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Day Of The Week: April 22

What day of the week?

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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