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2022 (MMXXII) was 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 and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2020s decade.
The United Nations declared 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture,[1] International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development,[2] International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development,[3] and the International Year of Glass.[4]
In February, Russia initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine which led to international condemnations and sanctions, the displacement of more than 2 million Ukrainians and the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II.
Events
January
- 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.[5]
- January 2
- Abdalla Hamdok resigns as Prime Minister of Sudan amid deadly protests.[6]
- The 2022 Kazakh unrest commences due to high oil prices.[7]
- January 4 – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States—all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—issue a rare joint statement affirming that "a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."[8]
- January 5 – A nationwide state of emergency is declared in Kazakhstan in response to the 2022 Kazakh unrest. The cabinet of prime minister Askar Mamin resigns, while president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev removes former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, widely regarded as being the real power in the country, from his position as Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan.[9][10][11]
- January 6 – The CSTO deploys a peacekeeping mission in Kazakhstan, including Russian paratroopers, following a request by Kazakh president Tokayev.[12]
- January 7 – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of COVID-19 cases exceeds 300 million worldwide.[13]
- January 9 – February 6 – The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations is held in Cameroon, with Senegal winning their first championship.[14][15]
- January 10 – The first successful heart transplant from a pig to a human patient occurs in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.[16][17]
- January 15 – A large eruption of Hunga Tonga, a submarine volcano in Tonga, triggers tsunami warnings in Australia, Canada, Chile, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, Samoa, and the United States.[18]
- January 16 – World No. 1 tennis champion Novak Djokovic is deported from Australia following a high-profile legal case regarding his COVID-19 vaccination status, preventing his participation in the 2022 Australian Open.[19][20][21]
- January 18 – American company Microsoft announces its intent to purchase Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. The deal is the largest acquisition of a tech company in history.[22]
- January 19 – 2022 Barbadian general election: The Barbados Labour Party wins all 30 seats of the House of Assembly of Barbados for the second consecutive time.[23]
- January 23
- Tropical Storm Ana kills 115 people in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique, days after a series of floods killed 11 people in Madagascar.[24][25]
- A coup d'état in Burkina Faso removes president Roch Kaboré from power. The Burkinabé military cites the government's failure to contain activities of Islamist militants within the country as a reason for the coup.[26][27]
- January 28 – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of vaccinations administered worldwide exceeds 10 billion.[28]
- January 29 – 2022 Italian presidential election: Sergio Mattarella is reelected as president of Italy.[29]
- January 30 – 2022 Portuguese legislative election: The Socialist Party, led by António Costa, wins an "unexpected" majority of 117 seats.[30]
February
- February 3 – Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi is killed during a counter-terrorism raid by U.S. special forces in north-western Syria.[31]
- February 4 – China and Russia issue a joint statement opposing further NATO expansion, expressing "serious concerns" about the AUKUS security pact, and pledging to cooperate with each other on a range of issues.[32]
- February 4–20 – The 2022 Winter Olympics are held in Beijing, China, making it the first city ever to host both the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics.[33]
- February 5 – Cyclone Batsirai kills a total of 123 people across Madagascar, Mauritius, and Réunion two weeks after Tropical Storm Ana killed 115 people in the same region.[34]
- February 6 – The 2022 Costa Rican general election is held.[35]
- February 8 – COVID-19 pandemic: the number of confirmed cases exceeds 400 million worldwide.[36]
- February 9 – The biggest breakthrough in fusion energy since 1997 is reported at the Joint European Torus in Oxford, UK, with 59 megajoules produced over five seconds (11 megawatts of power), more than double the previous record.[37]
- February 13 – 2022 German presidential election: Frank-Walter Steinmeier is reelected as president of Germany.[38]
- February 14 – Canada convoy protest: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces the invocation of the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history in order to quell the nationwide protests and blockades in Canada against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions.[39]
- February 15 – Prince Andrew, Duke of York settles a U.S. civil sex assault case with Virginia Giuffre.[40]
