What happened in 2022
330 entries recorded for 2022, listed by date. That was 4 years ago.
2022 at a glance
- Years ago
- 4 (as of 2026)
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- 21st century
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- 2020s
- Generation born
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- Entries here
- 330
- Breakdown
- 229 deaths · 101 historical events
January
- January 1
Gary Burgess
Gary Burgess, British broadcaster and journalist (born 1975)
- January 1
Dan Reeves
Dan Reeves, American football player and coach (born 1944)
- January 2
2022 Kazakh unrest
Massive nationwide protests and unrest break out in Kazakhstan over the sudden increase of liquefied petroleum gas prices, leading to 238 people dead and thousands injured by January 11.
- January 5
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismisses Prime Minister Asqar Mamin and declares state of emergency over the 2022 Kazakh unrest.
- January 5
Kim Mi-soo
Kim Mi-soo, South Korean actress and model (born 1992)
- January 6
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier, Bahamian-American actor, director, and diplomat (born 1927)
- January 6
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1939)
- January 6
F. Sionil José
Francisco Sionil Jose, Philippine novelist (born 1924)
- January 8
Michael Lang (producer)
Michael Lang, American concert promoter and producer (born 1944)
- January 9
Maria Ewing
Maria Ewing, American opera singer (born 1950)
- January 9
Bob Saget
Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host (born 1956)
- January 10
Robert Durst
Robert Durst, American real estate heir and convicted murderer (born 1943)
- January 10
Joyce Eliason
Joyce Eliason, American television personality (born 1934)
- January 12
Ronnie Spector
Ronnie Spector, American singer (born 1943)
- January 15
2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupts, cutting off communications with Tonga and causing a tsunami across the Pacific.
- January 15
Alexa McDonough
Alexa McDonough, first female politician to lead a major provincial political party in Canada, former leader of the federal New Democratic Party. (born 1944)
- January 16
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Former Malian President (born 1945)
- January 17
Birju Maharaj
Birju Maharaj, Indian dancer (born 1937)
- January 18
Paco Gento
Francisco Gento, Spanish football player (born 1933)
- January 18
André Leon Talley
André Leon Talley, American fashion journalist (born 1948)
- January 18
Yvette Mimieux
Yvette Mimieux, American actress (born 1942)
- January 20
Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf, American singer and actor (born 1947)
- January 21
Leonor Oyarzún
Leonor Oyarzún, Chilean socialite, First Lady of Chile (born 1919)
- January 21
Louie Anderson
Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian (born 1953)
- January 22
Thích Nhất Hạnh
Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition (born 1926)
- January 23
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
Mutinying Burkinabè soldiers led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba depose and detain President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré amid widespread anti-government protests.
- January 27
Andy Devine (English actor)
Andy Devine, British TV actor (born 1942)
- January 29
Truck driver
Canadian truck drivers and pedestrians gathered to rally and protest on Parliament Hill against Canadian COVID-19 restrictions, which caused traffic and closures around the city.
- January 29
Howard Hesseman
Howard Hesseman, American actor (born 1940)
- January 30
Cheslie Kryst
Cheslie Kryst, American television presenter and model (born 1991)
- January 31
Sue Gray, Baroness Gray of Tottenham
Sue Gray, a senior civil servant in the United Kingdom, publishes an initial version of her report on the Downing Street Partygate controversy.
February
- February 1
Death of Rayan Aourram
Five-year-old Moroccan boy Rayan Aourram falls into a 32-meter (105 feet) deep well in Ighran village in Tamorot commune, Chefchaouen Province, Morocco, but dies four days later, before rescue workers reached him.
- February 1
Remi De Roo
Remi De Roo, Canadian bishop of the Catholic Church (born 1924)
- February 4
Kim In-hyeok
Kim In-hyeok, South Korean volleyball player (born 1995)
- February 6
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar, Indian singer and music composer (born 1929)
- February 9
Johnny Raper
Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1939)
- February 10
Olsen Filipaina
Olsen Filipaina, New Zealand rugby league player (born 1957)
- February 12
Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman, Slovak-Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1946)
- February 15
P. J. O'Rourke
P.J. O'Rourke, American author, humorist, and journalist (born 1947)
- February 15
Bappi Lahiri
Bappi Lahiri, Indian singer, composer and record producer (born 1952)
- February 21
Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
In the prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin declares the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic as independent from Ukraine, and moves troops into the region. The action is condemned by the United Nations.
