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'{{Short description|Current calendar year}} {{image frame|content={{Photomontage | photo1a = AfghanistanQuake.png | photo2b = Putin attended the opening ceremony of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (3).jpg | photo1c = Destruction_of_Russian_tanks_by_Ukrainian_troops_in_Mariupol_(4).jpg | photo2d = Centro de vacunación en la provincia de Santa Fe.jpg | photo1e = 20220908-Buckingham Palace Elizabeth II death reactions (09).jpg | photo2f = NZDF over Tonga January 2022.jpg | size = 420 }} | width = 420 | caption = From left, clockwise: A child stands among the rubble of a house after the [[June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake]]; A Russian BMP-3 near [[Mariupol]] destroyed during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], part of the greater [[Russo-Ukrainian War]]; Hundreds of people had gathered outside the gates of [[Buckingham Palace]] following [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|the death]] of [[Elizabeth II]]; A P-3K2 Orion aircraft flies over an area of Tonga that shows the heavy ash fall from the recent volcanic eruption within the Tongan Islands; More than 10 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine were mass administered worldwide; A scene from the opening ceremony of the [[2022 Winter Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], [[People's Republic of China|China]]. }} {{pp-pc|small=yes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Year dab|2022}} {{Year nav|2022}} {{C21 year in topic}} {{Year article header|2022}} The [[United Nations]] declared 2022 as the International Year of [[Artisanal fisheries|Artisanal Fisheries]] and [[Aquaculture]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://undocs.org/A/RES/72/72|title=International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture|website=United Nations|access-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref> International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://undocs.org/en/A/RES/76/14|title=International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development|website=United Nations|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/A/76/L.28|title=International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development|website=United Nations|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> and the International Year of Glass.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://undocs.org/A/RES/75/279|title=International Year of Glass|website=United Nations|access-date=July 17, 2021}}</ref> 2022 has seen the continued impact of an [[2021–2022 inflation surge|inflation surge]] as a result of the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The global rollout of [[COVID-19 vaccine]]s, which began in 2020, has continued, and the year has seen the lifting of COVID restrictions, and reopening of international borders. The [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the largest armed conflict in Europe since [[World War II]], has caused the [[2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis|displacement]] of 14.9 million [[Ukrainians]] (8 million [[internally displaced person]]s and 6.9 million [[refugee]]s) and has led to [[International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War|international condemnations and sanctions]], the [[Corporate responses to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|withdrawal of hundreds of companies]] from Russia, and the exclusion of Russia from [[2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus#Sports|major sporting events]]. {{horizontal TOC|nonum=yes}} ==Events== <!-- Important international events only --> ===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]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-01|title=World's largest free trade deal is under way, but what is RCEP?|url=https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3161707/what-rcep-worlds-largest-free-trade-deal-under-way|access-date=2022-01-01|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref> * [[January 2]] – [[Abdalla Hamdok]] [[resign]]s as [[List of heads of government of Sudan|Prime Minister of Sudan]] amid deadly protests.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Alaa |last1=Elassar |first2=Pierre |last2=Meilhan |title=Sudan's Prime Minister resigns amid violent anti-coup protests that have left at least 57 people dead|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/world/sudan-protest-killed-anti-coup-security-forces/index.html|date=2022-01-02|website=CNN}}</ref> * [[January 4]] – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States—all [[Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council|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."<ref>{{cite news |date=4 January 2022|title='No one can win a nuclear war': Superpowers release rare joint statement| url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/no-one-can-win-a-nuclear-war-superpowers-release-rare-joint-statement-20220104-p59lmf.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> *[[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]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Auyezov|first=Olzhas|date=2022-01-05|title=Kazakh protesters torch public buildings; emergency declared, Cabinet resigns|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/kazakhstan-government-resigns-after-violent-protests-over-fuel-price-2022-01-05/|access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Satubaldina|first1=Assel|last2=January 2022|first2=Zhanna Shayakhmetova in Nation on 5|date=2022-01-05|title=Kazakhstan Declares State of Emergency After Fuel Price Protests|url=https://astanatimes.com/2022/01/kazakhstan-declares-state-of-emergency-after-fuel-price-protests/|access-date=2022-01-05|website=The Astana Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=5 January 2022|title=Kazakhstan is in turmoil after massive protests force the government to resign|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1070622365/kazakhstan-is-in-turmoil-after-massive-protests-force-the-government-to-resign?t=1641430408915|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|website=[[NPR]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106005522/https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1070622365/kazakhstan-is-in-turmoil-after-massive-protests-force-the-government-to-resign?t=1641430408915 |archive-date=January 6, 2022 }}</ref> * [[January 6]] – The [[Collective Security Treaty Organization|CSTO]] deploys a "peacekeeping" mission in [[Kazakhstan]], including Russian [[paratrooper]]s, following a request by [[President of Kazakhstan|Kazakh president]] [[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev|Tokayev]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 January 2022|title=Russian paratroopers arrive in Kazakhstan as unrest continues|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/06/shots-heard-in-kazakhstan-as-protests-enter-third-day|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|website=[[The Guardian]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106052045/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/06/shots-heard-in-kazakhstan-as-protests-enter-third-day |archive-date=January 6, 2022 }}</ref> * [[January 7]] – [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: The number of [[COVID-19]] cases exceeds 300 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 January 2022|title=Global Coronavirus Cases Top 300 Million| url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/06/world/omicron-covid-vaccine-tests|work=The New York Times|access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref> * [[January 9]] - [[February 6]] – The [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]] is held in [[Cameroon]], with [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final|winning their first championship]].<ref name="draw postponed">{{cite news|date=6 June 2021|title=CAF postpones TotalEnergies Africa Cup final draw, new date to be set soon|publisher=CAF|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/caf-postpones-totalenergies-africa-cup-final-draw-new-date-to-be-set-soon|access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Senegal vs. Egypt - Football Match Report - February 6, 2022 - ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/629153|access-date=2022-02-07|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref> * [[January 10]] – The first successful [[heart transplant]] from a [[xenotransplantation|pig to a human]] patient occurs in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], United States.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 January 2022|title=University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Scientists and Clinicians Perform Historic First Successful Transplant of Porcine Heart into Adult Human with End-Stage Heart Disease| url=https://www.umms.org/ummc/news/2022/first-successful-transplant-of-porcine-heart-into-adult-human-heart|work=University of Maryland Medical Center|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=10 January 2022|title=Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59944889|work=BBC News|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref> * [[January 15]] – A large [[2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami|eruption]] of [[Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai]], a submarine volcano in [[Tonga]], triggers [[tsunami]] warnings in Australia, [[Canada]], [[Chile]], [[Fiji]], Japan, New Zealand, [[Samoa]], and the United States.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 January 2022|title=Get away from shore - US and Japan warn on tsunami| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60007119|work=BBC News|access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref> * [[January 16]] – [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players|World No. 1]] tennis champion [[Novak Djokovic]] is [[deport]]ed from Australia following a high-profile legal case regarding his [[COVID-19 vaccine|COVID-19 vaccination]] status, preventing his participation in the [[2022 Australian Open]].<ref>{{cite news |date=16 January 2022|title=Novak Djokovic: Tennis star deported after losing Australia visa battle| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-60014059|work=BBC News|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=16 January 2022|title=Novak Djokovic leaves Australia after court rejects visa challenge| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/16/tennis/novak-djokovic-australian-open-federal-court-hearing-spt-intl-hnk/index.html|work=CNN|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=16 January 2022|title=Novak Djokovic visa saga LIVE: Djokovic to miss 2022 Australian Open after losing court case| url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-visa-saga-live-tennis-star-back-before-court-ahead-of-2022-australian-open-20220116-p59oje.html|work=Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref> * [[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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Microsoft to buy embattled Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=Cbsnews.com|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[January 23]] **[[Tropical Storm Ana (2022)|Tropical Storm Ana]] kills 115 people in [[Madagascar]], [[Malawi]] and [[Mozambique]], days after a [[2022 Antananarivo floods|series of floods]] killed 11 people in Madagascar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/25/at-least-four-killed-after-tropical-storm-ana-hits-malawi-and-mozambique|title=At least four killed after tropical Storm Ana hits Malawi and Mozambique|date=January 25, 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Malawi hit by flooding caused by tropical storm Ana; 1 dead|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/20220125/c85d3ca6f72c4495aeb8c8306556fc10/c.html|access-date=25 January 2022|publisher=Sfgate}}</ref> **A [[2022 Burkinabé coup d'état|coup d'état]] in [[Burkina Faso]] removes president [[Roch Marc Christian Kaboré|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.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-01-27|title=Burkina Faso coup: Return of the military strongmen to West Africa|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60138129|access-date=2022-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-01-28|title=Burkina Faso: New leader gives first speech since ousting president|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60164531|access-date=2022-01-28}}</ref> * [[January 28]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of vaccinations administered worldwide exceeds 10 billion.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 January 2022|title=The world surpasses 10 billion vaccine doses administered, but gaps persist in who gets the shots.| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/world/covid-vaccines-10-billion-doses.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref> * [[January 30]] – [[2022 Portuguese legislative election]]: The [[Socialist Party (Portugal)|Socialist Party]], led by [[António Costa]], wins an "unexpected" majority of 117 seats.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-01-31|title=Portugal election: Socialists win unexpected majority|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60194375|access-date=2022-02-02}}</ref> ===February=== {{Listen |filename=20220224-090000-VEN119-program - VOA News (24 February 2022).oga |type=speech |start=0.01 |title=VOA News broadcast, 24 February 2022 (4:00 a.m. EST) |description=[[VOA News]] broadcast announcing the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]] at 4:00 a.m. EST on 24 February}} * [[February 3]] – [[Islamic State]] leader [[Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi]] is killed in [[Atme]] during a [[counter-terrorism]] raid by [[United States special operations forces|U.S. special forces]] in north-western [[Syria]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 February 2022|title=Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi killed in Syria, US says|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-60246129|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref> * [[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.<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 February 2022|title=China joins Russia in opposing Nato expansion|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60257080|access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref> * [[February 4]]–[[February 20|20]] – The [[2022 Winter Olympics]] are held in [[Beijing]], China, making it the first city ever to host both the [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] and [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2022 Olympics - Next Winter Olympic Games {{!}} Beijing 2022|url=https://www.olympic.org/beijing-2022|date=May 28, 2020|website=International Olympic Committee|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> * [[February 5]] – [[Cyclone Batsirai]] kills a total of 123 people across Madagascar, [[Mauritius]], and [[Réunion]] two weeks after [[Tropical Storm Ana (2022)|Tropical Storm Ana]] killed 115 people in the same region.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cyclone kills at least 10 in Madagascar, destroying homes and cutting power |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-three-dead-after-cyclone-batsirai-causes-devastation-southeast-madagascar-2022-02-06/ |publisher=[[Reuters]] |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref> * [[February 9]] – The biggest breakthrough in [[fusion energy]] since 1997 is reported at the [[Joint European Torus]] in [[Oxford]], the UK, with 59 megajoules produced over five seconds (11 megawatts of power), more than double the previous record.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-09|title=Oxford's JET lab smashes nuclear fusion energy output record |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633|access-date=2022-02-09|website=BBC News|language=en}}</ref> *[[February 21]]–[[February 24|24]] – Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] signs a decree declaring the [[Luhansk People's Republic]] and [[Donetsk People's Republic]] as independent from [[Ukraine]], and, despite international condemnation and sanctions, begins a full-scale [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion of Ukraine]]. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-22 |title=Germany's Scholz halts Nord Stream 2 as Ukraine crisis deepens |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germanys-scholz-halts-nord-stream-2-certification-2022-02-22/ |access-date=2022-02-22 |website=Reuters |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=22 February 2022 |title=Boris Johnson promises first set of UK sanctions against Russia |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60476137 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-22|title=Russia strongly condemned at UN after Putin orders troops into eastern Ukraine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/22/russia-strongly-condemned-at-un-after-putin-orders-troops-into-eastern-ukraine|access-date=2022-02-22|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *[[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 [[Central Bank of Russia|Russian Central Bank]] and further restrictions on Russian elites. These and other sanctions fuel a [[2022 Russian financial crisis|financial crisis]] in Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joint Statement on further restrictive economic measures|url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_1423|access-date=27 February 2022|date=26 February 2022|website=European Commission|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=West to cut some Russian banks off from Swift|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60542433|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[February 27]] **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Putin orders Russia's [[Russia and weapons of mass destruction|nuclear deterrent forces]] to be on "special alert", their highest level, in response to what he calls "aggressive statements" by NATO.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Putin puts Russia's strategic nuclear force on 'special alert'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=621b8157ec502b53cd47ff90%26Putin%20puts%20Russia%27s%20strategic%20nuclear%20force%20on%20%27special%20alert%27%262022-02-27T13%3A51%3A04.554Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:6edf34e2-6258-47ae-88a7-13fcf8922a0d&pinned_post_asset_id=621b8157ec502b53cd47ff90&pinned_post_type=share|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> The move is condemned by the US.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US calls Putin's nuclear move 'totally unacceptable'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=621b87b7980bea49f4b7a4e8%26US%20calls%20Putin%27s%20nuclear%20move%20%27totally%20unacceptable%27%262022-02-27T14%3A17%3A28.441Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:c7989c87-41c1-49d9-b9e7-2869c14f73fa&pinned_post_asset_id=621b87b7980bea49f4b7a4e8&pinned_post_type=share|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: European nations announce a ban on Russian flights in their airspace.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Russian flights will be banned from the airspace of 20 European nations|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/27/airspace-russia-flights-european-countries-ban/|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US}}</ref> **In a [[2022 Belarusian constitutional referendum|constitutional referendum]], Belarus votes to revoke its [[List of states with nuclear weapons#Former Soviet Republics|non-nuclear status]] and to allow the country to host Russian forces permanently.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Belarus referendum approves proposal to renounce non-nuclear status - agencies|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/launchpad-russias-assault-ukraine-belarus-holds-referendum-renounce-non-nuclear-2022-02-27/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|website=Reuters|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Belarus opens door for Russian nuclear weapons as Putin ally moves to commit troops |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/02/28/belarus-opens-door-russian-nuclear-weapons-putin-ally-moves/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=The Telegraph|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[February 28]] **The [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC) releases the second part of its [[IPCC Sixth Assessment Report|Sixth Assessment Report]] on [[climate change]]. It concludes that many impacts are on the verge of becoming "irreversible".<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPCC issues 'bleakest warning yet' on impacts of climate breakdown |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/28/ipcc-issues-bleakest-warning-yet-impacts-climate-breakdown|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet. Taking action now can secure our future |url=https://www.ipcc.ch/2022/02/28/pr-wgii-ar6/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=IPCC|language=en-US}}</ref> **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russian and Ukrainian officials meet on the Belarus-Ukraine border for the first round of peace talks, with no resolution.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2022 |title=Ukraine's foreign minister: Ukraine-Russia talks with no preconditions 'already a victory' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/27/russia-ukraine-latest-news-missile-strikes-on-oil-facilities-reported-as-some-russian-banks-cut-off-from-swift-system-live?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-621b8cf48f0873d0384b22bb#block-621b8cf48f0873d0384b22bb |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en-US}}</ref> **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Football governing bodies [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]] suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/60560567|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> **[[2022 Russian financial crisis]]: In an unprecedented move, [[Switzerland]], [[Monaco]], [[Singapore]] and [[South Korea]] impose unilateral sanctions over Russia including the introduction of [[export control]]s and [[asset freeze]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=In rare stand, South Korea, Singapore unveil sanctions on Russia|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/2/28/in-rare-stand-south-korea-singapore-unveil-sanctions-on-russia|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=[[Al Jazeera]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Monaco clamps down on Russian assets after Ukraine invasion|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/wealth-hub-monaco-also-clamping-down-russian-assets-following-ukraine-invasion-2022-02-28/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=[[Reuters]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Neutral Swiss join EU sanctions against Russia in break with past|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/neutral-swiss-adopt-sanctions-against-russia-2022-02-28/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=[[Reuters]]|language=en-US}}</ref> ===March=== *[[March 1]] **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: [[World Athletics]] bans both Russia and Belarus from competing in all of its events.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Athletics joins sporting bodies in banning Russian and Belarusian athletes |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/badminton-swimming-federations-ban-athletes-russia-belarus-2022-03-01/|access-date=1 March 2022|date=1 March 2022|website=Reuters|language=en-US}}</ref> **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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UN votes to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calls for withdrawal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/united-nations-russia-ukraine-vote|access-date=2 March 2022|date=2 March 2022|website=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[March 2]] **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia [[Battle of Kherson|seizes its first large city]], the Black Sea port of [[Kherson]], as shelling intensifies across many parts of Ukraine, including civilian areas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Russia aims to erase Ukraine, says Zelenskiy, as bombardment intensifies |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/ukraine-cities-bombardment-russia-attack-kyiv-kharkiv-russian-war-invasion|access-date=2 March 2022|date=2 March 2022|website=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref> **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The United Nations reports that over a million [[2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis|refugees]] have now fled from Ukraine to other countries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A million refugees have now fled Ukraine since the start of the war, U.N. says |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/03/02/1084100763/1-million-refugees-fled-ukraine|access-date=3 March 2022|date=2 March 2022|website=NPR|language=en-US}}</ref> **The [[International Criminal Court]] begins an investigation into possible [[War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|war crimes]] committed by Russia in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=War crimes court prosecutor opens Ukraine investigation |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/war-crimes-court-prosecutor-opens-ukraine-investigation-statement-2022-03-02/|access-date=3 March 2022|date=3 March 2022|website=Reuters|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[March 3]] **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following an attack by its troops on the [[Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant|Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant]] &ndash; the largest in Europe &ndash; which led to a fire at the site.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ukraine nuclear plant: Russia in control after shelling |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60613438|access-date=4 March 2022|date=4 March 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> **The [[National Assembly (Armenia)|National Assembly of Armenia]] [[2022 Armenian presidential election|elects]] incumbent [[Ministry of High-Tech Industry (Armenia)|minister of High-Tech Industry]] and former [[mayor of Yerevan]], [[Vahagn Khachaturyan]], as [[president of Armenia]] following the resignation of [[Armen Sarkissian]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vahagn Khachaturyan not elected Armenia President in first round |url=https://news.am/eng/news/689566.html |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=news.am |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Armenian Lawmakers Elect Former Minister Khachatrian As President |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-khachatrian-elected-president/31734110.html |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 4]]–[[March 13|13]] – The [[2022 Winter Paralympics]] are held in [[Beijing]], China, making it the first city to host both [[Summer Paralympics]] and [[Winter Paralympics]].<ref>{{cite web |date=February 24, 2022 |title=Where are the next Paralympic Winter Games? |url=https://paralympics.org.nz/news/where-are-the-next-paralympic-winter-games/ |website=paralympics.org.nz |accessdate=March 3, 2022}}</ref> *[[March 4]] – [[Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]: An Afghan man on behalf of the [[Islamic State – Khorasan Province]] commits a [[2022 Peshawar mosque attack|suicide attack]] at a [[Shia Islam in the Indian subcontinent|Shia]] [[mosque]] in [[Peshawar]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]], killing 63 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Welle (www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche |title=Pakistan: Dozens killed in Peshawar mosque explosion {{!}} DW {{!}} 04.03.2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-dozens-killed-in-peshawar-mosque-explosion/a-61010752 |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=DW.COM |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[March 7]] – [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: The global death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 6 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Covid-19 deaths surpass 6 million|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/07/health/global-covid-deaths-surpass-six-million/index.html|website=cnn.com|date=March 7, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2022}}</ref> *[[March 8]] – The US and UK announce a ban on [[Petroleum industry in Russia|Russian oil]], while the EU announces a two-thirds reduction in its demand for [[Natural gas in Russia|Russian gas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=War in Ukraine: West hits Russia with oil bans and gas curbs|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60666251|website=bbc.co.uk|date=March 8, 2022|access-date=March 8, 2022}}</ref> *[[March 9]] **[[2022 South Korean presidential election]]: [[People Power Party (South Korea)|People Power Party]] candidate [[Yoon Suk-yeol]] is narrowly elected President of South Korea.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2022/03/803_325233.html|title=Yoon Suk-yeol wins presidential election|first=Nam|last=Hyun-woo|work=Korea Times|date=2022-03-09|accessdate=2022-03-09}}</ref> **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following an [[Mariupol hospital airstrike|air strike in Mariupol]] that destroys a hospital including a maternity and children's ward.<ref>{{cite web|title=Children under rubble, says Zelensky, as Russia bombs hospital|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60657155|website=bbc.co.uk|date=March 9, 2022|access-date=March 9, 2022}}</ref> **Researchers in the [[Antarctic]] announce they have found ''[[Endurance (1912 ship)|Endurance]]'', one of the greatest ever undiscovered [[shipwrecks]], which sank in [[1915]] during [[Ernest Shackleton]]'s exploration.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60662541|access-date=9 March 2022|date=9 March 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[March 10]] – The [[National Assembly (Hungary)|National Assembly of Hungary]] [[2022 Hungarian presidential election|elects]] former minister for Family Affairs, [[Katalin Novák]], as [[president of Hungary]] in a 137&ndash;51 vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Katalin Novak becomes Hungary's first female president |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/03/10/katalin-novak-becomes-hungary-s-first-female-president |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hungary elects Katalin Novak, first-ever female president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/10/hungary-elects-katalin-novak-first-ever-woman-president |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 11]] – [[Gabriel Boric]] is sworn in as [[President of Chile]]. He becomes the youngest head of state in the nation's history and the first to be born during the [[Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990)|military dictatorship]] of [[Augusto Pinochet]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Villegas |first=Alexander |date=2022-03-11 |title=Chile's Boric sworn in as president in sharp political shift |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hope-uncertainty-chile-shifts-left-under-boric-2022-03-11/ |access-date=2022-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-11 |title=Gabriel Boric, 36, sworn in as president to herald new era for Chile |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/11/gabriel-boric-chile-president-new-era |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 12]] – [[2022 Turkmenistan presidential election]]: [[Serdar Berdimuhamedow]], son of former President [[Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow]], wins with 89% of the total votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=As Expected, Son Of Turkmen Leader Easily Wins Election In Familial Transfer Of Power |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-serdar-berdymukhammedov-presidency/31753690.html |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en |archive-date=22 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322024350/https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-serdar-berdymukhammedov-presidency/31753690.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[March 13]] – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: 30 Russian missiles [[Yavoriv military base attack|hit the Yavoriv military base]], used for [[NATO]] training and close to the border with [[Poland]], killing 35 and injuring 134 others.<ref>{{cite web|title=Russia widens assault to hit military base near Poland|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60717902|website=BBC News|date=March 13, 2022|access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref> *[[March 16]] – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: A Russian [[Mariupol theatre airstrike|airstrike on the Mariupol Theatre]] in [[Mariupol]] kills an estimated 600 civilians sheltering inside.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hinnant |first1=Lori |last2=Chernov |first2=Mstyslav |last3=Stepanenko |first3=Vasilisa |title=AP evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theater airstrike |url=https://apnews.com/article/Russia-ukraine-war-mariupol-theater-c321a196fbd568899841b506afcac7a1 |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=Associated Press |date=4 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504121004/https://apnews.com/article/Russia-ukraine-war-mariupol-theater-c321a196fbd568899841b506afcac7a1 |archive-date=4 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 24]] – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: NATO announces that four new battlegroups totaling 40,000 troops will be deployed in [[Bulgaria]], [[Hungary]], [[Romania]] and [[Slovakia]], along with enhanced readiness for potential chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nato to send 40,000 more troops to Eastern Europe |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60856533 |website=BBC News |date=24 March 2022 |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nato leaders agree to strengthen eastern defences |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/24/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-zelenskiy-expects-meaningful-steps-at-nato-eu-and-g7-summits-live?page=with:block-623c771a8f0867da37217e9a#block-623c771a8f0867da37217e9a |website=The Guardian |date=24 March 2022 |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> *[[March 25]] – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia's defence ministry announces that the first phase of its military operation is "generally" complete, saying the country will focus on the "liberation" of Ukraine's eastern [[Donbas]] region.