Born in 2022
Turns 4 in 2026
Gifts for someone born in 2022
2022 Front PageTheir name. The news from their year.Unframed from £21.50Add their name
Their birth chartThe sky as astrology reads it, cast for one birth.Unframed from £21.50
The Years We Were BornThe whole family, together in years.Unframed from £21.50
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A little history to go with their gift.
NASA released the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-colour images in July. England’s Lionesses beat Germany after extra time to win the Women’s Euro, and Argentina defeated France on penalties after a 3–3 World Cup final.
What happened in 2022?
James Webb shows the universe in new detail
NASA released the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-colour images on 12 July 2022, showing distant galaxies and stellar nurseries.
England claim a first major women’s title
England beat Germany 2–1 after extra time in the Women’s Euro final on July 31, 2022.
Argentina win a World Cup classic
Argentina defeated France on penalties after a 3–3 final in Lusail on December 18, 2022.
Firsts and new ideas
NIF experiment reaches a fusion ignition milestone
In December 2022, the National Ignition Facility reported a controlled-fusion experiment that achieved ignition.
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome their first child
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s first child was born in May 2022.
Number ones and music in 2022
Chart positions belong to the country and chart named in each record.
Kalush Orchestra wins Eurovision for Ukraine
Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra won Eurovision in May 2022 with its folk-hip-hop song Stefania.
Jon Batiste wins Album of the Year
At the 64th Grammy Awards on April 3, 2022, Jon Batiste won Album of the Year for We Are. The Recording Academy says the awards honored recordings released between September 2020 and September 2021.
Prices and everyday money in 2022
United Kingdom figures in the money of the time. Units and sources matter: these are not today's prices.
| Item or measure | Then | Unit and source |
|---|---|---|
| UK National Living Wage, workers aged 23 and over | £9.50 per hour | GBP per hour UK Government, GOV.UK |
| butter (December observation) | £2.30 | 250g block Office for National Statistics |
| eggs (January observation) | £2.22 | per dozen large free-range eggs Office for National Statistics |
| First-class letter (April observation) | 95p | UK domestic stamped standard letter, up to 100g; max 240 x 165 x 5 mm UK Parliament Commons Library, Postal Services briefing (citing Royal Mail and Ofcom) |
Planning the birthday
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