- February 22
Twosday
Twosday, the name given to Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 2:22:22, occurs.
- February 24
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russo-Ukrainian War: Days after recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin orders the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- February 25
Farrah Forke
Farrah Forke, American actress (born 1968)
- February 25
Shirley Hughes
Shirley Hughes, English author and illustrator (born 1927)
March
- March 2
Battle of Kherson
Russian forces captured the city of Kherson, the only regional capital to be taken during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- March 4
Shane Warne
Shane Warne, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (born 1969)
- March 4
Rod Marsh
Rod Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach (born 1947)
- March 10
2022 Hungarian presidential election
2022 Hungarian presidential election: The National Assembly of Hungary elects former minister for Family Affairs, Katalin Novák, as president of Hungary in a 137–51 vote, becoming the first female president in the country's history.
- March 10
J. H. Elliott
John Elliott, English historian and academic (born 1930)
- March 11
Rupiah Banda
Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia (born 1937)
- March 12
Gertraud Gruber
Gertraud Gruber, German beautician and businesswoman (born 1921)
- March 13
William Hurt
William Hurt, American actor (born 1950)
- March 14
Scott Hall
Scott Hall, American wrestler (born 1958)
- March 15
2022 Sri Lankan protests
The 2022 Sri Lankan protests begins amidst Sri Lanka's economic collapse.
- March 15
Barbara Maier Gustern
Barbara Maier Gustern, American vocal coach and singer (born 1935)
- March 16
2022 Fukushima earthquake
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, killing 4 people and injuring 225.
- March 16
Mariupol theatre airstrike
Mariupol theatre airstrike during the siege of Mariupol.
- March 21
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashes in Guangxi, China, killing 132 people.
- March 23
Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright, Czechoslovak-American diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State (born 1937)
- March 24
Dagny Carlsson
Dagny Carlsson, Swedish blogger and influencer (born 1912)
- March 25
Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins, American drummer and singer (born 1972)
- March 27
94th Academy Awards
At the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage resulting in Smith being expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and banned from its events for ten years.
- March 29
Jennifer Wilson (actress)
Jennifer Wilson, English actress (born 1932)
- March 29
Charles Jeffrey (botanist)
Charles Jeffrey, British botanist (born 1934)
- March 31
Moana Jackson
Moana Jackson, New Zealand lawyer specialising in constitutional law (born 1945)
- March 31
Shirley Burkovich
Shirley Burkovich, former American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) player (born 1933)
- March 31
Tullio Moneta
Tullio Moneta, Italian mercenary and actor (born 1937)
- March 31
Patrick Demarchelier
Patrick Demarchelier, French fashion photographer (born 1943)
April
- April 2
Estelle Harris
Estelle Harris, American actress and comedian (born 1928)
- April 3
June Brown
June Brown, English actress (born 1927)
- April 5
Jimmy Wang Yu
Jimmy Wang Yu, Taiwanese actor (born 1943)
- April 5
Nehemiah Persoff
Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor (born 1919)
- April 6
Jill Knight
Jill Knight, British politician (born 1923)
- April 6
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian and Soviet politician (born 1946)
- April 7
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed for the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming the first black female justice.
- April 8
Mimi Reinhardt
Mimi Reinhardt, Jewish Austrian secretary (born 1915)
- April 9
Dwayne Haskins
Dwayne Haskins, American football player (born 1997)
- April 12
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, actor, and singer (born 1955)
- April 13
Michel Bouquet
Michel Bouquet, French stage and film actor (born 1925)
- April 13
Gloria Parker
Gloria Parker, American musician and bandleader (born 1921)
- April 14
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian warship Moskva is struck by two anti-ship missiles and sinks into the Black Sea.