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukraine war: Russia to focus on 'liberating' Donbass region as it says first phase of invasion mostly complete |url=https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-joe-biden-to-meet-ukrainian-refugees-after-warning-of-chemical-attack-response-as-boris-johnson-hits-back-at-kremlin-anti-russian-claim-12574539 |website=Sky News |date=25 March 2022 |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=First phase of Ukraine war over, Russia says |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60856533 |website=BBC News |date=25 March 2022 |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref> *[[March 29]] – The [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] is admitted to the [[East African Community]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-29 |title=DR Congo joins East African bloc |url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/dr-congo-joins-east-african-bloc-3764212 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The East African |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 31]] – [[Expo 2020]] closes in [[Dubai]] after a 6-month run; originally scheduled for April 10, 2021, it was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Magyar|first=Judith|title=SAP BrandVoice: Experience Expo 2020 Dubai – A Window To The Future|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2022/01/07/experience-expo-2020-dubai--a-window-to-the-future/|access-date=2022-01-13|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> ===April=== *[[April 3]] **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: As Russia's forces retreat from areas near Kyiv, it is accused by Ukraine of [[war crimes]], amid mounting evidence of indiscriminate civilian killings, including the [[Bucha massacre]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia-Ukraine war latest: Russian actions 'look exactly like war crimes', says Ukraine; explosions seen in Odesa – live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/03/russia-ukraine-war-latest-russian-retreat-from-kyiv-reveals-atrocities-against-civilians-say-ukrainians-live |website=The Guardian |date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Killings in Bucha are deliberate massacre - Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60949706 |website=BBC News |date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref> **The second round of voting of the [[2022 Costa Rican general election]] is held, and [[Social Democratic Progress Party]] presidential candidate [[Rodrigo Chaves Robles]] is elected [[President of Costa Rica|president]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Oré |first1=Diego |last2=Murillo |first2=Alvaro |date=2022-04-04 |title=Costa Rica elects maverick Chaves as president in break with establishment |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-ricans-choose-between-outsider-former-leader-presidential-vote-2022-04-03/ |access-date=2022-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Economist Rodrigo Chaves elected Costa Rica's president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/4/economist-rodrigo-chaves-elected-costa-ricas-president |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[April 4]] – The [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC) releases the third and final part of its [[IPCC Sixth Assessment Report|Sixth Assessment Report]] on [[climate change]], warning that [[greenhouse gas emissions]] must peak by [[2025]] at the latest and decline 43% by [[2030]], in order to limit global warming to 1.5&nbsp;°C (2.7&nbsp;°F).<ref>{{cite web |title=It's over for fossil fuels: IPCC spells out what's needed to avert climate disaster |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/04/its-over-for-fossil-fuels-ipcc-spells-out-whats-needed-to-avert-climate-disaster |website=The Guardian |date=4 April 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The evidence is clear: the time for action is now. We can halve emissions by 2030. |url=https://www.ipcc.ch/2022/04/04/ipcc-ar6-wgiii-pressrelease/ |website=IPCC |date=4 April 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 6]] – The first known [[dinosaur]] [[fossil]] linked to the very day of the [[Chicxulub impact]] is reported by palaeontologists.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tanis: 'First dinosaur fossil linked to asteroid strike' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61013740 |website=BBC News|date=6 April 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 7]] **The [[United Nations|UN]] votes by 93–24 to suspend Russia from the [[Human Rights Council]], with 58 countries abstaining.<ref>{{cite web |title=UN votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/07/russia-ukraine-war-nato-foreign-ministers-to-meet-as-zelenskiy-dismisses-fresh-sanctions-live-news?page=with:block-624f08fa8f0887d7b40d5d7e#block-624f08fa8f0887d7b40d5d7e |website=The Guardian |date=6 April 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> **[[President of Yemen]] [[Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi]] resigns from office, dismisses [[Vice President of Yemen|vice president]] [[Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar]], and transfers both offices' powers to the newly formed eight-member [[Presidential Leadership Council]], chaired by [[Rashad al-Alimi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-07 |title=Yemen president hands power to council in major shake-up |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61020866 |access-date=2022-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yemen president hands powers to new leadership council |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/7/yemen-president-transfers-powers-saudi-calls-for-houthis-talks |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following a missile attack on [[Kramatorsk railway station attack|Kramatorsk train station]], which kills 59 civilians trying to evacuate, including seven children.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dozens dead after railway station hit by rockets - Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-61032786 |website=BBC News|date=8 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=World leaders condemn Kramatorsk railway strike |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-04-08-22/h_ee8bb09a249eb71e3e784ae880646e4e |website=CNN|date=8 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref> **[[Food prices|Global food prices]] increase to their highest level since the UN's [[FAO Food Price Index|Food Price Index]] began in 1990, with commodities such as wheat rising by nearly 20% as a result of the Ukraine crisis.<ref>{{cite web|title=Global food prices rise to highest ever levels after Russian invasion|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/apr/08/global-food-prices-rise-to-highest-ever-levels-after-russian-invasion-ukraine-wheat|website=The Guardian|date=8 April 2022|access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FAO Food Price Index |url=https://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/|website=FAO|date=8 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 11]] – The [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] elects [[Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan)|leader of the opposition]] [[Shehbaz Sharif]] as [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|prime minister of Pakistan]], after [[Imran Khan]] is removed from office following a [[No-confidence motion against Imran Khan|motion of no confidence]] two days prior.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan ousted as country's leader following vote of no-confidence|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/09/asia/imran-khan-voted-out-pakistan-prime-minister-intl-hnk/index.html|website=CNN|date=9 April 2022|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-11 |title=Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif chosen as PM after week-long uncertainty |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61063386 |access-date=2022-04-11}}</ref> *[[April 13]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases exceeds 500 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last=Falconer |first=Rebecca |title=World surpasses half a billion confirmed COVID cases |url=https://www.axios.com/world-covid-cases-surpass-500-million-67de52f9-5230-42f2-b61d-5cf195b6dd57.html |work=Axios |access-date=April 13, 2022 |date=April 13, 2022}}</ref> *[[April 14]] – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian flagship ''[[Russian cruiser Moskva|Moskva]]'' becomes the largest warship to be [[Sinking of the Moskva|sunk]] in action since [[World War II]]. Ukraine claims to have struck it with [[R-360 Neptune|Neptune anti-ship missiles]], while Russia claims it sank during stormy weather after an onboard fire.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian warship: Moskva sinks in Black Sea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61114843 |website=BBC News|date=15 April 2022 |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Russia says Moskva cruiser has sunk after reported Ukrainian missile strike |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/14/russia-moskva-cruiser-sunk-stormy-seas-defense-ministry |website=The Guardian|date=15 April 2022 |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 18]] – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The [[Battle of Donbas (2022)|Battle of Donbas]] begins, leading to the deaths of several thousand military personnel and civilians.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-04-18 |title=Ukraine says 'Battle of Donbas' has begun, Russia pushing in east |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-says-battle-donbas-has-begun-russia-pushing-east-2022-04-18/ |access-date=2022-06-23}}</ref> *[[April 19]] – The second round of voting of the [[2022 East Timorese presidential election]] is held and the [[National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction]] party presidential candidate, former [[President of East Timor|president]] and former [[Prime Minister of East Timor|prime minister]] [[José Ramos-Horta]] is elected.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-20 |title=Nobel laureate Ramos-Horta wins East Timor's presidential election |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20220420-nobel-laureate-ramos-horta-wins-east-timor-s-presidential-election |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=France-Presse |first=Agence |date=2022-04-20 |title=Timor-Leste presidential election: José Ramos-Horta wins in landslide |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/21/timor-leste-presidential-election-jose-ramos-horta-wins-in-landslide |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ramos-Horta takes commanding lead in East Timor presidential vote |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/20/east-timor-ramos-horta-takes-strong-lead-in-presidential-vote |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[April 20]] &ndash; A [[European Southern Observatory]] team announces the discovery of [[micronovae]].<ref>{{Cite web |first=Kelly |last=Kizer Whitt |url=https://earthsky.org/space/micronovas-small-mighty-like-nova-explosions/|title = Micronovas are new! They're small, but mighty |work=[[EarthSky]]|date = 25 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 22]] &ndash; The [[Large Hadron Collider]] recommences full operations, three years after being shut down for upgrades.<ref>{{cite web |title=LHC restarts|url=https://home.cern/news/news/accelerators/large-hadron-collider-restarts|website=CERN|date=22 April 2022 |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Large hadron collider: A revamp that could revolutionise physics|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61149387|website=BBC News|date=22 April 2022 |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> * [[April 24]] &ndash; The [[2022 Slovenian parliamentary election]] is held to elect all 90 members of the [[National Assembly (Slovenia)|National Assembly of Slovenia]], the lower house of the [[Slovenian Parliament]]; the [[Freedom Movement (Slovenia)|Freedom Movement]] party becomes the largest party, winning 41 of 90 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Izidi glasovanja|url=https://volitve.dvk-rs.si/#/rezultati |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=volitve.dvk-rs.si}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-24 |title=Slovenia's Janša defeated by opposition liberal Freedom Movement |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/24/slovenians-out-to-vote-with-no-single-party-projected-to-rule-without-coalition |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lihtenvalner |first=Katja |date=2022-04-24 |title=Slovenia's populist PM loses election to environmentalist party-election commission |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovenias-populist-pm-faces-close-election-race-against-environmentalist-party-2022-04-23/ |access-date=2022-04-25}}</ref> * [[April 27]] &ndash; The European Union accuses Russia of blackmail after gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria are halted by energy giant [[Gazprom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/27/russia-accused-of-blackmail-gazprom-gas-supplies-poland-bulgaria-halted|title=Russia accused of blackmail after gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria halted |date=27 April 2022|accessdate=27 April 2022|work=The Guardian}}</ref> *[[April 28]] – The [[Parliament of Montenegro]] elects a new government with [[Dritan Abazović]] as [[Prime Minister of Montenegro|prime minister]], following a motion of no confidence against the government of [[Zdravko Krivokapić]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=Montenegro's parliament approves new minority pro-EU government |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/29/montenegro-s-parliament-approves-new-minority-pro-eu-government |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vasiljevic |first=Stevo |date=2022-04-28 |title=Montenegro approves new minority government focused on joining EU |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/montenegro-approves-new-minority-government-focused-joining-eu-2022-04-28/ |access-date=2022-04-29}}</ref> === May === * [[May 6]] – [[2022 monkeypox outbreak]]: An [[2022 monkeypox outbreak|outbreak]] of [[monkeypox]] begins when the first [[monkeypox virus]] case is reported in [[London]], the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web |date=16 May 2022 |title=Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |url=https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517223855/https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=World Health Organization}}</ref> * [[May 9]] ** The [[Prime Minister of Sri Lanka]] [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]] resigns as a result of [[2022 Sri Lankan protests|massive protests]] against his government across the country. He is succeeded by [[Ranil Wickremesinghe]] as prime minister three days later.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-09 |title=Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2022/05/09/prime-minister-mahinda-rajapaksa-resigns/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=NewsWire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=More violence reported around the country : Over 100 injured |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2022/05/09/more-violence-reported-around-the-country-over-100-injured/ |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=NewsWire |date=9 May 2022}}</ref> ** [[2022 Philippine general election]]: [[Bongbong Marcos]], and [[Sara Duterte]] are elected the 17th [[President of the Philippines|President]] and 15th [[Vice President of the Philippines]] in a [[landslide victory]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Philippine presidential election: who's running, who's favourite and what's their China policy?|url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3151736/philippine-presidential-election-whos-running-whos-favourite-and|access-date=2021-10-09|website=South China Morning Post|date=October 9, 2021|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The son of late dictator Marcos has won the Philippines' presidential election |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/1097903733/ferdinand-marcos-wins-philippines-presidential-election |access-date=12 May 2022 |work=[[Associated Press]] |agency=[[NPR]] |date=10 May 2022 |location=[[Manila]]}}</ref> * [[May 10]]–[[May 14|14]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2022]] is held in [[Turin]], [[Italy]]. The contest is won by Ukrainian folk-rap group [[Kalush (rap group)|Kalush Orchestra]] with their song "[[Stefania (song)|Stefania]]".<ref name="host city">{{Cite web|date=2021-10-08|title=Turin, Italy, to host the 66th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2022|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/turin-to-host-eurovision-2022|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008100210/https://eurovision.tv/story/turin-to-host-eurovision-2022 |archive-date=October 8, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Treisman |first1=Rachel |title=Ukraine wins Eurovision 2022 with overwhelming support from the audience |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/13/1098810226/eurovision-ukraine-kalush-orchestra |website=NPR |date=14 May 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> * [[May 12]] – The [[Event Horizon Telescope]] collaboration reveals its first image of [[Sagittarius A*]], the supermassive black hole at the centre of the [[Milky Way]].<ref>{{cite web |title=WATCH LIVE: Astronomers reveal 'groundbreaking' findings about the Milky Way |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/watch-live-astronomers-reveal-groundbreaking-findings-about-the-milky-way|website=PBS|date=12 May 2022 |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> * [[May 13]] – [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] is elected as the 3rd president of the United Arab Emirates by the [[Federal Supreme Council]] following the death of [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] a day earlier.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-13 |title=UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61438417 |access-date=2022-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-14 |title=Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE's president |url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-dubai-united-arab-emirates-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-558fae1df9945c18609f9c751d101cce |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref> * [[May 15]] – Former [[President of Somalia]] [[Hassan Sheikh Mohamud]] is elected president again, beating President [[Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Somalia elects new president after long overdue elections |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/15/somalia-elects-hassan-sheikh-mohamud-as-president |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> * [[May 16]] – [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: The [[Siege of Mariupol]] ends in a Russian victory as Ukrainian troops are evacuated from [[Mariupol]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-17 |title=Hundreds of Ukrainian troops evacuated from Mariupol steelworks after 82-day assault |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/hundreds-of-ukrainian-troops-evacuated-from-azovstal-steelworks-after-82-day-assault |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Минобороны показало кадры сдачи в плен украинских военных с "Азовстали" |url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/17/05/2022/628387f09a79477b17a88c5c |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=РБК |language=ru}}</ref> * [[May 20]] – [[2022 monkeypox outbreak]]: The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) holds an emergency meeting to discuss the spread of [[monkeypox]] in nearly a dozen countries, as the number of reported cases reaches 100.<ref>{{cite web |title=WHO to hold emergency meeting on monkeypox on Friday -sources|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-hold-emergency-meeting-monkeypox-friday-sources-2022-05-20/|website=Reuters|date=20 May 2022 |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=WHO working closely with countries responding to monkeypox|url=https://www.who.int/news/item/20-05-2022-who-working-closely-with-countries-responding-to-monkeypox|website=WHO|date=20 May 2022 |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref> *<!--Please do not add the Robb Elementary School Shooting without a consensus on the Talk page-->[[May 21]] – [[2022 Australian federal election]]: The [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] party led by [[Anthony Albanese]] defeats the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]/[[National Party of Australia|National]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] [[Morrison Government|Government]] led by [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[Scott Morrison]]. Albanese would be sworn in on [[May 23]].<ref>{{cite news |date=21 May 2022 |title=With Anthony Albanese at the helm, Labor is projected to win 2022 federal election |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-21/labor-anthony-albanese-projected-to-win-2022-federal-election/101084660 |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|work=BBC News|date=2022-05-21|title=Albanese leads Labor to Australia election win|language=en|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-australia-61532469|access-date=2022-05-22}}</ref> * [[May 28]] – Spanish club [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] beat English club [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 1–0 to win the [[2021–22 UEFA Champions League]] [[2022 UEFA Champions League Final|final]] played at the [[Stade de France]] in [[Paris]], France.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reuters |date=2022-05-28 |title=Real Madrid beats Liverpool 1-0 to win Champions League final |url=https://nypost.com/2022/05/28/real-madrid-beats-liverpool-1-0-to-win-champions-league-final/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528214912/https://nypost.com/2022/05/28/real-madrid-beats-liverpool-1-0-to-win-champions-league-final/ |archive-date=2022-05-28 |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}</ref> ===June=== * [[June 4]] – Retired general [[Bajram Begaj]] is elected the [[President of Albania|9th President of Albania]] by the [[Parliament of Albania|parliament]] in the 4th round of voting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Me 78 vota pro, Bajram Begaj zgjidhet Presidenti i 8-të i Shqipërisë {{!}} RTSH Lajme |url=https://lajme.rtsh.al/artikull/me-78-vota-pro-bajram-begaj-zgjidhet-presidenti-i-8-te-i-shqiperise- |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=lajme.rtsh.al |language=en}}</ref> * [[June 5]] – At least 50 people are killed in a dual [[Owo church attack|mass shooting-bomb attack]] in [[Owo]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-05 |title=Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say |url=https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-africa-religion-government-and-politics-8775c5367906bbcf43e35673dc24c9e0 |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref> * [[June 14]] – [[Canada]] and [[Denmark]] end their competing claims for [[Hans Island]] by dividing the island roughly in half, ending what was referred to as the [[Whisky War]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61801682 Whisky Wars: Denmark and Canada strike deal to end 50-year row over Arctic island]</ref> * [[June 19]] &ndash; The second round of the [[2022 Colombian presidential election]] is held and former [[guerrilla fighter]] for the [[19th of April Movement]] and incumbent [[Senate of Colombia|senator]], [[Gustavo Petro]], defeats businessman and former mayor of [[Bucaramanga]], [[Rodolfo Hernández Suárez]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://resultados.registraduria.gov.co/presidente/0/colombia |title=Elecciones de Presidente y Vicepresidente de la República 2022 |language=es |trans-title=Elections of President and Vice President of the Republic 2022 |date= |website=resultados.registraduria.gov.co}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-19 |title=Ex-rebel wins runoff to be Colombia's 1st leftist president |url=https://apnews.com/article/politics-gustavo-petro-colombia-caribbean-presidential-elections-2d1828677b5ab1a2eb5d277c02f1b27c |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-20 |title=Gustavo Petro: Colombia elects ex-rebel as first left-wing president |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61860887 |access-date=2022-06-21}}</ref> * [[June 22]] ** An [[June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake|earthquake]] measuring [[Moment magnitude scale|moment magnitude]] ({{M|w}}) 6.2 strikes the [[Durand Line]] between Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing at least 1,000 people.<ref name="WP1">{{cite news |last1=Faizi |first1=Fazel Rahman |date=22 June 2022 |title=News agency: 1,000 dead, 1,500 injured in Afghan quake |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/afghanistan-earthquake-kills-at-least-155-people/2022/06/22/9c555e1c-f1ea-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622115355/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/afghanistan-earthquake-kills-at-least-155-people/2022/06/22/9c555e1c-f1ea-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html |archive-date=22 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="Dasgupta1">{{cite news |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Sravasti |date=22 June 2022 |title=Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll rises to 950 after major quake hits Paktika province |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-earthquake-today-paktika-death-toll-b2106632.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622100028/https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-earthquake-death-toll-2022-b2106632.html |archive-date=22 June 2022}}</ref> ** The [[Petkov Government|government]] of [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria|Bulgarian prime minister]] [[Kiril Petkov]] loses a motion of no confidence in a vote of 123-116, after the [[There Is Such a People]] party withdrew from the coalition over disputes over budget spending and Bulgaria's blocking of North Macedonia's accession to the EU.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bulgarian Government Loses No-Confidence Vote |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/bulgarian-government-loses-no-confidence-vote/6628969.html |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=VOA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Welle (www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche |title=Bulgaria government collapses after no-confidence vote {{!}} DW {{!}} 22.06.2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/bulgaria-government-collapses-after-no-confidence-vote/a-62224345 |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=DW.COM |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-21 |title=Bulgaria faces more turmoil as government loses confidence vote |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/06/21/bulgaria-faces-fresh-political-turmoil-amid-government-confidence-vote |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref> * [[June 23]] – [[Dickon Mitchell]]'s party wins a majority of seats in [[2022 Grenadian general election|Grenada's general election]], defeating Prime Minister [[Keith Mitchell]]'s party. Mitchell is appointed [[Prime Minister of Grenada]], following Keith Mitchell's resignation on June 24.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Live blog: Grenada votes election 2022 |url=https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/live-blog-grenada-votes-election-2022 |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Loop News }}</ref> * [[June 26]] – [[Group of Seven|G7]] leaders gather for a summit in Germany to discuss the situation in Ukraine. A ban on imports of Russian gold is announced.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ukraine war: UK joins ban on imports of Russian gold|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61941589|website=bbc.co.uk|date=June 26, 2022|access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref> * [[June 27]] – 53 migrants from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador [[2022 San Antonio trailer deaths|are found dead]] in a tractor trailer in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Gaffney |first1=Melissa |last2=Owen |first2=Quinn |last3=Winsor |first3=Morgan |last4=El-bawab |first4=Nadine |last5=Pereira |first5=Ivan |date=June 29, 2022 |title=46 people found dead in tractor-trailer after suspected smuggling incident in Texas: Officials |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/46-people-found-dead-18-wheeler-san-antonio/story?id=85820560 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> * [[June 28]]–[[June 30|30]] – [[2022 NATO Madrid summit|A NATO summit is held in Madrid, Spain]] along with the presence of guest countries from the European Union and the [[Indo-Pacific]] primarily searching for a consensual defensive reinforcement after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sustained threatening over the territorial integrity of other countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_194990.htm |title=NATO Summit - Madrid, Spain - 28, 29 and 30 June 2022 |website=NATO.int |publisher=NATO |date=29 April 2022 |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> === July === * [[July 1]] – [[Yair Lapid]] succeeds [[Naftali Bennett]] as [[Prime Minister of Israel]], while Bennett succeeds Lapid as [[Alternate Prime Minister of Israel]]; this arrangement had been created after the [[2021 Israeli legislative election]], in which no party won an outright majority.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-07-01 |title=U.S.'s Blinken congratulates new Israeli prime minister Lapid |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uss-blinken-congratulates-new-israeli-prime-minister-lapid-2022-07-01/ |access-date=2022-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=CNN |first=Hadas Gold |title=A leader for all Israelis? Yair Lapid takes over as caretaker prime minister |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/01/middleeast/israel-lapid-profile-mime-intl/index.html |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=CNN|date=July 2022 }}</ref> * [[July 6]]–[[July 31|31]] – [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022]] is held in [[England]], with the hosts [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Final|winning their first major tournament since 1966]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=UEFA Women's EURO moved to July 2022|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/025c-0f3d8be5c46b-a606252552ee-1000--uefa-women-s-euro-moved-to-july-2022/|date=April 23, 2020|website=UEFA.com|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> * [[July 7]]–[[July 17|17]] – The [[2022 World Games]] is held in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Games 2021 Fact Sheet|url=https://theworldgames2021.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TWG_Fact-Sheet_July-2019_RD2.pdf|website=The World Games 2021 Official Site|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=August 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814194639/https://theworldgames2021.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TWG_Fact-Sheet_July-2019_RD2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[July 8]] – Former [[Prime Minister of Japan]] [[Shinzo Abe]] is [[Assassination of Shinzo Abe|assassinated]] while giving a public speech in the city of [[Nara, Nara|Nara]], Japan.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-62088876 Suspect used handmade gun to kill Abe]</ref> * [[July 11]] – [[Webb's First Deep Field|The first operational image]] from the [[James Webb Space Telescope]], showing the galaxy cluster [[SMACS J0723.3–7327|SMACS 0723]], is revealed to the public.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garner |first=Rob |date=2022-07-12 |title=NASA's Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet |url=https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-delivers-deepest-infrared-image-of-universe-yet |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=NASA}}</ref> * [[July 18]] – [[Droupadi Murmu]] is [[2022 Indian presidential election|elected]] as [[President of India]], making her the first tribal woman and youngest person to be elected to the office.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2022-07-21 |title=2022 Indian presidential election result {{!}} Updates |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/presidential-election-2022-yashwant-sinha-droupadi-murmu-results-live-updates-july-21-2022/article65663846.ece |access-date=2022-07-29 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> * [[July 19]] – At least 12,000 people are killed due to extreme [[2022 European heat waves|heatwaves]] hitting much of Europe, additionally causing [[2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires|major wildfires]], travel disruption, and record high temperatures in many countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-19 |title=Heatwave: Ferocious European heat heads north |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62216159 |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=BBC News}}</ref> * [[July 21]] **The [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]] elects Prime Minister [[Ranil Wickremesinghe]] as [[President of Sri Lanka]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-20 |title=Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president by MPs |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62202901 |access-date=2022-07-20}}</ref> following the resignation of [[Gotabaya Rajapaksa]] amid [[2022 Sri Lankan protests|protests]] over the ongoing [[2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis|economic crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-15 |title=Sri Lanka's president Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigns |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/15/sri-lanka-mps-to-elect-new-president-after-gotabaya-rajapaksa-officially-resigns |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> **The [[European Central Bank]] raises its key interest rate for the first time in more than 11 years, from minus 0.5 per cent to zero, with plans for further increases later in the year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-21 |title=Eurozone raises interest rates for first time in 11 years |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62240730 |access-date=2022-07-21}}</ref> * [[July 23]] – The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) declares the recent [[2022 monkeypox outbreak|monkeypox outbreak]] a [[Public Health Emergency of International Concern]], as the number of reported cases exceeds 17,000 in 75 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-23 |title=Monkeypox declared global health emergency by WHO as cases surge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/23/monkeypox-who-declares-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> * [[July 28]] – [[August 8]] – The [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] is held in [[Birmingham]], [[England]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/62218799 Commonwealth Games: Birmingham set for Thursday's opening ceremony]</ref> * [[July 31]] – [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], the Egyptian terrorist who became the 2nd Emir of [[al-Qaeda]] after [[Osama bin Laden]]'s [[killing of Osama bin Laden|death]] in 2011, is [[Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri|killed]] in an airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan conducted by the [[United States]]' [[Central Intelligence Agency]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in CIA drone strike in Afghanistan, U.S. officials say |website= [[Reuters]]|url= https://www.reuters.com/world/cia-carried-out-drone-strike-afghanistan-us-officials-say-2022-08-01/|access-date=August 1, 2022}}</ref> ===August=== *[[August 4]] **China conducts its largest ever [[2022 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan|military exercise]] around Taiwan in response to [[2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan|a controversial visit]] by [[Nancy Pelosi]], the highest-ranking U.S official to visit Taiwan since the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=China launches ballistic missiles during Taiwan drills |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-62404233 |access-date=2022-08-04|date=2022-08-04 |website=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Taiwan confirms multiple Chinese missile launches into waters of Taiwan strait during military drills – live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/aug/04/china-expected-to-begin-live-fire-military-exercises-near-taiwan-coast-in-wake-of-pelosi-visit-live |access-date=2022-08-04|date=2022-08-04 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> **The [[President of the Council of Ministers of Peru|Prime Minister of Peru]], [[Aníbal Torres]], resigns following multiple criminal investigations against the [[President of Peru]], [[Pedro Castillo]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/perus-pm-torres-resigns-personal-reasons-2022-08-03/ | title=Peru PM resigns as investigations target President Castillo | newspaper=Reuters | date=3 August 2022 }}</ref> *[[August 5]]–[[August 7|7]] – [[Israel]] [[Operation Breaking Dawn|launches airstrikes]] in the [[Gaza Strip]], killing [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine|Islamic Jihad]] military leader [[Tayseer Jabari]]. Both parties agree to a [[ceasefire]] after three days of skirmish.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62457780 | title=Israel-Gaza: Ceasefire holds overnight after days of violence | work=BBC| date=7 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Knell |first1=Yolande |last2=Berg |first2=Raffi |date=August 5, 2022 |title=Gaza: Palestinian militant killed as Israel strikes after threats |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62440155 |work=BBC |access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref> * [[August 9]] – [[2022 Kenyan general election]]: [[William Ruto]] is elected as Kenya's 5th [[President of Kenya|president]], defeating longtime opposition leader [[Raila Odinga]]. His victory is certified by the nation's [[Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission|election supervisory agency]] on August 15 amid protests and violence by Odinga supporters.