Rocheva, Russian cross-country skier and Olympic silver medalist (b. 1948)[51]
- January 9
- Franco Cavallo, Italian sailor and Olympic bronze medalist (b. 1932)[52]
- Maria Ewing, American opera singer (b. 1950)[53]
- Dwayne Hickman, American actor (b. 1934)[54]
- Toshiki Kaifu, 76th and 77th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1931)[55]
- Bob Saget, American comedian, television presenter and actor (b. 1956)[56]
- January 10
- Herbert Achternbusch, German movie director, writer and painter (b. 1938)[57]
- Vladimir Dolgov, Russian swimmer and Olympic bronze medalist (b. 1961)[58]
- Robert Durst, American convicted murderer and real estate businessman (b. 1943)[59]
- Deon Lendore, Trinidad and Tobago sprinter and Olympic bronze medalist (b. 1992)[60]
- Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Italian aristocrat (b. 1930)[61]
- Abdurrahman Vazirov, Leader of the Azerbaijan SSR (b. 1930)[62]
- January 11
- Anatoly Alyabyev, Russian biathlete and Olympic champion (b. 1951)[63]
- Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık, Turkish footballer (b. 1994)[64]
- David Sassoli, 16th President of the European Parliament (b. 1956)[65]
- Guy Sajer, French soldier, writer and cartoonist (b. 1927)[66]
- Ernest Shonekan, 9th Head of State of Nigeria (b. 1936)[67]
- January 12
- Luis Castañeda, Peruvian politician and lawyer (b. 1945)[68]
- Ronnie Spector, American singer (b. 1943)[69]
- January 13
- Jean-Jacques Beineix, French movie director and screenwriter (b. 1946)[70]
- Raúl Vilches, Cuban volleyball player and Olympic bronze medalist (b. 1954)[71]
- January 14
- Ricardo Bofill, Spanish architect (b. 1939)[72]
- Ron Goulart, American comics writer and historian (b. 1933)[73]
- Alice von Hildebrand, Belgian-born American philosopher and theologian (b. 1923)[74]
- Dave Wolverton, American writer (b. 1957)[75]
- January 15 – Nino Cerruti, Italian stylist (b. 1930)[76]
- January 16
- Carmela Corren, Israeli-Austrian singer and actress (b. 1938)[77]
- Françoise Forton, Brazilian actress (b. 1957)[78]
- Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, 6th Prime Minister and 5th President of Mali (b. 1945)[79]
- Birju Maharaj, Indian dancer, composer and singer (b. 1938)[80]
Nobel Prizes[change | change source]
- Chemistry –
- Economics –
- Literature –
- Peace –
- Physiology or Medicine –
- Physics –
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "World's largest free trade deal is under way, but what is RCEP?". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ↑ "Several dead in stampede at religious shrine in Kashmir". Al Jazeera. 1 January 2022.
- ↑ "Cape Town: Major blaze rips through South Africa parliament building". January 2, 2022 – via www.bbc.com.
- ↑ "Sharp Energy Price Hike Triggers Protests In Kazakhstan". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ↑ Elassar, Alaa; Meilhan, Pierre (2022-01-02). "Sudan's Prime Minister resigns amid violent anti-coup protests that have left at least 57 people dead". CNN.
- ↑ "US reports global record of more than 1m daily Covid cases". The Guardian. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ↑ "At least 200 dead in bandit attacks in northwest Nigeria". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "'No one can win a nuclear war': Superpowers release rare joint statement". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ↑ Romine, Taylor; Murphy, Paul P.; Hanna, Jason (January 5, 2022). "13 dead, including 7 children, in Philadelphia fire at house converted into apartments, officials say". CNN. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Kazakhstan govt resigns amid mass protests over gas price hike". Kazakhstan govt resigns amid mass protests over gas price hike. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ↑ Taylor, Adam (7 January 2021). "Another post-Soviet 'ruler for life' faces upheaval, as enormous protests sweep Kazakhstan". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ↑ Sidney Poitier, Oscar-winning actor and Hollywood's first Black movie star, dies at 94
- ↑ "Global Coronavirus Cases Top 300 Million". The New York Times. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ↑ "Calamity in Murree as 20 tourists freeze to death in cars". 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "At least seven dead after canyon wall collapses onto motorboats on lake in Brazil". The Independent. 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ↑ "Horrific Bronx fire leaves at least 19 dead, dozens more critically injured". New York Post. 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ↑ "University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Scientists and Clinicians Perform Historic First Successful Transplant of Porcine Heart into Adult Human with End-Stage Heart Disease". University of Maryland Medical Center. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ↑ "Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant". BBC News. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ↑ European Parliament President David Sassoli dies aged 65
- ↑ "EPP taps Roberta Metsola to run for Parliament presidency". POLITICO. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ↑ German court finds Syrian colonel guilty of crimes against humanity
- ↑ "Get away from shore - US and Japan warn on tsunami". BBC News. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ↑ Texas synagogue hostage taker a British citizen, FBI says, Reuters (January 16, 2022).
