Turkey and Syria were struck by a catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed 59,259 people.
The US Military shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon.
Legendary rock singer Ozzy Osbourne announced his retirement from touring.
The Doomsday Clock was set at 90 seconds to midnight after new escalations in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the Moon, married Anca Faur on his 93rd birthday.
Jacinda Arden resigned as the Prime Minister of New Zealand.
The UK's Prince Harry published Spare, his tell-all memoir on his upbringing with the Royal Family.