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kbc.co.ke/iebc-officially-gazettes-william-ruto-as-the-president-elect/ | title=IEBC officially gazettes William Ruto as the President-Elect | date=August 16, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-15/kenyan-electoral-agency-prepares-to-announce-final-vote-results#xj4y7vzkg | title=Ruto Declared Kenya President-Elect as Officials Dispute Outcome | newspaper=Bloomberg.com | date=August 15, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mass-brawl-breaks-out-after-27752611 | title=Mass brawl erupts after Kenyan election as tortured body found amid protests | website=[[Daily Mirror]] | date=August 16, 2022 }}</ref> * [[August 12]] – Indian-born British-American novelist [[Salman Rushdie]] is [[Stabbing of Salman Rushdie|stabbed multiple times]] as he is about to give a public lecture at the [[Chautauqua Institution]] in [[Chautauqua, New York]], United States.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goodman|first=Joshua|date=August 12, 2022|title=Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York|url=https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-attacked-9eae99aea82cb0d39628851ecd42227a|access-date=August 12, 2022|publisher=AP News|language=en|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812152059/https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-attacked-9eae99aea82cb0d39628851ecd42227a|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Staniszewski|first=Eugene J.|date=August 12, 2022|title=State Police are investigating an attack on author Salman Rushdie|url=https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-are-investigating-an-attack-on-author-salman-rushdie.htm|access-date=August 12, 2022|website=New York State Police Newsroom|language=en|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812214959/https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-are-investigating-an-attack-on-author-salman-rushdie.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[August 17]] – [[Turkey]] and [[Israel]] agree to [[Israel–Turkey relations|restore full diplomatic relations]] after a period of tensions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turkey, Israel to restore full diplomatic relations |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/17/turkey-israel-to-restore-full-diplomatic-relations |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> * [[August 19]] – The [[Abazović Cabinet|coalition government]] of [[Prime Minister of Montenegro|Montenegrin prime minister]] [[Dritan Abazović]] collapses after the 81-seat [[Parliament of Montenegro]] passes a motion of no confidence in a vote of 50-1, following dispute within the coalition over an agreement the government signed with the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-19 |title=Montenegro Government Toppled by No-Confidence Vote |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2022/08/19/montenegro-government-toppled-by-no-confidence-vote/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Balkan Insight |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-08-20 |title=Montenegro's parliament passes no-confidence motion on cabinet |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/montenegros-parliament-passes-no-confidence-motion-cabinet-2022-08-20/ |access-date=2022-08-20}}</ref> * [[August 27]] – [[September 11]] – The [[2022 Asia Cup]] is held in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/news/detail/format-venue-of-asia-cup-2022-and-2023-confirmed|title=Format, venue of Asia Cup 2022 and 2023 confirmed|date=October 15, 2021|website=Cricketpakistan.com.pk|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[August 28]] – [[2022 Pakistan floods]]: Pakistan declares a "climate catastrophe" and appeals for international assistance, as the death toll from recent flooding in the country exceeds 1,000, the world's deadliest flood since 2017. Several nations, alongside the UN, pledge millions in funding for aid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan floods: Appeals for aid as 119 more die in a day |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62704004 |date=28 August 2022|access-date=28 August 2022 |website=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan declares floods a 'climate catastrophe' as death toll tops 1,000 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/28/pakistans-south-braces-for-deluge-as-death-toll-from-floods-tops-1000 |date=28 August 2022|access-date=28 August 2022 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> === September === {{Listen |filename=20220908-180000-VEN119-program - VOA News announcing Queen Elizabeth II's death.ogg |type=speech |start=0.01 |title=VOA News broadcast, 8 September 2022 |description=[[VOA News]] broadcast announcing the death of the Queen [[Elizabeth II]] on 8 September}} * [[September 1]] – The [[United Nations|UN]] releases [[UN Human Rights Office assessment of human rights concerns in Xinjiang|a report]] stating that the Chinese government's [[Xinjiang internment camps]] and [[Uyghur genocide|treatment of]] [[Uyghurs]] may constitute [[crimes against humanity]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=China's treatment of Uyghur community 'may constitute crimes against humanity', UN says |url=https://news.sky.com/story/chinas-treatment-of-uyghur-community-may-constitute-crimes-against-humanity-un-says-12686547 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>{{importance-inline}} * [[September 2]] – [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: The [[G7]] economies agree to impose a [[Price ceiling|price cap]] on [[Petroleum industry in Russia|Russian petroleum exports]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Business |first=Alex Stambaugh, Julia Horowitz and Michelle Toh, CNN |title=G7 countries agree to cap the price of Russian oil |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/02/business/russia-oil-price-cap-g7-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=CNN}}</ref> * [[September 5]] – [[Liz Truss]] is elected as the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] by virtue of being elected [[Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party leader]] after winning the [[2022 Conservative Party leadership election (UK)|2022 Conservative Party leadership election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=David |title=Truss wins Tory leadership race and faces daunting challenge as PM |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/liz-truss-rishi-sunak-balmoral-boris-johnson-b2160000.html |access-date=5 September 2022 |work=The Independent |date=5 September 2022}}</ref> * [[September 8]] – [[Charles III]] becomes [[King of the United Kingdom]] and 14 other [[Commonwealth realms]] upon the [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|death]] of his mother, Queen [[Elizabeth II]].<ref name="elizadeath">{{cite web | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/prince-charles-becomes-king_n_6172ec4fe4b03072d6f6713a | title=Prince Charles Becomes King Following Queen Elizabeth's Death | date=September 8, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886 | title=Queen Elizabeth II has died | work=BBC News }}</ref><ref name="elizadeath2">{{Cite news |date=September 8, 2022 |title=Britain's new monarch to be known as King Charles III |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-new-monarch-be-known-king-charles-iii-2022-09-08/ |access-date=September 8, 2022}}</ref> * [[September 11]] – [[2022 Swedish general election]]: All 349 seats of the [[Riksdag]] are up for election. == Predicted and scheduled events == * [[September 19]] – Funeral of [[Elizabeth II]] * [[September 25]] – [[2022 Italian general election]]: All 400 seats of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Chamber of Deputies]] and 200 seats of the [[Senate of the Republic (Italy)|Senate of the Republic]] are up for election.<ref>{{cite web|date=21 July 2022|title=Italy's Mattarella dissolves parliament, election set for 25 September|url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/07/21/italys-president-mattarella-dissolves-parliament-orders-new-election|access-date=22 July 2022|website=Euronews}}</ref> * [[October 2]] – [[2022 Brazilian general election]]: The offices of [[President of Brazil|the president]] and [[Vice President of Brazil|vice president]], one third of the [[Senate of Brazil|Senate]], the entire [[Chamber of Deputies of Brazil|Chamber of Deputies]], and numerous [[Federative units of Brazil|state legislatures]] and [[Lists of Brazilian state governors|governorships]] are up for election.<ref name="dates">{{cite news|date=4 October 2021|title=Brasil terá eleições livres em 2022 e com instituições funcionando, diz Barroso|website=[[G1 (website)|G1]]|url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2021/10/04/brasil-tera-eleicoes-livres-em-2022-e-com-instituicoes-funcionando-diz-barroso.ghtml}}</ref> * [[October 2]] - [[2022 Bulgarian parliamentary election]]: All 240 seats of the [[National Assembly (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian parliament]] are up for election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Радев насрочи изборите за Народно събрание |url=https://dariknews.bg/novini/bylgariia/radev-nasrochi-izborite-za-narodno-sybranie-2319641 |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=dariknews.bg |language=bg}}</ref> * [[October 16]] – [[20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party]]: Incumbent [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party|General Secretary]] [[Xi Jinping]] is widely believed to be re-elected as general secretary.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Ling Li |date=2021-11-11 |title=How Xi Jinping could rule China for life |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/11/how-xi-jinping-could-rule-china-life/ |access-date=2021-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wong |first=Jeremy Page, Lingling Wei and Chun Han |date=2017-10-18 |title=Chinese Power Play: Xi Sets Stage for a More Muscular Role at Home and Abroad |language=en-US |newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/xi-jinpings-power-plays-set-the-stage-for-a-long-encore-1508232605 |access-date=2022-01-15 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=August 30, 2022|title=China to hold 20th CCP Congress on October 16|website=Al Mayadeen|url=https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/china-to-hold-20th-ccp-congress-on-october-16}}</ref> * [[November 1]] – [[2022 Israeli legislative election]]: All 120 seats of the [[Knesset]] are up for election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keller-Lynn |first=Carrie|title=Knesset disbands, sets elections for November 1; Lapid to become PM at midnight|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-disbands-sets-elections-for-november-1-lapid-to-become-pm-at-midnight/|access-date=3 July 2022|work=[[The Times of Israel]]|language=en-US|date=30 June 2022}}</ref> * [[November 15]]–[[November 16|16]] – [[2022 G20 Bali summit]] in [[Bali]], [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-23|title=India to host G20 Summit in 2023, year after 2022 meeting in Indonesia: Grouping's declaration - World News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/india-to-host-g20-summit-in-2023-year-after-2022-meeting-in-indonesia-groupings-declaration-9042481.html|access-date=2021-03-14|website=Firstpost}}</ref> * [[November 20]] - [[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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/qatar2022/news/y=2015/m=3/news=fifa-executive-committee-confirms-november-december-event-period-for-q-2567789.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320004722/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/qatar2022/news/y=2015/m=3/news=fifa-executive-committee-confirms-november-december-event-period-for-q-2567789.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 20, 2015|title=FIFA Executive Committee confirms November/December event period for Qatar 2022|publisher=FIFA.com|date=March 19, 2015}}</ref> * [[December 15]] – [[Leo Varadkar]] will succeed [[Micheál Martin]] as [[Taoiseach]] (Prime Minister) of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], as part of a [[Rotation government|rotation]] agreement made in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/martin-to-step-down-as-taoiseach-in-december-2022-1.4279883|title=Martin to step down as taoiseach in December 2022|first=Fiach|last=Kelly|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref> ===Date unknown=== * [[20th SAARC summit]] in [[Pakistan]]. == Deaths == {{main|Deaths in 2022}} {{Further|Category:2022 deaths}} <!-- Only people who have significant international notability should be listed. --> ===January === {{main|Deaths in January 2022}} [[File:Richard Leakey (1986).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Richard Leakey]]]] [[File:Sidney_Poitier_1968.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Sidney Poitier]]]] [[File:Toshiki Kaifu 19890810.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Toshiki Kaifu]]]] <!--[[File:Ronnie Spector 1966.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Ronnie Spector]]]]--> [[File:Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta au Parlement européen Strasbourg 10 décembre 2013 07 (cropped2).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta]]]] [[File:Thich Nhat Hanh 12 (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Thích Nhất Hạnh]]]] * [[January 2]] ** [[Eric Walter Elst]], Belgian astronomer (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thetimeshub.in/belgian-astronomer-eric-elst-responsible-for-the-discovery-of-3760-asteroids-dies|title=Belgian astronomer Eric Elst, responsible for the discovery of 3,760 asteroids, dies|website=Thetimeshub.in|date=January 7, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Richard Leakey]], Kenyan [[paleoanthropologist]] and conservationist (b. [[1944]])<ref>[https://www.president.go.ke/2022/01/02/message-of-condolence-from-h-e-hon-uhuru-kenyatta-following-the-death-of-former-head-of-public-service-dr-richard-leakey/ Message of Condolence from H.E Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta following the death of former Head of Public Service Dr Richard Leakey]</ref> * [[January 3]] ** [[Beatrice Mintz]], American [[embryologist]] (b. [[1921]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ifpcs.org/2022/01/05/beatrice-mintz-1921-2022/|title=Beatrice Mintz (1921-2022) |website=Ifpcs.org|date=January 5, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Viktor Saneyev]], Soviet and Georgian [[triple jump]]er and Olympic champion (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/01/03/viktor-saneyev-dies-triple-jump/|title=Viktor Saneyev, three-time Olympic triple jump champion, dies at 76|website=NBC Sports|date=January 3, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 6]] ** [[Peter Bogdanovich]], American film director (b. [[1939]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-bogdanovich-dead-last-picture-show-1235070769/|title=Peter Bogdanovich, Oscar-Nominated Director and Champion of Hollywood's Golden Age, Dies at 82|first1=Gregg Kilday, Duane|last1=Byrge|first2=Gregg|last2=Kilday|first3=Duane|last3=Byrge|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 6, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[F. Sionil José]], Filipino writer (b. [[1924]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/literature/national-artist-f-sionil-jose-dies/|title=National Artist F Sionil Jose dies at 97|website=Rappler.com|date=January 6, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Sidney Poitier]], Bahamian-American actor, activist and ambassador (b. [[1927]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/breaking-sir-sidney-poitier-dead-25884555|title=Beloved actor Sir Sidney Poitier tragically dies aged 94|date=January 7, 2022|website=Irish Mirror|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 8]] – [[Viktor Mazin]], Russian weightlifter, Olympic champion (b. [[1954]]) <ref>[https://tass.ru/sport/13375423 Умер победитель Олимпиады 1980 года штангист Виктор Мазин] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> * [[January 9]] – [[Toshiki Kaifu]], 48th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220114/p2g/00m/0na/020000c|title=Ex-Japan PM Kaifu, who dispatched SDF to Persian Gulf, dies at 91|date=January 14, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022|newspaper=[[Mainichi Daily News]]}}</ref> <!--Please do not add Bob Saget without a consensus on the Talk page--> * [[January 11]] ** [[Anatoly Alyabyev]], Soviet and Russian athlete and Olympic champion (b. [[1951]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.ru/biatlon/skonchalsya-dvukratnyy-olimpiyskiy-chempion-po-biatlonu-alyabev/article502778/|title=Скончался двукратный олимпийский чемпион по биатлону Алябьев|date=January 11, 2022|website=Sport.ru|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[David Sassoli]], 16th [[President of the European Parliament]] (b. [[1956]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/european-parliament-president-david-sassoli-dies-after-hospitalization/a-60384340|title=European Parliament President David Sassoli dies after hospitalization |website=Deutsche Welle|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Ernest Shonekan]], 9th [[List of heads of state of Nigeria|Head of State of Nigeria]] (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thestreetjournal.org/former-nigerian-leader-ernest-shonekan-dies-at-85/|title=Former Nigerian leader Ernest Shonekan dies at 85|website=Thestreetjournal.org|date=January 11, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 12]] – [[Ronnie Spector]], American singer (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/ronnie-spector-dead-84c905db02a01ffa43a6052c3ce66920|title=Ronnie Spector, '60s icon who sang 'Be My Baby,' dies at 78|date=January 12, 2022|website=Associated Press|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 13]] – [[Jean-Jacques Beineix]], French film director (b. [[1946]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/medias-people/le-realisateur-jean-jacques-beinex-est-mort-1642153668|title=Jean-Jacques Beineix, le réalisateur de "37°2 le matin", est décédé|date=January 14, 2022|website=France Bleu|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 14]] – [[Ricardo Bofill]], Spanish architect (b. [[1939]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-01-14/muere-ricardo-bofill-el-mas-cosmopolita-de-los-arquitectos-espanoles.html|title=Muere Ricardo Bofill, el más cosmopolita de los arquitectos españoles|first=Anatxu|last=Zabalbeascoa|date=January 14, 2022|website=El País|access-date=February 7, 2022|language=Spanish}}</ref> * [[January 16]] – [[Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta]], 5th [[President of Mali|President]] and 6th [[Prime Minister of Mali]] (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/malis-ousted-president-ibrahim-boubacar-keita-has-died-says-former-justice-2022-01-16/|title=Mali's ousted president Keita dies at 76|first=Tiemoko|last=Diallo|date=January 17, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022|website=Reuters.com}}</ref> * [[January 18]] ** [[David Cox (statistician)|Sir David Cox]], English statistician (b. [[1924]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rss.org.uk/news-publication/news-publications/2022/general-news/sir-david-cox-1924-2022/|title=Sir David Cox, 1924-2022|website=RSS|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Francisco Gento|Paco Gento]], Spanish footballer and manager (b. [[1933]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.antena3.com/noticias/deportes/futbol/muere-francisco-gento-leyenda-real-madrid-unico-futbolista-6-copas-europa_2022011861e680a839375200018167d0.html|title=Muere Paco Gento, leyenda del Real Madrid y único futbolista con 6 Copas de Europa|date=January 18, 2022|website=Antena 3|access-date=February 7, 2022|language=Spanish}}</ref> ** [[André Leon Talley]], American fashion journalist and stylist (b. [[1948]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/andre-leon-talley-dead-at-73-1235077185/|title=Andre Leon Talley, Fashion Journalist and Former Editor-at-Large of Vogue, Dies at 73|first=Abid|last=Rahman|website=Hollywoodreporter.com|date=January 19, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 19]] ** [[Gaspard Ulliel]], French actor (b. [[1984]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220119-french-actor-gaspard-ulliel-dies-in-skiing-accident-aged-37|title=French actor Gaspard Ulliel dies at 37 after skiing accident|date=January 19, 2022|website=France 24|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Hardy Krüger]], German actor (b. [[1928]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hardy-kruger-dead-93-german-actor-1235077967/|title=Hardy Kruger, German actor in 'A Bridge Too Far' and 'Barry Lyndon', Dies at 93|website=hollywoodreporter.com| date=20 January 2022 |access-date=April 9, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Hans-Jürgen Dörner]], German football player, and Olympic champion (b. [[1951]]).<ref>[https://www.dynamo-dresden.de/verein/news/newsdetails/dixie-doerner-lebt-nicht-mehr.html "Dixie" Dörner lebt nich mehr] {{in lang|de}}</ref> * [[January 20]] ** [[Heidi Biebl]], German alpine skier and Olympic champion (b. [[1941]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.br.de/nachrichten/sport/trauer-um-olympiasiegerin-heidi-biebl-ist-tot,SvMTZMP|title=Trauer um Olympiasiegerin: Heidi Biebl ist tot|date=January 24, 2022|website=Bayerischer Rundfunk|access-date=February 7, 2022|language=German}}</ref> ** [[Meat Loaf]], American singer and actor (b. [[1947]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/21/meat-loaf-bat-out-of-hell-singer-dead-at-74|title=Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell singer dead at 74|date=January 21, 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 21]] – [[Rex Cawley]], American hurdler and Olympic champion (b. [[1940]]).<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78217 Rex Cawley]</ref> * [[January 22]] – [[Thích Nhất Hạnh]], Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist (b. [[1926]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lionsroar.com/thich-nhat-hanh-zen-teacher-who-popularized-mindfulness-in-the-west-dead-at-95/|title=Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022) |website=Lionsroar.com|first=Lilly|last=Greenblatt|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 23]] ** [[Keto Losaberidze]], Soviet and Georgian archer and Olympic champion (b. [[1949]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sport24.ru/news/other/2022-01-23-umerla-olimpiyskaya-chempionka-1980-goda-ketevan-losaberidze|title=Умерла олимпийская чемпионка Кетеван Лосаберидзе - 23 января 2022 |website=Sport24|access-date=February 7, 2022|language=Russian}}</ref> ** [[Thierry Mugler]], French fashion designer (b. [[1948]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/people/2022/1/23/famed-designer-manfried-thierry-mugler-has-died-73|title=Famed Designer Manfred Thierry Mugler Has Died at 73|date=January 23, 2022|website=Advocate.com|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 24]] – [[Szilveszter Csollány]], Hungarian gymnast and Olympic champion (b. [[1970]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/01/24/szilveszter-csollany-dies-gymnast-covid-coronavirus/|title=Szilveszter Csollany, Olympic gymnastics champ, dies after COVID|website=NBC Sports|date=January 24, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 25]] – [[Wim Jansen]], Dutch footballer and manager (b. [[1946]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://planetradio.co.uk/borders/local/news/former-celtic-manager-wim-jansen-dies-aged-75/|title=Former Celtic manager Wim Jansen dies aged 75|website=Radio Borders|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 27]] – [[Charanjit Singh (hockey player)|Charanjit Singh]], Indian field hockey player and Olympic champion (b. [[1931]]) <ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/hockey-olympian-charanjit-singh-passes-away-364672 Hockey Olympian Charanjit Singh passes away]</ref> * [[January 30]] – [[Leonid Kuravlyov]], Soviet and Russian actor (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.1tv.ru/news/2022-01-30/420315-ushel_iz_zhizni_vydayuschiysya_akter_leonid_kuravlev|title=Ушел из жизни выдающийся актер Леонид Куравлев. Новости. Первый канал|via=www.1tv.ru}}</ref> ===February=== {{main|Deaths in February 2022}} [[File:M_Vitti.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Monica Vitti]]]] [[File:Lata_Mangeshkar_-_still_29065_crop.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Lata Mangeshkar]]]] [[File:Luc Montagnier-press conference Dec 06th, 2008-3.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Luc Montagnier]]]] [[File:Manuel Esquivel(cropped2).jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Manuel Esquivel|Sir Manuel Esquivel]]]] * [[February 2]] – [[Monica Vitti]], Italian actress (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2022/02/02/news/monica_vitti-249574730/|title=È morta Monica Vitti, talento smisurato del cinema italiano|date=February 2, 2022|website=la Repubblica|access-date=February 7, 2022|language=Italian}}</ref> * [[February 3]] ** [[Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi]], leader and 2nd [[Caliph]] of the [[Islamic State]] (b. [[1976]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-60246129|title=Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi killed in Syria, US says|date=February 4, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022|website=BBC News}}</ref> ** [[Christos Sartzetakis]], 4th [[President of Greece]] (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/society/1176800/former-resident-christos-sartzetakis-dead-at-93/|title=Former president Christos Sartzetakis dead at 92 &#124; eKathimerini.com|website=Ekathimerini.com|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[February 5]] ** [[Don Johnston]], 4th [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development#Secretaries-General|Secretary-General of the OECD]] (b. [[1936]])<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/donald-johnston-oecd-head-passed-away-1.6341113 Donald Johnston, first non-European to head OECD, passes away]</ref> ** [[Boris Melnikov]], Soviet and Russian fencer and Olympic champion (b. [[1938]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://life.ru/p/1469178|title=Умер олимпийский чемпион 1964 года по фехтованию Борис Мельников|date=February 5, 2022|website=Life.ru}}</ref> * [[February 6]] ** [[Ronnie Hellström]], Swedish footballer (b. [[1949]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.svd.se/ronnie-hellstrom-har-dott--blev-72-ar|title=Ronnie Hellström har dött – blev 72 år|first=David|last=Standard|date=February 6, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022|website=Svenska Dagbladet|language=Swedish}}</ref> ** [[Lata Mangeshkar]], Indian playback singer and composer (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/lata-mangeshkar-passes-away-at-92/articleshow/89378127.cms|title=Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passes away at 92|website=The Times of India|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[February 7]] – [[Douglas Trumbull]], American film director, special effects supervisor and inventor (b. [[1942]])<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Bartlett|first1=Rhett|date=2022-02-08|title=Douglas Trumbull, Visual Effects Maestro on '2001: A Space Odyssey,' Dies at 79|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/douglas-trumbull-dead-2001-space-odyssey-1235089009/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[February 8]] – [[Luc Montagnier]], French Nobel virologist (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2022/02/10/luc-montagnier-codecouvreur-du-virus-du-sida-et-prix-nobel-de-medecine-en-2008-est-mort_6113151_3382.html|title=Luc Montagnier, codécouvreur du VIH et Prix Nobel de médecine en 2008, est mort|newspaper=Le Monde.fr |date=February 10, 2022|via=Le Monde}}</ref> * [[February 10]] ** [[Manuel Esquivel|Sir Manuel Esquivel]], 2nd [[List of prime ministers of Belize|Prime Minister of Belize]] (b. [[1940]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2022/02/10/former-prime-minister-right-honourable-sir-manuel-esquivel-passes/|title=Former Prime Minister Right Honourable Sir Manuel Esquivel passes|date=February 10, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Duvall Hecht]], American rower, publisher and Olympic champion (b. [[1930]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/duvall-hecht-whose-daily-grind-020034099.html|title=Duvall Hecht, whose daily grind to L.A. led to Books on Tape, dies at 91|website=news.yahoo.com}}</ref> * [[February 12]] &ndash; [[Ivan Reitman]], Czechoslovak-born Canadian film director and producer (b. [[1946]])<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-14/ivan-reitman-producer-ghostbusters-director-dies-at-75 Ivan Reitman, Producer, 'Ghostbusters' Director, Dies At 75]</ref> * [[February 14]] – [[Bora Ivkov|Borislav Ivkov]], Serbian [[Grandmaster (chess)|chess Grandmaster]] (b. [[1933]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportal.blic.rs/ostali-sportovi/tuga-srbija-ostala-bez-velemajstora-pred-kojim-su-padali-svi-svetski-velikani/2022041918284653092|title=Tuga, Srbija ostala bez VELEMAJSTORA pred kojim su padali svi svetski velikani: Preminuo slavni Bora Ivkov|website=Sportal}}</ref> * [[February 15]] – [[Józef Zapędzki]], Polish sport shooter and Olympic champion (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmf24.pl/sport/news-nie-zyje-jozef-zapedzki-dwukrotny-mistrz-olimpijski,nId,5842881|title=Nie żyje Józef Zapędzki, dwukrotny mistrz olimpijski|website=www.rmf24.pl}}</ref> * [[February 16]] – [[Amos Sawyer]], interim [[President of Liberia]] (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Liberia: Dr. Amos Sawyer, Former Interim President, Dies |url=https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-dr-amos-sawyer-former-interim-president-dies |website=www.liberianobserver.com |access-date=17 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * [[February 19]] ** [[Gary Brooker]], British singer-songwriter and pianist (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |title=Procol Harum Frontman Gary Brooker Dead at 76 – Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/procol-harum-frontman-gary-brooker-dead-obituary-1310688/ |access-date=22 February 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=22 February 2022}}</ref> ** [[Kakuichi Mimura]], Japanese footballer and manager (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/aec386b7e2ae0a1e7f7a59415140cba04cc28d32|title=元サッカー日本代表選手の三村恪一さん死去 90歳 1956年メルボルン五輪メンバ}}</ref> * [[February 20]] – [[Oleksandr Sydorenko]], Soviet and Ukrainian swimmer and Olympic champion (b. [[1960]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dn.depo.ua/rus/mariupol/u-mariupoli-pomer-olimpiyskiy-chempion-z-plavannya-202202211426855|title=В Мариуполе умер олимпийский чемпион по плаванию – новости Мариуполя|website=www.depo.ua}}</ref> * [[February 22]] – [[Mark Lanegan]], American singer, musician and writer (b. [[1964]])<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |title=Mark Lanegan, Grunge Pioneer and Screaming Trees Singer, Dead at 57 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mark-lanegan-screaming-trees-dead-obituary-1311045/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=February 22, 2022 |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> * [[February 24]] – [[Ivanka Khristova]], Bulgarian shot putter and Olympic champion (b. [[1941]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/65653|title=Olympedia – Ivanka Hristova|website=www.olympedia.org}}</ref> * [[February 28]] – [[Abuzed Omar Dorda]], 18th [[List of heads of government of Libya|Prime Minister of Libya]] (b. [[1944]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=الوسط |first=بوابة |title=وفاة أبوزيد دوردة في القاهرة عن عمر ناهز 78 عاما |url=http://alwasat.ly/news/libya/350812 |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Alwasat News |language=ar}}</ref> ===March=== {{main|Deaths in March 2022}} [[File:Shane Warne February 2015.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Shane Warne]]]] [[File:Rupiah Banda.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Rupiah Banda]]]] [[File:History of Violence 002 (7271227040) (headshot ).jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[William Hurt]]]] [[File:Dr. Eugene PKSC-20180809-PH KLS02 0003arker Speaks to Media (30123740568) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Eugene Parker]]]] [[File:Ayaz Mutalibov 1992 (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Ayaz Mutalibov]]]] * [[March 1]] – [[Alevtina Kolchina]], Soviet and Russian cross-country skier and Olympic champion (b. [[1930]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stadium.ru/news/04-03-2022-umerla-olimpiiskaya-chempionka-po-lijnim-gonkam-alevtina-kolchina|title=Умерла олимпийская чемпионка по лыжным гонкам Алевтина Колчина &#124; Новости &#124; Российский Стадион - информационное агентство|website=stadium.ru}}</ref> * [[March 4]] ** [[Rod Marsh]], Australian cricketer (b. [[1947]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-legend-rod-marsh-dies-aged-74-20220304-p5a1na.html|title='Spiritual leader': Greats remember a mate as cricket legend Rod Marsh dies aged 74|first=Malcolm Conn, Daniel|last=Brettig|date=March 3, 2022|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> ** [[Shane Warne]], Australian cricketer (b. [[1969]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/shane-warne-dead-age-suspected-heart-attack-7801420/|title=Australian cricket icon Shane Warne passes away at 52|date=March 5, 2022}}</ref> * [[March 6]] ** [[Frank O'Farrell]], Irish footballer and manager (b. [[1927]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-frank-o-farrell-23310982|title=Former Manchester United manager Frank O'Farrell dies aged 94|first=Tyrone|last=Marshall|date=March 7, 2022|website=Manchester Evening News}}</ref> ** [[Giuseppe Wilson]], Italian footballer (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Lazio/06-03-2022/lazio-addio-pino-wilson-capitano-scudetto-4301725330485.shtml|title=Lazio, addio a Pino Wilson: era il capitano dello scudetto nel 1974|website=La Gazzetta dello Sport}}</ref> * [[March 7]] – [[Muhammad Rafiq Tarar]], 9th [[President of Pakistan]] (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/07-Mar-2022/former-pakistan-president-rafiq-tarar-passes-away|title=Former Pakistan president Rafiq Tarar passes away|date=March 7, 2022|website=Daily Pakistan Global}}</ref> * [[March 8]] – [[Tomás Boy]], Mexican footballer (b. [[1951]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/mexico-mex/story/4612626/mexicoliga-mx-great-tomas-el-jefe-boy-dies-at-70|title=Mexico, Liga MX great 'El Jefe' Boy dies at 70|date=March 9, 2022|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> * [[March 10]] – [[Jürgen Grabowski]], German footballer (b. [[1944]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/fussball-weltmeister-von-1974-juergen-grabowski-ist-tot-a-e50500ee-daa8-4bf6-94c4-323f39a173d7|title=Jürgen Grabowski: Fußball-Weltmeister von 1974 ist tot|newspaper=Der Spiegel |date=March 11, 2022|via=www.spiegel.de}}</ref> * [[March 11]] ** [[Rupiah Banda]], 4th [[President of Zambia]] (b. [[1937]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/zambias-former-president-rupiah-banda-dies-aged-85-2022-03-11/|title=Zambia's former president Rupiah Banda dies aged 85|first=Chris|last=Mfula|newspaper=Reuters |date=March 12, 2022|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref> ** [[Rustam Ibragimbekov]], Soviet and Azerbaijani screenwriter, playwright and producer (b. [[1939]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trend.az/life/socium/3567557.html|title=Скончался известный кинодраматург Рустам Ибрагимбеков|date=March 11, 2022|website=Trend.Az}}</ref> * [[March 12]] – [[Karl Offmann]], 3rd [[List of presidents of Mauritius|President of Mauritius]] (b. [[1940]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mbcradio.tv/article/karl-offmann-n%E2%80%99est-plus|title=Karl Offmann n'est plus.|date=March 12, 2022|website=Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> * [[March 13]] – [[William Hurt]], American actor (b. [[1950]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/william-hurt-dead-oscar-winning-actor-was-71-1234977307/|title=William Hurt Dies: Oscar-Winning 'Kiss Of The Spider Woman' Actor & Four-Time Nominee Was 71|first1=Bruce|last1=Haring|date=March 13, 2022}}</ref> <!