- April 14
Mike Bossy
Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (born 1957)
- April 14
Ilkka Kanerva
Ilkka Kanerva, Finnish politician (born 1948)
- April 14
Orlando Julius
Orlando Julius, Nigerian saxophonist, singer (born 1943)
- April 15
Bilquis Edhi
Bilquis Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist and wife of Abdul Sattar Edhi (born 1947)
- April 15
Liz Sheridan
Liz Sheridan, American actress (born 1929)
- April 15
Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb
Henry Plumb, British politician and farmer (born 1925)
- April 17
Radu Lupu
Radu Lupu, Romanian pianist (born 1945)
- April 18
Harrison Birtwistle
Harrison Birtwistle, British composer (born 1934)
- April 19
Kane Tanaka
Kane Tanaka, Japanese supercentenarian (born 1903)
- April 20
Gavin Millar
Gavin Millar, Scottish film director (born 1938)
- April 22
Self-immolation of Wynn Bruce
American climate activist Wynn Bruce set himself on fire outside the United States Supreme Court Building in an apparent protest against the climate crisis.
- April 22
Guy Lafleur
Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1951)
- April 23
Orrin Hatch
Orrin Hatch, American politician, President pro tempore of the United States Senate (born 1934)
- April 24
Andrew Woolfolk
Andrew Woolfolk, American saxophonist (born 1950)
- April 26
Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze, German composer and musician (born 1947)
- April 27
Liao Guoxun
Liao Guoxun, Chinese politician (born 1963)
- April 29
Joanna Barnes
Joanna Barnes, American actress and writer (born 1934)
- April 30
Naomi Judd
Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1946)
- April 30
Mino Raiola
Mino Raiola, Italian football agent (born 1967)
May
- May 6
George Pérez
George Pérez, American comic book artist and writer (born 1954)
- May 8
Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman, English actor and singer (born 1948)
- May 8
Robert Gillmor
Robert Gillmor, British wildlife artist and illustrator (born 1936)
- May 9
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russo-Ukrainian war: United States President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Lend-Lease Act into law, a rebooted World War II-era policy attempting to expedite American equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries.
- May 9
Rieko Kodama
Rieko Kodama, Japanese game developer (born 1963)
- May 9
John Leo
John Leo, American a writer and journalist (born 1935)
- May 10
Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II misses the State Opening of Parliament for the first time in 59 years. It was the first time that a new session of Parliament was opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge acting as Counsellors of State.
- May 10
Bob Lanier
Bob Lanier, American professional basketball player (born 1948)
- May 10
Leonid Kravchuk
Leonid Kravchuk, Ukrainian politician (born 1934)
- May 11
Shireen Abu Akleh
Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed while reporting on an Israel Defense Forces raid on the Jenin refugee camp.
- May 11
Tatmadaw
The Burmese military executes at least 37 villagers during the Mon Taing Pin massacre in Sagaing, Myanmar.
- May 11
Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
Myanmar civil war: Government troops killed 37 unarmed civilians in Mondaingbin.
- May 12
Event Horizon Telescope
The Event Horizon Telescope released the first image of Sagittarius A*.
- May 13
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 2nd President of the United Arab Emirates (born 1948)
- May 14
2022 Buffalo shooting
Ten people are killed in a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.
- May 15
Kay Mellor
Kay Mellor, English actress (born 1951)
- May 15
Frank Curry
Frank Curry, Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1950)
- May 17
Vangelis
Vangelis, Greek musician, composer (born 1943)
- May 20
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russo-Ukrainian war: Russia claimed full control of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege.
- May 20
Susan Roces
Susan Roces, Filipino actress (born 1941)
- May 20
Roger Angell
Roger Angell, American sportswriter and author (born 1920)
- May 22
Dervla Murphy
Dervla Murphy, Irish touring cyclist and author (born 1931)
- May 23
Anthony Albanese
Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party is sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia after winning the 2022 Australian federal election, ending 9 years of conservative rule.
