What happened on Tuesday February 22, 2011?

About February 22nd, 2011, in brief:

  • Historical events: A devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, causing widespread destruction and claiming 185 lives, making it the country's second deadliest earthquake in modern history.
  • Day of the week: February 22nd, 2011 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Rabbit (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: Born This Way by Lady GaGa
  • Popular movie: Kick-Ass directed by Matthew Vaughn

More about February 22nd, 2011? See below for more news and curiosities on February 22nd, 2011.

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February 22, 2011: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on February 22, 2011:

  • Christchurch Earthquake of 2011 A devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, causing widespread destruction and claiming 185 lives, making it the country's second deadliest earthquake in modern history.
  • Libyan Civil War Escalates The Libyan Civil War intensifies with multiple significant events, including the destruction of Benina International Airport's runways and Gaddafi's defiant speech claiming he will continue leading the revolution.
  • 2011 Energy Crisis Begins Uncertainty about Libya's oil output during the Arab Spring causes crude oil prices to rise 20% in two weeks, triggering the 2011 global energy crisis.
  • Yemen Protests Intensify Violent clashes erupt between pro-government and anti-government demonstrators across Yemen. Two students were killed and eleven injured during a sit-in at Sanaa University calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh's resignation.

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February 22, 2011: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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February 22, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on February 22, 2011:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $84.97
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $342.15
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.78
  • General Electric GE: opens at $20.88
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $163.57

Exchange Rates on February 22, 2011:

  • 1 USD = 82.76 JPY
  • 1 USD = 0.9905 CAD
  • 1 USD = 0.9386 CHF
  • 1 USD = 6.5795 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 112.99 JPY

February 22, 2011: What were the main match results that day?

Championship - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Cardiff - Leicester : 2 - 0
  • Coventry - Swansea : 0 - 1
  • Derby - Hull : 0 - 1
  • Leeds - Barnsley : 3 - 3
  • Norwich - Doncaster : 1 - 1

Conference - Football (United Kingdom)

  • AFC Wimbledon - Wrexham : 0 - 1
  • Altrincham - York : 0 - 0
  • Barrow - Tamworth : 0 - 2
  • Bath City - Newport County : 2 - 2
  • Crawley Town - Southport : 1 - 0

Division 1 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Morton - Partick : 1 - 0
  • Queen of Sth - Stirling : 2 - 2
  • Raith Rvs - Dundee : 1 - 2
  • Ross County - Dunfermline : 0 - 0

Division 2 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Airdrie Utd - Forfar : 2 - 0
  • Brechin - Livingston : 1 - 0
  • Dumbarton - Peterhead : 3 - 0
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What day of the week was February 22, 2011?


February 22, 2011 was a Tuesday and it was the 53rd day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

February 22, 2011 can also be written as 2/22/2011 in the US and as 22/2/2011 in UK and Europe.

February 22, 2011 in February 2011 calendar

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February 22, 2011: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on February 22, 2011:

  • Nicholas Courtney

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February 22, 2011: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on February 22, 2011 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week February 21st and February 27th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

February 22, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on February 22, 2011 was Born This Way by Lady GaGa, according to the music chart for the week February 21st and February 27th.

  1. - Born This Way youtube
  2. - Firework youtube
  3. - Grenade youtube
  4. - Black And Yellow youtube
  5. - F**kin' Perfect youtube

February 22, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on February 22, 2011 was Moment 4 Life by Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, according to the music chart for the week February 21st and February 27th.

  1. - Moment 4 Life
  2. - 6 Foot 7 Foot
  3. - Fall For Your Type
  4. - Love Faces
  5. - Pretty Girl Rock
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February 22, 2011: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for February 22nd is Pisces.

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Babies born in February are either Aquarius or Pisces. People born before February 18th are Aquarius, while people born from February 19th have the sign of Pisces.

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February 22, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for February 22, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.

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February 22, 2011: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on February 22, 2011 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on February 22, 2011 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on February 22, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 65% full, rising at 10:10 pm and setting at 09:22 am.

The previous full moon was on Feb 18, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Mar 19, 2011.

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How old is someone born on February 22, 2011?


Someone born on February 22, 2011 is:

13 years 10 months old,

or 166 months and 22 days old,

or 724 weeks and 6 days old,

or 5074 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on February 22, 2011?

There are 40 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday February 22nd 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on February 22, 2011?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on February 22, 2011.

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