About August 22

August 22, 2023 is the 234th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 131 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

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Leo is the sun 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 172 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On August 22

  • 392 –
    Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
  • 476 –
    Odoacer is named Rex italiae by his troops.
  • 1717 –
    Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
  • 1777 –
    American Revolutionary War: British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
  • 1780 –
    James Cook’s ship HMS Resolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
  • 1831 –
    Nat Turner’s slave rebellion commences just after midnight in Southampton, Virginia, leading to the deaths of more than 50 whites and several hundred African Americans who are killed in retaliation for the uprising.
  • 1849 –
    The first air raid in history. Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice.
  • 1851 –
    The first America’s Cup is won by the yacht America.
  • 1875 –
    The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
  • 1914 –
    World War I: in Belgium, British and German troops clash for the first time in the war.
  • 1941 –
    World War II: German troops reach Leningrad, leading to the siege of Leningrad.
  • 1942 –
    World War II: Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy.
  • 1944 –
    World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces
  • 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.
  • 1971 –
    J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28.
  • 1972 –
    Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies.
  • 1978 –
    The Frente Sandinista de Liberacion or FSLN occupies national palace in Nicaragua.
  • 1996 –
    Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law, representing major shift in US welfare policy
  • 2007 –
    The Texas Rangers rout the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern MLB history.

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