April 22

April 22 is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 253 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

  • 238 Year of the Six Emperors: The Roman Senate outlaws emperor Maximinus Thrax for his bloodthirsty proscriptions in Rome and nominates two of its members, Pupienus and Balbinus, to the throne.
  • 1500 Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil.
  • 1519 Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico.
  • 1529 Treaty of Zaragoza divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297.5 leagues or 17° east of the Moluccas.
  • 1622 The Capture of Ormuz by the East India Company ends Portuguese control of Hormuz Island.
  • 1809 The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg.
  • 1836 Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston identify Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna among the captives of the battle when one of his fellow captives mistakenly gives away his identity.
  • April 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

    Apr. 21 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr. 23

    All fixed commemorations below are observed on May 5 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

    For April 22nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 9.

    Saints

  • Holy Apostle Nathaniel of the Twelve (Bartholomew) (1st century)
  • Apostles Apelles, Luke (not the Evangelist), and Clement, of the Seventy (1st century)
  • Martyr Leonides of Alexandria, Bishop (202)
  • Martyr Nearchus, by fire (3rd century)
  • Venerable Theodore the Sykeote, Bishop of Anastasiopolis in Galatia (613)
  • Saint Vitalis of Gaza, monk of the monastery of Abba Seridus at Gaza (609-620)(see also: January 11)
  • Pre-Schism Western Saints

  • Hieromartyr Soter, Pope of Rome (ca. 174)
  • Martyrs Epipodius of Lyons, by beheading (ca. 177)
  • Saint Gaius, born in Dalmatia, became Pope of Rome, martyred with members of his family (296)
  • Saint Agapitus I, Pope of Rome (536)(see also: April 17 in the East)
  • Saint Leo of Sens, Bishop of Sens in France for twenty-three years (541)
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    On video taken during zipline ride, Ahmedabad tourist inadvertently ‘captures’ Pahalgam attack

    Financial Express 29 Apr 2025
    A video taken \u201cfor fun\u201d by a tourist from Ahmedabad during a zipline ride seems to have inadvertently captured the shootout in Baisaran valley at Pahalgam on April 22 with sounds, believed to be of gunshots, being heard in the background.
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    Norwich police charge local felon with trying to pull officer's handgun

    The Day 29 Apr 2025
    Nicholas Euell, 37, of 483 Boswell Ave., was charged April 22 with interfering with a police officer, attempt to commit criminal possession of a firearm and two counts of conspiracy to commit assault of public safety personnel.
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    Arizona State adds 2 recruits to 2026 football class which ranks in the top 15 nationally

    Azcentral 29 Apr 2025
    He played quarterback in high school and threw for 1,864 yards and 18 touchdowns, while running for 1,918 yards and another 22 scores the past season ... 5 but decommitted on April 22.
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    Only in death are we sure where we belong

    The Times/The Sunday Times 29 Apr 2025
    In life, the Irish author Edna O’Brien was unlucky in property ... It wasn’t only about money, though ... No one lives on. UK. Scotland. Related articles ... April 22 2025, 12.00am ... April 15 2025, 12.00am ... .
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    Woman injured in April 13 crash on US Highway 358 dies, Corpus Christi police say

    Caller Times 29 Apr 2025
    Highway 358 on April 13 has died, Corpus Christi police confirmed. Investigators with the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Traffic Unit confirmed that the woman died on April 22, according to senior officer Jennifer Collier.
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    OC baseball Top 25: Newport Harbor zooms to No. 4 after two big wins

    Orange County Register 29 Apr 2025
    22 Crean Lutheran, No ... (Records through Sunday, April 27) ... 1 Orange Lutheran’s Marcus Greis scores on a sacrifice fly by Brady Murrietta in the fourth inning in a Trinity League baseball game against Servite in Anaheim on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
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    School bans pupils from wearing JUMPERS until November and sends scathing letter telling parents to ...

    The Daily Mail 29 Apr 2025
    The blanket ban at the mixed secondary school came into force on April 22 and is in place until the end of October ... She said ... The blanket ban at the mixed secondary school came into force on April 22 and is in place until the end of October. She added ... .
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    Bill tracker: With session over, state budget, anti-DEI bills go to Braun. What he's signed

    South Bend Tribune 29 Apr 2025
    The House agreed to the Senate's changes and gave final approval by a 63-23 vote on April 22 ... Braun signed the bill into law April 15 after the Senate voted ... Braun signed this bill into law on April 22.
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    India says signs deal with France for 26 Rafale fighter jets

    The News International 29 Apr 2025
    The two countries have exchanged gunfire, diplomatic barbs, expelled each other’s citizens and shut border since the April 22 attack, in which 26 men were killed.Analysts say there is also a serious ...
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    US urges India, Pakistan to work towards solution after Pahalgam massacre

    The Times of India 29 Apr 2025
    The state department also said the US stands with India and strongly condemns the terrorist attack in J&K's Pahalgam.Both US President Donald Trump and Vice President J D Vance had spoken to PM Modi ...
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    US lost seven multi-million-dollar drones in Yemen area since March

    Raw Story 29 Apr 2025
    "There have been seven MQ-9s that have gone down since March 15," the US official said on condition of anonymity, without specifying what caused the losses, the most recent of which took place on April 22 ... ALSO READ. 'This is our shot' ... .
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    Demolitions, detentions in IIOJ&K spark public anger

    The News International 29 Apr 2025
    Indian policemen detain a Kashmiri youth in Srinagar, Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K). — AFP/File ... The demolitions, which left nine families homeless, began a day after the April 22 attack targeting the tourist hotspot of Pahalgam.
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    India briefs Taliban; Afghanistan govt condemns Pahalgam attack

    The Times of India 29 Apr 2025
    NEW DELHI. As it looks to mobilise international opinion against Pakistan's support to cross-border terrorism, the govt briefed the Taliban regime in Afghanistan about the common neighbour's links with the April 22 Pahalgam attack ... .
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    Curse be upon me if I ask for statehood now: J&K CM Omar Abdullah

    The Times of India 29 Apr 2025
    JAMMU/SRINAGAR ... This time no politics, only condemnation & solidarityVisibly emotional as he addressed the session, Omar Abdullah rejected demands from non-BJP members to leverage the April 22 attack for political gain ... .
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    India’s military might bolstered since Balakot airstrikes in 2019

    Hindustan Times 29 Apr 2025
    With Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his top ministers pledging a crushing response, India has strengthened its military posture across the western front after the April 22 attack that killed 26 ...
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