- May 24
Uvalde school shooting
An 18-year old gunman shot and killed nineteen students and two teachers in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
- May 25
Morton L. Janklow
Morton L. Janklow, American literary agent (born 1930)
- May 26
Ray Liotta
Ray Liotta, American actor (born 1954)
- May 26
Andy Fletcher (musician)
Andy Fletcher, English musician (born 1961)
- May 26
Alan White (Yes drummer)
Alan White, English drummer (born 1949)
- May 28
Patricia Brake
Patricia Brake, English actress (born 1942)
- May 29
Tara Air Flight 197
Tara Air Flight 197 crashes in Nepal's Mustang District, killing 22.
- May 29
Ronnie Hawkins
Ronnie Hawkins, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist. (born 1935)
- May 29
Sidhu Moose Wala
Sidhu Moosewala, Indian singer, rapper, actor and politician. (born 1993)
- May 31
Colin Cantwell
Colin Cantwell, American concept artist and director (born 1932)
- May 31
KK (singer)
Krishnakumar Kunnath, Indian singer (born 1968)
- May 31
Jim Parks (cricketer, born 1931)
Jim Parks, English cricketer (born 1931)
- May 31
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Colombian drug lord (born 1939)
June
- June 2
Ankara
Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changes the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organization from what was previously known as "Turkey" to "Türkiye".
- June 4
George Lamming
George Lamming, Barbadian novelist (born 1927)
- June 5
2022 Kazakh constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum is held in Kazakhstan following violent protests and civil unrest against the government.
- June 8
Paula Rego
Paula Rego, Portuguese-British visual artist (born 1935)
- June 9
Matt Zimmerman (actor)
Matt Zimmerman, Canadian actor (born 1934)
- June 9
Billy Kametz
Billy Kametz, American voice actor (born 1987)
- June 9
Julee Cruise
Julee Cruise, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (born 1956)
- June 9
Aamir Liaquat Hussain
Amir Liaquat Hussain, Pakistani politician, columnist and television host. (born 1971)
- June 11
Hilary Devey
Hilary Devey, English businesswoman, television presenter (born 1957)
- June 12
Phil Bennett
Phil Bennett, Welsh rugby union player (born 1948)
- June 12
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall, American actor (born 1931)
- June 14
A. B. Yehoshua
A. B. Yehoshua, Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright (born 1936)
- June 16
Tyler Sanders
Tyler Sanders, American actor (born 2004)
- June 18
Adibah Noor
Adibah Noor, Malaysian actress, singer, master of ceremonies (born 1970)
- June 18
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Danish politician, minister of foreign affairs (born 1941)
- June 20
Caleb Swanigan
Caleb Swanigan, American basketball player (born 1997)
- June 22
June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake
An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw caused the deaths of at least 1,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- June 22
Yves Coppens
Yves Coppens, French anthropologist (born 1934)
- June 22
Bruton Smith
Bruton Smith, American racetrack promoter (born 1927)
- June 24
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in
- June 25
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russian forces captured the city of Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine, after six weeks of fighting.
- June 25
Oslo
Two people are killed and 21 more injured after a gunman opens fire at three sites in Oslo in a suspected Islamist anti-LGBTQ+ attack.
- June 25
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russo-Ukrainian War: The Battle of Sievierodonetsk ends after weeks of heavy fighting with the Russian capture of the city, leading to the Battle of Lysychansk.
- June 25
Sheikh Hasina
The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the longest bridge of Bangladesh, Padma Bridge.
- June 26
Margaret Keane
Margaret Keane, American artist (born 1927)
- June 29
Hershel W. Williams
Hershel W. Williams, American Marine Corps warrant officer, last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II (born 1923)
July
- July 4
Cláudio Hummes
Cláudio Hummes, Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1934)
- July 4
Kazuki Takahashi
Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese manga artist (born 1961)
- July 5
Sajid Javid
British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.
- July 6
Georgia Guidestones
The Georgia Guidestones, a monument in the United States, are heavily damaged in a bombing, and are dismantled later the same day.
- July 6
Norah Vincent
Norah Vincent, American writer (born 1968)
- July 6
Arnaldo Pambianco
Arnaldo Pambianco, Italian former professional road racing cyclist (born 1935)
- July 6
James Caan
James Caan, American actor (born 1940)
- July 7
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson announces his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party following days of pressure from the Members of Parliament (MPs) during the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.
