2022

Date	Event
January 23	Roger Sims dies.
February 24	Russia invades Ukraine.
April 15–18	Reclamation (Eastercon).
May 6–8	Final Marcon held.
June 24	U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, making abortion illegal in many states.
July 6	Robert Lichtman dies.
September 1–5	Chicon 8 (Worldcon).
September 8	U.K. Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96.
October 8	Bob Madle, last of the First Fandom BNFs, dies at 102.

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Births and Deaths:

Alexei Panshin - Barbara Delaplace - Bill Johnson - Bill Mills - Bill Wright - Billy Ray Wolfenbarger - Bob Madle - Bruce Evry - Bryan Barrett - Chan Davis - Chris A. Masters - Christine McGowan Ashby - Chuck Partington - Dan Deckert - Dave Tompkins - David Farland - Dennis Palmer - Don Chappell - Dorothy J. Heydt - Doug Wilken - Eric Flint - Erik Arthur - Erik Harding - Frank Denton - Frank Dodd - Frank Olynyk - Gary Steele - Greg Bear - Greg Bilan - Harry Alm - Herbert W. Franke - J. Brian Clarke - Jack Calvert - Jane Hawkins - Jeff Smith - Jodie Offutt - Joe Martino - Jon Harvey - Justin E. A. Busch - Karl Lembke - Kim Mohan - Larry Montgomery - Linda Kent - Lynn Harris - Margaret Basta - Martin Morse Wooster - Maureen Kincaid Speller - Pat Silver - Paula Helm Murray - Peter Straub - Ray Nelson - Red Avery - Richard Bober - Richard Labonté - Rick Cook - Robert Lichtman - Roger Earnshaw - Roger Sims - Roger Tener - Ron Goulart - Ruth Odren - Samanda b Jeude - Shelby Bush - Stephen Smith - Ted Scribner - Terry Whittier - Tom Dupree - William Perlis - Willie Siros

Convention series started or ended:

Chessiecon - SpoCon

Onetime conventions:

Bids:

Chicago in 2022 - DC in 2030 - Jeddicon

Publications started or ended:

Jiant Shoulders - Lulzine - Neil’s Native Guide - Proclamation - The Baloobius

Publishers founded or closed:

Awards made, started or ended:

2022 Hugos

Stores opened or closed:

Clubs founded or disbanded:

Fanhistory:

1957: The First UK Worldcon

New fanspeak coined:

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

HAL-CON 2022 - Jeddicon

Australia:

Bill Wright - Chris A. Masters - Christine McGowan Ashby - Conflux 16 - Erik Harding - Nullus Anxietas 7a - Stephen Smith - Ted Scribner

Britain:

1957: The First UK Worldcon - ArmadaCon 2022 - Bristol-Con 2022 - Chuck Partington - Dave Tompkins - Discworld Convention 2022 - Reclamation - Erik Arthur - FantasyCon 2022 - J. Brian Clarke - Jon Harvey - Lulzine - Maureen Kincaid Speller - Novacon 51 - Oxonmoot 2022 - Pat Silver - Picocon 39 - Proclamation - Redemption 2022 - Roger Earnshaw - TitanCon 2022

Canada:

Barbara Delaplace - CAN*CON 2022 - Chan Davis - Corflu 39 - FilKONtari-NO 3 - FilKONtario 2022 - FilKONtario, The Lost Years - J. Brian Clarke - Jiant Shoulders - Keycon 39 - Richard Labonté - Smofcon 38 - The Baloobius - VCON 2022

Europe:

DFDF 2022 - Estcon 2022 - Herbert W. Franke - Luxcon - SFeraKon 2022

Ireland:

Octocon 2022

New Zealand:

Frank Dodd

US:

AggieCon 51 - Albacon 2022 - Alexei Panshin - Arcana 50 - Archon 45 - Arisia 2022 - ArmadilloCon 2022 - Astronomicon 13 - AtomaCon 2022 - Balticon 56 - Barbara Delaplace - Baycon 2022 - Bill Johnson - Bill Mills - Billy Ray Wolfenbarger - Bob Madle - Boskone 59 - Bruce Evry - Bryan Barrett - Bubonicon 53 - CONlineCAVE TOO - CONtraflow X - COSine 2022 - Capclave 2022 - Capricon 42 - Chambanacon 51 - Chan Davis - Chattacon 47 - Chessiecon - Chessiecon 2022 - Chicago in 2022 - Chicon 8 - CoKoCon 2022 - Coastcon 44 - ConGregate 8 - ConQuesT 53 - ConStellation 11 - Confluence 2022 - Consonance 2022 - Costume-Con 40 - DC in 2030 - Dan Deckert - David Farland - DeepSouthCon 60 - Demicon 2022 - Dennis Palmer - Don Chappell - Dorothy J. Heydt - Doug Wilken - Eric Flint - FantaSci 2022 - FenCon XVIII - Finncon 2022 - Fourth Street Fantasy 2022 - Frank Denton - Frank Olynyk - GAFilk 2022 - Gary Steele - Greg Bear - Greg Bilan - HELIOsphere 2022 - Harry Alm - ICON 47 - InConJunction 41 - Jack Calvert - Jane Hawkins - Jeff Smith - Jiant Shoulders - Jodie Offutt - Joe Martino - Justin E. A. Busch - Karl Lembke - Kim Mohan - Larry Montgomery - LibertyCon 34 - LibertyCon 35 - Life, the Universe, & Everything 40 - Linda Kent - Loscon 48 - Lynn Harris - Marcon 57 - Margaret Basta - MarsCon 2022 - Martin Morse Wooster - MidSouthCon 38 - Midwestcon 71 - MileHiCon 54 - Minicon 55 - MisCon 36 - Mythcon 52 - NecronomiCon Providence 2022 - Necronomicon 2022 - Neil’s Native Guide - Norwescon 44 - OVFF 38 - Or-E-Con 2 - Paula Helm Murray - Peter Straub - Philcon 2022 - PulpFest 50 - RadCon 8B - RavenCon 15 - Ray Nelson - Red Avery - Richard Bober - Rick Cook - Rising ConFusion - Robert Lichtman - Roger Sims - Roger Tener - Ron Goulart - Ruth Odren - Samanda b Jeude - Shelby Bush - SoonerCon 30 - SpoCon - SpoCon 2022 - Swancon Not-a-Con - Terry Whittier - Tom Dupree - Trifilkta - TusCon 49 - Waypoint Norwescon - Westercon 74 - William Perlis - Willie Siros - Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention 21 - Windycon 48 - WisCon 45 - World Fantasy Convention 2022

Rest of the World: