July 4, 2022 Independence Day (USA)

July 4, 2022, was a Monday. It was the 185th day of 2022. The decade was the 2020s.

1 years, 4 months, and 25 days have passed since July 4, 2022.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

On this day

What happened on July 4, 2022?

7 people are killed after a gunman opens fire at a "July 4th" parade in Highland Park, Illinois.

Music charts

Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on July 4, 2022:

United States: "Jimmy Cooks" by Drake
United Kingdom: "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush

Play the top songs from 2022
A Spotify playlist of hit songs from 2022.

Top movie at the box office

The movie "Minions: The Rise of Gru" was at the top of the box office on July 4, 2022.

Facts

Independence Day 2022 was 513 days ago. Approximately 17 months have passed. It was the 185th day of 2022, in week 27. The decade was the 2020s. A baby that was born on this day is now one year old. The Earth has experienced 6 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to July 4, 2022

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

It is Monday, July 4, 2022. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.

America is celebrating the 4th of July, which means that fireworks are being set off and families are holding barbeques together. The summer of 2022 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September. In America, the song "Jimmy Cooks" by Drake is at the top of the singles charts, while "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush is the number-one song in the UK.

Joe Biden is the President of the United States, and the movie Minions: The Rise of Gru is at the top of the box office. Boris Johnson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as James Caan, Tony Sirico, Ivana Trump, and Paul Sorvino would all still be alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Grey's Anatomy", "The Walking Dead", "Better Call Saul", and "Stranger Things". Popular toys at the moment include the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 4, 2022.

Record of the Year
The song "About Damn Time" by Lizzo won a Grammy for 2022's Record of the Year.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The film "Everything Everywhere All at Once" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2022.
2022 in movies
Movies released in 2022 included The Batman, The Lost City, Morbius, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World Dominion, Elvis, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Black Adam, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was named Time Person of the Year in 2022.
2022 in music
The music charts in 2022 were dominated by artists such as Glass Animals, Lizzo, Harry Styles, The Kid Laroi, Adele, Ed Sheeran, Jack Harlow, Latto, Justin Bieber, and Lil Nas X.
Best NBA players
The best NBA players in 2022 were Nikola Jokić, Joel Embiid, Stephen Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, and Luka Dončić.
Best soccer players
The best soccer players in 2022 were Karim Benzema, Sadio Mané, Kevin De Bruyne, Robert Lewandowski, Mohamed Salah, Kylian Mbappé, Thibaut Courtois, Vinícius Júnior, Luka Modrić, and Erling Haaland.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to July 4, 2022.