- February 21 – 2021–22 Russo-Ukrainian crisis: Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a decree declaring the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic as independent from Ukraine, and begins to move troops into the region. The action is condemned by the United Nations, as a number of countries prepare to implement economic sanctions against Russia.[41]
- February 22 – 2021–22 Russo-Ukrainian crisis: Nord Stream 2, Russia's gas pipeline, is suspended by Germany.[42] US President Joe Biden also imposes the first sanctions on several Russian figures and institutions, including Promsvyazbank, Aleksandr Bortnikov, and others; more are expected. The UK announces sanctions on five Russian banks and three individuals.[43]
- February 23 – 2021–22 Russo-Ukrainian crisis: The European Union imposes sanctions on Russia, restricting the country's access to financial markets.[44]
- February 24 – 2021–22 Russo-Ukrainian crisis: Russia begins a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, prompting countries to impose even harsher sanctions on Russia's government.[45]
- February 25 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is stripped of the Champions League final, scheduled for May 28, with UEFA moving the venue from Saint Petersburg to Paris.[46]
- February 26 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The EU, US, and their allies commit to removing Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system, as well as imposing measures on the Russian Central Bank and further restrictions on Russian elites. These and other sanctions fuel a financial crisis in Russia.[47][48]
- February 27
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Putin orders Russia's nuclear deterrent forces to be on "special alert", their highest level, in response to what he calls "aggressive statements" by NATO.[49] The move is condemned by the US.[50]
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces that the Ukrainian and Russian delegations have agreed to meet, without preconditions.[51]
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: European nations announce a ban on Russian flights in their airspace.[52]
- In a constitutional referendum, Belarus votes to revoke its non-nuclear status and to allow the country to host Russian forces permanently.[53][54]
- February 28
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releases the second part of its Sixth Assessment Report on climate change. It concludes that many impacts are now "irreversible".[55][56]
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The UN reports more than 500,000 refugees have fled from Ukraine into neighbouring countries.[57]
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Football governing bodies FIFA and UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions.[58]
- 2022 Russian financial crisis: In an unprecedented move, Switzerland, Monaco, Singapore and South Korea impose unilateral sanctions over Russia including the introduction of export controls and asset freezes.[59][60][61]
March
- March 1
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Belarus joins the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as its troops enter the Chernihiv region in the country's north.[62]
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: World Athletics bans both Russia and Belarus from competing in all of its events.[63]
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: In an emergency session, United Nations member states pass a resolution deploring Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calling for the immediate withdrawal of its forces.[64]
- March 2
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia claims to have seized its first large city, the Black Sea port of Kherson, as shelling intensifies across many parts of Ukraine, including civilian areas.[65]
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The United Nations reports that over a million refugees have now fled from Ukraine to other countries.[66]
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The International Criminal Court begins an investigation into possible war crimes committed in Ukraine.[67]
- March 3
- The Russian Football Union starts the appeal process to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA and UEFA against the banning of Russian football teams in international competitions.[68]
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following an attack by its troops on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – the largest in Europe – which led to a fire at the site.[69]
- March 4–13 – The 2022 Winter Paralympics are held in Beijing, China, making it the first city to host both Summer Paralympics and Winter Paralympics.[70]
- March 4 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Foreign news outlets, including the BBC, CNN and many others, halt their reporting in Russia after new legislation threatens 15-year jail terms for spreading "fake news".[71]
- March 5
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia announces a temporary ceasefire and the opening of "humanitarian corridors" to allow civilians to leave the cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha.[72] However, shelling is reported to be continuing.[73]
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Visa and Mastercard, two of the world's largest payment processors, suspend their operations in Russia.[74]
- March 6 – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Vinnytsia International Airport is destroyed by Russian missiles, as President Zelenskyy calls for a no-fly zone to prevent further attacks in Ukraine.[75]
