July 8th, 2022

What happened?

What happened on July 8th, 2022?

• 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.
• Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is shot dead while delivering a campaign speech in Nara.

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on July 8th, 2022.

• United States: Jimmy Cooks - Drake
• United Kingdom: Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 8th, 2022.

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  Record of the Year.

  The song "About Damn Time" by Lizzo won a Grammy for 2022's Record of the Year.

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  Everything Everywhere All at Once.

  The film "Everything Everywhere All at Once" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2022.

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  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.

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  Volodymyr Zelensky.

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was named Time Person of the Year in 2022.

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  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.

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  Best NBA players.

  The best NBA players in 2022 were Nikola Jokić, Joel Embiid, Stephen Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, and Luka Dončić.

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  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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 10 months and 28 days have passed since July 8th, 2022.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 27 of 2022.
• Leap Year: 2022 was not a leap year.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1657234800.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to July 8th, 2022.

• June 8th, 2022: The US House of Representatives votes to set 21 as the minimum age for purchasing semi-automatic guns.
• June 8th, 2022: Several golfers are accused of helping the Saudi government to engage in "sportswashing" after agreeing to play in the Liv Golf tournament.
• June 9th, 2022: Ukraine reports that the city of Severodonetsk is largely under Russian control.
• June 9th, 2022: The PGA Tour suspends golfers playing in Saudi Arabia's LIV Golf tournament.
• June 9th, 2022: Gas prices in the United States hit an average of $5 per gallon.
• June 9th, 2022: The European Central Bank announces that it will be raising interest rates in an effort to curb inflation.
• June 9th, 2022: Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are married.
• June 9th, 2022: TikTok star Cooper Noriega dies at the age of 19.
• June 9th, 2022: Actress Rebel Wilson comes out as gay.
• June 9th, 2022: An elephant kills a woman in India and then returns to her funeral to attack her body.
• June 10th, 2022: The film "Jurassic World Dominion" is released.
• June 12th, 2022: Actor Philip Baker Hall, who portrayed Mr Bookman in the sitcom Seinfeld, passes away at the age of 90.
• June 13th, 2022: Brexit: The UK government launches legislation to override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
• June 13th, 2022: The price of Bitcoin drops by 14%, falling beneath $24,000.
• June 13th, 2022: Britney Spears' ex-husband, Jason Alexander, is charged with stalking her at her wedding.
• June 13th, 2022: Wrestler Jeff Hardy is arrested for driving under the influence.
• June 14th, 2022: Stock market: The S&P 500 officially enters a bear market.
• June 14th, 2022: Coinbase lays off 18% of its workforce.
• June 14th, 2022: Lizzo apologizes for including an "ablest slur" in her new song "Grrrls".
• June 15th, 2022: Microsoft officially retires its Internet Explorer browser.
• June 15th, 2022: US President Joe Biden announces an additional $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
• June 15th, 2022: The song "B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)" is released by Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal.
• June 16th, 2022: The Golden State Warriors win the 2022 NBA Finals after they defeat the Boston Celtics 4-2.
• June 17th, 2022: Drake releases the album "Honestly, Nevermind".
• June 17th, 2022: The British government approves the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States.
• June 17th, 2022: WWE CEO Vince McMahon steps down due to a misconduct probe.
• June 17th, 2022: Kate Bush's song "Running Up That Hill" reaches the top of the UK charts after featuring in Stranger Things.
• June 17th, 2022: The Wendy Williams Show comes to an end after nearly 14 years.
• June 18th, 2022: Heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury is refused entry to the United States due to his links with Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan.
• June 18th, 2022: The price of Bitcoin falls under $20,000.
• June 19th, 2022: An unprecedented heatwave hits Western Europe, with temperatures reaching up to 43 degrees celsius (110°F).
• June 20th, 2022: Beyonce releases her single "Break My Soul".
• June 21st, 2022: Britain's largest rail strike in 30 years takes place.
• June 21st, 2022: Beyonce releases her single "Break My Soul".
• June 22nd, 2022: Rap artist Lil Tjay is shot multiple times in New Jersey.
• June 22nd, 2022: Khaby Lame becomes the most-followed person on TikTok.
• June 23rd, 2022: Ukraine and Moldova are accepted as candidates to join the European Union.
• June 24th, 2022: The US Supreme Court overturns "Roe v Wade" and ends the constitutional right to abortion.
• June 24th, 2022: The horror film "The Black Phone" is released.
• June 26th, 2022: The Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup Finals.
• June 27th, 2022: The bodies of 46 migrants are found in the back of a trailer near San Antonio, Texas.
• June 27th, 2022: A Russian missile strike kills at least people at a shopping mall in Kremenchuk, Ukraine.
• June 28th, 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.
• June 28th, 2022: Ghislaine Maxwell is sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking.
• June 29th, 2022: R&B singer R. Kelly is sentenced to 30 years in prison for multiple sex crimes.
• June 30th, 2022: Russia withdraws troops from Snake Island following heavy bombardment.
• July 1st, 2022: The second volume of Stranger Things, Season 4, is released on Netflix.
• July 1st, 2022: The film "Minions: The Rise of Gru" is released in movie theaters.
• July 1st, 2022: Viral trend: Groups of teenagers wearing suits begin to attend the new Minions movie.
• July 1st, 2022: It is reported that popular Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade has died from cancer at the age of 23.