--Please do not add Scott Hall without a consensus on the Talk page--> * [[March 14]] **[[Steve Wilhite]], American computer scientist (b. [[1948]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/24311617/stephen-e-wilhite/milford/ohio/megie-funeral-home|title=Tribute Archive|website=www.tributearchive.com}}</ref> ** [[Charles Greene (athlete)|Charles Greene]], American sprinter and Olympic champion (b. [[1945]])<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78477 Charlie Greene]</ref> * [[March 15]] – [[Eugene Parker]], American solar physicist (b. [[1927]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.uchicago.edu/story/eugene-parker-legendary-figure-solar-science-and-namesake-parker-solar-probe-1927-2022|title=Eugene Parker, 'legendary figure' in solar science and namesake of Parker Solar Probe, 1927-2022 &#124; University of Chicago News|website=news.uchicago.edu}}</ref> * [[March 16]] – [[Kunimitsu Takahashi]], Japanese racing driver, motorcyclist, and team owner (b. [[1940]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/kunimitsu-takahashi-obituary-honda/9042793/|title=Japanese racing legend Kunimitsu Takahashi dies aged 82|website=www.motorsport.com}}</ref> * [[March 17]] ** [[Christopher Alexander]], Austrian-born British-American architect, design theorist, and writer (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2022/03/18/christopher-alexander-1936-2022|title=Christopher Alexander, 1936-2022|first=Robert|last=Steuteville|date=March 18, 2022|website=CNU}}</ref> ** [[Tony Nash (bobsledder)|Tony Nash]], British bobsledder and Olympic champion (b. [[1936]]).<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/95750 Tony Nash]</ref> *[[March 19]] – [[Shahabuddin Ahmed]], 12th [[List of presidents of Bangladesh|President of Bangladesh]] (b. [[1930]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/obituary/former-president-shahabuddin-passes-away-387382|title=Former president Shahabuddin passes away|date=March 19, 2022|website=The Business Standard}}</ref> * [[March 21]] – [[Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga]], 16th [[Prime Minister of Mali]] (b. [[1954]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1332378/politique/mali-lancien-premier-ministre-soumeylou-boubeye-maiga-est-mort/|title=Mali : l'ancien Premier ministre Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga est mort – Jeune Afrique|website=JeuneAfrique.com}}</ref> * [[March 23]] – [[Madeleine Albright]], Czechoslovak-born American politician (b. [[1937]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Catherine |title=Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/madeleine-albright-obituary/index.html |access-date=11 April 2022 |publisher=CNN |date=24 March 2022}}</ref> * [[March 25]] – [[Taylor Hawkins]], American musician (b. [[1972]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/breaking-taylor-hawkins-dead-foo-26560968|title=Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at age 50 as band share heartbreak|first=Vicki|last=Newman|date=March 26, 2022|website=Irish Mirror}}</ref> * [[March 27]] ** [[Ayaz Mutallibov]], 1st [[President of Azerbaijan]] (b. [[1938]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apa.az/en/social/former-president-of-azerbaijan-ayaz-mutallibov-died-371833|title=Former President of Azerbaijan Ayaz Mutallibov died|website=Apa.az}}</ref> ** [[Alexandra Zabelina]], Russian fencer and Olympic champion (b. [[1937]]) <ref>[https://www.dynamo.su/news/40091/ Ушла из жизни прославленная динамовская фехтовальщица — Александра Ивановна Забелина] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> * [[March 30]] – [[Egon Franke (fencer)|Egon Franke]], Polish fencer and Olympic champion (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dziennikzachodni.pl/zmarl-egon-franke-wspanialy-szermierz-z-gliwic-mial-86-lat/ar/c2-16159689|title=Zmarł Egon Franke. Wspaniały szermierz z Gliwic miał 86 lat|first=Jacek|last=Sroka|date=March 30, 2022|website=Dziennik Zachodni}}</ref> * [[March 31]] ** [[Georgi Atanasov (politician)|Georgi Atanasov]], 39th [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria]] (b. [[1933]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://darik.news/en/georgi-atanasov-died-the-last-living-prime-minister-before-november-10-1989.html|title=Georgi Atanasov died – the last living prime minister before November 10, 1989.|date=March 31, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Patrick Demarchelier]], French fashion photographer (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/patrick-demarchelier-le-celebre-photographe-proche-de-lady-diana-est-mort_490487|title=Patrick Demarchelier : le célèbre photographe proche de Lady Diana est mort - Gala|first=Prisma|last=Média|website=Gala.fr}}</ref> ===April=== {{main|Deaths in April 2022}} [[File:Leonel Sánchez (2) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Leonel Sánchez]]]] <!--[[File:Lygia Fagundes Telles - MinC (7) cropped.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Lygia Fagundes Telles]]]]--> [[File:Sidney_Altman_crop.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Sidney Altman]]]] <!--[[File:Dušan Čkrebić (političar).jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Dušan Čkrebić]]]]--> <!--[[File:Harrison Birtwistle (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Harrison Birtwistle|Sir Harrison Birtwistle]]]]--> [[File:Mwai_Kibaki,_October_2003.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Mwai Kibaki]]]] <!--[[File:Mino_Raiola,_de_eigenaar_van_Grand_Café_Doria._NL-HlmNHA_54035048.JPG|thumb|right|100px|[[Mino Raiola]]]]--> * [[April 2]] – [[Leonel Sánchez]], Chilean footballer (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.24horas.cl/deportes/futbol-nacional/muere-leonel-sanchez-leyenda-de-la-roja-e-icono-del-ballet-azul-5245330|title=Muere Leonel Sánchez, leyenda de la Roja e ícono del 'Ballet Azul'|date=April 2, 2022|website=24Horas.cl}}</ref> * [[April 3]] – [[Lygia Fagundes Telles]], Brazilian writer (b. [[1918]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2022/04/03/escritora-lygia-fagundes-telles-morre-aos-98-anos.ghtml|title=Escritora Lygia Fagundes Telles morre aos 98 anos em SP|website=G1}}</ref> * [[April 4]] – [[Django Sissoko]], Acting [[List of prime ministers of Mali|Prime Minister of Mali]] (b. [[1948]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mali24.info/le-mali-en-deuil-lancien-premier-ministre-diango-cissoko-nest-plus/|title=Le Mali en deuil: L'ancien premier ministre Diango Cissoko n'est plus!|date=April 4, 2022|website=MALI 24 INFO}}</ref> * [[April 5]] ** [[Sidney Altman]], Canadian-American Nobel molecular biologist (b. [[1939]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yale.edu/2022/04/06/sidney-altman-pathbreaking-scientist|title=Sidney Altman, pathbreaking scientist|first=Penelope|last=Laurans|date=April 6, 2022|website=YaleNews}}</ref> ** [[Josef Panáček]], Czech sport shooter and Olympic champion (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/ostatni-zemrel-josef-panacek-olympijsky-vitez-z-montrealu-1976-3262909|title=Zemřel Josef Panáček, olympijský vítěz z Montrealu 1976 - Sport.cz|website=www.sport.cz}}</ref> ** [[Bjarni Tryggvason]], Icelandic-born Canadian astronaut (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-040622a-canadian-astronaut-bjarni-tryggvason-obituary.html|title=Bjarni Tryggvason, one of Canada's original astronauts, dies at 76|website=collectSPACE.com}}</ref> * [[April 7]] – [[Dušan Čkrebić]], 55th [[Prime Minister of Serbia|Prime Minister]] and 12th [[President of Serbia]] (b. [[1927]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/drustvo/preminuo-dusan-ckrebic-nekadasnji-predsednik-predsednistva-srbije/|title=Preminuo Dušan Čkrebić, nekadašnji predsednik Predsedništva Srbije - Društvo - Dnevni list Danas|date=April 8, 2022}}</ref> * [[April 9]] – [[Jack Higgins]], English author (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/best-selling-thriller-writer-jack-higgins-dies-aged-92-41537761.html|title=Best-selling thriller writer Jack Higgins dies aged 92|newspaper=Belfasttelegraph |via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}</ref> <!--Please do not add Gilbert Gottfried without a Talk page consensus--> * [[April 13]] ** [[Michel Bouquet]], French actor (b. [[1925]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tf1info.fr/culture/legende-du-theatre-et-du-cinema-francais-michel-bouquet-est-mort-a-l-age-de-96-ans-2187231.html|title=Légende du théâtre et du cinéma français, Michel Bouquet est mort à l'âge de 96 ans|date=April 13, 2022|website=TF1 INFO}}</ref> ** [[Freddy Rincón]], Colombian footballer (b. [[1966]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/noticia/2022/04/14/idolo-colombiano-freddy-rincon-morre-aos-55-anos.ghtml|title=Rincón, ícone do futebol colombiano, morre aos 55 anos|website=ge}}</ref> * [[April 14]] – [[Mike Bossy]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. [[1957]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hawthorn |first=Tom |date=2022-04-15 |title=Mike Bossy, New York Islanders great, four-time Stanley Cup champion, dies at 65 |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-mike-bossy-new-york-islanders-stanley-cup-champ-obituary/ |access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref> * [[April 15]] ** [[Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb]], 4th [[President of the European Parliament]] (b. [[1925]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfuonline.com/media-centre/releases/tributes-paid-to-former-nfu-president-lord-plumb-who-has-died-aged-97/|title=TRIBUTES PAID TO FORMER NFU PRESIDENT LORD PLUMB|website=www.nfuonline.com}}</ref> ** [[Bernhard Germeshausen]], German bobsledder and Olympic champion (b. [[1951]]) <ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/86027 Bernhard Germeshausen]</ref> * [[April 17]] – [[Radu Lupu]], Romanian pianist (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slippedisc.com/2022/04/death-of-one-of-the-greatest-pianists-76/|title=Death of one of the greatest pianists, 76|date=April 18, 2022}}</ref> * [[April 18]] – [[Harrison Birtwistle|Sir Harrison Birtwistle]], English composer (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-harrison-birtwistle-obituary-mh9fjr57g|title=Sir Harrison Birtwistle obituary|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref> * [[April 19]] – [[Kane Tanaka]], Japanese supercentenarian, second-oldest verified person in history (b. [[1903]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Kelly-Ann |date=2022-04-25 |title=World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies in Japan at the age of 119 |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-worlds-oldest-person-kane-26789849 |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=mirror |language=en}}</ref> * [[April 21]] ** [[Mwai Kibaki]], 3rd [[President of Kenya]] (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theafricareport.com/196827/kenya-mwai-kibaki-former-president-is-dead/|title=Kenya: Mwai Kibaki, former president, is dead|date=April 22, 2022|website=The Africa Report.com}}</ref> ** [[Jacques Perrin]], French actor and filmmaker (b. [[1941]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2022/04/21/mort-de-jacques-perrin-comedien-et-chevalier-blanc-de-la-production-independante_6123156_3382.html|title=Mort de Jacques Perrin, comédien et chevalier blanc de la production indépendante|newspaper=Le Monde.fr |date=April 21, 2022|via=Le Monde}}</ref> * [[April 22]] – [[Guy Lafleur]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. [[1951]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gelevan |first=Douglas |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur, one of hockey's flashiest players, dead at 70 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/guy-lafleur-obituary-1.5766441 |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> * [[April 26]] – [[Klaus Schulze]], German composer and musician (b. [[1947]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allabouttherock.co.uk/klaus-schulz-1947-2022/|title=Electronic music legend Klaus Schulze passes away 1947 – 2022|date=April 27, 2022}}</ref> * [[April 27]] – [[İsmail Ogan]], Turkish freestyle [[wrestler]] and Olympic champion (b. [[1933]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/turkiyes-olympic-champion-ismail-ogan-dies-at-89-/2574231|title=Turkiye's Olympic champion Ismail Ogan dies at 89|website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref> * [[April 30]] – [[Mino Raiola]], Italian football agent (b. [[1967]])<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/apr/30/mino-raiola-one-of-footballs-most-powerful-agents-dies-aged-54 Mino Raiola, one of football's most powerful agents, dies aged 54], ''The Guardian''</ref> === May === {{main|Deaths in May 2022}} <!--[[File:Yuri Averbakh 1963.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Yuri Averbakh]]]]--> [[File:Leonid Kravchuk (1) (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Leonid Kravchuk]]]] <!--[[File:Mottelson,Ben 1963 Kopenhagen.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Ben Roy Mottelson]]]]--> [[File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil with the President of UAE, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan at the Ceremonial Reception, at Mushrif Palace, in Abu Dhabi on November 22, 2010 (cropped) (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]]] [[File:VangelisElGrecopremiereDE2.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Vangelis]]]] * [[May 1]] – [[Ivica Osim]], Bosnian footballer and manager (b. [[1941]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sarajevotimes.com/legend-of-bih-football-ivica-osim-passed-away/|title=Legend of BiH Football Ivica Osim passed away – Sarajevo Times|date=May 2022 }}</ref> * [[May 3]] ** [[Tony Brooks (racing driver)|Tony Brooks]], English [[Formula One]] driver (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/sport/f1/2022/05/03/morto-a-90-anni-tony-brooks-gareggio-anche-in-ferrari_0baffeeb-0ea9-488b-b8c4-20f261bf1429.html|title=Morto a 90 anni Tony Brooks, gareggiò anche in Ferrari - F1|date=May 3, 2022|website=Agenzia ANSA}}</ref> ** [[Stanislav Shushkevich]], 1st [[List of national leaders of Belarus|Chairman of the Supreme Council of Belarus]] (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/society/news/2022/05/04/920800-umer-pervii-prezident-belorussii|title=Умер бывший руководитель независимой Белоруссии Станислав Шушкевич|website=Ведомости}}</ref> * [[May 7]] – [[Yuri Averbakh]], Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster and author (b. [[1922]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportrbc.ru/news/627655fe9a7947d7bc330b26|title=Умер старейший гроссмейстер мира Юрий Авербах|website=РБК Спорт}}</ref> * [[May 8]] – [[Maria Gusakova]], Russian cross-country skier and Olympic champion (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://78.ru/news/2022-05-08/olimpiiskaya_chempionka_po_lizhnim_gonkam_mariya_gusakova_umerla_v_peterburge|title=Ушла из жизни олимпийская чемпионка по лыжным гонкам Мария Гусакова|website=78.ru}}</ref> * [[May 10]] – [[Leonid Kravchuk]], 1st [[President of Ukraine]] (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ukranews.com/en/amp/news/856037-leonid-kravchuk-died-first-president-of-ukraine-passed-away-at-age-of-88|title=Leonid Kravchuk Died. First President Of Ukraine Passed Away At Age Of 88}}</ref> * [[May 13]] ** [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]], 2nd [[President of the United Arab Emirates]] (b. [[1948]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turak |first=Natasha |date=2022-05-13 |title=UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed has died at age 73 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/13/uae-president-sheikh-khalifa-bin-zayed-has-died.html |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> ** [[Teresa Berganza]], Spanish mezzo-soprano (b. [[1933]])<ref>[https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20220513/8264098/muere-teresa-berganza-mezzosoprano-cantante-opera.html Muere la mezzosoprano Teresa Berganza] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ** [[Ben Roy Mottelson]], American-born Danish Nobel nuclear physicist (b. [[1926]])<ref>[https://politiken.dk/indland/art8773884/Ben-Roy-Mottelson-er-død Ben Roy Mottelson er død] {{in lang|da}}</ref> ** [[Yang Hyong-sop]], 4th [[Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly]] (b. [[1925]])<ref>[https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1652567682-537865418/yang-hyong-sop-passes-away Yang Hyong Sop Passes Away]</ref> * [[May 14]] – [[Andrew Symonds]], Australian cricketer (b. [[1975]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weidler |first=Malcolm Conn, Danny |date=2022-05-14 |title=Andrew Symonds dies in car crash |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/andrew-symonds-dies-in-car-crash-20220515-p5alf4.html |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref> * [[May 17]] – [[Vangelis]], Greek composer and musician (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{cite news |title=Vangelis Papathanasiou: Oscar-winning composer passes away at the age of 79 |url=https://www.ot.gr/2022/05/19/english-edition/vangelis-papathanasiou-oscar-winning-composer-passes-away-at-the-age-of-79/ |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref> * [[May 26]] ** [[Ciriaco De Mita]], 47th [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (b. [[1928]])<ref>[https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2022/05/26/news/morto_ciriaco_de_mita-351264191/ Ciriaco De Mita è morto, ex premier e segretario della Dc, fu un simbolo della Prima Repubblica], ''la Repubblica''</ref> ** [[Andy Fletcher (musician)|Andy Fletcher]], English keyboardist (b. [[1961]])<ref>[https://www.radiomusik.it/morto-andy-fletcher-il-tastierista-dei-depeche-mode/ Morto Andy Fletcher, il tastierista dei Depeche Mode] {{in lang|it}}</ref> ** [[Ray Liotta]], American actor and producer (b. [[1954]])<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pedersen |first1=Mike Fleming Jr,Erik |last2=Jr |first2=Mike Fleming |last3=Pedersen |first3=Erik |date=2022-05-26 |title=Ray Liotta Dies: 'Goodfellas' Star & 'Field Of Dreams' Actor Was 67 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/ray-liotta-dies-67-goodfellas-1235033521/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> ** [[Alan White (Yes drummer)|Alan White]], English drummer and songwriter (b. [[1949]])<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cooper|first=Leonie|date=2022-05-26|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/alan-white-yes-death-dies-b2088437.html|title=Alan White death: Yes drummer and John Lennon collaborator dies aged 72|access-date=2022-05-27|website=Independent}}</ref> * [[May 27]] – [[Angelo Sodano]], 54th [[Cardinal Secretary of State|Secretary of State of the Holy See]] (b. [[1927]])<ref>[https://www.lastampa.it/vatican-insider/2022/05/28/news/vaticano_e_morto_a_94_anni_il_cardinale_angelo_sodano-4986987/ Vaticano, è morto a 94 anni il cardinale Angelo Sodano] {{in lang|it}}</ref> * [[May 28]] ** [[Evaristo Carvalho]], 5th [[List of prime ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe|Prime Minister]] and 4th [[President of São Tomé and Príncipe]] (b. [[1941]])<ref>[https://www.voaportugues.com/a/morreu-evaristo-carvalho-antigo-presidente-s%C3%A3o-tomense/6593730.html Morreu Evaristo Carvalho, antigo Presidente são-tomense] {{in lang|pt}}</ref> ** [[Bujar Nishani]], 7th [[President of Albania]] (b. [[1966]])<ref>[https://english.a2news.com/2022/05/28/former-albanian-president-bujar-nishani-passed-away-at-55/ Former Albanian President, Bujar Nishani, passed away at 55]</ref> * [[May 30]] – [[Boris Pahor]], Slovenian writer (b. [[1913]])<ref>[https://english.sta.si/3043276/boris-pahor-trieste-based-slovenian-writer-dies Boris Pahor, Trieste-based Slovenian writer, dies]</ref> ===June=== {{main|Deaths in June 2022}} [[File:Ryumin, Valery Victorovitch (cropped) (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Valery Ryumin]]]] [[File:Jean-Louis Trintignant Cannes 2012 (headshot 2).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Jean-Louis Trintignant]]]] * [[June 6]] – [[Valery Ryumin]], Soviet cosmonaut (b. [[1939]])<ref>[https://www.roscosmos.ru/37629/ Скончался космонавт Валерий Рюмин] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> * [[June 7]] ** [[Isaac Berger]], American weightlifter and Olympic champion (b. [[1936]])<ref>[https://fitnessvolt.com/weightlifter-isaac-berger-died/ Legendary Weightlifter Isaac 'Ike' Berger Has Passed Away At 85]</ref> **[[Marco Luzzago]], [[List of Princes and Grand Masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta|Lieutenant of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta]] (b. [[1950]])<ref>[https://www.orderofmalta.int/2020/11/08/fra-marco-luzzago-elected-lieutenant-of-grand-master-sovereign-order-of-malta/ Fra' Marco Luzzago elected Lieutenant of Grand Master of Sovereign Order of Malta]</ref> * [[June 8]] ** [[Romeo Morri]], [[Captains Regent|Captain Regent of San Marino]] (b. [[1952]])<ref>[https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/cronaca-c3/addio-a-romeo-morri-ci-lascia-a-70-anni-a224631 Addio a Romeo Morri, ci lascia a 70 anni] {{in lang|it}}</ref> ** [[Paula Rego|Dame Paula Rego]], Portuguese-born English visual artist (b. [[1935]])<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61734182 Dame Paula Rego: Celebrated Portuguese-British artist dies at 87]</ref> * [[June 14]] – [[A. B. Yehoshua]], Israeli novelist, essayist and playwright (b. [[1936]])<ref>[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sysh4ohk5 Abraham B. Yehoshua, prominent Israeli author dies]</ref> * [[June 16]] – [[Steinar Amundsen]], Norwegian sprint canoeist and Olympic champion (b. [[1945]]).<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/10390 Steinar Amundsen]</ref> * [[June 17]] – [[Jean-Louis Trintignant]], French actor, filmmaker and racing driver (b. [[1930]])<ref>[https://www.rsi.ch/news/vita-quotidiana/cultura-e-spettacoli/Addio-a-Jean-Louis-Trintignant-15415552.html Addio a Jean-Louis Trintignant] {{in lang|it}}</ref> * [[June 21]] – [[Dragan Tomić]], Acting [[President of Serbia]] (b. [[1935]])<ref>[https://www.danas.rs/vesti/drustvo/umro-dragan-tomic/ Umro Dragan Tomić] {{in lang|sr}}</ref> * [[June 22]] ** [[Jonny Nilsson]], Swedish speed skater and Olympic champion (b. [[1943]])<ref>[https://www.svt.se/sport/skridsko/skridskolegendaren-dod Skridskolegendaren Jonny Nilsson död] {{in lang|sv}}</ref> ** [[Jüri Tarmak]], Estonian high jumper and Olympic champion (b. [[1946]])<ref>[https://sport.ohtuleht.ee/1065015/suri-olumpiavoitja-juri-tarmak Suri olümpiavõitja Jüri Tarmak] {{in lang|et}}</ref> * [[June 23]] – [[Stien Kaiser]], Dutch speed skater and Olympic champion (b. [[1938]])<ref>[https://www.schaatsen.nl/nieuws/2022/juni/het-grote-gelijk-van-stien-kaiser/ Het grote gelijk van Stien Kaiser] {{in lang|nl}}</ref> * [[June 27]] – [[Leonardo Del Vecchio]], Italian businessman (b. [[1935]])<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/essilorluxottica-chairman-leonardo-del-vecchio-dies-87-media-2022-06-27/ Italian eyewear tycoon Leonardo Del Vecchio dies at 87], Reuters</ref> <!--Please do not add technoblade without a Talk page consensus--> === July === {{main|Deaths in July 2022}} [[File:Robert_Curl_crop_2009_CHAO.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Robert Curl]]]] [[File:Shinzō Abe Official (headshot).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Shinzo Abe]]]] [[File:José Eduardo dos Santos 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[José Eduardo dos Santos]]]] <!--[[File:Luis_Echeverria_Smiling.png|thumb|100px|[[Luis Echeverría]]]]--> <!--[[File:F. Morales Bermúdez (cropped).jpg|100px|thumb|[[Francisco Morales-Bermúdez]]]]--> <!--[[File:Official portrait of Lord Trimble crop 2.jpg|100px|thumb|[[David Trimble]]]]--> <!--[[File:RAMOS pentagon 1998 (cropped 2).jpg|100px|thumb|[[Fidel V. Ramos]]]]--> <!--[[File:Ayman al-Zawahiri portrait (cropped 2).jpg|100px|thumb|[[Ayman al-Zawahiri]]]]--> * [[July 1]] – [[Richard Taruskin]], American musicologist (b. [[1945]])<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/07/02/musicologist-richard-taruskin-dies/ Richard Taruskin, provocative scholar of classical music, dies at 77]</ref> * [[July 2]] – [[Peter Brook]], English theatre and film director (b. [[1925]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-03 |title=British director Peter Brook has died aged 97 |language=en |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/obituaries/article/2022/07/03/british-director-peter-brook-has-died-aged-97_5988886_15.html |access-date=2022-07-03}}</ref> * [[July 3]] – [[Robert Curl]], American Nobel chemist (b. [[1933]])<ref>[https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemistry-nobel-laureate-robert-curl-dies-at-88/4015908.article Chemistry Nobel laureate Robert Curl dies at 88]</ref> * [[July 5]] ** [[Arne Åhman]], Swedish triple jumper and Olympic champion (b. [[1925]])<ref>[https://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/a/arne-ahman.html Arne Åhman] {{in lang|sv}}</ref> ** [[Mohammed Barkindo]], 28th [[List of Secretaries General of OPEC|Secretary General of OPEC]] (b. [[1959]])<ref>[https://www.tvcnews.tv/2022/07/breaking-opec-secretary-general-mohammed-barkindo-is-dead/ OPEC Secretary General, Mohammed Barkindo is dead]</ref> * [[July 6]] – [[James Caan]], American actor (b. [[1940]])<ref>[https://www.thewrap.com/james-caan-godfather-and-thief-actor-dies-at-82/ James Caan, 'Godfather' and 'Thief' Actor, Dies at 82]</ref> * [[July 7]] – [[Jacob Nena]], 4th [[President of Micronesia]] (b. [[1941]])<ref>[https://fsmembassy.fm/in-memoriam-the-honorable-jacob-nena/ In Memoriam: The Honorable Jacob Nena]</ref> * [[July 8]] ** [[Shinzo Abe]], 57th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (b. [[1954]])<ref>[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/07/08/national/shinzo-abe-dead-nara-shooting/ Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after being shot in Nara]</ref> ** [[José Eduardo dos Santos]], 2nd [[President of Angola]] (b. [[1942]])<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/angolas-former-president-dos-santos-dies-79-2022-07-08/ Angola's former president dos Santos dies at 79]</ref> ** [[Luis Echeverría]], 57th [[President of Mexico]] (b. [[1922]])<ref>[https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/nacional/2022/07/09/fallece-luis-echeverria-alvarez-presidente-de-mexico-de-1970-a-1976/ Fallece Luis Echeverría Álvarez, presidente de México de 1970 a 1976] {{in lang|es}}</ref> * [[July 14]] – [[Francisco Morales-Bermúdez]], 112th [[Prime Minister of Peru|Prime Minister]] and 51st [[President of Peru]] (b. [[1921]])<ref>[https://elcomercio.pe/politica/francisco-morales-bermudez-fallecio-a-los-100-anos-noticia Francisco Morales Bermúdez falleció a los 100 años]</ref> * [[July 18]] – [[Claes Oldenburg]], Swedish-born American sculptor (b. [[1929]])<ref>[https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/claes-oldenburg-dead-1234634394/ Claes Oldenburg, Pop Artist Who Monumentalized the Everyday, Dies at 93]</ref> * [[July 21]] – [[Uwe Seeler]], German footballer (b. [[1936]])<ref>[https://www.schwaebische.de/sport/ueberregionaler-sport_artikel,-fussball-legende-uwe-seeler-ist-tot-_arid,11534209.html Fußball-Legende Uwe Seeler ist tot] {{in lang|de}}</ref> * [[July 25]] – [[David Trimble]], Northern Irish politician and [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Peace]] laureate (b. [[1944]])<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-62299285/ David Trimble: Former Northern Ireland first minister and UUP leader dies]</ref> * [[July 26]] – [[James Lovelock]], English scientist, environmentalist and futurist (b. [[1919]])<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/27/james-lovelock-creator-of-gaia-hypothesis-dies-on-103rd-birthday James Lovelock, creator of Gaia hypothesis, dies on 103rd birthday]</ref> * [[July 27]] – [[Yelizaveta Dementyeva]], Soviet sprint canoeist and Olympic champion (b. [[1928]])<ref>[https://spbdnevnik.ru/news/2022-07-28/olimpiyskaya-chempionka-elizaveta-kislova-umerla-v-peterburge Олимпийская чемпионка Елизавета Кислова умерла в Петербурге] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> * [[July 29]] – [[Juris Hartmanis]], Latvian-born American computer scientist (b. [[1928]])<ref>[https://www.bangsfuneralhome.com/obituary/Juris-Hartmanis Juris Hartmanis]</ref> * [[July 31]] ** [[Fidel V. Ramos]], 12th [[President of the Philippines]] (b. [[1928]])<ref>[https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/07/31/news/former-president-fidel-v-ramos-succumbs-to-covid-19/1852907 Former president Fidel V. Ramos succumbs to Covid-19]</ref> ** [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], 2nd General Emir of [[al-Qaeda]] (b. [[1951]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in CIA drone strike in Afghanistan, U.S. officials say |website= [[Reuters]]|url= https://www.reuters.com/world/cia-carried-out-drone-strike-afghanistan-us-officials-say-2022-08-01/|access-date=August 1, 2022}}</ref> ===August=== {{main|Deaths in August 2022}} [[File:Issey Miyake Tokyo 2016 (headshot) (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Issey Miyake]]]] [[File:Aankomst zangeres Olivia Newton John op Schiphol Olivia Newton John in de persk, Bestanddeelnr 930-0132 (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Olivia Newton-John|Dame Olivia Newton-John]]]] <!--[[File:Wolfgang Petersen - Poseidon Premiere.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Wolfgang Petersen]]]]--> [[File:RIAN archive 850809 General Secretary of the CPSU CC M. Gorbachev (close-up) (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Mikhail Gorbachev]]]] * [[August 3]] – [[Raymond Damadian]], American physician and inventor (b. [[1936]])<ref>[https://www.armenews.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=94855 Le médecin, scientifique et inventeur américano-arménien de l’imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM) Raymond Damadian est décédé] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> * [[August 5]] ** [[Issey Miyake]], Japanese fashion designer (b. [[1938]])<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japanese-fashion-designer-issey-miyake-dies-cancer-aged-84-media-2022-08-09/ Issey Miyake, Japan's prince of pleats, dies of cancer aged 84 - media]</ref> ** [[Judith Durham]], Australian singer (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Jackson |title=Judith Durham, lead singer of The Seekers, dies aged 79 |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/culture/music/judith-durham-lead-singer-of-the-seekers-dies-aged-79-20220806-p5b7t1.html |access-date=6 August 2022 |work=WAtoday |date=6 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * [[August 7]] ** [[Anatoly Filipchenko]], Soviet cosmonaut (b. [[1928]])<ref>[https://www.aex.ru/news/2022/8/8/246511/ Умер советский космонавт Анатолий Филипченко] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> ** [[Ezekiel Alebua]], 3rd [[Prime Minister of Solomon Islands]] (b. [[1947]])<ref>[https://www.solomontimes.com/news/former-prime-minister-ezekiel-alebua-dies/12062 Former Prime Minister Ezekiel Alebua Dies]</ref> * [[August 8]] – [[Olivia Newton-John|Dame Olivia Newton-John]], Australian singer and actress (b. [[1948]])<ref>[https://nypost.com/2022/08/08/olivia-newton-john-dead-iconic-pop-star-and-grease-actress-was-73/ Olivia Newton-John dead: Iconic pop star and ‘Grease’ actress was 73]</ref> * [[August 9]] – [[Raymond Briggs]], English author and cartoonist (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 August 2022|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/10/snowman-author-raymond-briggs-dies-aged-88|title=Snowman author Raymond Briggs dies aged 88|publisher=Guardian|access-date=11 August 2022}}</ref> * [[August 10]] – [[Yi-Fu Tuan]], Chinese-American geographer (b. [[1930]])<ref>[https://www.twgreatdaily.com/664621b5bb61d35bd127179ca6a72986.amp 段義孚:為避免幽閉恐懼症,人類需要將整個宇宙當成遊樂場] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> * [[August 11]] ** [[Hanae Mori]], Japanese fashion designer (b. [[1926]])<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 August 2022|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/cdf1ce027b53-urgent-hanae-mori-renowned-japanese-fashion-designer-dies-at-96.html|title=Hanae Mori, renowned Japanese fashion designer, dies at 96|publisher=Kyodo News|access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref> ** [[Jean-Jacques Sempé]], French cartoonist (b. [[1932]])<ref>[https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2022/08/11/le-dessinateur-jean-jacques-sempe-est-mort_6137814_3382.html Le dessinateur Jean-Jacques Sempé est mort] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> * [[August 12]] – [[Wolfgang Petersen]], German film director and producer (b. [[1941]])<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/08/wolfgang-petersen-dead-director-perfect-storm-das-boot-air-force-one-1235093543/ Director Wolfgang Petersen Dies At 81; Hollywood Star Rose After ‘Das Boot’ To Include Hollywood Blockbusters ‘The Perfect Storm,’ ‘Air Force One’ & ‘In The Line Of Fire’]</ref> * [[August 24]] – [[Kazuo Inamori]], Japanese businessman, philanthropist, and entrepreneur (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 August 2022|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kyocera-founder-kazuo-inamori-dies-jiji-2022-08-30/|title=Japan's Kyocera founder Kazuo Inamori dies|publisher=Reuters|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> * [[August 30]] ** [[Gheorghe Berceanu]], Romanian wrestler and Olympic champion (b. [[1949]])<ref>[https://www.digisport.ro/amphtml/alte-sporturi/doliu-in-sportul-romanesc-a-murit-gheorghe-berceanu-campion-olimpic-la-lupte-greco-romane-1884199 Doliu în sportul românesc. A murit Gheorghe Berceanu, campion olimpic la lupte greco-romane] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> ** [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], 8th and final [[List of leaders of the Soviet Union|leader]] of the [[Soviet Union]] and [[Nobel Peace Prize]] recipient (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-30 |title=Умер Михаил Горбачев |url=https://news.ru/russia/umer-mihail-gorbachev/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=NEWS.ru |language=ru}}</ref> * [[August 31]] ** [[Domingo Liotta]], Argentine heart surgeon and politician (b. [[1924]])<ref>[https://www.perfil.com/noticias/actualidad/murio-domingo-liotta-creador-del-primer-corazon-artificial-y-medico-personal-de-peron.phtml] {{in lang|es}} </ref> === September === {{main|Deaths in September 2022}} <!--[[File:Dr. Frank Drake (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Frank Drake]]]]--> [[File:Queen Elizabeth II 1959.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Elizabeth II]]]] * [[September 2]] – [[Frank Drake]], American astronomer and astrophysicist (b. [[1930]])<ref>[https://www.nadiadrake.com/ Frank Donald Drake]</ref> * [[September 4]] ** [[Boris Lagutin]], Soviet boxer and Olympic champion (b. [[1938]])<ref>[https://www.sport-interfax.ru/860700 Умер двукратный олимпийский чемпион по боксу Борис Лагутин] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> ** [[Peter Straub]], American novelist (b. [[1943]])<ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3730644/ghost-story-and-the-talisman-author-peter-straub-has-passed-away/ ‘Ghost Story’ and ‘The Talisman’ Author Peter Straub Has Passed Away]</ref>{{importance inline|September 2022}} * [[September 8]] – [[Elizabeth II]], [[Queen of the United Kingdom]] and 14 other [[Commonwealth realms]] (b. [[1926]])<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61585886 | title=Queen Elizabeth II has died | work=BBC News | date=September 8, 2022 }}</ref> * [[September 10]] – [[William Klein (photographer)|William Klein]], American-born French photographer, film director and screenwriter (b. [[1926]])<ref>[https://insiderpaper.com/us-born-photographer-william-klein-dies-aged-96-family/ US-born photographer William Klein dies aged 96: family]</ref> * [[September 11]] – [[Javier Marías]], Spanish novelist (b. [[1951]])<ref>[https://www.corriere.it/cultura/22_settembre_11/morto-scrittore-javier-marias-bf6583f4-31d8-11ed-9cac-ecf597c0016a.shtml Morto lo scrittore Javier Marías] {{in lang|it}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{2020s|state=expanded}} {{DEFAULTSORT:2022}} [[Category:2022| ]]'
