What Happened on April 4, 2022

Historical Events

  • 83rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Caesars Superdome, NO, Louisiana: Uni of Kansas overcome record 16 point first half deficit to beat North Carolina Tar Heels, 72–69: Jayhawks 4th national title
  • Economist Rodrigo Chaves elected President of Costa Rica defeating current president José María Figueres [1]
  • Eon Musk buys 9.2% of Twitter stock, making him the company's largest shareholder [1]
  • Ukrainian government begins a war crimes investigation after 410 civilians found killed after the withdrawal of Russian forces from around Kyiv [1]

Famous Weddings

Travis Barker

Kourtney Kardashian and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker marry at the One Love Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas (they later call it their "practice" as they didn't have a licence)

Famous Deaths

  • Joe Messina, American soul, jazz, and R&B session guitarist (Soupy Sales; The Funk Brothers), dies at 93 [1]
  • Petar Skansi, Croatian basketball center (Olympic silver Yugoslavia 1968; Jugoplastika) and coach (Yugoslavia, Croatia, Jugoplastika, Benetton Treviso), dies at 78
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About April 4, 2022

Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 2 years, 1 month and 5 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Aries

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Heat Waves - Glass Animals
  • UK #1 Song: Starlight - Dave