June 4, 2022: Shakira confirms that she has her split with her partner Gerard Piqué after more than a decade together.
June 5, 2022:
• At least 40 people are killed during a mass shooting and bomb attack at a Catholic church in Owo, Nigeria.
• Brazilian Indigenist Bruno Araújo Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips go missing in the west of the Amazonas.
June 6, 2022: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson narrowly survives a vote of "No Confidence".
June 8, 2022:
• The US House of Representatives votes to set 21 as the minimum age for purchasing semi-automatic guns.
• Several golfers are accused of helping the Saudi government to engage in "sportswashing" after agreeing to play in the Liv Golf tournament.
June 9, 2022:
• Ukraine reports that the city of Severodonetsk is largely under Russian control.
• The PGA Tour suspends golfers playing in Saudi Arabia's LIV Golf tournament.
• Gas prices in the United States hit an average of $5 per gallon.
• The European Central Bank announces that it will be raising interest rates in an effort to curb inflation.
• Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are married.
• TikTok star Cooper Noriega dies at the age of 19.
• Actress Rebel Wilson comes out as gay.
• An elephant kills a woman in India and then returns to her funeral to attack her body.
June 10, 2022: The film "Jurassic World Dominion" is released.
June 12, 2022: Actor Philip Baker Hall, who portrayed Mr Bookman in the sitcom Seinfeld, passes away at the age of 90.
June 13, 2022:
• Brexit: The UK government launches legislation to override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
• The price of Bitcoin drops by 14%, falling beneath $24,000.
• Britney Spears' ex-husband, Jason Alexander, is charged with stalking her at her wedding.
• Wrestler Jeff Hardy is arrested for driving under the influence.
• Soccer: Benfica striker Darwin Núñez joins Liverpool.
June 14, 2022:
• Stock market: The S&P 500 officially enters a bear market.
• Coinbase lays off 18% of its workforce.
• Lizzo apologizes for including an "ablest slur" in her new song "Grrrls".
June 15, 2022:
• Microsoft officially retires its Internet Explorer browser.
• US President Joe Biden announces an additional $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
• The song "B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)" is released by Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal.
June 16, 2022: The Golden State Warriors win the 2022 NBA Finals after they defeat the Boston Celtics 4-2.
June 17, 2022:
• Drake releases the album "Honestly, Nevermind".
• The British government approves the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States.
• WWE CEO Vince McMahon steps down due to a misconduct probe.
• Kate Bush's song "Running Up That Hill" reaches the top of the UK charts after featuring in Stranger Things.
• The Wendy Williams Show comes to an end after nearly 14 years.
June 18, 2022:
• Heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury is refused entry to the United States due to his links with Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan.
• The price of Bitcoin falls under $20,000.
June 19, 2022:
• An unprecedented heatwave hits Western Europe, with temperatures reaching up to 43 degrees celsius (110°F).
• Golf: Matt Fitzpatrick wins the 2022 US Open.
June 20, 2022: Beyonce releases her single "Break My Soul".
June 21, 2022:
• Britain's largest rail strike in 30 years takes place.
• Beyonce releases her single "Break My Soul".
June 22, 2022:
• Rap artist Lil Tjay is shot multiple times in New Jersey.
• Khaby Lame becomes the most-followed person on TikTok.
June 23, 2022: Ukraine and Moldova are accepted as candidates to join the European Union.
June 24, 2022:
• The US Supreme Court overturns "Roe v Wade" and ends the constitutional right to abortion.
• The horror film "The Black Phone" is released.
June 26, 2022: The Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup Finals.
June 27, 2022:
• The bodies of 46 migrants are found in the back of a trailer near San Antonio, Texas.
• A Russian missile strike kills at least people at a shopping mall in Kremenchuk, Ukraine.
June 28, 2022:
• It is alleged that former US President Donald Trump attacked a Secret Service agent after they refused to bring him to the Capitol Hill riot on January 6th, 2021.
• Ghislaine Maxwell is sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking.
June 29, 2022: R&B singer R. Kelly is sentenced to 30 years in prison for multiple sex crimes.
June 30, 2022:
• Russia withdraws troops from Snake Island following heavy bombardment.
• The PC version of the MMORPG video game "TERA" is shut down.
July 1, 2022:
• The second volume of Stranger Things, Season 4, is released on Netflix.
• The film "Minions: The Rise of Gru" is released in movie theaters.
• Viral trend: Groups of teenagers wearing suits begin to attend the new Minions movie.
• It is reported that popular Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade has died from cancer at the age of 23.
July 2, 2022: It is reported that a restraining order has been filed against Latin singer Ricky Martin.
July 3, 2022:
• Several people are killed in an avalanche in the Italian Alps.
• Three people are killed during a mass shooting at the Field's shopping mall in Copenhagen, Denmark.
This date: July 4, 2022
July 5, 2022:
• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits that he previously received reports of sexual misconduct about Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher.
• UK politics: Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor Rishi Sunak resign following Boris Johnson's admission that he knew about allegations concerning Chris Pincher.
July 6, 2022: Actor James Caan, who starred in The Godfather (1972) and Elf (2003), passes away at the age of 82.
July 7, 2022:
• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that he will be stepping down in October after more than 50 MPs resign from his government.
• Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 21 years in prison for violating the civil rights of George Floyd.
