Date in year · 2022 · The 2020s
March 21, 2022
On March 21, 2022, china Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashes in Guangxi, China, killing 132 people. The year's #1 song was "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals.
Events
1
Births
0
Deaths
0
Year
2022
2020s
Featured · March 21, 2022
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashes in Guangxi, China, killing 132 people.
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 (MU5735) was a domestic passenger flight from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China. At 14:23 China Standard Time on 21 March 2022, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft descended steeply mid-flight and struck the ground at high speed in Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, killing all 132 passengers and crew on board. It was the third-deadliest aviation accident in China, the deadliest involving China Eastern Airlines, and the deadliest aviation accident of 2022.
Around 2022
The year in brief
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.
What happened
On March 21, 2022
-
2022 China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashes in Guangxi, China, killing 132 people. 2022 plane crash in Guangxi, China
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 (MU5735) was a domestic passenger flight from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China. At 14:23 China Standard Time on 21 March 2022, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft descended steeply mid-flight and struck the ground at high speed in Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, killing all 132 passengers and crew on board. It was the third-deadliest aviation accident in China, the deadliest involving China Eastern Airlines, and the deadliest aviation accident of 2022.
Elsewhere that year
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.
Step through
Nearby
Keep going