December 20, 2022

December 20, 2022, was a Tuesday. It was 2 years, 4 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 20, 2022:

United States: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey
United Kingdom: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey

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

Top movie

The top movie on this day was "Avatar: The Way of Water".

Facts

This date was 868 days ago. Approximately 29 months have passed. It was the 354th day of 2022, in week 51. The decade was the 2020s. The start of 2023 was just 11 days away. A child born on this day is 2 years old and belongs to the Gen Alpha generation. 10 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to December 20, 2022

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

It is Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. Christmas Day of 2022 is fast approaching and the excitement is building. Department stores are packed with Christmas shoppers, and people are meeting up with friends that they haven't seen in a while.

The song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey is at the top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom. Joe Biden is the President of the United States, and the movie Avatar: The Way of Water is at the top of the box office. Rishi Sunak is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Maxi Jazz, Pele, Keenan Cahill, and Pope Benedict XVI would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Goldbergs", "Euphoria", "The Witcher", and "Only Murders in the Building". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pokémon Legends: Arceus", "Sifu", "Total War: Warhammer III", and "Marvel's Midnight Suns".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Peppa Pig", "Bunk'd", "Big City Greens", and "Danger Force". Popular toys at the moment include the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 20, 2022, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2022 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 11.
Native American Zodiac: December 20, 2022 falls under the Owl.
Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 20, 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 December 20, 2022.