July 8, 2022:
• Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is shot dead while delivering a campaign speech in Nara.
• Elon Musk states that he is terminating his acquisition of Twitter.
• US President Joe Biden signs an executive order on access to reproductive health care services in response to the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe vs. Wade.
• It is reported that WWE CEO Vince McMahon paid $12 million in "hush money" to four women who accused him of sexual misconduct and infidelity.
• Actor Tony Sirico, who portrayed Paulie Walnuts in the crime drama "The Sopranos", passes away at the age of 79.
• The movie "Thor: Love and Thunder" is released.
July 9, 2022:
• Sri Lanka's president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, announces his resignation after thousands of protesters storm his residence and force him to flee.
• Canada experiences a massive mobile and Internet outage.
July 11, 2022: NASA releases the first image from the James Webb Space Telescope.
July 12, 2022:
• The Euro strikes parity with the US Dollar.
• Twitter sues Elon Musk in an attempt to force him to complete his $44 billion acquisition.
July 13, 2022:
• A judge denies Amber Heard's appeal for a new defamation trial.
• It is reported that inflation in the United States rose 9.1% in June.
July 14, 2022:
• Actor Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to sexual assault.
• Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana Trump, dies after after falling down the stairs.
July 15, 2022:
• The action thriller "The Gray Man" is released in movie theaters.
• The mystery drama film "Where the Crawdads Sing" is released.
July 19, 2022:
• 17 US politicians are arrested at an abortion rights protest outside of the Supreme Court.
• The United Kingdom experiences a record temperature of 40.2°C.
July 21, 2022:
• US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19.
• Luude and Mattafix release the song "Big City Life".
July 22, 2022:
• The sci-fi horror film "Nope" is released.
• Vince McMahon steps down as the CEO of the WWE.
July 25, 2022:
• Northern Ireland politician David Trimble, who was one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, passes away at the age of 77.
• Goodfellas actor Paul Sorvino passes away at the age of 83.
• The defamation trial between conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and the parents of the Sandy Hook shooting victims begins in Austin, Texas.
July 28, 2022:
• A rumor about Prince William having an affair goes viral on social media.
• The Australian soap opera "Neighbours" comes to an end after 37 years.
July 29, 2022:
• Beyonce releases her album "Renaissance".
• The animated film "DC League of Super-Pets" is released.
• Prosecutors in Spain say that they will be seeking an 8-year prison sentence for singer Shakira for alleged tax fraud.
July 30, 2022:
• Wagatha Christie: Rebekah Vardy loses her libel trial against Coleen Rooney.
• US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19 for the second time.
• Pope Francis admits that he needs to "slow down" or retire.
• A teenager is killed and four people are critically injured after they are stabbed by a man while tubing on a Wisconsin river.
• A report claims that Prince Charles accepted £1m from the family of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.
July 31, 2022: Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is killed in a drone strike.
August 1, 2022: Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti are crowned as the winners of Love Island 2022.
August 2, 2022:
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan despite warnings from China that the US will "pay the price" for the visit.
• Voters in Kansas protect abortion rights by rejecting measures that would have allowed the state legislature to tighten abortion restrictions.
August 3, 2022:
• China begins to hold military drills in six zones surrounding Taiwan.
• Warner Brothers decides to scrap the movie Batgirl.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 4, 2022, will have the star sign Cancer.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2022 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
Native American Zodiac: July 4, 2022 falls under the Woodpecker.
Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

TV shows in 2022

Television shows that people were watching in July 2022:

Stranger Things

Better Call Saul

The Walking Dead

Grey's Anatomy

Popular toys and games in 2022

Toys and games that were popular in 2022:

The PlayStation 5

The Xbox Series X

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 4.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Author Deceased
Born on July 4, 1804
He was not alive on this date.

Calvin Coolidge

US President Deceased
Born on July 4, 1872
He was not alive on this date.

Mike Sorrentino

Television personality
Born on July 4, 1982
He turned 40 on this day in 2022.

Melissa Barrera

Actress
Born on July 4, 1990
She turned 32 on this day in 2022.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on July 4:

Independence Day (USA)

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on July 4, 2022.

UK Prime Minister

Boris Johnson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Micheál Martin was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on July 4, 2022 was most likely conceived around October 11, 2021.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 4, 2022 is close to March 27, 2023.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 4, 2022:

513 days have passed since this date.
73 weeks have passed.
44,326,800 seconds have passed since July 4, 2022.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 51,714,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 22,872,628,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 7,387,800 times.
You have taken approximately 3,812,105 steps. That's roughly 1,694 miles!
Since this date, 531,922 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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