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On This Day · The 234th day of the year

August 22

From 1485 to 2012, August 22 gathers 527 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♌ZodiacLeo ◈BirthstonePeridot ❀Birth flowerGladiolus

Leo is the sign for August 22 — read more on the Leo page, or see August's birthstone & birth flower.

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What happened on August 22?

August 22 is the 234th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1485 and 2012. Famous people born on August 22 include Claude Debussy, Christina Obergföll and Heiðar Helguson.

Released on August 22

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Waterpark Simulator

2024

  • Game Tactical Breach Wizards

2023

  • Game Immortals of Aveum
  • Game Fort Solis

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1485

    Battle of Bosworth Field

  2. 1642

    Charles I of England

  3. 1791

    Haiti

  4. 1894

    Mahatma Gandhi

  5. 1942

    Brazil

  6. 1944

    World War II

  7. 1985

    1985 Manchester Airport disaster

  8. 1991

    Iceland

  9. 2006

    Grigori Perelman

  10. 2012

    2012–2013 Tana River District clashes

Famous birthday twins

Born on August 22

Claude Debussy

b. 1862

Christina Obergföll

b. 1981

Heiðar Helguson

b. 1977

Mats Wilander

b. 1964

Deng Xiaoping

b. 1904

Tímea Nagy

b. 1970

Alun Michael

b. 1943

Ray Bradbury

b. 1920

Deaths

  • 1918Korbinian Brodmann
  • 1850Nikolaus Lenau
  • 1828Franz Joseph Gall
  • 1797Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
  • 1664Maria Cunitz
  • 1584Jan Kochanowski

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Immaculate Heart of Mary (Roman Catholic calendar of 1960)
  • —Christian feast day: Queenship of Mary
  • —Christian feast day: August 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
  • —Earliest day on which National Heroes' Day (Philippines) can fall, while August 28 is the latest; celebrated on the fourth Monday in August.
  • —Flag Day (Russia)
  • —Madras Day (Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India)

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