What Happened on February 1, 2022

Historical Events

60 people killed in attack by militants on Plaine Savo camp for displaced persons in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [1]

Tom Brady's Premature Retirement

At age 44, Tom Brady, regarded as the greatest NFL quarterback of all time, announces his retirement after a 22 year career and a record 7 Super Bowl titles with the NE Patriots and TB Buccaneers. Lasts 40 days.

Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, 'Nobel Prize for Engineering' awarded to Masato Sagawa for inventing the neodymium-iron-boron (Nd-Fe-B) magnet [1]

Events in 2022

Famous Deaths

Easton McMorris, West Indian cricket batsman (13 Tests, 1 x 100; Jamaica), dies at 86
Glenn Wheatley, Australian rock bassist (The Masters Apprentices), and talent manager (Little River Band; John Farnham), dies of COVID-19 complications at 74
Maurizio Zamparini, Italian football executive (owner/director Palermo FC 2002–18), dies from complications of peritonitis at 80
Richard L. Tierney, American sci-fi author (Winds of Zarr, Red Sonja), dies at 85
Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese author and politician (Governor of Tokyo), dies at 89

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