• July 2nd, 2022: It is reported that a restraining order has been filed against Latin singer Ricky Martin.
• July 3rd, 2022: Several people are killed in an avalanche in the Italian Alps.
• July 3rd, 2022: Three people are killed during a mass shooting at the Field's shopping mall in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• July 4th, 2022: 7 people are killed after a gunman opens fire at a "July 4th" parade in Highland Park, Illinois.
• July 5th, 2022: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits that he previously received reports of sexual misconduct about Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher.
• July 5th, 2022: 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 6th, 2022: Actor James Caan, who starred in The Godfather (1972) and Elf (2003), passes away at the age of 82.
• July 7th, 2022: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that he will be stepping down in October after more than 50 MPs resign from his government.
• July 7th, 2022: Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 21 years in prison for violating the civil rights of George Floyd.
• This date: July 8th, 2022
• July 9th, 2022: Sri Lanka's president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, announces his resignation after thousands of protesters storm his residence and force him to flee.
• July 9th, 2022: Canada experiences a massive mobile and Internet outage.
• July 11th, 2022: NASA releases the first image from the James Webb Space Telescope.
• July 12th, 2022: The Euro strikes parity with the US Dollar.
• July 12th, 2022: Twitter sues Elon Musk in an attempt to force him to complete his $44 billion acquisition.
• July 13th, 2022: A judge denies Amber Heard's appeal for a new defamation trial.
• July 13th, 2022: It is reported that inflation in the United States rose 9.1% in June.
• July 14th, 2022: Actor Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to sexual assault.
• July 14th, 2022: Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana Trump, dies after after falling down the stairs.
• July 15th, 2022: The action thriller "The Gray Man" is released in movie theaters.
• July 15th, 2022: The mystery drama film "Where the Crawdads Sing" is released.
• July 19th, 2022: 17 US politicians are arrested at an abortion rights protest outside of the Supreme Court.
• July 19th, 2022: The United Kingdom experiences a record temperature of 40.2°C.
• July 21st, 2022: US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19.
• July 21st, 2022: Luude and Mattafix release the song "Big City Life".
• July 22nd, 2022: The sci-fi horror film "Nope" is released.
• July 22nd, 2022: Vince McMahon steps down as the CEO of the WWE.
• July 25th, 2022: Northern Ireland politician David Trimble, who was one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, passes away at the age of 77.
• July 25th, 2022: Goodfellas actor Paul Sorvino passes away at the age of 83.
• July 25th, 2022: The defamation trial between conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and the parents of the Sandy Hook shooting victims begins in Austin, Texas.
• July 28th, 2022: A rumor about Prince William having an affair goes viral on social media.
• July 28th, 2022: The Australian soap opera "Neighbours" comes to an end after 37 years.
• July 29th, 2022: Beyonce releases her album "Renaissance".
• July 29th, 2022: The animated film "DC League of Super-Pets" is released.
• July 29th, 2022: Prosecutors in Spain say that they will be seeking an 8-year prison sentence for singer Shakira for alleged tax fraud.
• July 30th, 2022: Wagatha Christie: Rebekah Vardy loses her libel trial against Coleen Rooney.
• July 30th, 2022: US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19 for the second time.
• July 30th, 2022: Pope Francis admits that he needs to "slow down" or retire.
• July 30th, 2022: A teenager is killed and four people are critically injured after they are stabbed by a man while tubing on a Wisconsin river.
• July 30th, 2022: A report claims that Prince Charles accepted £1m from the family of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.
• July 31st, 2022: Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is killed in a drone strike.
• August 1st, 2022: Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti are crowned as the winners of Love Island 2022.
• August 2nd, 2022: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan despite warnings from China that the US will "pay the price" for the visit.
• August 2nd, 2022: Voters in Kansas protect abortion rights by rejecting measures that would have allowed the state legislature to tighten abortion restrictions.
• August 3rd, 2022: China begins to hold military drills in six zones surrounding Taiwan.
• August 3rd, 2022: Warner Brothers decides to scrap the movie Batgirl.
• August 4th, 2022: WNBA star Brittney Griner is found guilty of drugs charges in Russia and sentenced to nine years in prison.
• August 5th, 2022: The action-comedy film "Bullet Train", starring Brad Pitt, is released in movie theaters.
• August 5th, 2022: The sci-fi film "Prey" is released.
• August 5th, 2022: It is announced that Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have ended their relationship after nine months.
• August 5th, 2022: Indiana passes a bill to restrict abortion access.
• August 5th, 2022: A court orders Alex Jones to pay $49 million in damages over Sandy Hook hoax claims.
• August 5th, 2022: Actress Anne Heche crashes into a house and suffers severe burns.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 8th, 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 3.
• Native American Zodiac: July 8th, 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.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on July 8th, 2022 was most likely conceived around October 15th, 2021.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 8th, 2022 is close to March 31st, 2023.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about July 8th, 2022.

• A total of 332 days have passed since this date.
• 47 weeks have passed.
• 28,684,800 seconds have passed since the July 8th, 2022.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 33,465,600 times.
• Since July 8th, 2022, the Earth has travelled approximately 14,801,356,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 4,780,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 2,466,893 steps. That's about 1,096 miles!
• Since this date, 344,218 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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