November 20, 2022:
• The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar.
• The series finale of The Walking Dead is aired on television.
November 21, 2022: Kanye West's Twitter account is reinstated by Elon Musk.
November 22, 2022:
• Manchester United announce that Cristiano Ronaldo has left the club with immediate effect.
• Saudia Arabia pulls off a shock 2-1 victory over Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
• Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro blames a software bug for his election loss.
• Six people are killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in Chesapeake, Virginia.
November 23, 2022: The first season of the comedy horror series "Wednesday" is aired on Netflix.
November 24, 2022:
• Elon Musk announces that he is granting "amnesty" to suspended Twitter accounts.
• 10 people are killed after a fire breaks out in a residential high-rise in the Chinese city of Ürümqi.
November 25, 2022:
• Singer Irene Cara passes away at the age of 63.
• Anti-lockdown protests break out in multiple cities across mainland China.
• A video of Wednesday Addams dancing goes viral on TikTok.
November 27, 2022: Former footballer Jill Scott wins the UK version of "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!".
November 28, 2022:
• Elon Musk claims that Apple is threatening to remove Twitter from its app store.
• Actor Clarence Gilyard passes away at the age of 66.
November 29, 2022: The US Senate passes a bill that protects federal recognition of gay marriage.
November 30, 2022:
• Fleetwood Mac singer Christine McVie passes away at the age of 79.
• ChatGPT is released.
• Coi Leray releases the song "Players".
• Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin dies at the age of 96.
December 1, 2022:
• Elon Musk suspends Kanye West from Twitter for inciting violence.
• Kanye West praises Hitler during an interview with Alex Jones.
December 5, 2022: Actress Kirstie Alley dies from cancer at the age of 71.
December 6, 2022:
• The Democrats gain an outright US Senate majority after Raphael Warnock wins the Georgia election runoff against Herschel Walker.
• Former President Trump's company is found guilty of criminal tax fraud.
• Honduras launches a huge crackdown on gangs.
December 7, 2022:
• China announces a nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests against its hardline strategy.
• The President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, is ousted and arrested after he attempts to stage a coup.
• The German authorities arrest 25 members of a suspected coup d'état.
December 8, 2022:
• US basketball player Brittney Griner is released from a Russian prison in a prisoner swap.
• The documentary series "Harry & Meghan" is released on Netflix.
• Singer Celine Dion reveals that she is suffering from a rare and incurable neurological disorder called Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS).
December 9, 2022:
• US journalist Grant Wahl dies while covering the World Cup in Qatar.
• The Whale is released in movie theaters.
December 10, 2022: Ten people are killed in a suspected gas explosion at a block of flats in St Helier, Jersey.
December 11, 2022: Four boys die after falling into a frozen lake in Solihull, England.
December 12, 2022: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is arrested in the Bahamas.
December 13, 2022: Hip hop dancer and TV personality Stephen "tWitch" Boss commits suicide at the age of 40.
December 16, 2022:
• James Cameron's film "Avatar: The Way of Water" is released.
• Twitter suspends several high-profile journalists who were covering the company's banning of private jet trackers.
• Jeremy Clarkson's controversial column about Meghan Markle is published in The Sun newspaper.
December 18, 2022:
• Argentina win the 2022 FIFA World Cup after defeating France on penalties.
• Twitter announces that it will be banning users from posting links to other social media platforms.
• Elon Musk holds a Twitter poll asking users if he should step down.
December 19, 2022:
• The House January 6 panel recommends criminal charges against Donald Trump.
• Elon Musk indicates that policy-related polls will only be open for Twitter Blue subscribers.
• Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein is found guilty of rape in his second sex crime trial.
• The New York Times reports that American politician George Santos lied about many aspects of his life and career.
This date: December 20, 2022
December 21, 2022: An extratropical bomb cyclone named "Winter Storm Elliott" begins to form over the Northern Plains in North America.
December 23, 2022:
• Faithless singer Maxi Jazz passes away at the age of 65.
• The film "Women Talking" is released.
December 27, 2022: The death toll from "Winter Storm Elliott" in North America rises to 50.
December 29, 2022:
• Brazilian soccer legend Pele dies at the age of 82.
• Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood dies at the age of 81.
• Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are arrested in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group.
• YouTuber Keenan Cahill dies at the age of 27 following open heart surgery.
December 30, 2022:
• TV personality Barbara Walters passes away at the age of 93.
• Bryan Kohberger is arrested in connection with the murders of four college students in Moscow, Idaho.
• It is announced that Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed to join Saudi club Al Nassr.
December 31, 2022:
• Former Pope Benedict XVI (Ratzinger) dies at the age of 95.
• Singer Anita Pointer passes away at the age of 74.
January 1, 2023:
• Croatia officially adopts the Euro currency.
• Actor Jeremy Renner is critically injured in a snow plowing accident.
January 2, 2023: Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffers a cardiac arrest during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
January 3, 2023: The Republican Party fails to elect a new House speaker.
January 4, 2023:
• West Ham co-chairman David Gold passes away at the age of 86.
• Amazon announces plans to cut more than 18,000 jobs globally.
• Quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger is extradited back to Idaho.
January 5, 2023:
• The US House of Representatives fails to elect a speaker after 11 rounds of voting.
• El Chapo's son, Ovidio Guzmán López, is arrested in Mexico.
• Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp comes out as gay in a TikTok video.
January 6, 2023:
• Former soccer player Gianluca Vialli passes away at the age of 58.
• Republican Kevin McCarthy is elected US House speaker after an historic 15 rounds of voting.
• Vince McMahon returns to the board of the WWE five months after retiring.
January 7, 2023: Protests begin in Israel against the proposed judicial reforms of re-elected prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
January 8, 2023: Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro storm Brazil's Congress, the Supreme Court, and the presidential palace.
January 9, 2023: Soccer: Gareth Bale announces his retirement.
January 10, 2023:
• Stephanie McMahon resigns as the co-CEO of WWE.
• Multiple media outlets report rumors that the WWE has been sold to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
• Netflix releases the documentary "The Hatched Wielding Hitchhiker".
• Prince Harry releases his memoir "Spare".
• Tyre Nichols is beaten to death by five police officers in Memphis, Tennessee.
• The last king of Greece, Constantine II of Greece, dies at the age of 82.
• SZA releases the song "Kill Bill".
January 11, 2023:
• All US flights are grounded due to a computer system glitch.
• Soccer: João Félix joins Chelsea on loan.
January 12, 2023:
• Lisa Marie Presley dies at the age of 54.
• Dancer Michael Flatley is diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of cancer.
• NBC News reports that Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland is facing domestic abuse charges.
• Miley Cyrus releases the song "Flowers".
• Soccer: João Félix is sent off during his debut with Chelsea.
January 13, 2023:
• The film Plane is released.
• British actor Julian Sands goes missing while hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles.
January 14, 2023:
• The Romanian police seize several luxury cars from social media influencer Andrew Tate.
• At least 44 people are killed after a Russian missile hits an apartment building in Dnipro, Ukraine.
January 15, 2023:
• 72 people are killed after Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashes in Pokhara, Nepal.
• The first episode of "The Last of Us" is aired on television.
January 16, 2023: Mafia godfather Matteo Messina Denaro is arrested in Palermo, Sicily.
January 17, 2023: Greta Thunberg is arrested by the police during a coal mine protest in Luetzerath, Germany.
January 18, 2023:
• Singer and guitarist David Crosby dies at the age of 81.
• Microsoft announces plans to cut 10,000 jobs.
• Ukrainian Internal Affairs minister Denys Monastyrsky and nine other people are killed in a helicopter crash in Brovary, Ukraine.
January 19, 2023:
• Jacinda Ardern announces that she will be resigning as the Prime Minister of New Zealand.
• Actor Alec Baldwin is charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter relating to the Rust shooting incident.
• Protests begin in France over government proposals to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years old.