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'{{Short description|Current calendar year}} {{image frame|content={{Photomontage | photo1a = AfghanistanQuake.png | photo2b = Putin attended the opening ceremony of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (3).jpg | photo1c = Destruction_of_Russian_tanks_by_Ukrainian_troops_in_Mariupol_(4).jpg | photo2d = Centro de vacunación en la provincia de Santa Fe.jpg | photo1e = 20220908-Buckingham Palace Elizabeth II death reactions (09).jpg | photo2f = NZDF over Tonga January 2022.jpg | size = 420 }} | width = 420 | caption = From left, clockwise: A child stands among the rubble of a house after the [[June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake]]; A Russian BMP-3 near [[Mariupol]] destroyed during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], part of the greater [[Russo-Ukrainian War]]; Hundreds of people had gathered outside the gates of [[Buckingham Palace]] following [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|the death]] of [[Elizabeth II]]; A P-3K2 Orion aircraft flies over an area of Tonga that shows the heavy ash fall from the recent volcanic eruption within the Tongan Islands; More than 10 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine were mass administered worldwide; A scene from the opening ceremony of the [[2022 Winter Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], [[People's Republic of China|China]]. }} {{pp-pc|small=yes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Year dab|2022}} {{Year nav|2022}} {{C21 year in topic}} {{Year article header|2022}} The [[United Nations]] declared 2022 as the International Year of [[Artisanal fisheries|Artisanal Fisheries]] and [[Aquaculture]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://undocs.org/A/RES/72/72|title=International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture|website=United Nations|access-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref> International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://undocs.org/en/A/RES/76/14|title=International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development|website=United Nations|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/A/76/L.28|title=International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development|website=United Nations|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> and the International Year of Glass.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://undocs.org/A/RES/75/279|title=International Year of Glass|website=United Nations|access-date=July 17, 2021}}</ref> 2022 has seen the continued impact of an [[2021–2022 inflation surge|inflation surge]] as a result of the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The global rollout of [[COVID-19 vaccine]]s, which began in 2020, has continued, and the year has seen the lifting of COVID restrictions, and reopening of international borders. The [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the largest armed conflict in Europe since [[World War II]], has caused the [[2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis|displacement]] of 14.9 million [[Ukrainians]] (8 million [[internally displaced person]]s and 6.9 million [[refugee]]s) and has led to [[International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War|international condemnations and sanctions]], the [[Corporate responses to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|withdrawal of hundreds of companies]] from Russia, and the exclusion of Russia from [[2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus#Sports|major sporting events]]. {{horizontal TOC|nonum=yes}} ==Events== <!-- Important international events only --> ===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]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-01|title=World's largest free trade deal is under way, but what is RCEP?|url=https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3161707/what-rcep-worlds-largest-free-trade-deal-under-way|access-date=2022-01-01|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref> * [[January 2]] – [[Abdalla Hamdok]] [[resign]]s as [[List of heads of government of Sudan|Prime Minister of Sudan]] amid deadly protests.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Alaa |last1=Elassar |first2=Pierre |last2=Meilhan |title=Sudan's Prime Minister resigns amid violent anti-coup protests that have left at least 57 people dead|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/world/sudan-protest-killed-anti-coup-security-forces/index.html|date=2022-01-02|website=CNN}}</ref> * [[January 4]] – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States—all [[Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council|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."<ref>{{cite news |date=4 January 2022|title='No one can win a nuclear war': Superpowers release rare joint statement| url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/no-one-can-win-a-nuclear-war-superpowers-release-rare-joint-statement-20220104-p59lmf.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> *[[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]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Auyezov|first=Olzhas|date=2022-01-05|title=Kazakh protesters torch public buildings; emergency declared, Cabinet resigns|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/kazakhstan-government-resigns-after-violent-protests-over-fuel-price-2022-01-05/|access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Satubaldina|first1=Assel|last2=January 2022|first2=Zhanna Shayakhmetova in Nation on 5|date=2022-01-05|title=Kazakhstan Declares State of Emergency After Fuel Price Protests|url=https://astanatimes.com/2022/01/kazakhstan-declares-state-of-emergency-after-fuel-price-protests/|access-date=2022-01-05|website=The Astana Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=5 January 2022|title=Kazakhstan is in turmoil after massive protests force the government to resign|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1070622365/kazakhstan-is-in-turmoil-after-massive-protests-force-the-government-to-resign?t=1641430408915|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|website=[[NPR]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106005522/https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1070622365/kazakhstan-is-in-turmoil-after-massive-protests-force-the-government-to-resign?t=1641430408915 |archive-date=January 6, 2022 }}</ref> * [[January 6]] – The [[Collective Security Treaty Organization|CSTO]] deploys a "peacekeeping" mission in [[Kazakhstan]], including Russian [[paratrooper]]s, following a request by [[President of Kazakhstan|Kazakh president]] [[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev|Tokayev]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 January 2022|title=Russian paratroopers arrive in Kazakhstan as unrest continues|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/06/shots-heard-in-kazakhstan-as-protests-enter-third-day|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|website=[[The Guardian]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106052045/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/06/shots-heard-in-kazakhstan-as-protests-enter-third-day |archive-date=January 6, 2022 }}</ref> * [[January 7]] – [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: The number of [[COVID-19]] cases exceeds 300 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 January 2022|title=Global Coronavirus Cases Top 300 Million| url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/06/world/omicron-covid-vaccine-tests|work=The New York Times|access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref> * [[January 9]] - [[February 6]] – The [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]] is held in [[Cameroon]], with [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final|winning their first championship]].<ref name="draw postponed">{{cite news|date=6 June 2021|title=CAF postpones TotalEnergies Africa Cup final draw, new date to be set soon|publisher=CAF|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/caf-postpones-totalenergies-africa-cup-final-draw-new-date-to-be-set-soon|access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Senegal vs. Egypt - Football Match Report - February 6, 2022 - ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/629153|access-date=2022-02-07|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref> * [[January 10]] – The first successful [[heart transplant]] from a [[xenotransplantation|pig to a human]] patient occurs in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], United States.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 January 2022|title=University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Scientists and Clinicians Perform Historic First Successful Transplant of Porcine Heart into Adult Human with End-Stage Heart Disease| url=https://www.umms.org/ummc/news/2022/first-successful-transplant-of-porcine-heart-into-adult-human-heart|work=University of Maryland Medical Center|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=10 January 2022|title=Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59944889|work=BBC News|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref> * [[January 15]] – A large [[2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami|eruption]] of [[Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai]], a submarine volcano in [[Tonga]], triggers [[tsunami]] warnings in Australia, [[Canada]], [[Chile]], [[Fiji]], Japan, New Zealand, [[Samoa]], and the United States.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 January 2022|title=Get away from shore - US and Japan warn on tsunami| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60007119|work=BBC News|access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref> * [[January 16]] – [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players|World No. 1]] tennis champion [[Novak Djokovic]] is [[deport]]ed from Australia following a high-profile legal case regarding his [[COVID-19 vaccine|COVID-19 vaccination]] status, preventing his participation in the [[2022 Australian Open]].<ref>{{cite news |date=16 January 2022|title=Novak Djokovic: Tennis star deported after losing Australia visa battle| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-60014059|work=BBC News|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=16 January 2022|title=Novak Djokovic leaves Australia after court rejects visa challenge| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/16/tennis/novak-djokovic-australian-open-federal-court-hearing-spt-intl-hnk/index.html|work=CNN|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=16 January 2022|title=Novak Djokovic visa saga LIVE: Djokovic to miss 2022 Australian Open after losing court case| url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-visa-saga-live-tennis-star-back-before-court-ahead-of-2022-australian-open-20220116-p59oje.html|work=Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref> * [[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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Microsoft to buy embattled Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=Cbsnews.com|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[January 23]] **[[Tropical Storm Ana (2022)|Tropical Storm Ana]] kills 115 people in [[Madagascar]], [[Malawi]] and [[Mozambique]], days after a [[2022 Antananarivo floods|series of floods]] killed 11 people in Madagascar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/25/at-least-four-killed-after-tropical-storm-ana-hits-malawi-and-mozambique|title=At least four killed after tropical Storm Ana hits Malawi and Mozambique|date=January 25, 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Malawi hit by flooding caused by tropical storm Ana; 1 dead|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/20220125/c85d3ca6f72c4495aeb8c8306556fc10/c.html|access-date=25 January 2022|publisher=Sfgate}}</ref> **A [[2022 Burkinabé coup d'état|coup d'état]] in [[Burkina Faso]] removes president [[Roch Marc Christian Kaboré|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.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-01-27|title=Burkina Faso coup: Return of the military strongmen to West Africa|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60138129|access-date=2022-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-01-28|title=Burkina Faso: New leader gives first speech since ousting president|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60164531|access-date=2022-01-28}}</ref> * [[January 28]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of vaccinations administered worldwide exceeds 10 billion.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 January 2022|title=The world surpasses 10 billion vaccine doses administered, but gaps persist in who gets the shots.| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/world/covid-vaccines-10-billion-doses.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref> * [[January 30]] – [[2022 Portuguese legislative election]]: The [[Socialist Party (Portugal)|Socialist Party]], led by [[António Costa]], wins an "unexpected" majority of 117 seats.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-01-31|title=Portugal election: Socialists win unexpected majority|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60194375|access-date=2022-02-02}}</ref> ===February=== {{Listen |filename=20220224-090000-VEN119-program - VOA News (24 February 2022).oga |type=speech |start=0.01 |title=VOA News broadcast, 24 February 2022 (4:00 a.m. EST) |description=[[VOA News]] broadcast announcing the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]] at 4:00 a.m. EST on 24 February}} * [[February 3]] – [[Islamic State]] leader [[Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi]] is killed in [[Atme]] during a [[counter-terrorism]] raid by [[United States special operations forces|U.S. special forces]] in north-western [[Syria]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 February 2022|title=Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi killed in Syria, US says|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-60246129|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref> * [[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.<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 February 2022|title=China joins Russia in opposing Nato expansion|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60257080|access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref> * [[February 4]]–[[February 20|20]] – The [[2022 Winter Olympics]] are held in [[Beijing]], China, making it the first city ever to host both the [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] and [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2022 Olympics - Next Winter Olympic Games {{!}} Beijing 2022|url=https://www.olympic.org/beijing-2022|date=May 28, 2020|website=International Olympic Committee|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> * [[February 5]] – [[Cyclone Batsirai]] kills a total of 123 people across Madagascar, [[Mauritius]], and [[Réunion]] two weeks after [[Tropical Storm Ana (2022)|Tropical Storm Ana]] killed 115 people in the same region.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cyclone kills at least 10 in Madagascar, destroying homes and cutting power |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-three-dead-after-cyclone-batsirai-causes-devastation-southeast-madagascar-2022-02-06/ |publisher=[[Reuters]] |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref> * [[February 9]] – The biggest breakthrough in [[fusion energy]] since 1997 is reported at the [[Joint European Torus]] in [[Oxford]], the UK, with 59 megajoules produced over five seconds (11 megawatts of power), more than double the previous record.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-09|title=Oxford's JET lab smashes nuclear fusion energy output record |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633|access-date=2022-02-09|website=BBC News|language=en}}</ref> *[[February 21]]–[[February 24|24]] – Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] signs a decree declaring the [[Luhansk People's Republic]] and [[Donetsk People's Republic]] as independent from [[Ukraine]], and, despite international condemnation and sanctions, begins a full-scale [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion of Ukraine]]. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-22 |title=Germany's Scholz halts Nord Stream 2 as Ukraine crisis deepens |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germanys-scholz-halts-nord-stream-2-certification-2022-02-22/ |access-date=2022-02-22 |website=Reuters |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=22 February 2022 |title=Boris Johnson promises first set of UK sanctions against Russia |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60476137 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-22|title=Russia strongly condemned at UN after Putin orders troops into eastern Ukraine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/22/russia-strongly-condemned-at-un-after-putin-orders-troops-into-eastern-ukraine|access-date=2022-02-22|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *[[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 [[Central Bank of Russia|Russian Central Bank]] and further restrictions on Russian elites. These and other sanctions fuel a [[2022 Russian financial crisis|financial crisis]] in Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joint Statement on further restrictive economic measures|url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_1423|access-date=27 February 2022|date=26 February 2022|website=European Commission|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=West to cut some Russian banks off from Swift|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60542433|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[February 27]] **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Putin orders Russia's [[Russia and weapons of mass destruction|nuclear deterrent forces]] to be on "special alert", their highest level, in response to what he calls "aggressive statements" by NATO.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Putin puts Russia's strategic nuclear force on 'special alert'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=621b8157ec502b53cd47ff90%26Putin%20puts%20Russia%27s%20strategic%20nuclear%20force%20on%20%27special%20alert%27%262022-02-27T13%3A51%3A04.554Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:6edf34e2-6258-47ae-88a7-13fcf8922a0d&pinned_post_asset_id=621b8157ec502b53cd47ff90&pinned_post_type=share|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> The move is condemned by the US.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US calls Putin's nuclear move 'totally unacceptable'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=621b87b7980bea49f4b7a4e8%26US%20calls%20Putin%27s%20nuclear%20move%20%27totally%20unacceptable%27%262022-02-27T14%3A17%3A28.441Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:c7989c87-41c1-49d9-b9e7-2869c14f73fa&pinned_post_asset_id=621b87b7980bea49f4b7a4e8&pinned_post_type=share|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: European nations announce a ban on Russian flights in their airspace.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Russian flights will be banned from the airspace of 20 European nations|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/27/airspace-russia-flights-european-countries-ban/|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US}}</ref> **In a [[2022 Belarusian constitutional referendum|constitutional referendum]], Belarus votes to revoke its [[List of states with nuclear weapons#Former Soviet Republics|non-nuclear status]] and to allow the country to host Russian forces permanently.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Belarus referendum approves proposal to renounce non-nuclear status - agencies|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/launchpad-russias-assault-ukraine-belarus-holds-referendum-renounce-non-nuclear-2022-02-27/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|website=Reuters|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Belarus opens door for Russian nuclear weapons as Putin ally moves to commit troops |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/02/28/belarus-opens-door-russian-nuclear-weapons-putin-ally-moves/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=The Telegraph|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[February 28]] **The [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC) releases the second part of its [[IPCC Sixth Assessment Report|Sixth Assessment Report]] on [[climate change]]. It concludes that many impacts are on the verge of becoming "irreversible".<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPCC issues 'bleakest warning yet' on impacts of climate breakdown |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/28/ipcc-issues-bleakest-warning-yet-impacts-climate-breakdown|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet. Taking action now can secure our future |url=https://www.ipcc.ch/2022/02/28/pr-wgii-ar6/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=IPCC|language=en-US}}</ref> **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russian and Ukrainian officials meet on the Belarus-Ukraine border for the first round of peace talks, with no resolution.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2022 |title=Ukraine's foreign minister: Ukraine-Russia talks with no preconditions 'already a victory' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/27/russia-ukraine-latest-news-missile-strikes-on-oil-facilities-reported-as-some-russian-banks-cut-off-from-swift-system-live?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-621b8cf48f0873d0384b22bb#block-621b8cf48f0873d0384b22bb |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en-US}}</ref> **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Football governing bodies [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]] suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/60560567|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> **[[2022 Russian financial crisis]]: In an unprecedented move, [[Switzerland]], [[Monaco]], [[Singapore]] and [[South Korea]] impose unilateral sanctions over Russia including the introduction of [[export control]]s and [[asset freeze]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=In rare stand, South Korea, Singapore unveil sanctions on Russia|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/2/28/in-rare-stand-south-korea-singapore-unveil-sanctions-on-russia|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=[[Al Jazeera]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Monaco clamps down on Russian assets after Ukraine invasion|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/wealth-hub-monaco-also-clamping-down-russian-assets-following-ukraine-invasion-2022-02-28/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=[[Reuters]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Neutral Swiss join EU sanctions against Russia in break with past|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/neutral-swiss-adopt-sanctions-against-russia-2022-02-28/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=[[Reuters]]|language=en-US}}</ref> ===March=== *[[March 1]] **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: [[World Athletics]] bans both Russia and Belarus from competing in all of its events.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Athletics joins sporting bodies in banning Russian and Belarusian athletes |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/badminton-swimming-federations-ban-athletes-russia-belarus-2022-03-01/|access-date=1 March 2022|date=1 March 2022|website=Reuters|language=en-US}}</ref> **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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UN votes to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calls for withdrawal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/united-nations-russia-ukraine-vote|access-date=2 March 2022|date=2 March 2022|website=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[March 2]] **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia [[Battle of Kherson|seizes its first large city]], the Black Sea port of [[Kherson]], as shelling intensifies across many parts of Ukraine, including civilian areas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Russia aims to erase Ukraine, says Zelenskiy, as bombardment intensifies |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/ukraine-cities-bombardment-russia-attack-kyiv-kharkiv-russian-war-invasion|access-date=2 March 2022|date=2 March 2022|website=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref> **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The United Nations reports that over a million [[2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis|refugees]] have now fled from Ukraine to other countries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A million refugees have now fled Ukraine since the start of the war, U.N. says |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/03/02/1084100763/1-million-refugees-fled-ukraine|access-date=3 March 2022|date=2 March 2022|website=NPR|language=en-US}}</ref> **The [[International Criminal Court]] begins an investigation into possible [[War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|war crimes]] committed by Russia in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=War crimes court prosecutor opens Ukraine investigation |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/war-crimes-court-prosecutor-opens-ukraine-investigation-statement-2022-03-02/|access-date=3 March 2022|date=3 March 2022|website=Reuters|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[March 3]] **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following an attack by its troops on the [[Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant|Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant]] &ndash; the largest in Europe &ndash; which led to a fire at the site.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ukraine nuclear plant: Russia in control after shelling |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60613438|access-date=4 March 2022|date=4 March 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> **The [[National Assembly (Armenia)|National Assembly of Armenia]] [[2022 Armenian presidential election|elects]] incumbent [[Ministry of High-Tech Industry (Armenia)|minister of High-Tech Industry]] and former [[mayor of Yerevan]], [[Vahagn Khachaturyan]], as [[president of Armenia]] following the resignation of [[Armen Sarkissian]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vahagn Khachaturyan not elected Armenia President in first round |url=https://news.am/eng/news/689566.html |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=news.am |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Armenian Lawmakers Elect Former Minister Khachatrian As President |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-khachatrian-elected-president/31734110.html |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 4]]–[[March 13|13]] – The [[2022 Winter Paralympics]] are held in [[Beijing]], China, making it the first city to host both [[Summer Paralympics]] and [[Winter Paralympics]].<ref>{{cite web |date=February 24, 2022 |title=Where are the next Paralympic Winter Games? |url=https://paralympics.org.nz/news/where-are-the-next-paralympic-winter-games/ |website=paralympics.org.nz |accessdate=March 3, 2022}}</ref> *[[March 4]] – [[Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]: An Afghan man on behalf of the [[Islamic State – Khorasan Province]] commits a [[2022 Peshawar mosque attack|suicide attack]] at a [[Shia Islam in the Indian subcontinent|Shia]] [[mosque]] in [[Peshawar]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]], killing 63 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Welle (www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche |title=Pakistan: Dozens killed in Peshawar mosque explosion {{!}} DW {{!}} 04.03.2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-dozens-killed-in-peshawar-mosque-explosion/a-61010752 |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=DW.COM |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[March 7]] – [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: The global death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 6 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Covid-19 deaths surpass 6 million|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/07/health/global-covid-deaths-surpass-six-million/index.html|website=cnn.com|date=March 7, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2022}}</ref> *[[March 8]] – The US and UK announce a ban on [[Petroleum industry in Russia|Russian oil]], while the EU announces a two-thirds reduction in its demand for [[Natural gas in Russia|Russian gas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=War in Ukraine: West hits Russia with oil bans and gas curbs|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60666251|website=bbc.co.uk|date=March 8, 2022|access-date=March 8, 2022}}</ref> *[[March 9]] **[[2022 South Korean presidential election]]: [[People Power Party (South Korea)|People Power Party]] candidate [[Yoon Suk-yeol]] is narrowly elected President of South Korea.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2022/03/803_325233.html|title=Yoon Suk-yeol wins presidential election|first=Nam|last=Hyun-woo|work=Korea Times|date=2022-03-09|accessdate=2022-03-09}}</ref> **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following an [[Mariupol hospital airstrike|air strike in Mariupol]] that destroys a hospital including a maternity and children's ward.<ref>{{cite web|title=Children under rubble, says Zelensky, as Russia bombs hospital|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60657155|website=bbc.co.uk|date=March 9, 2022|access-date=March 9, 2022}}</ref> **Researchers in the [[Antarctic]] announce they have found ''[[Endurance (1912 ship)|Endurance]]'', one of the greatest ever undiscovered [[shipwrecks]], which sank in [[1915]] during [[Ernest Shackleton]]'s exploration.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60662541|access-date=9 March 2022|date=9 March 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[March 10]] – The [[National Assembly (Hungary)|National Assembly of Hungary]] [[2022 Hungarian presidential election|elects]] former minister for Family Affairs, [[Katalin Novák]], as [[president of Hungary]] in a 137&ndash;51 vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Katalin Novak becomes Hungary's first female president |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/03/10/katalin-novak-becomes-hungary-s-first-female-president |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hungary elects Katalin Novak, first-ever female president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/10/hungary-elects-katalin-novak-first-ever-woman-president |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 11]] – [[Gabriel Boric]] is sworn in as [[President of Chile]]. He becomes the youngest head of state in the nation's history and the first to be born during the [[Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990)|military dictatorship]] of [[Augusto Pinochet]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Villegas |first=Alexander |date=2022-03-11 |title=Chile's Boric sworn in as president in sharp political shift |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hope-uncertainty-chile-shifts-left-under-boric-2022-03-11/ |access-date=2022-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-11 |title=Gabriel Boric, 36, sworn in as president to herald new era for Chile |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/11/gabriel-boric-chile-president-new-era |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 12]] – [[2022 Turkmenistan presidential election]]: [[Serdar Berdimuhamedow]], son of former President [[Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow]], wins with 89% of the total votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=As Expected, Son Of Turkmen Leader Easily Wins Election In Familial Transfer Of Power |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-serdar-berdymukhammedov-presidency/31753690.html |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en |archive-date=22 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322024350/https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-serdar-berdymukhammedov-presidency/31753690.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[March 13]] – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: 30 Russian missiles [[Yavoriv military base attack|hit the Yavoriv military base]], used for [[NATO]] training and close to the border with [[Poland]], killing 35 and injuring 134 others.<ref>{{cite web|title=Russia widens assault to hit military base near Poland|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60717902|website=BBC News|date=March 13, 2022|access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref> *[[March 16]] – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: A Russian [[Mariupol theatre airstrike|airstrike on the Mariupol Theatre]] in [[Mariupol]] kills an estimated 600 civilians sheltering inside.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hinnant |first1=Lori |last2=Chernov |first2=Mstyslav |last3=Stepanenko |first3=Vasilisa |title=AP evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theater airstrike |url=https://apnews.com/article/Russia-ukraine-war-mariupol-theater-c321a196fbd568899841b506afcac7a1 |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=Associated Press |date=4 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504121004/https://apnews.com/article/Russia-ukraine-war-mariupol-theater-c321a196fbd568899841b506afcac7a1 |archive-date=4 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 24]] – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: NATO announces that four new battlegroups totaling 40,000 troops will be deployed in [[Bulgaria]], [[Hungary]], [[Romania]] and [[Slovakia]], along with enhanced readiness for potential chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nato to send 40,000 more troops to Eastern Europe |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60856533 |website=BBC News |date=24 March 2022 |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nato leaders agree to strengthen eastern defences |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/24/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-zelenskiy-expects-meaningful-steps-at-nato-eu-and-g7-summits-live?page=with:block-623c771a8f0867da37217e9a#block-623c771a8f0867da37217e9a |website=The Guardian |date=24 March 2022 |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> *[[March 25]] – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia's defence ministry announces that the first phase of its military operation is "generally" complete, saying the country will focus on the "liberation" of Ukraine's eastern [[Donbas]] region.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukraine war: Russia to focus on 'liberating' Donbass region as it says first phase of invasion mostly complete |url=https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-joe-biden-to-meet-ukrainian-refugees-after-warning-of-chemical-attack-response-as-boris-johnson-hits-back-at-kremlin-anti-russian-claim-12574539 |website=Sky News |date=25 March 2022 |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=First phase of Ukraine war over, Russia says |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60856533 |website=BBC News |date=25 March 2022 |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref> *[[March 29]] – The [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] is admitted to the [[East African Community]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-29 |title=DR Congo joins East African bloc |url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/dr-congo-joins-east-african-bloc-3764212 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The East African |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 31]] – [[Expo 2020]] closes in [[Dubai]] after a 6-month run; originally scheduled for April 10, 2021, it was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Magyar|first=Judith|title=SAP BrandVoice: Experience Expo 2020 Dubai – A Window To The Future|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2022/01/07/experience-expo-2020-dubai--a-window-to-the-future/|access-date=2022-01-13|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> ===April=== *[[April 3]] **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: As Russia's forces retreat from areas near Kyiv, it is accused by Ukraine of [[war crimes]], amid mounting evidence of indiscriminate civilian killings, including the [[Bucha massacre]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia-Ukraine war latest: Russian actions 'look exactly like war crimes', says Ukraine; explosions seen in Odesa – live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/03/russia-ukraine-war-latest-russian-retreat-from-kyiv-reveals-atrocities-against-civilians-say-ukrainians-live |website=The Guardian |date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Killings in Bucha are deliberate massacre - Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60949706 |website=BBC News |date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref> **The second round of voting of the [[2022 Costa Rican general election]] is held, and [[Social Democratic Progress Party]] presidential candidate [[Rodrigo Chaves Robles]] is elected [[President of Costa Rica|president]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Oré |first1=Diego |last2=Murillo |first2=Alvaro |date=2022-04-04 |title=Costa Rica elects maverick Chaves as president in break with establishment |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-ricans-choose-between-outsider-former-leader-presidential-vote-2022-04-03/ |access-date=2022-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Economist Rodrigo Chaves elected Costa Rica's president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/4/economist-rodrigo-chaves-elected-costa-ricas-president |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[April 4]] – The [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC) releases the third and final part of its [[IPCC Sixth Assessment Report|Sixth Assessment Report]] on [[climate change]], warning that [[greenhouse gas emissions]] must peak by [[2025]] at the latest and decline 43% by [[2030]], in order to limit global warming to 1.5&nbsp;°C (2.7&nbsp;°F).