Tukuk-OS📅 August 22
17 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on August 22? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2015 — A former military aircraft crashed at an airshow at Shoreham Airport in southern England, killing eleven people.
- 2012 — A series of ethnic clashes between the Orma and the Pokomo in Kenya's Tana River District resulted in at least 52 deaths.
2012–2013 Tana River District clashesOrma (clan)Pokomo people
- 2006 — Grigori Perelman was awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refused to accept the medal.
- 2003 — Roy Moore, Alabama's chief justice, was suspended after refusing to comply with a U.S. federal court order to remove a rock inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Supreme Court of Alabama building.
- 1985 — A fire broke out on British Airtours Flight 28M at Manchester Airport, causing 55 deaths mostly due to smoke inhalation, and leading to changes to make aircraft evacuation more effective.
1985 Manchester Airport disasterManchester AirportSmoke inhalation
- 1984 — The constitution of Singapore was amended to apportion seats to defeated opposition candidates in Parliament, which had hitherto entirely comprised members of the People's Action Party.
Constitution of SingaporeNon-constituency Member of ParliamentParliament of Singapore
- 1962 — An assassination attempt orchestrated by the OAS takes place against Charles de Gaulle, although he is uninjured.
Petit-Clamart attackOrganisation armée secrèteCharles de Gaulle
- 1943 — Ian Stephens, editor of The Statesman, defied British censorship to publish pictures of death and misery (example pictured) on Calcutta's streets, informing the world of the Bengal famine of 1943.
- 1914 — First World War: German forces captured Rossignol in Belgium, taking more than 3,800 French prisoners.
- 1914 — First World War: A squadron of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards attacked a German scout party, the first engagement of British forces on the Western Front.
World War I4th Royal Irish Dragoon GuardsFirst shot memorial
- 1864 — Under the leadership of Henry Dunant and the International Committee of the Red Cross, twelve European states signed the First Geneva Convention, establishing rules for the protection of victims of armed conflict.
Henry DunantInternational Committee of the Red CrossFirst Geneva Convention
- 1851 — The yacht America won the race for the Cup of One Hundred Sovereigns (trophy pictured), later renamed the America's Cup, near the Isle of Wight, England.
- 1777 — American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold used a ruse to convince the British that a much larger force was arriving, causing them to abandon the siege of Fort Stanwix (reconstructed fort pictured).
American Revolutionary WarBenedict ArnoldSiege of Fort Stanwix
- 1711 — Queen Anne's War: A British attempt to attack Quebec failed when eight ships wrecked on the St. Lawrence River.
- 1642 — King Charles I raised the royal standard at Nottingham, marking the beginning of the First English Civil War.
- 1639 — The Vijayanagara Empire leased a small strip of land in present-day Chennai, the capital of the present-day Indian state of Tamil Nadu, to the East India Company.
- 1485 — At the Battle of Bosworth Field, Lancastrian forces under Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, defeated Yorkist forces under Richard III of England, decisively ending the Wars of the Roses.
Battle of Bosworth FieldHouse of LancasterHenry VII of England
Births
- 2005 — Stiliana Nikolova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
- 2003 — Cooper Connolly, Australian cricketer
- 2001 — LaMelo Ball, American basketball player
- 1997 — Maxx Crosby, American football player
- 1997 — Fanum, American streamer
- 1997 — Lautaro Martínez, Argentine footballer
- 1996 — Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer
- 1996 — Jeon So-min, South Korean singer-songwriter
- 1995 — Dua Lipa, English singer-songwriter
- 1994 — Israel Broussard, American actor
- 1994 — Olli Määttä, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1993 — Laura Dahlmeier, German biathlete (died 2025)
Deaths
- 2026 — Shelley Fabares, American actress and singer (born 1944)
- 2026 — Siim Kallas, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (born 1948)
- 2024 — Arthur J. Gregg, American military officer (born 1928)
- 2023 — Toto Cutugno, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1943)
- 2023 — Alexandra Paul, Canadian ice dancer (born 1991)
- 2021 — Rod Gilbert, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1941)
- 2018 — Ed King, American musician (born 1949)
- 2018 — Krishna Reddy, Indian printmaker, sculptor and teacher (born 1925)
- 2017 — Michael J. C. Gordon, British Computer scientist (born 1948)
- 2016 — S. R. Nathan, 6th President of Singapore (born 1924)
- 2016 — Toots Thielemans, Belgian and American jazz musician (born 1922)
- 2015 — Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer and journalist (born 1922)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Immaculate Heart of Mary (Roman Catholic calendar of 1960)
- Christian feast day: John Kemble
- Christian feast day: Queenship of Mary
- Christian feast day: Blessed Symeon Lukach
- Christian feast day: August 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
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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