- ↑ Mit Bronze Geschichte geschrieben (in German)
- ↑ Dan Reeves, former NFL coach and player, dies at 77
- ↑ È morto Calisto Tanzi (in Italian)
- ↑ È morto Gianni Celati, nomade della letteratura (in Italian)
- ↑ Belgian astronomer Eric Elst, responsible for the discovery of 3,760 asteroids, dies
- ↑ EfB-legenden Jens Jørgen Hansen er død (in Danish)
- ↑ Message of Condolence from H.E Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta following the death of former Head of Public Service Dr Richard Leakey
- ↑ E' morto Mario Lanfranchi: multitalentuoso e giramondo regista che portò la lirica in tv (in Italian)
- ↑ Beatrice Mintz (1921–2022)
- ↑ Умер легендарный Виктор Санеев (in Russian)
- ↑ Rolf-Dieter Amend Verstoben (in German)
- ↑ Joan Copeland, Stage Actress and Sister of Arthur Miller, Dies at 99
- ↑ Чемпион СССР Анатолий Куксов ушел из жизни (in Russian)
- ↑ Fallece a los 96 años el cardenal emérito de Toledo Francisco Álvarez Martínez (in Spanish)
- ↑ LLM Volume 40, 2022
- ↑ Cyclisme : l'Isérois Anatole Novak est décédé (in French)
- ↑ A murit prima medaliată olimpică şi prima campioană mondială a scrimei româneşti (in Romanian)
- ↑ Peter Bogdanovich, Oscar-Nominated Director and Champion of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Dies at 82
- ↑ Bob Falkenburg, tennis star who gave Brazil fast food, dies
- ↑ National Artist F Sionil Jose dies at 97
- ↑ È morto Mariano Laurenti regista della commedia sexy all'italiana (in Italian)
- ↑ Sidney Poitier: Hollywood star dies aged 94
- ↑ Mark Forest (1933–2022)
- ↑ Умер экс-глава Генштаба ВС РФ Квашнин (in Russian)
- ↑ Andrew Jennings (1943–2022), the incomparable
- ↑ Michael Lang, Woodstock Co-Creator, Dies at 77
- ↑ Умер победитель Олимпиады 1980 года штангист Виктор Мазин (in Russian)
- ↑ Nina Rocheva
- ↑ La scomparsa di Franco Cavallo bronzo olimpico ad Acapulco 68 (in Italian)
- ↑ Opera singer Maria Ewing, wife of Peter Hall, dead at 71
- ↑ Dwayne Hickman, Star of ‘The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis,’ Dies at 87
- ↑ 海部俊樹元首相が死去 91歳 (in Japanese)
- ↑ Bob Saget, Comedian and ‘Full House’ Star, Dies at 65
- ↑ Herbert Achternbusch ist tot (in German)
- ↑ Olympic Medalist and Sailfish Aquatics Coach Vladimir Dolgov Dies At 61
- ↑ Robert Durst, convicted murderer and disgraced real estate heir, dies at 78
- ↑ T&T Olympian Deon Lendore has died
- ↑ La mère du prince Lorenz est décédée : Margherita de Savoie-Aoste avait 91 ans (in French)
- ↑ Скончался Абдуррахман Везиров (in Russian)
- ↑ Стали известны причины смерти олимпийского чемпиона Анатолия Алябьева (in Russian)
- ↑ Konyaspor'da Ahmet Çalık trafik kazasında hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
- ↑ European Parliament President David Sassoli dies after hospitalization
- ↑ Dimitri, le Soldat oublié, s’en est allé (in French)
- ↑ Former Nigerian leader Ernest Shonekan dies at 85
- ↑ Luis Castañeda Lossio: Médico personal de exalcalde confirmó causa de su muerte (in Spanish)
- ↑ ’60s icon Ronnie Spector, who sang ‘Be My Baby,’ dies at 78
- ↑ Jean-Jacques Beineix, le réalisateur de 37°2 le matin, est décédé (in French)
- ↑ Cuban volleyball player Raúl Vilches dies in Colombia
- ↑ Muere Ricardo Bofill, el más cosmopolita de los arquitectos españoles (in Spanish)
- ↑ Ron Goulart – RIP
- ↑ Farewell to Alice von Hildebrand (1923–2022)
- ↑ Dave Farland (Wolverton) Has Left Us
- ↑ L'Italia perde uno dei suoi più grandi stilisti: è morto Nino Cerruti, maestro di Armani e amato da Coco Chanel (in Italian)
- ↑ Eurovision 1963 Participant Carmela Corren Has Died
- ↑ Morre a atriz Françoise Forton, aos 64 anos, no Rio (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Mali's ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies, former minister says
- ↑ Pandit Birju Maharaj, Legendary Kathak Dancer, Dies At 83