<ref>{{cite web |title=It's over for fossil fuels: IPCC spells out what's needed to avert climate disaster |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/04/its-over-for-fossil-fuels-ipcc-spells-out-whats-needed-to-avert-climate-disaster |website=The Guardian |date=4 April 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The evidence is clear: the time for action is now. We can halve emissions by 2030. |url=https://www.ipcc.ch/2022/04/04/ipcc-ar6-wgiii-pressrelease/ |website=IPCC |date=4 April 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 6]] – The first known [[dinosaur]] [[fossil]] linked to the very day of the [[Chicxulub impact]] is reported by palaeontologists.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tanis: 'First dinosaur fossil linked to asteroid strike' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61013740 |website=BBC News|date=6 April 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 7]] **The [[United Nations|UN]] votes by 93–24 to suspend Russia from the [[Human Rights Council]], with 58 countries abstaining.<ref>{{cite web |title=UN votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/07/russia-ukraine-war-nato-foreign-ministers-to-meet-as-zelenskiy-dismisses-fresh-sanctions-live-news?page=with:block-624f08fa8f0887d7b40d5d7e#block-624f08fa8f0887d7b40d5d7e |website=The Guardian |date=6 April 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> **[[President of Yemen]] [[Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi]] resigns from office, dismisses [[Vice President of Yemen|vice president]] [[Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar]], and transfers both offices' powers to the newly formed eight-member [[Presidential Leadership Council]], chaired by [[Rashad al-Alimi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-07 |title=Yemen president hands power to council in major shake-up |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61020866 |access-date=2022-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yemen president hands powers to new leadership council |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/7/yemen-president-transfers-powers-saudi-calls-for-houthis-talks |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> **2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following a missile attack on [[Kramatorsk railway station attack|Kramatorsk train station]], which kills 59 civilians trying to evacuate, including seven children.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dozens dead after railway station hit by rockets - Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-61032786 |website=BBC News|date=8 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=World leaders condemn Kramatorsk railway strike |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-04-08-22/h_ee8bb09a249eb71e3e784ae880646e4e |website=CNN|date=8 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref> **[[Food prices|Global food prices]] increase to their highest level since the UN's [[FAO Food Price Index|Food Price Index]] began in 1990, with commodities such as wheat rising by nearly 20% as a result of the Ukraine crisis.<ref>{{cite web|title=Global food prices rise to highest ever levels after Russian invasion|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/apr/08/global-food-prices-rise-to-highest-ever-levels-after-russian-invasion-ukraine-wheat|website=The Guardian|date=8 April 2022|access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FAO Food Price Index |url=https://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/|website=FAO|date=8 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 11]] – The [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] elects [[Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan)|leader of the opposition]] [[Shehbaz Sharif]] as [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|prime minister of Pakistan]], after [[Imran Khan]] is removed from office following a [[No-confidence motion against Imran Khan|motion of no confidence]] two days prior.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan ousted as country's leader following vote of no-confidence|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/09/asia/imran-khan-voted-out-pakistan-prime-minister-intl-hnk/index.html|website=CNN|date=9 April 2022|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-11 |title=Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif chosen as PM after week-long uncertainty |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61063386 |access-date=2022-04-11}}</ref> *[[April 13]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases exceeds 500 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last=Falconer |first=Rebecca |title=World surpasses half a billion confirmed COVID cases |url=https://www.axios.com/world-covid-cases-surpass-500-million-67de52f9-5230-42f2-b61d-5cf195b6dd57.html |work=Axios |access-date=April 13, 2022 |date=April 13, 2022}}</ref> *[[April 14]] – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian flagship ''[[Russian cruiser Moskva|Moskva]]'' becomes the largest warship to be [[Sinking of the Moskva|sunk]] in action since [[World War II]]. Ukraine claims to have struck it with [[R-360 Neptune|Neptune anti-ship missiles]], while Russia claims it sank during stormy weather after an onboard fire.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian warship: Moskva sinks in Black Sea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61114843 |website=BBC News|date=15 April 2022 |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Russia says Moskva cruiser has sunk after reported Ukrainian missile strike |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/14/russia-moskva-cruiser-sunk-stormy-seas-defense-ministry |website=The Guardian|date=15 April 2022 |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 18]] – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The [[Battle of Donbas (2022)|Battle of Donbas]] begins, leading to the deaths of several thousand military personnel and civilians.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-04-18 |title=Ukraine says 'Battle of Donbas' has begun, Russia pushing in east |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-says-battle-donbas-has-begun-russia-pushing-east-2022-04-18/ |access-date=2022-06-23}}</ref> *[[April 19]] – The second round of voting of the [[2022 East Timorese presidential election]] is held and the [[National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction]] party presidential candidate, former [[President of East Timor|president]] and former [[Prime Minister of East Timor|prime minister]] [[José Ramos-Horta]] is elected.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-20 |title=Nobel laureate Ramos-Horta wins East Timor's presidential election |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20220420-nobel-laureate-ramos-horta-wins-east-timor-s-presidential-election |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=France-Presse |first=Agence |date=2022-04-20 |title=Timor-Leste presidential election: José Ramos-Horta wins in landslide |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/21/timor-leste-presidential-election-jose-ramos-horta-wins-in-landslide |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ramos-Horta takes commanding lead in East Timor presidential vote |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/20/east-timor-ramos-horta-takes-strong-lead-in-presidential-vote |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[April 20]] &ndash; A [[European Southern Observatory]] team announces the discovery of [[micronovae]].<ref>{{Cite web |first=Kelly |last=Kizer Whitt |url=https://earthsky.org/space/micronovas-small-mighty-like-nova-explosions/|title = Micronovas are new! They're small, but mighty |work=[[EarthSky]]|date = 25 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 22]] &ndash; The [[Large Hadron Collider]] recommences full operations, three years after being shut down for upgrades.<ref>{{cite web |title=LHC restarts|url=https://home.cern/news/news/accelerators/large-hadron-collider-restarts|website=CERN|date=22 April 2022 |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Large hadron collider: A revamp that could revolutionise physics|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61149387|website=BBC News|date=22 April 2022 |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> * [[April 24]] &ndash; The [[2022 Slovenian parliamentary election]] is held to elect all 90 members of the [[National Assembly (Slovenia)|National Assembly of Slovenia]], the lower house of the [[Slovenian Parliament]]; the [[Freedom Movement (Slovenia)|Freedom Movement]] party becomes the largest party, winning 41 of 90 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Izidi glasovanja|url=https://volitve.dvk-rs.si/#/rezultati |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=volitve.dvk-rs.si}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-24 |title=Slovenia's Janša defeated by opposition liberal Freedom Movement |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/24/slovenians-out-to-vote-with-no-single-party-projected-to-rule-without-coalition |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lihtenvalner |first=Katja |date=2022-04-24 |title=Slovenia's populist PM loses election to environmentalist party-election commission |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovenias-populist-pm-faces-close-election-race-against-environmentalist-party-2022-04-23/ |access-date=2022-04-25}}</ref> * [[April 27]] &ndash; The European Union accuses Russia of blackmail after gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria are halted by energy giant [[Gazprom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/27/russia-accused-of-blackmail-gazprom-gas-supplies-poland-bulgaria-halted|title=Russia accused of blackmail after gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria halted |date=27 April 2022|accessdate=27 April 2022|work=The Guardian}}</ref> *[[April 28]] – The [[Parliament of Montenegro]] elects a new government with [[Dritan Abazović]] as [[Prime Minister of Montenegro|prime minister]], following a motion of no confidence against the government of [[Zdravko Krivokapić]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=Montenegro's parliament approves new minority pro-EU government |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/29/montenegro-s-parliament-approves-new-minority-pro-eu-government |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vasiljevic |first=Stevo |date=2022-04-28 |title=Montenegro approves new minority government focused on joining EU |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/montenegro-approves-new-minority-government-focused-joining-eu-2022-04-28/ |access-date=2022-04-29}}</ref> === May === * [[May 6]] – [[2022 monkeypox outbreak]]: An [[2022 monkeypox outbreak|outbreak]] of [[monkeypox]] begins when the first [[monkeypox virus]] case is reported in [[London]], the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web |date=16 May 2022 |title=Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |url=https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517223855/https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=World Health Organization}}</ref> * [[May 9]] ** The [[Prime Minister of Sri Lanka]] [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]] resigns as a result of [[2022 Sri Lankan protests|massive protests]] against his government across the country. He is succeeded by [[Ranil Wickremesinghe]] as prime minister three days later.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-09 |title=Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2022/05/09/prime-minister-mahinda-rajapaksa-resigns/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=NewsWire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=More violence reported around the country : Over 100 injured |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2022/05/09/more-violence-reported-around-the-country-over-100-injured/ |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=NewsWire |date=9 May 2022}}</ref> ** [[2022 Philippine general election]]: [[Bongbong Marcos]], and [[Sara Duterte]] are elected the 17th [[President of the Philippines|President]] and 15th [[Vice President of the Philippines]] in a [[landslide victory]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Philippine presidential election: who's running, who's favourite and what's their China policy?|url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3151736/philippine-presidential-election-whos-running-whos-favourite-and|access-date=2021-10-09|website=South China Morning Post|date=October 9, 2021|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The son of late dictator Marcos has won the Philippines' presidential election |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/1097903733/ferdinand-marcos-wins-philippines-presidential-election |access-date=12 May 2022 |work=[[Associated Press]] |agency=[[NPR]] |date=10 May 2022 |location=[[Manila]]}}</ref> * [[May 10]]–[[May 14|14]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2022]] is held in [[Turin]], [[Italy]]. The contest is won by Ukrainian folk-rap group [[Kalush (rap group)|Kalush Orchestra]] with their song "[[Stefania (song)|Stefania]]".<ref name="host city">{{Cite web|date=2021-10-08|title=Turin, Italy, to host the 66th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2022|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/turin-to-host-eurovision-2022|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008100210/https://eurovision.tv/story/turin-to-host-eurovision-2022 |archive-date=October 8, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Treisman |first1=Rachel |title=Ukraine wins Eurovision 2022 with overwhelming support from the audience |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/13/1098810226/eurovision-ukraine-kalush-orchestra |website=NPR |date=14 May 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> * [[May 12]] – The [[Event Horizon Telescope]] collaboration reveals its first image of [[Sagittarius A*]], the supermassive black hole at the centre of the [[Milky Way]].<ref>{{cite web |title=WATCH LIVE: Astronomers reveal 'groundbreaking' findings about the Milky Way |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/watch-live-astronomers-reveal-groundbreaking-findings-about-the-milky-way|website=PBS|date=12 May 2022 |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> * [[May 13]] – [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] is elected as the 3rd president of the United Arab Emirates by the [[Federal Supreme Council]] following the death of [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] a day earlier.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-13 |title=UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61438417 |access-date=2022-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-14 |title=Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE's president |url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-dubai-united-arab-emirates-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-558fae1df9945c18609f9c751d101cce |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref> * [[May 15]] – Former [[President of Somalia]] [[Hassan Sheikh Mohamud]] is elected president again, beating President [[Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Somalia elects new president after long overdue elections |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/15/somalia-elects-hassan-sheikh-mohamud-as-president |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> * [[May 16]] – [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: The [[Siege of Mariupol]] ends in a Russian victory as Ukrainian troops are evacuated from [[Mariupol]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-17 |title=Hundreds of Ukrainian troops evacuated from Mariupol steelworks after 82-day assault |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/hundreds-of-ukrainian-troops-evacuated-from-azovstal-steelworks-after-82-day-assault |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Минобороны показало кадры сдачи в плен украинских военных с "Азовстали" |url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/17/05/2022/628387f09a79477b17a88c5c |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=РБК |language=ru}}</ref> * [[May 20]] – [[2022 monkeypox outbreak]]: The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) holds an emergency meeting to discuss the spread of [[monkeypox]] in nearly a dozen countries, as the number of reported cases reaches 100.<ref>{{cite web |title=WHO to hold emergency meeting on monkeypox on Friday -sources|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-hold-emergency-meeting-monkeypox-friday-sources-2022-05-20/|website=Reuters|date=20 May 2022 |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=WHO working closely with countries responding to monkeypox|url=https://www.who.int/news/item/20-05-2022-who-working-closely-with-countries-responding-to-monkeypox|website=WHO|date=20 May 2022 |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref> *<!--Please do not add the Robb Elementary School Shooting without a consensus on the Talk page-->[[May 21]] – [[2022 Australian federal election]]: The [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] party led by [[Anthony Albanese]] defeats the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]/[[National Party of Australia|National]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] [[Morrison Government|Government]] led by [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[Scott Morrison]]. Albanese would be sworn in on [[May 23]].<ref>{{cite news |date=21 May 2022 |title=With Anthony Albanese at the helm, Labor is projected to win 2022 federal election |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-21/labor-anthony-albanese-projected-to-win-2022-federal-election/101084660 |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|work=BBC News|date=2022-05-21|title=Albanese leads Labor to Australia election win|language=en|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-australia-61532469|access-date=2022-05-22}}</ref> * [[May 28]] – Spanish club [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] beat English club [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 1–0 to win the [[2021–22 UEFA Champions League]] [[2022 UEFA Champions League Final|final]] played at the [[Stade de France]] in [[Paris]], France.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reuters |date=2022-05-28 |title=Real Madrid beats Liverpool 1-0 to win Champions League final |url=https://nypost.com/2022/05/28/real-madrid-beats-liverpool-1-0-to-win-champions-league-final/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528214912/https://nypost.com/2022/05/28/real-madrid-beats-liverpool-1-0-to-win-champions-league-final/ |archive-date=2022-05-28 |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}</ref> ===June=== * [[June 4]] – Retired general [[Bajram Begaj]] is elected the [[President of Albania|9th President of Albania]] by the [[Parliament of Albania|parliament]] in the 4th round of voting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Me 78 vota pro, Bajram Begaj zgjidhet Presidenti i 8-të i Shqipërisë {{!}} RTSH Lajme |url=https://lajme.rtsh.al/artikull/me-78-vota-pro-bajram-begaj-zgjidhet-presidenti-i-8-te-i-shqiperise- |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=lajme.rtsh.al |language=en}}</ref> * [[June 5]] – At least 50 people are killed in a dual [[Owo church attack|mass shooting-bomb attack]] in [[Owo]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-05 |title=Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say |url=https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-africa-religion-government-and-politics-8775c5367906bbcf43e35673dc24c9e0 |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref> * [[June 14]] – [[Canada]] and [[Denmark]] end their competing claims for [[Hans Island]] by dividing the island roughly in half, ending what was referred to as the [[Whisky War]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61801682 Whisky Wars: Denmark and Canada strike deal to end 50-year row over Arctic island]</ref> * [[June 19]] &ndash; The second round of the [[2022 Colombian presidential election]] is held and former [[guerrilla fighter]] for the [[19th of April Movement]] and incumbent [[Senate of Colombia|senator]], [[Gustavo Petro]], defeats businessman and former mayor of [[Bucaramanga]], [[Rodolfo Hernández Suárez]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://resultados.registraduria.gov.co/presidente/0/colombia |title=Elecciones de Presidente y Vicepresidente de la República 2022 |language=es |trans-title=Elections of President and Vice President of the Republic 2022 |date= |website=resultados.registraduria.gov.co}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-19 |title=Ex-rebel wins runoff to be Colombia's 1st leftist president |url=https://apnews.com/article/politics-gustavo-petro-colombia-caribbean-presidential-elections-2d1828677b5ab1a2eb5d277c02f1b27c |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-20 |title=Gustavo Petro: Colombia elects ex-rebel as first left-wing president |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61860887 |access-date=2022-06-21}}</ref> * [[June 22]] ** An [[June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake|earthquake]] measuring [[Moment magnitude scale|moment magnitude]] ({{M|w}}) 6.2 strikes the [[Durand Line]] between Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing at least 1,000 people.<ref name="WP1">{{cite news |last1=Faizi |first1=Fazel Rahman |date=22 June 2022 |title=News agency: 1,000 dead, 1,500 injured in Afghan quake |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/afghanistan-earthquake-kills-at-least-155-people/2022/06/22/9c555e1c-f1ea-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622115355/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/afghanistan-earthquake-kills-at-least-155-people/2022/06/22/9c555e1c-f1ea-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html |archive-date=22 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="Dasgupta1">{{cite news |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Sravasti |date=22 June 2022 |title=Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll rises to 950 after major quake hits Paktika province |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-earthquake-today-paktika-death-toll-b2106632.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622100028/https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-earthquake-death-toll-2022-b2106632.html |archive-date=22 June 2022}}</ref> ** The [[Petkov Government|government]] of [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria|Bulgarian prime minister]] [[Kiril Petkov]] loses a motion of no confidence in a vote of 123-116, after the [[There Is Such a People]] party withdrew from the coalition over disputes over budget spending and Bulgaria's blocking of North Macedonia's accession to the EU.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bulgarian Government Loses No-Confidence Vote |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/bulgarian-government-loses-no-confidence-vote/6628969.html |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=VOA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Welle (www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche |title=Bulgaria government collapses after no-confidence vote {{!}} DW {{!}} 22.06.2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/bulgaria-government-collapses-after-no-confidence-vote/a-62224345 |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=DW.COM |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-21 |title=Bulgaria faces more turmoil as government loses confidence vote |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/06/21/bulgaria-faces-fresh-political-turmoil-amid-government-confidence-vote |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref> * [[June 23]] – [[Dickon Mitchell]]'s party wins a majority of seats in [[2022 Grenadian general election|Grenada's general election]], defeating Prime Minister [[Keith Mitchell]]'s party. Mitchell is appointed [[Prime Minister of Grenada]], following Keith Mitchell's resignation on June 24.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Live blog: Grenada votes election 2022 |url=https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/live-blog-grenada-votes-election-2022 |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Loop News }}</ref> * [[June 26]] – [[Group of Seven|G7]] leaders gather for a summit in Germany to discuss the situation in Ukraine. A ban on imports of Russian gold is announced.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ukraine war: UK joins ban on imports of Russian gold|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61941589|website=bbc.co.uk|date=June 26, 2022|access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref> * [[June 27]] – 53 migrants from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador [[2022 San Antonio trailer deaths|are found dead]] in a tractor trailer in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Gaffney |first1=Melissa |last2=Owen |first2=Quinn |last3=Winsor |first3=Morgan |last4=El-bawab |first4=Nadine |last5=Pereira |first5=Ivan |date=June 29, 2022 |title=46 people found dead in tractor-trailer after suspected smuggling incident in Texas: Officials |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/46-people-found-dead-18-wheeler-san-antonio/story?id=85820560 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> * [[June 28]]–[[June 30|30]] – [[2022 NATO Madrid summit|A NATO summit is held in Madrid, Spain]] along with the presence of guest countries from the European Union and the [[Indo-Pacific]] primarily searching for a consensual defensive reinforcement after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sustained threatening over the territorial integrity of other countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_194990.htm |title=NATO Summit - Madrid, Spain - 28, 29 and 30 June 2022 |website=NATO.int |publisher=NATO |date=29 April 2022 |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> === July === * [[July 1]] – [[Yair Lapid]] succeeds [[Naftali Bennett]] as [[Prime Minister of Israel]], while Bennett succeeds Lapid as [[Alternate Prime Minister of Israel]]; this arrangement had been created after the [[2021 Israeli legislative election]], in which no party won an outright majority.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-07-01 |title=U.S.'s Blinken congratulates new Israeli prime minister Lapid |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uss-blinken-congratulates-new-israeli-prime-minister-lapid-2022-07-01/ |access-date=2022-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=CNN |first=Hadas Gold |title=A leader for all Israelis? Yair Lapid takes over as caretaker prime minister |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/01/middleeast/israel-lapid-profile-mime-intl/index.html |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=CNN|date=July 2022 }}</ref> * [[July 6]]–[[July 31|31]] – [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022]] is held in [[England]], with the hosts [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Final|winning their first major tournament since 1966]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=UEFA Women's EURO moved to July 2022|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/025c-0f3d8be5c46b-a606252552ee-1000--uefa-women-s-euro-moved-to-july-2022/|date=April 23, 2020|website=UEFA.com|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> * [[July 7]]–[[July 17|17]] – The [[2022 World Games]] is held in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Games 2021 Fact Sheet|url=https://theworldgames2021.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TWG_Fact-Sheet_July-2019_RD2.pdf|website=The World Games 2021 Official Site|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=August 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814194639/https://theworldgames2021.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TWG_Fact-Sheet_July-2019_RD2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[July 8]] – Former [[Prime Minister of Japan]] [[Shinzo Abe]] is [[Assassination of Shinzo Abe|assassinated]] while giving a public speech in the city of [[Nara, Nara|Nara]], Japan.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-62088876 Suspect used handmade gun to kill Abe]</ref> * [[July 11]] – [[Webb's First Deep Field|The first operational image]] from the [[James Webb Space Telescope]], showing the galaxy cluster [[SMACS J0723.3–7327|SMACS 0723]], is revealed to the public.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garner |first=Rob |date=2022-07-12 |title=NASA's Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet |url=https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-delivers-deepest-infrared-image-of-universe-yet |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=NASA}}</ref> * [[July 18]] – [[Droupadi Murmu]] is [[2022 Indian presidential election|elected]] as [[President of India]], making her the first tribal woman and youngest person to be elected to the office.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2022-07-21 |title=2022 Indian presidential election result {{!}} Updates |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/presidential-election-2022-yashwant-sinha-droupadi-murmu-results-live-updates-july-21-2022/article65663846.ece |access-date=2022-07-29 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> * [[July 19]] – At least 12,000 people are killed due to extreme [[2022 European heat waves|heatwaves]] hitting much of Europe, additionally causing [[2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires|major wildfires]], travel disruption, and record high temperatures in many countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-19 |title=Heatwave: Ferocious European heat heads north |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62216159 |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=BBC News}}</ref> * [[July 21]] **The [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]] elects Prime Minister [[Ranil Wickremesinghe]] as [[President of Sri Lanka]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-20 |title=Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president by MPs |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62202901 |access-date=2022-07-20}}</ref> following the resignation of [[Gotabaya Rajapaksa]] amid [[2022 Sri Lankan protests|protests]] over the ongoing [[2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis|economic crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-15 |title=Sri Lanka's president Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigns |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/15/sri-lanka-mps-to-elect-new-president-after-gotabaya-rajapaksa-officially-resigns |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> **The [[European Central Bank]] raises its key interest rate for the first time in more than 11 years, from minus 0.5 per cent to zero, with plans for further increases later in the year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-21 |title=Eurozone raises interest rates for first time in 11 years |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62240730 |access-date=2022-07-21}}</ref> * [[July 23]] – The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) declares the recent [[2022 monkeypox outbreak|monkeypox outbreak]] a [[Public Health Emergency of International Concern]], as the number of reported cases exceeds 17,000 in 75 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-23 |title=Monkeypox declared global health emergency by WHO as cases surge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/23/monkeypox-who-declares-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> * [[July 28]] – [[August 8]] – The [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] is held in [[Birmingham]], [[England]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/62218799 Commonwealth Games: Birmingham set for Thursday's opening ceremony]</ref> * [[July 31]] – [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], the Egyptian terrorist who became the 2nd Emir of [[al-Qaeda]] after [[Osama bin Laden]]'s [[killing of Osama bin Laden|death]] in 2011, is [[Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri|killed]] in an airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan conducted by the [[United States]]' [[Central Intelligence Agency]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in CIA drone strike in Afghanistan, U.S. officials say |website= [[Reuters]]|url= https://www.reuters.com/world/cia-carried-out-drone-strike-afghanistan-us-officials-say-2022-08-01/|access-date=August 1, 2022}}</ref> ===August=== *[[August 4]] **China conducts its largest ever [[2022 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan|military exercise]] around Taiwan in response to [[2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan|a controversial visit]] by [[Nancy Pelosi]], the highest-ranking U.S official to visit Taiwan since the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=China launches ballistic missiles during Taiwan drills |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-62404233 |access-date=2022-08-04|date=2022-08-04 |website=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Taiwan confirms multiple Chinese missile launches into waters of Taiwan strait during military drills – live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/aug/04/china-expected-to-begin-live-fire-military-exercises-near-taiwan-coast-in-wake-of-pelosi-visit-live |access-date=2022-08-04|date=2022-08-04 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> **The [[President of the Council of Ministers of Peru|Prime Minister of Peru]], [[Aníbal Torres]], resigns following multiple criminal investigations against the [[President of Peru]], [[Pedro Castillo]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/perus-pm-torres-resigns-personal-reasons-2022-08-03/ | title=Peru PM resigns as investigations target President Castillo | newspaper=Reuters | date=3 August 2022 }}</ref> *[[August 5]]–[[August 7|7]] – [[Israel]] [[Operation Breaking Dawn|launches airstrikes]] in the [[Gaza Strip]], killing [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine|Islamic Jihad]] military leader [[Tayseer Jabari]]. Both parties agree to a [[ceasefire]] after three days of skirmish.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62457780 | title=Israel-Gaza: Ceasefire holds overnight after days of violence | work=BBC| date=7 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Knell |first1=Yolande |last2=Berg |first2=Raffi |date=August 5, 2022 |title=Gaza: Palestinian militant killed as Israel strikes after threats |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62440155 |work=BBC |access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref> * [[August 9]] – [[2022 Kenyan general election]]: [[William Ruto]] is elected as Kenya's 5th [[President of Kenya|president]], defeating longtime opposition leader [[Raila Odinga]]. His victory is certified by the nation's [[Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission|election supervisory agency]] on August 15 amid protests and violence by Odinga supporters.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kbc.co.ke/iebc-officially-gazettes-william-ruto-as-the-president-elect/ | title=IEBC officially gazettes William Ruto as the President-Elect | date=August 16, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-15/kenyan-electoral-agency-prepares-to-announce-final-vote-results#xj4y7vzkg | title=Ruto Declared Kenya President-Elect as Officials Dispute Outcome | newspaper=Bloomberg.com | date=August 15, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mass-brawl-breaks-out-after-27752611 | title=Mass brawl erupts after Kenyan election as tortured body found amid protests | website=[[Daily Mirror]] | date=August 16, 2022 }}</ref> * [[August 12]] – Indian-born British-American novelist [[Salman Rushdie]] is [[Stabbing of Salman Rushdie|stabbed multiple times]] as he is about to give a public lecture at the [[Chautauqua Institution]] in [[Chautauqua, New York]], United States.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goodman|first=Joshua|date=August 12, 2022|title=Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York|url=https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-attacked-9eae99aea82cb0d39628851ecd42227a|access-date=August 12, 2022|publisher=AP News|language=en|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812152059/https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-attacked-9eae99aea82cb0d39628851ecd42227a|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Staniszewski|first=Eugene J.|date=August 12, 2022|title=State Police are investigating an attack on author Salman Rushdie|url=https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-are-investigating-an-attack-on-author-salman-rushdie.htm|access-date=August 12, 2022|website=New York State Police Newsroom|language=en|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812214959/https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-are-investigating-an-attack-on-author-salman-rushdie.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[August 17]] – [[Turkey]] and [[Israel]] agree to [[Israel–Turkey relations|restore full diplomatic relations]] after a period of tensions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turkey, Israel to restore full diplomatic relations |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/17/turkey-israel-to-restore-full-diplomatic-relations |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> * [[August 19]] – The [[Abazović Cabinet|coalition government]] of [[Prime Minister of Montenegro|Montenegrin prime minister]] [[Dritan Abazović]] collapses after the 81-seat [[Parliament of Montenegro]] passes a motion of no confidence in a vote of 50-1, following dispute within the coalition over an agreement the government signed with the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-19 |title=Montenegro Government Toppled by No-Confidence Vote |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2022/08/19/montenegro-government-toppled-by-no-confidence-vote/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Balkan Insight |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-08-20 |title=Montenegro's parliament passes no-confidence motion on cabinet |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/montenegros-parliament-passes-no-confidence-motion-cabinet-2022-08-20/ |access-date=2022-08-20}}</ref> * [[August 27]] – [[September 11]] – The [[2022 Asia Cup]] is held in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/news/detail/format-venue-of-asia-cup-2022-and-2023-confirmed|title=Format, venue of Asia Cup 2022 and 2023 confirmed|date=October 15, 2021|website=Cricketpakistan.com.pk|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[August 28]] – [[2022 Pakistan floods]]: Pakistan declares a "climate catastrophe" and appeals for international assistance, as the death toll from recent flooding in the country exceeds 1,000, the world's deadliest flood since 2017. Several nations, alongside the UN, pledge millions in funding for aid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan floods: Appeals for aid as 119 more die in a day |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62704004 |date=28 August 2022|access-date=28 August 2022 |website=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan declares floods a 'climate catastrophe' as death toll tops 1,000 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/28/pakistans-south-braces-for-deluge-as-death-toll-from-floods-tops-1000 |date=28 August 2022|access-date=28 August 2022 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> === September === {{Listen |filename=20220908-180000-VEN119-program - VOA News announcing Queen Elizabeth II's death.ogg |type=speech |start=0.01 |title=VOA News broadcast, 8 September 2022 |description=[[VOA News]] broadcast announcing the death of the Queen [[Elizabeth II]] on 8 September}} * [[September 1]] – The [[United Nations|UN]] releases [[UN Human Rights Office assessment of human rights concerns in Xinjiang|a report]] stating that the Chinese government's [[Xinjiang internment camps]] and [[Uyghur genocide|treatment of]] [[Uyghurs]] may constitute [[crimes against humanity]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=China's treatment of Uyghur community 'may constitute crimes against humanity', UN says |url=https://news.sky.com/story/chinas-treatment-of-uyghur-community-may-constitute-crimes-against-humanity-un-says-12686547 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>{{importance-inline}} * [[September 2]] – [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: The [[G7]] economies agree to impose a [[Price ceiling|price cap]] on [[Petroleum industry in Russia|Russian petroleum exports]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Business |first=Alex Stambaugh, Julia Horowitz and Michelle Toh, CNN |title=G7 countries agree to cap the price of Russian oil |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/02/business/russia-oil-price-cap-g7-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=CNN}}</ref> * [[September 5]] – [[Liz Truss]] is elected as the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] by virtue of being elected [[Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party leader]] after winning the [[2022 Conservative Party leadership election (UK)|2022 Conservative Party leadership election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=David |title=Truss wins Tory leadership race and faces daunting challenge as PM |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/liz-truss-rishi-sunak-balmoral-boris-johnson-b2160000.html |access-date=5 September 2022 |work=The Independent |date=5 September 2022}}</ref> * [[September 8]] – [[Charles III]] becomes [[King of the United Kingdom]] and 14 other [[Commonwealth realms]] upon the [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|death]] of his mother, Queen [[Elizabeth II]].<ref name="elizadeath">{{cite web | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/prince-charles-becomes-king_n_6172ec4fe4b03072d6f6713a | title=Prince Charles Becomes King Following Queen Elizabeth's Death | date=September 8, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886 | title=Queen Elizabeth II has died | work=BBC News }}</ref><ref name="elizadeath2">{{Cite news |date=September 8, 2022 |title=Britain's new monarch to be known as King Charles III |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-new-monarch-be-known-king-charles-iii-2022-09-08/ |access-date=September 8, 2022}}</ref> * [[September 11]] – [[2022 Swedish general election]]: All 349 seats of the [[Riksdag]] are up for election. == Predicted and scheduled events == * [[September 19]] – Funeral of [[Elizabeth II]] * [[September 25]] – [[2022 Italian general election]]: All 400 seats of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Chamber of Deputies]] and 200 seats of the [[Senate of the Republic (Italy)|Senate of the Republic]] are up for election.<ref>{{cite web|date=21 July 2022|title=Italy's Mattarella dissolves parliament, election set for 25 September|url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/07/21/italys-president-mattarella-dissolves-parliament-orders-new-election|access-date=22 July 2022|website=Euronews}}</ref> * [[October 2]] – [[2022 Brazilian general election]]: The offices of [[President of Brazil|the president]] and [[Vice President of Brazil|vice president]], one third of the [[Senate of Brazil|Senate]], the entire [[Chamber of Deputies of Brazil|Chamber of Deputies]], and numerous [[Federative units of Brazil|state legislatures]] and [[Lists of Brazilian state governors|governorships]] are up for election.<ref name="dates">{{cite news|date=4 October 2021|title=Brasil terá eleições livres em 2022 e com instituições funcionando, diz Barroso|website=[[G1 (website)|G1]]|url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2021/10/04/brasil-tera-eleicoes-livres-em-2022-e-com-instituicoes-funcionando-diz-barroso.ghtml}}</ref> * [[October 2]] - [[2022 Bulgarian parliamentary election]]: All 240 seats of the [[National Assembly (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian parliament]] are up for election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Радев насрочи изборите за Народно събрание |url=https://dariknews.bg/novini/bylgariia/radev-nasrochi-izborite-za-narodno-sybranie-2319641 |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=dariknews.bg |language=bg}}</ref> * [[October 16]] – [[20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party]]: Incumbent [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party|General Secretary]] [[Xi Jinping]] is widely believed to be re-elected as general secretary.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Ling Li |date=2021-11-11 |title=How Xi Jinping could rule China for life |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/11/how-xi-jinping-could-rule-china-life/ |access-date=2021-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wong |first=Jeremy Page, Lingling Wei and Chun Han |date=2017-10-18 |title=Chinese Power Play: Xi Sets Stage for a More Muscular Role at Home and Abroad |language=en-US |newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/xi-jinpings-power-plays-set-the-stage-for-a-long-encore-1508232605 |access-date=2022-01-15 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=August 30, 2022|title=China to hold 20th CCP Congress on October 16|website=Al Mayadeen|url=https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/china-to-hold-20th-ccp-congress-on-october-16}}</ref> * [[November 1]] – [[2022 Israeli legislative election]]: All 120 seats of the [[Knesset]] are up for election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keller-Lynn |first=Carrie|title=Knesset disbands, sets elections for November 1; Lapid to become PM at midnight|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-disbands-sets-elections-for-november-1-lapid-to-become-pm-at-midnight/|access-date=3 July 2022|work=[[The Times of Israel]]|language=en-US|date=30 June 2022}}</ref> * [[November 15]]–[[November 16|16]] – [[2022 G20 Bali summit]] in [[Bali]], [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-23|title=India to host G20 Summit in 2023, year after 2022 meeting in Indonesia: Grouping's declaration - World News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/india-to-host-g20-summit-in-2023-year-after-2022-meeting-in-indonesia-groupings-declaration-9042481.html|access-date=2021-03-14|website=Firstpost}}</ref> * [[November 20]] - [[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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/qatar2022/news/y=2015/m=3/news=fifa-executive-committee-confirms-november-december-event-period-for-q-2567789.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320004722/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/qatar2022/news/y=2015/m=3/news=fifa-executive-committee-confirms-november-december-event-period-for-q-2567789.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 20, 2015|title=FIFA Executive Committee confirms November/December event period for Qatar 2022|publisher=FIFA.com|date=March 19, 2015}}</ref> * [[December 15]] – [[Leo Varadkar]] will succeed [[Micheál Martin]] as [[Taoiseach]] (Prime Minister) of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], as part of a [[Rotation government|rotation]] agreement made in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/martin-to-step-down-as-taoiseach-in-december-2022-1.4279883|title=Martin to step down as taoiseach in December 2022|first=Fiach|last=Kelly|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref> ===Date unknown=== * [[20th SAARC summit]] in [[Pakistan]]. == Deaths == {{main|Deaths in 2022}} {{Further|Category:2022 deaths}} <!-- Only people who have significant international notability should be listed. --> ===January === {{main|Deaths in January 2022}} [[File:Richard Leakey (1986).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Richard Leakey]]]] [[File:Sidney_Poitier_1968.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Sidney Poitier]]]] [[File:Toshiki Kaifu 19890810.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Toshiki Kaifu]]]] <!--[[File:Ronnie Spector 1966.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Ronnie Spector]]]]--> [[File:Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta au Parlement européen Strasbourg 10 décembre 2013 07 (cropped2).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta]]]] [[File:Thich Nhat Hanh 12 (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Thích Nhất Hạnh]]]] * [[January 2]] ** [[Eric Walter Elst]], Belgian astronomer (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thetimeshub.in/belgian-astronomer-eric-elst-responsible-for-the-discovery-of-3760-asteroids-dies|title=Belgian astronomer Eric Elst, responsible for the discovery of 3,760 asteroids, dies|website=Thetimeshub.in|date=January 7, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Richard Leakey]], Kenyan [[paleoanthropologist]] and conservationist (b. [[1944]])<ref>[https://www.president.go.ke/2022/01/02/message-of-condolence-from-h-e-hon-uhuru-kenyatta-following-the-death-of-former-head-of-public-service-dr-richard-leakey/ Message of Condolence from H.E Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta following the death of former Head of Public Service Dr Richard Leakey]</ref> * [[January 3]] ** [[Beatrice Mintz]], American [[embryologist]] (b. [[1921]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ifpcs.org/2022/01/05/beatrice-mintz-1921-2022/|title=Beatrice Mintz (1921-2022) |website=Ifpcs.org|date=January 5, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Viktor Saneyev]], Soviet and Georgian [[triple jump]]er and Olympic champion (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/01/03/viktor-saneyev-dies-triple-jump/|title=Viktor Saneyev, three-time Olympic triple jump champion, dies at 76|website=NBC Sports|date=January 3, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 6]] ** [[Peter Bogdanovich]], American film director (b. [[1939]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-bogdanovich-dead-last-picture-show-1235070769/|title=Peter Bogdanovich, Oscar-Nominated Director and Champion of Hollywood's Golden Age, Dies at 82|first1=Gregg Kilday, Duane|last1=Byrge|first2=Gregg|last2=Kilday|first3=Duane|last3=Byrge|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 6, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[F. Sionil José]], Filipino writer (b. [[1924]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/literature/national-artist-f-sionil-jose-dies/|title=National Artist F Sionil Jose dies at 97|website=Rappler.com|date=January 6, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Sidney Poitier]], Bahamian-American actor, activist and ambassador (b. [[1927]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/breaking-sir-sidney-poitier-dead-25884555|title=Beloved actor Sir Sidney Poitier tragically dies aged 94|date=January 7, 2022|website=Irish Mirror|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 8]] – [[Viktor Mazin]], Russian weightlifter, Olympic champion (b. [[1954]]) <ref>[https://tass.ru/sport/13375423 Умер победитель Олимпиады 1980 года штангист Виктор Мазин] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> * [[January 9]] – [[Toshiki Kaifu]], 48th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220114/p2g/00m/0na/020000c|title=Ex-Japan PM Kaifu, who dispatched SDF to Persian Gulf, dies at 91|date=January 14, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022|newspaper=[[Mainichi Daily News]]}}</ref> <!--Please do not add Bob Saget without a consensus on the Talk page--> * [[January 11]] ** [[Anatoly Alyabyev]], Soviet and Russian athlete and Olympic champion (b. [[1951]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.ru/biatlon/skonchalsya-dvukratnyy-olimpiyskiy-chempion-po-biatlonu-alyabev/article502778/|title=Скончался двукратный олимпийский чемпион по биатлону Алябьев|date=January 11, 2022|website=Sport.ru|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[David Sassoli]], 16th [[President of the European Parliament]] (b. [[1956]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/european-parliament-president-david-sassoli-dies-after-hospitalization/a-60384340|title=European Parliament President David Sassoli dies after hospitalization |website=Deutsche Welle|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Ernest Shonekan]], 9th [[List of heads of state of Nigeria|Head of State of Nigeria]] (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thestreetjournal.org/former-nigerian-leader-ernest-shonekan-dies-at-85/|title=Former Nigerian leader Ernest Shonekan dies at 85|website=Thestreetjournal.org|date=January 11, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 12]] – [[Ronnie Spector]], American singer (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/ronnie-spector-dead-84c905db02a01ffa43a6052c3ce66920|title=Ronnie Spector, '60s icon who sang 'Be My Baby,' dies at 78|date=January 12, 2022|website=Associated Press|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 13]] – [[Jean-Jacques Beineix]], French film director (b. [[1946]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/medias-people/le-realisateur-jean-jacques-beinex-est-mort-1642153668|title=Jean-Jacques Beineix, le réalisateur de "37°2 le matin", est décédé|date=January 14, 2022|website=France Bleu|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 14]] – [[Ricardo Bofill]], Spanish architect (b. [[1939]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-01-14/muere-ricardo-bofill-el-mas-cosmopolita-de-los-arquitectos-espanoles.html|title=Muere Ricardo Bofill, el más cosmopolita de los arquitectos españoles|first=Anatxu|last=Zabalbeascoa|date=January 14, 2022|website=El País|access-date=February 7, 2022|language=Spanish}}</ref> * [[January 16]] – [[Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta]], 5th [[President of Mali|President]] and 6th [[Prime Minister of Mali]] (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/malis-ousted-president-ibrahim-boubacar-keita-has-died-says-former-justice-2022-01-16/|title=Mali's ousted president Keita dies at 76|first=Tiemoko|last=Diallo|date=January 17, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022|website=Reuters.com}}</ref> * [[January 18]] ** [[David Cox (statistician)|Sir David Cox]], English statistician (b. [[1924]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rss.org.uk/news-publication/news-publications/2022/general-news/sir-david-cox-1924-2022/|title=Sir David Cox, 1924-2022|website=RSS|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Francisco Gento|Paco Gento]], Spanish footballer and manager (b. [[1933]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.antena3.com/noticias/deportes/futbol/muere-francisco-gento-leyenda-real-madrid-unico-futbolista-6-copas-europa_2022011861e680a839375200018167d0.html|title=Muere Paco Gento, leyenda del Real Madrid y único futbolista con 6 Copas de Europa|date=January 18, 2022|website=Antena 3|access-date=February 7, 2022|language=Spanish}}</ref> ** [[André Leon Talley]], American fashion journalist and stylist (b. [[1948]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/andre-leon-talley-dead-at-73-1235077185/|title=Andre Leon Talley, Fashion Journalist and Former Editor-at-Large of Vogue, Dies at 73|first=Abid|last=Rahman|website=Hollywoodreporter.com|date=January 19, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 19]] ** [[Gaspard Ulliel]], French actor (b. [[1984]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220119-french-actor-gaspard-ulliel-dies-in-skiing-accident-aged-37|title=French actor Gaspard Ulliel dies at 37 after skiing accident|date=January 19, 2022|website=France 24|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Hardy Krüger]], German actor (b. [[1928]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hardy-kruger-dead-93-german-actor-1235077967/|title=Hardy Kruger, German actor in 'A Bridge Too Far' and 'Barry Lyndon', Dies at 93|website=hollywoodreporter.com| date=20 January 2022 |access-date=April 9, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Hans-Jürgen Dörner]], German football player, and Olympic champion (b. [[1951]]).<ref>[https://www.dynamo-dresden.de/verein/news/newsdetails/dixie-doerner-lebt-nicht-mehr.html "Dixie" Dörner lebt nich mehr] {{in lang|de}}</ref> * [[January 20]] ** [[Heidi Biebl]], German alpine skier and Olympic champion (b. [[1941]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.br.de/nachrichten/sport/trauer-um-olympiasiegerin-heidi-biebl-ist-tot,SvMTZMP|title=Trauer um Olympiasiegerin: Heidi Biebl ist tot|date=January 24, 2022|website=Bayerischer Rundfunk|access-date=February 7, 2022|language=German}}</ref> ** [[Meat Loaf]], American singer and actor (b. [[1947]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/21/meat-loaf-bat-out-of-hell-singer-dead-at-74|title=Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell singer dead at 74|date=January 21, 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 21]] – [[Rex Cawley]], American hurdler and Olympic champion (b. [[1940]]).<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78217 Rex Cawley]</ref> * [[January 22]] – [[Thích Nhất Hạnh]], Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist (b. [[1926]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lionsroar.com/thich-nhat-hanh-zen-teacher-who-popularized-mindfulness-in-the-west-dead-at-95/|title=Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022) |website=Lionsroar.com|first=Lilly|last=Greenblatt|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 23]] ** [[Keto Losaberidze]], Soviet and Georgian archer and Olympic champion (b. [[1949]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sport24.ru/news/other/2022-01-23-umerla-olimpiyskaya-chempionka-1980-goda-ketevan-losaberidze|title=Умерла олимпийская чемпионка Кетеван Лосаберидзе - 23 января 2022 |website=Sport24|access-date=February 7, 2022|language=Russian}}</ref> ** [[Thierry Mugler]], French fashion designer (b. [[1948]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/people/2022/1/23/famed-designer-manfried-thierry-mugler-has-died-73|title=Famed Designer Manfred Thierry Mugler Has Died at 73|date=January 23, 2022|website=Advocate.com|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 24]] – [[Szilveszter Csollány]], Hungarian gymnast and Olympic champion (b. [[1970]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/01/24/szilveszter-csollany-dies-gymnast-covid-coronavirus/|title=Szilveszter Csollany, Olympic gymnastics champ, dies after COVID|website=NBC Sports|date=January 24, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 25]] – [[Wim Jansen]], Dutch footballer and manager (b. [[1946]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://planetradio.co.uk/borders/local/news/former-celtic-manager-wim-jansen-dies-aged-75/|title=Former Celtic manager Wim Jansen dies aged 75|website=Radio Borders|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[January 27]] – [[Charanjit Singh (hockey player)|Charanjit Singh]], Indian field hockey player and Olympic champion (b. [[1931]]) <ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/hockey-olympian-charanjit-singh-passes-away-364672 Hockey Olympian Charanjit Singh passes away]</ref> * [[January 30]] – [[Leonid Kuravlyov]], Soviet and Russian actor (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.1tv.ru/news/2022-01-30/420315-ushel_iz_zhizni_vydayuschiysya_akter_leonid_kuravlev|title=Ушел из жизни выдающийся актер Леонид Куравлев. Новости. Первый канал|via=www.1tv.ru}}</ref> ===February=== {{main|Deaths in February 2022}} [[File:M_Vitti.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Monica Vitti]]]] [[File:Lata_Mangeshkar_-_still_29065_crop.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Lata Mangeshkar]]]] [[File:Luc Montagnier-press conference Dec 06th, 2008-3.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Luc Montagnier]]]] [[File:Manuel Esquivel(cropped2).jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Manuel Esquivel|Sir Manuel Esquivel]]]] * [[February 2]] – [[Monica Vitti]], Italian actress (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2022/02/02/news/monica_vitti-249574730/|title=È morta Monica Vitti, talento smisurato del cinema italiano|date=February 2, 2022|website=la Repubblica|access-date=February 7, 2022|language=Italian}}</ref> * [[February 3]] ** [[Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi]], leader and 2nd [[Caliph]] of the [[Islamic State]] (b. [[1976]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-60246129|title=Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi killed in Syria, US says|date=February 4, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022|website=BBC News}}</ref> ** [[Christos Sartzetakis]], 4th [[President of Greece]] (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/society/1176800/former-resident-christos-sartzetakis-dead-at-93/|title=Former president Christos Sartzetakis dead at 92 &#124; eKathimerini.com|website=Ekathimerini.com|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[February 5]] ** [[Don Johnston]], 4th [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development#Secretaries-General|Secretary-General of the OECD]] (b. [[1936]])<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/donald-johnston-oecd-head-passed-away-1.6341113 Donald Johnston, first non-European to head OECD, passes away]</ref> ** [[Boris Melnikov]], Soviet and Russian fencer and Olympic champion (b. [[1938]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://life.ru/p/1469178|title=Умер олимпийский чемпион 1964 года по фехтованию Борис Мельников|date=February 5, 2022|website=Life.ru}}</ref> * [[February 6]] ** [[Ronnie Hellström]], Swedish footballer (b. [[1949]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.svd.se/ronnie-hellstrom-har-dott--blev-72-ar|title=Ronnie Hellström har dött – blev 72 år|first=David|last=Standard|date=February 6, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022|website=Svenska Dagbladet|language=Swedish}}</ref> ** [[Lata Mangeshkar]], Indian playback singer and composer (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/lata-mangeshkar-passes-away-at-92/articleshow/89378127.cms|title=Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passes away at 92|website=The Times of India|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[February 7]] – [[Douglas Trumbull]], American film director, special effects supervisor and inventor (b. [[1942]])<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Bartlett|first1=Rhett|date=2022-02-08|title=Douglas Trumbull, Visual Effects Maestro on '2001: A Space Odyssey,' Dies at 79|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/douglas-trumbull-dead-2001-space-odyssey-1235089009/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[February 8]] – [[Luc Montagnier]], French Nobel virologist (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2022/02/10/luc-montagnier-codecouvreur-du-virus-du-sida-et-prix-nobel-de-medecine-en-2008-est-mort_6113151_3382.html|title=Luc Montagnier, codécouvreur du VIH et Prix Nobel de médecine en 2008, est mort|newspaper=Le Monde.fr |date=February 10, 2022|via=Le Monde}}</ref> * [[February 10]] ** [[Manuel Esquivel|Sir Manuel Esquivel]], 2nd [[List of prime ministers of Belize|Prime Minister of Belize]] (b. [[1940]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2022/02/10/former-prime-minister-right-honourable-sir-manuel-esquivel-passes/|title=Former Prime Minister Right Honourable Sir Manuel Esquivel passes|date=February 10, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Duvall Hecht]], American rower, publisher and Olympic champion (b. [[1930]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/duvall-hecht-whose-daily-grind-020034099.html|title=Duvall Hecht, whose daily grind to L.A. led to Books on Tape, dies at 91|website=news.yahoo.com}}</ref> * [[February 12]] &ndash; [[Ivan Reitman]], Czechoslovak-born Canadian film director and producer (b. [[1946]])<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-14/ivan-reitman-producer-ghostbusters-director-dies-at-75 Ivan Reitman, Producer, 'Ghostbusters' Director, Dies At 75]</ref> * [[February 14]] – [[Bora Ivkov|Borislav Ivkov]], Serbian [[Grandmaster (chess)|chess Grandmaster]] (b. [[1933]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportal.blic.rs/ostali-sportovi/tuga-srbija-ostala-bez-velemajstora-pred-kojim-su-padali-svi-svetski-velikani/2022041918284653092|title=Tuga, Srbija ostala bez VELEMAJSTORA pred kojim su padali svi svetski velikani: Preminuo slavni Bora Ivkov|website=Sportal}}</ref> * [[February 15]] – [[Józef Zapędzki]], Polish sport shooter and Olympic champion (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmf24.pl/sport/news-nie-zyje-jozef-zapedzki-dwukrotny-mistrz-olimpijski,nId,5842881|title=Nie żyje Józef Zapędzki, dwukrotny mistrz olimpijski|website=www.rmf24.pl}}</ref> * [[February 16]] – [[Amos Sawyer]], interim [[President of Liberia]] (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Liberia: Dr. Amos Sawyer, Former Interim President, Dies |url=https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-dr-amos-sawyer-former-interim-president-dies |website=www.liberianobserver.com |access-date=17 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * [[February 19]] ** [[Gary Brooker]], British singer-songwriter and pianist (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |title=Procol Harum Frontman Gary Brooker Dead at 76 – Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/procol-harum-frontman-gary-brooker-dead-obituary-1310688/ |access-date=22 February 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=22 February 2022}}</ref> ** [[Kakuichi Mimura]], Japanese footballer and manager (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/aec386b7e2ae0a1e7f7a59415140cba04cc28d32|title=元サッカー日本代表選手の三村恪一さん死去 90歳 1956年メルボルン五輪メンバ}}</ref> * [[February 20]] – [[Oleksandr Sydorenko]], Soviet and Ukrainian swimmer and Olympic champion (b. [[1960]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dn.depo.ua/rus/mariupol/u-mariupoli-pomer-olimpiyskiy-chempion-z-plavannya-202202211426855|title=В Мариуполе умер олимпийский чемпион по плаванию – новости Мариуполя|website=www.depo.ua}}</ref> * [[February 22]] – [[Mark Lanegan]], American singer, musician and writer (b. [[1964]])<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |title=Mark Lanegan, Grunge Pioneer and Screaming Trees Singer, Dead at 57 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mark-lanegan-screaming-trees-dead-obituary-1311045/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=February 22, 2022 |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> * [[February 24]] – [[Ivanka Khristova]], Bulgarian shot putter and Olympic champion (b. [[1941]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/65653|title=Olympedia – Ivanka Hristova|website=www.olympedia.org}}</ref> * [[February 28]] – [[Abuzed Omar Dorda]], 18th [[List of heads of government of Libya|Prime Minister of Libya]] (b. [[1944]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=الوسط |first=بوابة |title=وفاة أبوزيد دوردة في القاهرة عن عمر ناهز 78 عاما |url=http://alwasat.ly/news/libya/350812 |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Alwasat News |language=ar}}</ref> ===March=== {{main|Deaths in March 2022}} [[File:Shane Warne February 2015.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Shane Warne]]]] [[File:Rupiah Banda.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Rupiah Banda]]]] [[File:History of Violence 002 (7271227040) (headshot ).jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[William Hurt]]]] [[File:Dr. Eugene PKSC-20180809-PH KLS02 0003arker Speaks to Media (30123740568) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Eugene Parker]]]] [[File:Ayaz Mutalibov 1992 (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Ayaz Mutalibov]]]] * [[March 1]] – [[Alevtina Kolchina]], Soviet and Russian cross-country skier and Olympic champion (b. [[1930]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stadium.ru/news/04-03-2022-umerla-olimpiiskaya-chempionka-po-lijnim-gonkam-alevtina-kolchina|title=Умерла олимпийская чемпионка по лыжным гонкам Алевтина Колчина &#124; Новости &#124; Российский Стадион - информационное агентство|website=stadium.ru}}</ref> * [[March 4]] ** [[Rod Marsh]], Australian cricketer (b. [[1947]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-legend-rod-marsh-dies-aged-74-20220304-p5a1na.html|title='Spiritual leader': Greats remember a mate as cricket legend Rod Marsh dies aged 74|first=Malcolm Conn, Daniel|last=Brettig|date=March 3, 2022|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> ** [[Shane Warne]], Australian cricketer (b. [[1969]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/shane-warne-dead-age-suspected-heart-attack-7801420/|title=Australian cricket icon Shane Warne passes away at 52|date=March 5, 2022}}</ref> * [[March 6]] ** [[Frank O'Farrell]], Irish footballer and manager (b. [[1927]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-frank-o-farrell-23310982|title=Former Manchester United manager Frank O'Farrell dies aged 94|first=Tyrone|last=Marshall|date=March 7, 2022|website=Manchester Evening News}}</ref> ** [[Giuseppe Wilson]], Italian footballer (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Lazio/06-03-2022/lazio-addio-pino-wilson-capitano-scudetto-4301725330485.shtml|title=Lazio, addio a Pino Wilson: era il capitano dello scudetto nel 1974|website=La Gazzetta dello Sport}}</ref> * [[March 7]] – [[Muhammad Rafiq Tarar]], 9th [[President of Pakistan]] (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/07-Mar-2022/former-pakistan-president-rafiq-tarar-passes-away|title=Former Pakistan president Rafiq Tarar passes away|date=March 7, 2022|website=Daily Pakistan Global}}</ref> * [[March 8]] – [[Tomás Boy]], Mexican footballer (b. [[1951]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/mexico-mex/story/4612626/mexicoliga-mx-great-tomas-el-jefe-boy-dies-at-70|title=Mexico, Liga MX great 'El Jefe' Boy dies at 70|date=March 9, 2022|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> * [[March 10]] – [[Jürgen Grabowski]], German footballer (b. [[1944]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/fussball-weltmeister-von-1974-juergen-grabowski-ist-tot-a-e50500ee-daa8-4bf6-94c4-323f39a173d7|title=Jürgen Grabowski: Fußball-Weltmeister von 1974 ist tot|newspaper=Der Spiegel |date=March 11, 2022|via=www.spiegel.de}}</ref> * [[March 11]] ** [[Rupiah Banda]], 4th [[President of Zambia]] (b. [[1937]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/zambias-former-president-rupiah-banda-dies-aged-85-2022-03-11/|title=Zambia's former president Rupiah Banda dies aged 85|first=Chris|last=Mfula|newspaper=Reuters |date=March 12, 2022|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref> ** [[Rustam Ibragimbekov]], Soviet and Azerbaijani screenwriter, playwright and producer (b. [[1939]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trend.az/life/socium/3567557.html|title=Скончался известный кинодраматург Рустам Ибрагимбеков|date=March 11, 2022|website=Trend.Az}}</ref> * [[March 12]] – [[Karl Offmann]], 3rd [[List of presidents of Mauritius|President of Mauritius]] (b. [[1940]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mbcradio.tv/article/karl-offmann-n%E2%80%99est-plus|title=Karl Offmann n'est plus.|date=March 12, 2022|website=Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> * [[March 13]] – [[William Hurt]], American actor (b. [[1950]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/william-hurt-dead-oscar-winning-actor-was-71-1234977307/|title=William Hurt Dies: Oscar-Winning 'Kiss Of The Spider Woman' Actor & Four-Time Nominee Was 71|first1=Bruce|last1=Haring|date=March 13, 2022}}</ref> <!