August 22 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | August 22 Calendar
August 22th Daily Holidays include:
- Be an Angel Day
- Eat a Peach Day
- National Bad Day
- National Bao Day
- National Pecan Torte Day
- National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day
- National Tooth Fairy Day – (Also on February 28)
- Never Been Better Day
- Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day
- World Plant Milk Day
August 22: Famous Birthdays
- August 22, 1914 – Connie B. Gay, American businessman who co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and was the founding President of the Country Music Association (d. 1989)
- August 22, 1934 – Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., US Army 4-star general (d. 2012)
- August 22, 1939 – Valerie Harper, American actress and singer (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
- August 22, 1940 – Bill McCartney, American football player and coach and founder of the Promise Keepers men’s ministry.
- August 22, 1947 – Cindy Williams, American actress and singer (Laverne & Shirley)
- August 22, 1963 – Tori Amos, American singer, songwriter and pianist
- August 22, 1973 – Kristen Wiig, American comedian, actress, producer, and screenwriter (Saturday Night Live, Bridesmaids)
August 22: Historical Events
- August 22, 565 – St. Columba reports seeing a monster in Loch Ness, Scotland
- August 22, 1642 – The English Civil War begins after Charles I calls the English Parliament traitors.
- August 22, 1654 – Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam (current day Manhattan) as the first Jewish immigrant to America
- August 22, 1848 – The United States annexes New Mexico
- August 22, 1849 – Austria launches pilotless balloons against the Italian City of Venice (1st air raid in history)
- August 22, 1864 – The first Geneva Convention is signed by twelve nations
- August 22, 1902 – US President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to ride in an automobile
- August 22, 1942 – During World War II, Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy.
- August 22, 1944 – During World War II, Romania is captured by the Soviet Union
- August 22, 1966 – Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law
- August 22, 2007 – The Storm botnet, created by the Storm Worm, sends out a record 57 million e-mails in one day
August 22: Music Events
- August 22, 1964 – Where Did Our Love Go by the Supreme’s hits #1
- August 22, 1964 – Alvin and the Chipmunk’s cover album of Beatles songs sells 25,000 copies a day!
- August 22, 1966 – The album Revolver by the Beatles is certified gold.
- August 22, 1969 – The Beatles record a video for Long & Winding Road
- August 22, 1970 – Make It With You by Bread hits #1
- August 22, 1987 – Who’s That Girl by Madonna hits #1
- August 22, 2004 – These Words by Natasha Bedingfield hits #1 in the UK
August 22: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for August 22 is Leo.
August Birthstone:
What is the August Birthstone? Peridot
Peridot. The modern August birthstone, peridot has been prized as a jewelry stone since ancient times. Always green in color but with considerable variations, a peridot’s particular shade depends on its source.
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