- March 7
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Ukraine rejects a proposal by Moscow to open refugee corridors, calling it "immoral" and "unacceptable", after the Russian defence ministry announced civilians fleeing some cities would only be allowed to reach Belarus or Russia.[76]
- COVID-19 pandemic: The global death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 6 million.[77]
- March 8
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Energy giant Shell pledges to stop buying oil from Russia and to stop all current work in the country, which includes the closure of all its service stations there.[78]
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The US and UK announce a ban on Russian oil, while the EU announces a two-thirds reduction in its demand for Russian gas.[79]
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Major global brands including McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Starbucks halt sales in Russia, in response to its attacks on Ukraine.[80]
- March 9
- 2022 South Korean presidential election: People Power Party candidate Yoon Suk-yeol is elected President of South Korea.[81]
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following an air strike in Mariupol that destroys a hospital including a maternity and children's ward.[82]
Predicted and scheduled events
- March 11 – Gabriel Boric will assume as President of Chile. He will be the youngest head of state in the nation's history and the first to be born during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.[citation needed]
- March 31 – The 2020 World Expo in Dubai will close after a 6-month run; originally scheduled for 10 April 2021 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[83]
- April 3
- 2022 Serbian general election: The office of the president and all 250 seats in the National Assembly are up for election.[84][85]
- 2022 Hungarian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.[86]
- April 10 – 2022 French presidential election.[87]
- May 8 – 2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election.[88]
- May 9 – 2022 Philippine general election: The offices of the president, half of the Senate, all seats in the House of Representatives, and numerous seats within provincial and local legislatures are up for election.[89]
- May 10–14 – Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy.[90]
- May 28 – The 2021–22 UEFA Champions League final will be played at the Stade de France in Paris, France
- May 29 – 2022 Colombian presidential election.[91]
- July 4 – If the definitive proposal for a new Constitution still isn't voted before, the Constitutional Convention in Chile will have to vote the draft on this date, and it will be subsequently dissolved, given the one-year deadline established by law.
- July 6–31 – UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England.[92]
- July 7–17 – 2022 World Games.[93]
- July 28 – August 8 – 2022 Commonwealth Games[94]
- August 9 – 2022 Kenyan general election
- August 26 – September 15 – ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is scheduled to be launched.[95]
- September 10–25 – 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
- September 11 – 2022 Swedish general election: All 349 seats of the Riksdag are up for election.[96]
- October 2 – 2022 Brazilian general election: The offices of the president and vice president, one third of the Senate, the entire Chamber of Deputies, and numerous state legislatures and governorships are up for election.[97]
- November 21 – December 18 – 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, to avoid both the summer heat between May and September and clashing with the 2022 Winter Olympics.[98]
- December 15 – Providing a general election is not called beforehand, Leo Varadkar will succeed Micheál Martin as Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of the Republic of Ireland, as part of a rotation agreement made in 2020.[99]
Date unknown
- The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party will commence. Incumbent General Secretary Xi Jinping is widely believed to be re-elected as general secretary.[100][101]
- The first component of the Lunar Gateway, a proposed inhabitable space station to be implemented by multiple international space agencies in lunar orbit, is set to be delivered by an undetermined commercial launch vehicle.[102]
- Planned launch of the unmanned Euclid spaceprobe to study dark energy.[103]
- Germany plans to phase out the last of its nuclear power plants.[104]
- The 20th SAARC summit is scheduled to be held in Pakistan.
- 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann will possibly cause a meteor shower.[105]
- India plans to launch its first crewed space flight by this year.[106]
- Chuuk State will hold an independence referendum in the Federated States of Micronesia.[107]
- The New Horizons probe will complete its study of the Kuiper belt.[108]
- India is expected to surpass China as the most populous country in the world.[108]
- The Indian Space Research Organization plans to launch the Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission sometime this year.[109]
- The first light of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is anticipated to occur in 2022 with full science operations beginning a year later.[110][111][112]
- The 2022 Asia Cup is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka.[113]
- The 2022 Australian federal election is scheduled to take place no later than 21 May 2022.
