Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: April 22
April 22, 2024 is the 113th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 253 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Diamond is your modern birthstone. Opal is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: April 22
- 1863 –American Civil War: Grierson’s Raid begins – troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
- 1876 –The first ever National League is played in Philadelphia.
- 1889 –At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Run of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
- 1898 –Spanish-American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports and the USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
- 1915 –The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
- 1969 –British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
- 1983 –The German magazine Der Stern claims that the “Hitler Diaries” had been found in wreckage in East Germany; the diaries are subsequently revealed to be forgeries.
- 1993 –Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released.
- 2000 –Second Battle of Elephant Pass: Tamil Tigers capture a strategic Sri Lankan Army base and hold it for 8 years.
- 2008 –The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.
Who were born on April 22?
- 1724 –Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (d. 1804)
- 1854 –Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1943)
- 1889 –Richard Glücks, German SS officer and concentration camp administrator (d. 1945)
- 1906 –Eddie Albert, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1926 –James Stirling, British architect (d. 1992)
- 1944 –Steve Fossett, American adventurer (d. 2007)
- 1960 –Mart Laar, Estonian statesman
- 1973 –Christopher Sabat, American voice actor
- 1983 –Jos Hooiveld, Dutch footballer
- 1989 –Dejuan Blair, American basketball player
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