- July 8
Shinzo Abe
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) was assassinated with an improvised firearm.
- July 8
Tony Sirico
Tony Sirico, American actor (born 1942)
- July 8
Larry Storch
Larry Storch, American actor and comedian (born 1923)
- July 8
Luis Echeverría
Luis Echeverría, Mexican lawyer and politician (born 1922)
- July 8
Shinzo Abe
Shinzo Abe, Japanese politician (born 1954)
- July 9
John Gwynne (commentator)
John Gwynne, English reporter and commentator (born 1945)
- July 10
Maurice Boucher
Maurice Boucher, Canadian outlaw biker (born 1953)
- July 14
Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump, Czech-American socialite and model (born 1949)
- July 22
Maria Petri
Maria Petri, English association football supporter (born 1939)
- July 23
Kyaw Min Yu
Kyaw Min Yu, Burmese political activist (born 1969)
- July 23
Phyo Zeya Thaw
Zayar Thaw, Burmese politician and rapper (born 1981)
- July 24
David Warner (actor)
David Warner, English actor (born 1941)
- July 25
Duffield Memorial
The Duffield Memorial (central medallion pictured) in Great Baddow, an "unusual example of Art Nouveau design in metal work", was designated a listed building by Historic England.
- July 25
Paul Sorvino
Paul Sorvino, American actor (born 1939)
- July 25
David Trimble
David Trimble, Northern Irish statesman and politician (born 1944)
- July 27
Tony Dow
Tony Dow, American actor, film producer, director, and sculptor (born 1945)
- July 28
2022 Appalachian floods
Catastrophic floods devastate Eastern Kentucky, resulting in 45 fatalities and causing damage to thousands of homes and businesses.
- July 28
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins, British actor (born 1928)
- July 30
Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols, American actress, singer and dancer (born 1932)
- July 30
Pat Carroll
Pat Carroll, American actress and comedian (born 1927)
- July 31
Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel V. Ramos, 12th President of the Philippines (born 1928)
- July 31
Bill Russell
Bill Russell, NBA Hall of Fame player and coach (born 1934)
August
- August 2
Vin Scully
Vin Scully, American sportscaster and game show host (born 1927)
- August 3
Jackie Walorski
Jackie Walorski, American politician (born 1963)
- August 5
Dillon Quirke
Dillon Quirke, Irish hurler (born 1998)
- August 5
Judith Durham
Judith Durham, Australian singer-songwriter (born 1943)
- August 5
Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer (born 1938)
- August 5
Cherie Gil
Cherie Gil, Filipino actress (born 1963)
- August 5
Ali Haydar (Syrian army officer)
Ali Haydar, Syrian army officer (born 1932)
- August 7
David McCullough
David McCullough, American historian and author (born 1933)
- August 8
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executes a search warrant at former president Donald Trump's residence in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida.
- August 8
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress (born 1948)
- August 10
Vesa-Matti Loiri
Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor, musician and comedian (born 1945)
- August 11
Hanae Mori
Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer (born 1926)
- August 11
Anne Heche
Anne Heche, American actress (born 1969)
- August 14
2022 Yerevan explosion
An explosion destroys a market in Armenia, killing six people and injuring dozens.
- August 19
Tekla Juniewicz
Tekla Juniewicz, Polish supercentenarian (born 1906)
- August 20
Darya Dugina
Darya Dugina, Russian journalist (born 1992)
- August 25
Mable John
Mable John, American blues vocalist (born 1930)
- August 28
2022 Phoenix shooting
Phoenix shooting: A man opens fire on pedestrians outside of a hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, resulting in the deaths of three people, including the perpetrator.
- August 29
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.
- August 30
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev, 8th and final leader of the Soviet Union (born 1931)
September
- September 1
Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich, American writer and journalist (born 1941)
- September 1
Yang Yongsong
Yang Yongsong, Chinese major general (born 1919)
- September 2
2022 Herat mosque bombing
Eighteen people are killed and 23 others are injured by a suicide bombing at a Sunni mosque in Herat, Afghanistan.