Deaths
January
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- January 2
- Eric Walter Elst, Belgian astronomer (b. 1936)[114]
- Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleoanthropologist and conservationist (b. 1944)[115]
- January 3
- Beatrice Mintz, American embryologist (b. 1921)[116]
- Viktor Saneyev, Soviet and Georgian triple jumper and Olympic champion (b. 1945)[117]
- January 6
- Peter Bogdanovich, American film director (b. 1939)[118]
- F. Sionil José, Filipino writer (b. 1924)[119]
- Sidney Poitier, Bahamian-American actor, activist and ambassador (b. 1927)[120]
- January 9 – Toshiki Kaifu, 48th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1931)[121]
- January 11
- Anatoly Alyabyev, Soviet and Russian athlete and Olympic champion (b. 1951)[122]
- David Sassoli, 16th President of the European Parliament (b. 1956)[123]
- Ernest Shonekan, 9th Head of State of Nigeria (b. 1936)[124]
- January 12 – Ronnie Spector, American singer (b. 1943)[125]
- January 13 – Jean-Jacques Beineix, French film director (b. 1946)[126]
- January 14 – Ricardo Bofill, Spanish architect (b. 1939)[127]
- January 16 – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, 5th President and 6th Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1945)[128]
- January 18
- Sir David Cox, English statistician (b. 1924)[129]
- Paco Gento, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1933)[130]
- André Leon Talley, American fashion journalist and stylist (b. 1948)[131]
- January 19 – Gaspard Ulliel, French actor (b. 1984)[132]
- January 20
- January 22 – Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist (b. 1926)[135]
- January 23
- Keto Losaberidze, Soviet and Georgian archer and Olympic champion (b. 1949)[136]
- Thierry Mugler, French fashion designer (b. 1948)[137]
- January 24 – Szilveszter Csollány, Hungarian gymnast and Olympic champion (b. 1970)[138]
- January 25 – Wim Jansen, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1946)[139]
February
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- February 2 – Monica Vitti, Italian actress (b. 1931)[140]
- February 3
- Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, leader and 2nd Caliph of the Islamic State (b. 1976)[141]
- Christos Sartzetakis, 4th President of Greece (b. 1929)[142]
- February 5
- Don Johnston, 4th Secretary-General of the OECD (b. 1936)[143]
- Boris Melnikov, Soviet and Russian fencer and Olympic champion (b. 1938)[144]
- February 6
- Ronnie Hellström, Swedish footballer (b. 1949)[145]
- Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer and composer (b. 1929)[146]
- February 7 – Douglas Trumbull, American film director, special effects supervisor and inventor (b. 1942)[147]
- February 8 – Luc Montagnier, French Nobel virologist (b. 1932)[148]
- February 10
- Sir Manuel Esquivel, 2nd Prime Minister of Belize (b. 1940)[149]
- Duvall Hecht, American rower, publisher and Olympic champion (b. 1930)[150]
- February 12 – Ivan Reitman, Czechoslovak-born Canadian film director and producer (b. 1946)[151]
- February 14 – Borislav Ivkov, Serbian chess Grandmaster (b. 1933)[152]
- February 15 – Józef Zapędzki, Polish sport shooter and Olympic champion (b. 1929)[153]
- February 16 – Amos Sawyer, interim President of Liberia (b. 1945)[154]
- February 17 – Máté Fenyvesi, Hungarian footballer and politician (b. 1933)[155]
- February 19 – Kakuichi Mimura, Japanese footballer and manager (b. 1931)[156]
- February 20 – Oleksandr Sydorenko, Soviet and Ukrainian swimmer and Olympic champion (b. 1960)[157]
- February 22 – Mark Lanegan, American singer, musician and writer (b. 1964)[158]
- February 24 – Ivanka Khristova, Bulgarian shot putter and Olympic champion (b. 1941)[159]
- February 28 – Abuzed Omar Dorda, 18th Prime Minister of Libya (b. 1944)[160]
March
- March 1 – Alevtina Kolchina, Russian cross-country skier and Olympic champion (b. 1930)[161]
- March 3 – Dean Woods, Australian cyclist and Olympic champion (b. 1966)[162]
- March 4
- Rod Marsh, Australian cricketer (b. 1947)[163]
- Shane Warne, Australian cricketer (b. 1969)[164]
- Maryan Wisniewski, French footballer (b. 1937)[165]
- March 6
- Frank O'Farrell, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1927)[166]
- Giuseppe Wilson, Italian footballer (b. 1945)[167]
- March 7 – Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, 9th President of Pakistan (b. 1929)[168]
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