Date in year · 2022 · The 2020s
August 5, 2022
August 5, 2022 — a day on which Judith Durham and Cherie Gil share the historical record. The year's #1 song was "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals.
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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.
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Other moments from 2022
- April 14 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian warship Moskva is struck by two anti-ship missiles and sinks into the Black Sea.
- April 7 Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed for the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming the first black female justice.
- August 14 An explosion destroys a market in Armenia, killing six people and injuring dozens.
- August 28 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: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.
- August 8 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executes a search warrant at former president Donald Trump's residence in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida.
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