- September 2
T. V. Sankaranarayanan
T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Indian Carnatic vocalist (born 1945)
- September 2
Frank Drake
Frank Drake, American radio astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1930)
- September 4
2022 Saskatchewan stabbings
Ten people are killed and 15 are injured in a stabbing spree in 13 locations on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon, Saskatchewan.
- September 4
Cyrus Mistry
Cyrus Mistry, Indian-Irish businessman (born 1968)
- September 4
Peter Straub
Peter Straub, American novelist (born 1943)
- September 5
2022 Luding earthquake
At least 93 people die and 25 are missing after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Sichuan, China.
- September 5
Liz Truss
Liz Truss is declared the winner of the UK Conservative Party leadership election, beating Rishi Sunak.
- September 6
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and is replaced by Liz Truss. Their meetings with Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle were the Queen's final official duties before her death two days later.
- September 6
Liz Truss
Liz Truss (pictured) succeeded Boris Johnson as prime minister following the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.
- September 6
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its Kharkiv counteroffensive, surprising Russian forces and retaking over 3,000 square kilometers of land, recapturing the entire Kharkiv Oblast west of the Oskil River, within the next week.
- September 8
Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II (pictured) died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland; her eldest son Charles III acceded to the throne as King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms.
- September 8
Gwyneth Powell
Gwyneth Powell, English actress (born 1946)
- September 8
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms (born 1926)
- September 11
John W. O'Malley
John W. O'Malley, American academic, Catholic historian, and Jesuit priest (born 1927)
- September 11
Javier Marías
Javier Marías, Spanish novelist, journalist and translator (born 1951)
- September 11
Joyce Reynolds (classicist)
Joyce Reynolds, British classicist and academic (born 1918)
- September 13
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic (born 1930)
- September 14
Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II
Death of Queen Elizabeth II: The Queen's coffin is taken from Buckingham Palace, placed on a gun carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and moved in a procession to Westminster Hall for her lying in state over the next four days with the queue of mourners stretching f
- September 16
Death of Mahsa Amini
The death of Mahsa Amini occurred in Tehran, Iran, sparking worldwide protests.
- September 16
Let Yet Kone massacre
During the Let Yet Kone massacre, the Burmese military kills 13 villagers, including eight children, after attacking a school in Sagaing Region, Myanmar.
- September 17
Maarten Schmidt
Maarten Schmidt, Dutch astronomer (born 1929)
- September 19
2022 Michoacán earthquake
A strong earthquake kills 2 and injures over 30 in Mexico's state of Michoacán.
- September 19
Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II
The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.
- September 21
Raju Srivastav
Raju Srivastav, Indian comedian, actor and politician (born 1963)
- September 22
Pal Singh Purewal
Pal Singh Purewal, Punjabi engineer, author, scholar, and teacher (born 1931/1932)
- September 22
Hilary Mantel
Hilary Mantel, British author (born 1952)
- September 23
Election
Voting begins in the five-day sham annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, leading to Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
- September 24
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders, American jazz saxophonist (born 1940)
- September 26
Izhevsk school shooting
A mass shooting occurs at a school in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia, resulting in the deaths of 18 people, including 11 children.
- September 28
Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years.
- September 28
Coolio
Coolio, American rapper (born 1963)
- September 29
Kathleen Booth
Kathleen Booth, British computer scientist and mathematician (born 1922)
- September 29
Akissi Kouamé
Akissi Kouamé, Ivorian army officer (born 1955)
October
- October 1
Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster
One hundred and thirty-five are killed in a human crush following a football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java, Indonesia.
- October 1
2022–23 Liga 1 (Indonesia)
After losing a league home match to local rivals Persebaya Surabaya, some 3,000 Arema supporters invaded the stadium's pitch and met with police resistance, causing a stampede that killed 135.
- October 1
Antonio Inoki
Antonio Inoki, Japanese professional wrestler and politician (born 1943)
- October 2
Sacheen Littlefeather
Sacheen Littlefeather, American actress, model and activist for Native American civil rights (born 1946)
- October 3
Svante Pääbo
Svante Pääbo is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
- October 4
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn, American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1932)
- October 6
Annie Ernaux
Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- October 7
Creeslough explosion
Ten people are killed and eight are injured in an explosion at petrol station in Creeslough, Ireland.
