What Happened on March 31, 2022

Historical Events

  • First truly complete sequence of a human genome published by Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium, after breakthroughs in new technology (previously just over 90% coded) [1]
  • US announces it will release 1 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for six months to drive down prices [1]

Famous Deaths

  • Fred Johnson, American doo-wop bass vocalist (The Marcels - "Blue Moon"), dies at 80
  • Georgi Atanasov, Bulgarian communist politician, (Prime Minister 1986-90), dies at 88
Died in 2022 2022 Highlights

About March 31, 2022

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 2 years, 1 month and 10 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