TV series on December 20, 2022

People in December 2022 were watching the following TV series:

Wednesday (Season 1)

House of the Dragon

The Bear

The Kardashians

Severance

The Wheel of Time

Only Murders in the Building

The White Lotus

Cobra Kai

Bridgerton

Emily in Paris

Ted Lasso

Kids TV shows on December 20, 2022

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 2022:

Transformers: EarthSpark

Monster High

The Tiny Chef Show

Chibiverse

Face's Music Party

The Villains of Valley View

The Ghost and Molly McGee

Baby Shark's Big Show!

Danger Force

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan

The Owl House

Popular toys and games in 2022

Toys and games that were popular in 2022:

The PlayStation 5

The Xbox Series X

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in December 2022.

Marvel's Midnight Suns

God of War Ragnarök

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

A Plague Tale: Requiem

FIFA 23

The Last of Us Part I (Remake)

Stray

Neon White

The Quarry

Tunic

Gran Turismo 7

Elden Ring

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 20.

John Spencer

Actor Deceased
Born on December 20, 1946
He was not alive on this date.

Paul Ritter

English actor Deceased
Born on December 20, 1966
He was not alive on this date.

Ashley Cole

Soccer player
Born on December 20, 1980
He turned 42 on this day in 2022.

Jonah Hill

Actor
Born on December 20, 1983
He turned 39 on this day in 2022.

Lucy Pinder

Model
Born on December 20, 1983
She turned 39 on this day in 2022.

Gia Allemand

Model and Reality TV star Deceased
Born on December 20, 1983
She was not alive on this date.

JoJo

Singer
Born on December 20, 1990
She turned 32 on this day in 2022.

Jorginho

Soccer player
Born on December 20, 1991
He turned 31 on this day in 2022.

Dylan Wang

Chinese actor
Born on December 20, 1998
He turned 24 on this day in 2022.

Kylian Mbappé

Soccer player
Born on December 20, 1998
He turned 24 on this day in 2022.

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on December 20, 2022.

UK Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on December 20, 2022 was most likely conceived around March 29, 2022.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 20, 2022 is close to September 12, 2023.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 20, 2022:

868 days have passed since this date.
124 weeks have passed.
74,991,600 seconds have passed since December 20, 2022.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 87,490,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 38,695,665,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 12,498,600 times.
You have taken approximately 6,449,278 steps. That's roughly 2,866 miles.
899,899 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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