- October 7
Ales Bialiatski
Ales Bialiatski, along with two organisations, Memorial & Center for Civil Liberties, are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- October 7
Arun Bali
Arun Bali, Indian actor (born 1942)
- October 10
Ben Bernanke
Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
- October 10
Mulayam Singh Yadav
Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian politician, 15th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (born 1939)
- October 11
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury, English-American actress, singer, and producer (born 1925)
- October 12
2022 Bratislava shooting
2022 Bratislava shooting, killing 3 (including the perpetrator) and injuring one. The shooting occurred outside of a gay bar in Bratislava known as Tepláreň. Two people (excluding the perpetrator) died as a result of the shooting: Juraj Vankulič, a non-binary person, and Matúš Ho
- October 14
Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor, comedian and writer (born 1950)
- October 18
Harvey Wollman
Harvey Wollman, American politician, 26th Governor of South Dakota (born 1935)
- October 20
2022 Chadian protests
Protests broke out across Chad after President Mahamat Déby (pictured) declared his intentions to extend his rule by another two years.
- October 20
Liz Truss
Liz Truss steps down as British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party amid the country's political crisis, serving for the least time of any British Prime Minister (49 days).
- October 20
Lucy Simon
Lucy Simon, American composer and songwriter (born 1940)
- October 23
Arshad Sharif
Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif is shot and killed by local police in Kajiado, Kenya.
- October 23
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping is elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by the Central Committee, beginning a third term of the paramount leader of China.
- October 23
Myanmar Air Force
Myanmar Air Force airstrikes a concert in Hpakant Township, Kachin state killing at least 80 people, including senior Kachin Independence Organisation officials, in the Hpakant massacre.
- October 23
Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
Myanmar civil war: Burmese military forces launched airstrikes that killed at least 80 concertgoers in Kachin State.
- October 23
Adriano Moreira
Adriano Moreira, Portuguese politician, Minister of the Overseas Provinces, President of the CDS – People's Party (born 1922)
- October 24
Leslie Jordan
Leslie Jordan, American actor, writer, and singer (born 1955)
- October 25
Liz Truss
At 49 days, Liz Truss concluded the shortest tenure as prime minister of the United Kingdom.
- October 28
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1935)
- October 29
2022 Somali Ministry of Education bombings
At least 100 people are killed and over 300 are injured by a double car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.
- October 29
Seoul Halloween crowd crush
At least 156 die at a crowd crush during a Halloween celebration in Itaewon district, Seoul, South Korea.
- October 30
2022 Morbi bridge collapse
A pedestrian suspension bridge collapses in the city of Morbi, Gujarat, leading to the deaths of at least 135 people.
November
- November 1
Takeoff (rapper)
Takeoff, member of the American hip-hop group Migos (born 1994)
- November 2
Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement
A peace agreement is signed between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, ending the Tigray War.
- November 2
Atilio Stampone
Atilio Stampone, Argentine pianist and composer (born 1926)
- November 4
2022 Khash massacre
The Khash massacre, which refers to the repression of protesters by Iranian security forces, resulting in 18 deaths and more than 20 injuries.
- November 5
Aaron Carter
Aaron Carter, American singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer and actor (born 1987)
- November 10
Kevin Conroy
Kevin Conroy, American actor and voice actor, longtime voice of Batman (born 1955)
- November 11
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukrainian armed forces enter the city of Kherson following a successful two-month southern counteroffensive.
- November 12
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collide in mid-air over Dallas Executive Airport during an airshow, killing six.
- November 13
2022 Idaho student murders
A mass stabbing occurs in Moscow, Idaho in which four University of Idaho students are killed in off-campus housing.
- November 15
World population
The world population reached eight billion.
- November 16
Artemis program
Artemis Program: NASA launches Artemis 1 on the first flight of the Space Launch System, the start of the program's future missions to the moon.
