What are the important events that happened on August 22? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 22: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 22 is the 235th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 131 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 9, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,738,080 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectatriacontapentagon’ day.
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Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 160 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,262 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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August 22 Historical Events
- 392 –Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
- 851 –Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland.
- 1485 –The Battle of Bosworth Field, the death of Richard III and the end of the House of Plantagenet.
- 1780 –James Cook’s ship HMS Resolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
- 1848 –The United States annexes New Mexico.
- 1910 –Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, beginning a period of Japanese rule of Korea that lasted until the end of World War II.
- 1934 –Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes.
- 1952 –The penal colony on Devil’s Island is permanently closed.
- 1962 –The NS Savannah, the world’s first nuclear-powered cargo ship, completes its maiden voyage.
- 1978 –The Frente Sandinista de Liberacion or FSLN occupies national palace in Nicaragua.
Who were born on August 22?
- 1800 –William S. Harney, U.S. general (d. 1889)
- 1862 –Claude Debussy, French composer (d. 1918)
- 1928 –Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer (d. 2007)
- 1958 –Vernon Reid, American musician (Living Colour)
- 1959 –Pia Gjellerup, Danish politician
- 1973 –Kristen Wiig, American comedian
- 1975 –Clint Bolton, Australian footballer
- 1977 –Jenna Leigh Green, American actress
- 1981 –Alex Holmes, American football player
- 1991 –Brayden Schenn, Canadian hockey player
Who died on August 22?
- 1280 –Pope Nicholas III (b. c.1216)
- 1711 –Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French marshal (b. 1644)
- 1888 –Ágoston Trefort, Hungarian politician (b. 1817)
- 1940 –Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, English physicist (b. 1851)
- 1951 –J. P. Bickell, Canadian businessman and sports team owner (b. 1884)
- 1960 –Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler (b. 1898)
- 1980 –James Smith McDonnell, American aircraft manufacturer (b. 1899)
- 2003 –Arnold Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skating trainer (b. 1914)
- 2004 –Sir Angus Bethune, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1908)
- 2011 –Jack Layton, Canadian politician (b. 1950)
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