--Please do not add Scott Hall without a consensus on the Talk page--> * [[March 14]] **[[Steve Wilhite]], American computer scientist (b. [[1948]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/24311617/stephen-e-wilhite/milford/ohio/megie-funeral-home|title=Tribute Archive|website=www.tributearchive.com}}</ref> ** [[Charles Greene (athlete)|Charles Greene]], American sprinter and Olympic champion (b. [[1945]])<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78477 Charlie Greene]</ref> * [[March 15]] – [[Eugene Parker]], American solar physicist (b. [[1927]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.uchicago.edu/story/eugene-parker-legendary-figure-solar-science-and-namesake-parker-solar-probe-1927-2022|title=Eugene Parker, 'legendary figure' in solar science and namesake of Parker Solar Probe, 1927-2022 &#124; University of Chicago News|website=news.uchicago.edu}}</ref> * [[March 16]] – [[Kunimitsu Takahashi]], Japanese racing driver, motorcyclist, and team owner (b. [[1940]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/kunimitsu-takahashi-obituary-honda/9042793/|title=Japanese racing legend Kunimitsu Takahashi dies aged 82|website=www.motorsport.com}}</ref> * [[March 17]] ** [[Christopher Alexander]], Austrian-born British-American architect, design theorist, and writer (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2022/03/18/christopher-alexander-1936-2022|title=Christopher Alexander, 1936-2022|first=Robert|last=Steuteville|date=March 18, 2022|website=CNU}}</ref> ** [[Tony Nash (bobsledder)|Tony Nash]], British bobsledder and Olympic champion (b. [[1936]]).<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/95750 Tony Nash]</ref> *[[March 19]] – [[Shahabuddin Ahmed]], 12th [[List of presidents of Bangladesh|President of Bangladesh]] (b. [[1930]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/obituary/former-president-shahabuddin-passes-away-387382|title=Former president Shahabuddin passes away|date=March 19, 2022|website=The Business Standard}}</ref> * [[March 21]] – [[Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga]], 16th [[Prime Minister of Mali]] (b. [[1954]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1332378/politique/mali-lancien-premier-ministre-soumeylou-boubeye-maiga-est-mort/|title=Mali : l'ancien Premier ministre Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga est mort – Jeune Afrique|website=JeuneAfrique.com}}</ref> * [[March 23]] – [[Madeleine Albright]], Czechoslovak-born American politician (b. [[1937]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Catherine |title=Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/madeleine-albright-obituary/index.html |access-date=11 April 2022 |publisher=CNN |date=24 March 2022}}</ref> * [[March 25]] – [[Taylor Hawkins]], American musician (b. [[1972]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/breaking-taylor-hawkins-dead-foo-26560968|title=Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at age 50 as band share heartbreak|first=Vicki|last=Newman|date=March 26, 2022|website=Irish Mirror}}</ref> * [[March 27]] ** [[Ayaz Mutallibov]], 1st [[President of Azerbaijan]] (b. [[1938]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apa.az/en/social/former-president-of-azerbaijan-ayaz-mutallibov-died-371833|title=Former President of Azerbaijan Ayaz Mutallibov died|website=Apa.az}}</ref> ** [[Alexandra Zabelina]], Russian fencer and Olympic champion (b. [[1937]]) <ref>[https://www.dynamo.su/news/40091/ Ушла из жизни прославленная динамовская фехтовальщица — Александра Ивановна Забелина] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> * [[March 30]] – [[Egon Franke (fencer)|Egon Franke]], Polish fencer and Olympic champion (b. [[1935]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dziennikzachodni.pl/zmarl-egon-franke-wspanialy-szermierz-z-gliwic-mial-86-lat/ar/c2-16159689|title=Zmarł Egon Franke. Wspaniały szermierz z Gliwic miał 86 lat|first=Jacek|last=Sroka|date=March 30, 2022|website=Dziennik Zachodni}}</ref> * [[March 31]] ** [[Georgi Atanasov (politician)|Georgi Atanasov]], 39th [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria]] (b. [[1933]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://darik.news/en/georgi-atanasov-died-the-last-living-prime-minister-before-november-10-1989.html|title=Georgi Atanasov died – the last living prime minister before November 10, 1989.|date=March 31, 2022}}</ref> ** [[Patrick Demarchelier]], French fashion photographer (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/patrick-demarchelier-le-celebre-photographe-proche-de-lady-diana-est-mort_490487|title=Patrick Demarchelier : le célèbre photographe proche de Lady Diana est mort - Gala|first=Prisma|last=Média|website=Gala.fr}}</ref> ===April=== {{main|Deaths in April 2022}} [[File:Leonel Sánchez (2) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Leonel Sánchez]]]] <!--[[File:Lygia Fagundes Telles - MinC (7) cropped.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Lygia Fagundes Telles]]]]--> [[File:Sidney_Altman_crop.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Sidney Altman]]]] <!--[[File:Dušan Čkrebić (političar).jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Dušan Čkrebić]]]]--> <!--[[File:Harrison Birtwistle (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Harrison Birtwistle|Sir Harrison Birtwistle]]]]--> [[File:Mwai_Kibaki,_October_2003.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Mwai Kibaki]]]] <!--[[File:Mino_Raiola,_de_eigenaar_van_Grand_Café_Doria._NL-HlmNHA_54035048.JPG|thumb|right|100px|[[Mino Raiola]]]]--> * [[April 2]] – [[Leonel Sánchez]], Chilean footballer (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.24horas.cl/deportes/futbol-nacional/muere-leonel-sanchez-leyenda-de-la-roja-e-icono-del-ballet-azul-5245330|title=Muere Leonel Sánchez, leyenda de la Roja e ícono del 'Ballet Azul'|date=April 2, 2022|website=24Horas.cl}}</ref> * [[April 3]] – [[Lygia Fagundes Telles]], Brazilian writer (b. [[1918]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2022/04/03/escritora-lygia-fagundes-telles-morre-aos-98-anos.ghtml|title=Escritora Lygia Fagundes Telles morre aos 98 anos em SP|website=G1}}</ref> * [[April 4]] – [[Django Sissoko]], Acting [[List of prime ministers of Mali|Prime Minister of Mali]] (b. [[1948]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mali24.info/le-mali-en-deuil-lancien-premier-ministre-diango-cissoko-nest-plus/|title=Le Mali en deuil: L'ancien premier ministre Diango Cissoko n'est plus!|date=April 4, 2022|website=MALI 24 INFO}}</ref> * [[April 5]] ** [[Sidney Altman]], Canadian-American Nobel molecular biologist (b. [[1939]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yale.edu/2022/04/06/sidney-altman-pathbreaking-scientist|title=Sidney Altman, pathbreaking scientist|first=Penelope|last=Laurans|date=April 6, 2022|website=YaleNews}}</ref> ** [[Josef Panáček]], Czech sport shooter and Olympic champion (b. [[1936]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/ostatni-zemrel-josef-panacek-olympijsky-vitez-z-montrealu-1976-3262909|title=Zemřel Josef Panáček, olympijský vítěz z Montrealu 1976 - Sport.cz|website=www.sport.cz}}</ref> ** [[Bjarni Tryggvason]], Icelandic-born Canadian astronaut (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-040622a-canadian-astronaut-bjarni-tryggvason-obituary.html|title=Bjarni Tryggvason, one of Canada's original astronauts, dies at 76|website=collectSPACE.com}}</ref> * [[April 7]] – [[Dušan Čkrebić]], 55th [[Prime Minister of Serbia|Prime Minister]] and 12th [[President of Serbia]] (b. [[1927]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/drustvo/preminuo-dusan-ckrebic-nekadasnji-predsednik-predsednistva-srbije/|title=Preminuo Dušan Čkrebić, nekadašnji predsednik Predsedništva Srbije - Društvo - Dnevni list Danas|date=April 8, 2022}}</ref> * [[April 9]] – [[Jack Higgins]], English author (b. [[1929]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/best-selling-thriller-writer-jack-higgins-dies-aged-92-41537761.html|title=Best-selling thriller writer Jack Higgins dies aged 92|newspaper=Belfasttelegraph |via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}</ref> <!--Please do not add Gilbert Gottfried without a Talk page consensus--> * [[April 13]] ** [[Michel Bouquet]], French actor (b. [[1925]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tf1info.fr/culture/legende-du-theatre-et-du-cinema-francais-michel-bouquet-est-mort-a-l-age-de-96-ans-2187231.html|title=Légende du théâtre et du cinéma français, Michel Bouquet est mort à l'âge de 96 ans|date=April 13, 2022|website=TF1 INFO}}</ref> ** [[Freddy Rincón]], Colombian footballer (b. [[1966]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/noticia/2022/04/14/idolo-colombiano-freddy-rincon-morre-aos-55-anos.ghtml|title=Rincón, ícone do futebol colombiano, morre aos 55 anos|website=ge}}</ref> * [[April 14]] – [[Mike Bossy]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. [[1957]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hawthorn |first=Tom |date=2022-04-15 |title=Mike Bossy, New York Islanders great, four-time Stanley Cup champion, dies at 65 |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-mike-bossy-new-york-islanders-stanley-cup-champ-obituary/ |access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref> * [[April 15]] ** [[Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb]], 4th [[President of the European Parliament]] (b. [[1925]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfuonline.com/media-centre/releases/tributes-paid-to-former-nfu-president-lord-plumb-who-has-died-aged-97/|title=TRIBUTES PAID TO FORMER NFU PRESIDENT LORD PLUMB|website=www.nfuonline.com}}</ref> ** [[Bernhard Germeshausen]], German bobsledder and Olympic champion (b. [[1951]]) <ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/86027 Bernhard Germeshausen]</ref> * [[April 17]] – [[Radu Lupu]], Romanian pianist (b. [[1945]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slippedisc.com/2022/04/death-of-one-of-the-greatest-pianists-76/|title=Death of one of the greatest pianists, 76|date=April 18, 2022}}</ref> * [[April 18]] – [[Harrison Birtwistle|Sir Harrison Birtwistle]], English composer (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-harrison-birtwistle-obituary-mh9fjr57g|title=Sir Harrison Birtwistle obituary|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref> * [[April 19]] – [[Kane Tanaka]], Japanese supercentenarian, second-oldest verified person in history (b. [[1903]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Kelly-Ann |date=2022-04-25 |title=World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies in Japan at the age of 119 |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-worlds-oldest-person-kane-26789849 |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=mirror |language=en}}</ref> * [[April 21]] ** [[Mwai Kibaki]], 3rd [[President of Kenya]] (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theafricareport.com/196827/kenya-mwai-kibaki-former-president-is-dead/|title=Kenya: Mwai Kibaki, former president, is dead|date=April 22, 2022|website=The Africa Report.com}}</ref> ** [[Jacques Perrin]], French actor and filmmaker (b. [[1941]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2022/04/21/mort-de-jacques-perrin-comedien-et-chevalier-blanc-de-la-production-independante_6123156_3382.html|title=Mort de Jacques Perrin, comédien et chevalier blanc de la production indépendante|newspaper=Le Monde.fr |date=April 21, 2022|via=Le Monde}}</ref> * [[April 22]] – [[Guy Lafleur]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. [[1951]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gelevan |first=Douglas |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur, one of hockey's flashiest players, dead at 70 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/guy-lafleur-obituary-1.5766441 |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> * [[April 26]] – [[Klaus Schulze]], German composer and musician (b. [[1947]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allabouttherock.co.uk/klaus-schulz-1947-2022/|title=Electronic music legend Klaus Schulze passes away 1947 – 2022|date=April 27, 2022}}</ref> * [[April 27]] – [[İsmail Ogan]], Turkish freestyle [[wrestler]] and Olympic champion (b. [[1933]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/turkiyes-olympic-champion-ismail-ogan-dies-at-89-/2574231|title=Turkiye's Olympic champion Ismail Ogan dies at 89|website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref> * [[April 30]] – [[Mino Raiola]], Italian football agent (b. [[1967]])<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/apr/30/mino-raiola-one-of-footballs-most-powerful-agents-dies-aged-54 Mino Raiola, one of football's most powerful agents, dies aged 54], ''The Guardian''</ref> === May === {{main|Deaths in May 2022}} <!--[[File:Yuri Averbakh 1963.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Yuri Averbakh]]]]--> [[File:Leonid Kravchuk (1) (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Leonid Kravchuk]]]] <!--[[File:Mottelson,Ben 1963 Kopenhagen.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Ben Roy Mottelson]]]]--> [[File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil with the President of UAE, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan at the Ceremonial Reception, at Mushrif Palace, in Abu Dhabi on November 22, 2010 (cropped) (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]]] [[File:VangelisElGrecopremiereDE2.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Vangelis]]]] * [[May 1]] – [[Ivica Osim]], Bosnian footballer and manager (b. [[1941]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sarajevotimes.com/legend-of-bih-football-ivica-osim-passed-away/|title=Legend of BiH Football Ivica Osim passed away – Sarajevo Times|date=May 2022 }}</ref> * [[May 3]] ** [[Tony Brooks (racing driver)|Tony Brooks]], English [[Formula One]] driver (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/sport/f1/2022/05/03/morto-a-90-anni-tony-brooks-gareggio-anche-in-ferrari_0baffeeb-0ea9-488b-b8c4-20f261bf1429.html|title=Morto a 90 anni Tony Brooks, gareggiò anche in Ferrari - F1|date=May 3, 2022|website=Agenzia ANSA}}</ref> ** [[Stanislav Shushkevich]], 1st [[List of national leaders of Belarus|Chairman of the Supreme Council of Belarus]] (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/society/news/2022/05/04/920800-umer-pervii-prezident-belorussii|title=Умер бывший руководитель независимой Белоруссии Станислав Шушкевич|website=Ведомости}}</ref> * [[May 7]] – [[Yuri Averbakh]], Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster and author (b. [[1922]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportrbc.ru/news/627655fe9a7947d7bc330b26|title=Умер старейший гроссмейстер мира Юрий Авербах|website=РБК Спорт}}</ref> * [[May 8]] – [[Maria Gusakova]], Russian cross-country skier and Olympic champion (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://78.ru/news/2022-05-08/olimpiiskaya_chempionka_po_lizhnim_gonkam_mariya_gusakova_umerla_v_peterburge|title=Ушла из жизни олимпийская чемпионка по лыжным гонкам Мария Гусакова|website=78.ru}}</ref> * [[May 10]] – [[Leonid Kravchuk]], 1st [[President of Ukraine]] (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ukranews.com/en/amp/news/856037-leonid-kravchuk-died-first-president-of-ukraine-passed-away-at-age-of-88|title=Leonid Kravchuk Died. First President Of Ukraine Passed Away At Age Of 88}}</ref> * [[May 13]] ** [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]], 2nd [[President of the United Arab Emirates]] (b. [[1948]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turak |first=Natasha |date=2022-05-13 |title=UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed has died at age 73 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/13/uae-president-sheikh-khalifa-bin-zayed-has-died.html |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> ** [[Teresa Berganza]], Spanish mezzo-soprano (b. [[1933]])<ref>[https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20220513/8264098/muere-teresa-berganza-mezzosoprano-cantante-opera.html Muere la mezzosoprano Teresa Berganza] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ** [[Ben Roy Mottelson]], American-born Danish Nobel nuclear physicist (b. [[1926]])<ref>[https://politiken.dk/indland/art8773884/Ben-Roy-Mottelson-er-død Ben Roy Mottelson er død] {{in lang|da}}</ref> ** [[Yang Hyong-sop]], 4th [[Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly]] (b. [[1925]])<ref>[https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1652567682-537865418/yang-hyong-sop-passes-away Yang Hyong Sop Passes Away]</ref> * [[May 14]] – [[Andrew Symonds]], Australian cricketer (b. [[1975]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weidler |first=Malcolm Conn, Danny |date=2022-05-14 |title=Andrew Symonds dies in car crash |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/andrew-symonds-dies-in-car-crash-20220515-p5alf4.html |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref> * [[May 17]] – [[Vangelis]], Greek composer and musician (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{cite news |title=Vangelis Papathanasiou: Oscar-winning composer passes away at the age of 79 |url=https://www.ot.gr/2022/05/19/english-edition/vangelis-papathanasiou-oscar-winning-composer-passes-away-at-the-age-of-79/ |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref> * [[May 26]] ** [[Ciriaco De Mita]], 47th [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (b. [[1928]])<ref>[https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2022/05/26/news/morto_ciriaco_de_mita-351264191/ Ciriaco De Mita è morto, ex premier e segretario della Dc, fu un simbolo della Prima Repubblica], ''la Repubblica''</ref> ** [[Andy Fletcher (musician)|Andy Fletcher]], English keyboardist (b. [[1961]])<ref>[https://www.radiomusik.it/morto-andy-fletcher-il-tastierista-dei-depeche-mode/ Morto Andy Fletcher, il tastierista dei Depeche Mode] {{in lang|it}}</ref> ** [[Ray Liotta]], American actor and producer (b. [[1954]])<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pedersen |first1=Mike Fleming Jr,Erik |last2=Jr |first2=Mike Fleming |last3=Pedersen |first3=Erik |date=2022-05-26 |title=Ray Liotta Dies: 'Goodfellas' Star & 'Field Of Dreams' Actor Was 67 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/ray-liotta-dies-67-goodfellas-1235033521/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> ** [[Alan White (Yes drummer)|Alan White]], English drummer and songwriter (b. [[1949]])<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cooper|first=Leonie|date=2022-05-26|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/alan-white-yes-death-dies-b2088437.html|title=Alan White death: Yes drummer and John Lennon collaborator dies aged 72|access-date=2022-05-27|website=Independent}}</ref> * [[May 27]] – [[Angelo Sodano]], 54th [[Cardinal Secretary of State|Secretary of State of the Holy See]] (b. [[1927]])<ref>[https://www.lastampa.it/vatican-insider/2022/05/28/news/vaticano_e_morto_a_94_anni_il_cardinale_angelo_sodano-4986987/ Vaticano, è morto a 94 anni il cardinale Angelo Sodano] {{in lang|it}}</ref> * [[May 28]] ** [[Evaristo Carvalho]], 5th [[List of prime ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe|Prime Minister]] and 4th [[President of São Tomé and Príncipe]] (b. [[1941]])<ref>[https://www.voaportugues.com/a/morreu-evaristo-carvalho-antigo-presidente-s%C3%A3o-tomense/6593730.html Morreu Evaristo Carvalho, antigo Presidente são-tomense] {{in lang|pt}}</ref> ** [[Bujar Nishani]], 7th [[President of Albania]] (b. [[1966]])<ref>[https://english.a2news.com/2022/05/28/former-albanian-president-bujar-nishani-passed-away-at-55/ Former Albanian President, Bujar Nishani, passed away at 55]</ref> * [[May 30]] – [[Boris Pahor]], Slovenian writer (b. [[1913]])<ref>[https://english.sta.si/3043276/boris-pahor-trieste-based-slovenian-writer-dies Boris Pahor, Trieste-based Slovenian writer, dies]</ref> ===June=== {{main|Deaths in June 2022}} [[File:Ryumin, Valery Victorovitch (cropped) (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Valery Ryumin]]]] [[File:Jean-Louis Trintignant Cannes 2012 (headshot 2).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Jean-Louis Trintignant]]]] * [[June 6]] – [[Valery Ryumin]], Soviet cosmonaut (b. [[1939]])<ref>[https://www.roscosmos.ru/37629/ Скончался космонавт Валерий Рюмин] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> * [[June 7]] ** [[Isaac Berger]], American weightlifter and Olympic champion (b. [[1936]])<ref>[https://fitnessvolt.com/weightlifter-isaac-berger-died/ Legendary Weightlifter Isaac 'Ike' Berger Has Passed Away At 85]</ref> **[[Marco Luzzago]], [[List of Princes and Grand Masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta|Lieutenant of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta]] (b. [[1950]])<ref>[https://www.orderofmalta.int/2020/11/08/fra-marco-luzzago-elected-lieutenant-of-grand-master-sovereign-order-of-malta/ Fra' Marco Luzzago elected Lieutenant of Grand Master of Sovereign Order of Malta]</ref> * [[June 8]] ** [[Romeo Morri]], [[Captains Regent|Captain Regent of San Marino]] (b. [[1952]])<ref>[https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/cronaca-c3/addio-a-romeo-morri-ci-lascia-a-70-anni-a224631 Addio a Romeo Morri, ci lascia a 70 anni] {{in lang|it}}</ref> ** [[Paula Rego|Dame Paula Rego]], Portuguese-born English visual artist (b. [[1935]])<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61734182 Dame Paula Rego: Celebrated Portuguese-British artist dies at 87]</ref> * [[June 14]] – [[A. B. Yehoshua]], Israeli novelist, essayist and playwright (b. [[1936]])<ref>[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sysh4ohk5 Abraham B. Yehoshua, prominent Israeli author dies]</ref> * [[June 16]] – [[Steinar Amundsen]], Norwegian sprint canoeist and Olympic champion (b. [[1945]]).<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/10390 Steinar Amundsen]</ref> * [[June 17]] – [[Jean-Louis Trintignant]], French actor, filmmaker and racing driver (b. [[1930]])<ref>[https://www.rsi.ch/news/vita-quotidiana/cultura-e-spettacoli/Addio-a-Jean-Louis-Trintignant-15415552.html Addio a Jean-Louis Trintignant] {{in lang|it}}</ref> * [[June 21]] – [[Dragan Tomić]], Acting [[President of Serbia]] (b. [[1935]])<ref>[https://www.danas.rs/vesti/drustvo/umro-dragan-tomic/ Umro Dragan Tomić] {{in lang|sr}}</ref> * [[June 22]] ** [[Jonny Nilsson]], Swedish speed skater and Olympic champion (b. [[1943]])<ref>[https://www.svt.se/sport/skridsko/skridskolegendaren-dod Skridskolegendaren Jonny Nilsson död] {{in lang|sv}}</ref> ** [[Jüri Tarmak]], Estonian high jumper and Olympic champion (b. [[1946]])<ref>[https://sport.ohtuleht.ee/1065015/suri-olumpiavoitja-juri-tarmak Suri olümpiavõitja Jüri Tarmak] {{in lang|et}}</ref> * [[June 23]] – [[Stien Kaiser]], Dutch speed skater and Olympic champion (b. [[1938]])<ref>[https://www.schaatsen.nl/nieuws/2022/juni/het-grote-gelijk-van-stien-kaiser/ Het grote gelijk van Stien Kaiser] {{in lang|nl}}</ref> * [[June 27]] – [[Leonardo Del Vecchio]], Italian businessman (b. [[1935]])<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/essilorluxottica-chairman-leonardo-del-vecchio-dies-87-media-2022-06-27/ Italian eyewear tycoon Leonardo Del Vecchio dies at 87], Reuters</ref> <!--Please do not add technoblade without a Talk page consensus--> === July === {{main|Deaths in July 2022}} [[File:Robert_Curl_crop_2009_CHAO.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Robert Curl]]]] [[File:Shinzō Abe Official (headshot).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Shinzo Abe]]]] [[File:José Eduardo dos Santos 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[José Eduardo dos Santos]]]] <!--[[File:Luis_Echeverria_Smiling.png|thumb|100px|[[Luis Echeverría]]]]--> <!--[[File:F. Morales Bermúdez (cropped).jpg|100px|thumb|[[Francisco Morales-Bermúdez]]]]--> <!--[[File:Official portrait of Lord Trimble crop 2.jpg|100px|thumb|[[David Trimble]]]]--> <!--[[File:RAMOS pentagon 1998 (cropped 2).jpg|100px|thumb|[[Fidel V. Ramos]]]]--> <!--[[File:Ayman al-Zawahiri portrait (cropped 2).jpg|100px|thumb|[[Ayman al-Zawahiri]]]]--> * [[July 1]] – [[Richard Taruskin]], American musicologist (b. [[1945]])<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/07/02/musicologist-richard-taruskin-dies/ Richard Taruskin, provocative scholar of classical music, dies at 77]</ref> * [[July 2]] – [[Peter Brook]], English theatre and film director (b. [[1925]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-03 |title=British director Peter Brook has died aged 97 |language=en |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/obituaries/article/2022/07/03/british-director-peter-brook-has-died-aged-97_5988886_15.html |access-date=2022-07-03}}</ref> * [[July 3]] – [[Robert Curl]], American Nobel chemist (b. [[1933]])<ref>[https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemistry-nobel-laureate-robert-curl-dies-at-88/4015908.article Chemistry Nobel laureate Robert Curl dies at 88]</ref> * [[July 5]] ** [[Arne Åhman]], Swedish triple jumper and Olympic champion (b. [[1925]])<ref>[https://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/a/arne-ahman.html Arne Åhman] {{in lang|sv}}</ref> ** [[Mohammed Barkindo]], 28th [[List of Secretaries General of OPEC|Secretary General of OPEC]] (b. [[1959]])<ref>[https://www.tvcnews.tv/2022/07/breaking-opec-secretary-general-mohammed-barkindo-is-dead/ OPEC Secretary General, Mohammed Barkindo is dead]</ref> * [[July 6]] – [[James Caan]], American actor (b. [[1940]])<ref>[https://www.thewrap.com/james-caan-godfather-and-thief-actor-dies-at-82/ James Caan, 'Godfather' and 'Thief' Actor, Dies at 82]</ref> * [[July 7]] – [[Jacob Nena]], 4th [[President of Micronesia]] (b. [[1941]])<ref>[https://fsmembassy.fm/in-memoriam-the-honorable-jacob-nena/ In Memoriam: The Honorable Jacob Nena]</ref> * [[July 8]] ** [[Shinzo Abe]], 57th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (b. [[1954]])<ref>[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/07/08/national/shinzo-abe-dead-nara-shooting/ Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after being shot in Nara]</ref> ** [[José Eduardo dos Santos]], 2nd [[President of Angola]] (b. [[1942]])<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/angolas-former-president-dos-santos-dies-79-2022-07-08/ Angola's former president dos Santos dies at 79]</ref> ** [[Luis Echeverría]], 57th [[President of Mexico]] (b. [[1922]])<ref>[https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/nacional/2022/07/09/fallece-luis-echeverria-alvarez-presidente-de-mexico-de-1970-a-1976/ Fallece Luis Echeverría Álvarez, presidente de México de 1970 a 1976] {{in lang|es}}</ref> * [[July 14]] – [[Francisco Morales-Bermúdez]], 112th [[Prime Minister of Peru|Prime Minister]] and 51st [[President of Peru]] (b. [[1921]])<ref>[https://elcomercio.pe/politica/francisco-morales-bermudez-fallecio-a-los-100-anos-noticia Francisco Morales Bermúdez falleció a los 100 años]</ref> * [[July 18]] – [[Claes Oldenburg]], Swedish-born American sculptor (b. [[1929]])<ref>[https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/claes-oldenburg-dead-1234634394/ Claes Oldenburg, Pop Artist Who Monumentalized the Everyday, Dies at 93]</ref> * [[July 21]] – [[Uwe Seeler]], German footballer (b. [[1936]])<ref>[https://www.schwaebische.de/sport/ueberregionaler-sport_artikel,-fussball-legende-uwe-seeler-ist-tot-_arid,11534209.html Fußball-Legende Uwe Seeler ist tot] {{in lang|de}}</ref> * [[July 25]] – [[David Trimble]], Northern Irish politician and [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Peace]] laureate (b. [[1944]])<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-62299285/ David Trimble: Former Northern Ireland first minister and UUP leader dies]</ref> * [[July 26]] – [[James Lovelock]], English scientist, environmentalist and futurist (b. [[1919]])<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/27/james-lovelock-creator-of-gaia-hypothesis-dies-on-103rd-birthday James Lovelock, creator of Gaia hypothesis, dies on 103rd birthday]</ref> * [[July 27]] – [[Yelizaveta Dementyeva]], Soviet sprint canoeist and Olympic champion (b. [[1928]])<ref>[https://spbdnevnik.ru/news/2022-07-28/olimpiyskaya-chempionka-elizaveta-kislova-umerla-v-peterburge Олимпийская чемпионка Елизавета Кислова умерла в Петербурге] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> * [[July 29]] – [[Juris Hartmanis]], Latvian-born American computer scientist (b. [[1928]])<ref>[https://www.bangsfuneralhome.com/obituary/Juris-Hartmanis Juris Hartmanis]</ref> * [[July 31]] ** [[Fidel V. Ramos]], 12th [[President of the Philippines]] (b. [[1928]])<ref>[https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/07/31/news/former-president-fidel-v-ramos-succumbs-to-covid-19/1852907 Former president Fidel V. Ramos succumbs to Covid-19]</ref> ** [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], 2nd General Emir of [[al-Qaeda]] (b. [[1951]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in CIA drone strike in Afghanistan, U.S. officials say |website= [[Reuters]]|url= https://www.reuters.com/world/cia-carried-out-drone-strike-afghanistan-us-officials-say-2022-08-01/|access-date=August 1, 2022}}</ref> ===August=== {{main|Deaths in August 2022}} [[File:Issey Miyake Tokyo 2016 (headshot) (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Issey Miyake]]]] [[File:Aankomst zangeres Olivia Newton John op Schiphol Olivia Newton John in de persk, Bestanddeelnr 930-0132 (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Olivia Newton-John|Dame Olivia Newton-John]]]] <!--[[File:Wolfgang Petersen - Poseidon Premiere.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Wolfgang Petersen]]]]--> [[File:RIAN archive 850809 General Secretary of the CPSU CC M. Gorbachev (close-up) (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Mikhail Gorbachev]]]] * [[August 3]] – [[Raymond Damadian]], American physician and inventor (b. [[1936]])<ref>[https://www.armenews.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=94855 Le médecin, scientifique et inventeur américano-arménien de l’imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM) Raymond Damadian est décédé] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> * [[August 5]] ** [[Issey Miyake]], Japanese fashion designer (b. [[1938]])<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japanese-fashion-designer-issey-miyake-dies-cancer-aged-84-media-2022-08-09/ Issey Miyake, Japan's prince of pleats, dies of cancer aged 84 - media]</ref> ** [[Judith Durham]], Australian singer (b. [[1943]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Jackson |title=Judith Durham, lead singer of The Seekers, dies aged 79 |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/culture/music/judith-durham-lead-singer-of-the-seekers-dies-aged-79-20220806-p5b7t1.html |access-date=6 August 2022 |work=WAtoday |date=6 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * [[August 7]] ** [[Anatoly Filipchenko]], Soviet cosmonaut (b. [[1928]])<ref>[https://www.aex.ru/news/2022/8/8/246511/ Умер советский космонавт Анатолий Филипченко] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> ** [[Ezekiel Alebua]], 3rd [[Prime Minister of Solomon Islands]] (b. [[1947]])<ref>[https://www.solomontimes.com/news/former-prime-minister-ezekiel-alebua-dies/12062 Former Prime Minister Ezekiel Alebua Dies]</ref> * [[August 8]] – [[Olivia Newton-John|Dame Olivia Newton-John]], Australian singer and actress (b. [[1948]])<ref>[https://nypost.com/2022/08/08/olivia-newton-john-dead-iconic-pop-star-and-grease-actress-was-73/ Olivia Newton-John dead: Iconic pop star and ‘Grease’ actress was 73]</ref> * [[August 9]] – [[Raymond Briggs]], English author and cartoonist (b. [[1934]])<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 August 2022|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/10/snowman-author-raymond-briggs-dies-aged-88|title=Snowman author Raymond Briggs dies aged 88|publisher=Guardian|access-date=11 August 2022}}</ref> * [[August 10]] – [[Yi-Fu Tuan]], Chinese-American geographer (b. [[1930]])<ref>[https://www.twgreatdaily.com/664621b5bb61d35bd127179ca6a72986.amp 段義孚:為避免幽閉恐懼症,人類需要將整個宇宙當成遊樂場] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> * [[August 11]] ** [[Hanae Mori]], Japanese fashion designer (b. [[1926]])<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 August 2022|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/cdf1ce027b53-urgent-hanae-mori-renowned-japanese-fashion-designer-dies-at-96.html|title=Hanae Mori, renowned Japanese fashion designer, dies at 96|publisher=Kyodo News|access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref> ** [[Jean-Jacques Sempé]], French cartoonist (b. [[1932]])<ref>[https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2022/08/11/le-dessinateur-jean-jacques-sempe-est-mort_6137814_3382.html Le dessinateur Jean-Jacques Sempé est mort] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> * [[August 12]] – [[Wolfgang Petersen]], German film director and producer (b. [[1941]])<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/08/wolfgang-petersen-dead-director-perfect-storm-das-boot-air-force-one-1235093543/ Director Wolfgang Petersen Dies At 81; Hollywood Star Rose After ‘Das Boot’ To Include Hollywood Blockbusters ‘The Perfect Storm,’ ‘Air Force One’ & ‘In The Line Of Fire’]</ref> * [[August 24]] – [[Kazuo Inamori]], Japanese businessman, philanthropist, and entrepreneur (b. [[1932]])<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 August 2022|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kyocera-founder-kazuo-inamori-dies-jiji-2022-08-30/|title=Japan's Kyocera founder Kazuo Inamori dies|publisher=Reuters|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> * [[August 30]] ** [[Gheorghe Berceanu]], Romanian wrestler and Olympic champion (b. [[1949]])<ref>[https://www.digisport.ro/amphtml/alte-sporturi/doliu-in-sportul-romanesc-a-murit-gheorghe-berceanu-campion-olimpic-la-lupte-greco-romane-1884199 Doliu în sportul românesc. A murit Gheorghe Berceanu, campion olimpic la lupte greco-romane] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> ** [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], 8th and final [[List of leaders of the Soviet Union|leader]] of the [[Soviet Union]] and [[Nobel Peace Prize]] recipient (b. [[1931]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-30 |title=Умер Михаил Горбачев |url=https://news.ru/russia/umer-mihail-gorbachev/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=NEWS.ru |language=ru}}</ref> * [[August 31]] ** [[Domingo Liotta]], Argentine heart surgeon and politician (b. [[1924]])<ref>[https://www.perfil.com/noticias/actualidad/murio-domingo-liotta-creador-del-primer-corazon-artificial-y-medico-personal-de-peron.phtml] {{in lang|es}} </ref> === September === {{main|Deaths in September 2022}} <!--[[File:Dr. Frank Drake (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|[[Frank Drake]]]]--> [[File:Queen Elizabeth II 1959.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Elizabeth II]]]] <!--[[File:Jean-Luc Godard at Berkeley, 1968.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Jean-Luc Godard]]]]--> * [[September 2]] – [[Frank Drake]], American astronomer and astrophysicist (b. [[1930]])<ref>[https://www.nadiadrake.com/ Frank Donald Drake]</ref> * [[September 4]] ** [[Boris Lagutin]], Soviet boxer and Olympic champion (b. [[1938]])<ref>[https://www.sport-interfax.ru/860700 Умер двукратный олимпийский чемпион по боксу Борис Лагутин] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> ** [[Peter Straub]], American novelist (b. [[1943]])<ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3730644/ghost-story-and-the-talisman-author-peter-straub-has-passed-away/ ‘Ghost Story’ and ‘The Talisman’ Author Peter Straub Has Passed Away]</ref>{{importance inline|September 2022}} * [[September 8]] – [[Elizabeth II]], [[Queen of the United Kingdom]] and 14 other [[Commonwealth realms]] (b. [[1926]])<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61585886 | title=Queen Elizabeth II has died | work=BBC News | date=September 8, 2022 }}</ref> * [[September 10]] – [[William Klein (photographer)|William Klein]], American-born French photographer, film director and screenwriter (b. [[1926]])<ref>[https://insiderpaper.com/us-born-photographer-william-klein-dies-aged-96-family/ US-born photographer William Klein dies aged 96: family]</ref> * [[September 11]] – [[Javier Marías]], Spanish novelist (b. [[1951]])<ref>[https://www.corriere.it/cultura/22_settembre_11/morto-scrittore-javier-marias-bf6583f4-31d8-11ed-9cac-ecf597c0016a.shtml Morto lo scrittore Javier Marías] {{in lang|it}}</ref> * [[September 13]] – [[Jean-Luc Godard]], French-born Swiss film director (b. [[1930]])<ref>[https://www.liberation.fr/culture/jean-luc-godard-est-mort-20220913_LLEGXZFQSFDC3FBJCP7AWXSYWI/?utm_medium=Social&xtor=CS7-51-&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1663055970 Jean-Luc Godard est mort] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{2020s|state=expanded}} {{DEFAULTSORT:2022}} [[Category:2022| ]]'
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