- November 16
Arthur Ngirakelsong
Arthur Ngirakelsong, 2nd Chief Justice of Palau (born 1941)
- November 16
Robert Clary
Robert Clary, French-American actor and author (born 1926)
- November 18
Tabassum
Tabassum, Indian actress and talk show host (born 1944)
- November 19
2022 Colorado Springs nightclub shooting
A gunman kills five and injures 17 at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- November 19
Jason David Frank
Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist (born 1973)
- November 20
2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup begins in Qatar. This is the first time the tournament was held in the Middle East.
- November 21
2022 West Java earthquake
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java kills between 335 and 602 people.
- November 22
2022 Chesapeake shooting
A shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia leaves seven workers dead, including the shooter, and four others injured.
- November 22
Raşit Küçük
Raşit Küçük, Turkish Islamicist (born 1947)
- November 22
John Y. Brown Jr.
John Y. Brown Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 55th Governor of Kentucky (born 1933)
- November 24
2022 Malaysian general election
Five days after the general elections which resulted in a hung parliament, opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim is officially named as the 10th prime minister of Malaysia.
- November 24
Börje Salming
Börje Salming, Swedish hockey player (born 1951)
- November 26
Vikram Gokhale
Vikram Gokhale, Indian actor and director (born 1945)
- November 29
Derek Granger
Derek Granger, British film and television producer and screenwriter (born 1921)
- November 29
Tapunuu Niko Lee Hang
Tapunuu Niko Lee Hang, Samoan politician (born 1953/1954)
- November 30
ChatGPT
The generative AI chatbot ChatGPT is launched by OpenAI.
- November 30
Christine McVie
Christine McVie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (born 1943)
- November 30
Jiang Zemin
Jiang Zemin, Chinese politician, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader) and President of China (born 1926)
December
- December 1
Gaylord Perry
Gaylord Perry, American baseball player and coach (born 1938)
- December 3
Moore County substation attack
Massive power outage after Moore County substation attack that leaves 45,000 people without power for five days, leading to an FBI probe.
- December 4
Patrick Tambay
Patrick Tambay, French race car driver (born 1949)
- December 4
Bob McGrath
Bob McGrath, American singer and actor (born 1932)
- December 5
Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Alley, American actress and producer (born 1951)
- December 9
Member of the European Parliament
Members of the European Parliament, including Vice President Eva Kaili (pictured), and their associates are arrested in connection with the Qatar corruption scandal.
- December 9
Jovit Baldivino
Jovit Baldivino, Filipino singer and actor (born 1993)
- December 13
Stephen "tWitch" Boss
Stephen "tWitch" Boss, American dancer and media personality (born 1982)
- December 14
Jean Franco
Jean Franco, American academic and literary critic (born 1924)
- December 16
2022 Batang Kali landslide
A landslide occurs at a camp at an organic farm near the town of Batang Kali in Selangor, Malaysia, trapping 92 people and killing 31.
- December 18
Argentina national football team
Argentina win the FIFA World Cup final, defeating title holders France 4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw after extra time.
- December 20
Franco Harris
Franco Harris, American football player (born 1950)
- December 21
Vega C
A Vega C rocket carrying two Pléiades Neo satellites fails after liftoff.
- December 23
Brandon Montrell
Brandon Montrell, American TikTok personality and stand-up comedian (born 1979)
- December 25
Fabián O'Neill
Fabián O'Neill, Uruguayan footballer (born 1973)
- December 28
Philomena Franz
Philomena Franz, German Romani author (born 1922)
- December 29
Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer (born 1941)
- December 29
Edgar Savisaar
Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior (born 1950)
- December 29
Pelé
Pelé, Brazilian footballer (born 1940)
- December 30
Barbara Walters
Barbara Walters, American journalist, producer, and author (born 1929)
- December 31
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI, German Roman Catholic cardinal and theologian, pope (2005–2013) and archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977–1982) (born 1927)
- December 31
Barry Lane
Barry Lane, English golfer (born 1960)
Questions about 2022
What happened in 2022?
This site records 330 entries for 2022, including Gary Burgess on January 1. They are listed below by date.
How long ago was 2022?
4 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 2022 turns 4 this year.
Which century is 2022 in?
2022 falls in the 21st century, in the 2020s.
Which generation was born in 2022?
Generation Alpha (2013–2024). Born entirely in the 21st century.
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