Thursday April 22, 2010

US date format: 4/22/2010, UK date format: 22/4/2010

The day of the week was Thursday, under the astrological sign of Taurus (see Chinese Zodiac and Moon Sign on April 22, 2010).

The number one song in US was Rude Boy by Rihanna.

Avatar, directed by James Cameron, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2010 while The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching How the Universe Works. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Battle of the Immortals or Dead or Alive Paradise.

The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Gordon Brown (Labour), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

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April 22, 2010 Events

What happened on April 22, 2010?

Historical Events

Two days after an explosion, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig off Louisiana's coast is submerged in the Gulf of Mexico.
After suffering a blowout two day earlier, Deepwater Horizon, an oil rig owned BP and Transocean sinks to bottom in the Gulf Of Mexico. By constantly gushing oil through the wellhead, the well caused the worst oil spillage in American history.
2010 Explosion on the 'Deepwater Horizon Drilling Rig:
According to the amount of oil that was emitted in the explosion and subsequent fire, the wreck could be leaking up to 8,000 barrels per day.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
Two rockets are launched into Jordanian territory. One explodes near Aqaba, damaging a warehouse and the other goes into the Red Sea.
Pope Benedict XVI, child sexual abuse in Roman Catholic Church
The Pope accepts Leighlin James and Bishop of Kildare's resignations.
After admitting to his abuse of children, Bishop of Augsburg Walter Mixa offered his resignation to "avert more damage to the Church" and to "allow a new beginning".
A man claims he was abused and raped by Father Lawrence Murphy, an American paedophile priest. He sues the Pope in a federal United States court.
Pro-Daniel Ortega demonstrators in Nicaragua injures three opposition politicians and blocks parliament to stop the overturning a presidential decree.
The Flemish Liberals and Democrats leave the Government of Belgium following a dispute over the dissolution of the electoral district Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde.
Bangkok's capital city, Thailand, is hit by several grenades that explode, killing at most one person and injuring at minimum 75 others.
NATO foreign ministers have agreed to launch a Membership Action Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Goodluck Jonathan, Acting President of Nigeria, signs the 2010 budget for 4.6 trillion naira into law.
Minas Gerais in Brazil, one of Brazil's largest states, has banned the sale of Toyota Corollas due to safety concerns.
In his first speech to parliament, Sarath Fonseka, former chief of the army of Sri Lanka, requests his release from illegal detention.
President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives at Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change. Tsvangirai objected, calling Mr Ahmadinejad an ampquotwar-monger and a trampler for human rights as well as an executionerampquot.
The Utrecht court has acquitted the Dutch Arab European League from hate crime charges related to the publication of a cartoon that questioned the Holocaust. This publication was meant to draw attention to double standards, as MP Geert Wilders wasn't charged with distributing cartoons about Muhammad.
Victoire Umuhoza, the Rwanda president's rival, is released one day following her arrest on genocide denial and terrorism charges. She was banned from leaving Kigali but she was ordered to report twice a month to authorities.
Huang Guangyu is a founder of GOME Electrical Appliances. He was once China's most powerful man.
A court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has overturned death sentences for Joshua French and Tjostolv Morland, both Norwegians.
Concerns about Greece's debt crisis have caused the Euro to plummet to levels not seen in a year.
Indian police investigate possible attacks on New Delhi shopping centers
President Barack Obama visits Manhattan to call on Wall Street to support him in his efforts reforming the financial sector.
After being discovered to have cheated on the salary cap, the Melbourne Storm were stripped of their National Rugby League titles in 2007 and 2009.
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers honors The Killers "their influence in shaping American music".
With the first pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, the St. Louis Rams choose Sam Bradford.
2010 Explosion on Deepwater Horizon Drilling Rig: Transocean's oil platform Deepwater Horizon is swept into the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana coast. It was a result of an explosion that occurred two days prior, injuring seven people and leaving 11 others still missing. (Fox News). The wreck could leak 8,000 barrels per day of crude oil and up to 700,000.gallons of diesel fuel, depending on the amount of fuel that was burned during the explosion and subsequent fire.
Transocean's oil platform Deepwater Horizon is swept into the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana coast after an explosion that left 7 people injured and 11 others still missing.
Conflict between Israel and Palestine: Ahmad Sabah, a Palestinian holding a Gaza ID card claims that the new Israeli military order for deportations has led to his release to Gaza. He was detained in 2001. (BBC) (Al Jazeera). Two rockets are fired on Jordanian territory. One explodes near Aqaba, causing damage to a warehouse and the other falling into the Red Sea.
Ahmad Sabah, a Palestinian holding a Gaza ID card claims that the new Israeli military order for deportations is what prompted his release to Gaza rather than the West Bank, where he had lived before being detained in 2001.
The Pope accepts Leighlin James and Bishop of Kildare's resignations.
After a threat from a New York-based group regarding the portrayal of Muhammad wearing a bear costume in an episode of South Park, an American television series, the episode was censored.
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April 22, 2010 Famous Deaths

Who died on April 22, 2010?

Other April 22nd famous deaths

Richard Nixon
American lawyer who entered politics in 1946, became a U.S.
Linda Lovelace
American actress, famous for the porno film "Deep Throat," 1972.
Huey Newton
American political activist who co-founded the Black Panther Party that became a symbol of black militancy in the mid-1960's and 1970's.
Alida Valli
Italian actress, internationally known, born in Pola, Italy, in a region now belonging to Croatia.

See all famous people who died on April 22nd

April 22, 2010 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Taurus

Taurus personality

Who should a Taurus marry?

Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus

Personality of April born

Chinese Zodiac

Tiger

April 22, 2010 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was April 22, 2010?

The day of the week was Thursday.

April 22nd marks the 111st day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2010.

There are 253 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

April 2010 calendar

April	2010
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

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Music charts

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