April 22nd, 1237

Born on April 22nd, 1237

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 288,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 781 days, exactly on July 24th, 2028, people who were born on April 22nd, 1237 will be 289,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 22nd?

April 22nd, 2022

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 22nd, 2016

The Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, opened for signature and was signed by 175 parties.

April 22nd, 2013

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested two men who were plotting to commit terrorist attacks against Via Rail operations.

April 22nd, 2004

Flammable cargo exploded at a railway station in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing at least 54 people and injuring more than a thousand others.

April 22nd, 2000

In a pre-dawn raid, U.S. federal agents seized six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami and returned him to his Cuban father.

April 22nd, 1993

Stephen Lawrence, a black British teenager, was murdered while waiting for a bus in Eltham, London, leading to cultural changes of attitudes on racism and the police, and to the law and police practice.

April 22nd, 1951

Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army attacked positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, starting the Battle of Kapyong.

April 22nd, 1948

Civil War in Mandatory Palestine: The Jewish paramilitary group Haganah captured Haifa from the Arab Liberation Army.

April 22nd, 1945

About 600 prisoners of the Jasenovac concentration camp in the Independent State of Croatia revolted, but only 80 managed to escape while the remainder were killed by the Ustaše regime.

April 22nd, 1918

The short-lived Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic was established on territory formerly part of the Russian Empire.

April 22nd, 1885

The first meeting of the Colonial Defence Committee, a standing committee of the British Colonial Office, was held to discuss the defence of Barbados.

April 22nd, 1500

A fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral (pictured) anchored off present-day Brazil; he later claimed the land for the Portuguese Empire.

April 22nd, 1622

Anglo-Persian forces combined to capture the Portuguese garrison at Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf.

April 22nd, 1073

Gregory VII was elected pope following the death of Alexander II.

April 22nd, 1073

Election of Pope Gregory VII following the death of Pope Alexander II.

Public holidays on April 22nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 22nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1237 is a normal year and no leap year.

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