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Tuesday August 22, 2023

August 22: Day of the Week

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

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

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.

August 22 Historical Event(s)

  • 851
    Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland.
  • 1654
    Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America.
  • 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.
  • 1914
    World War I: in Belgium, British and German troops clash for the first time in the war.
  • 1932
    The BBC first experiments with television broadcasting. (See also Timeline of the BBC.)
  • 1934
    Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes.
  • 1962
    An attempt to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle fails.
  • 1971
    J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28.
  • 1992
    FBI HRT sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho.

Who were born on August 22?

  • 1880
    Gorch Fock, German author and poet (d. 1916)
  • 1921
    Dinos Dimopoulos, Greek film director and screenwriter (d. 2003)
  • 1947
    Cindy Williams, American actress
  • 1958
    Colm Feore, American actor
  • 1964
    Mats Wilander, Swedish tennis player
  • 1968
    Paul Colman, Australian guitarist (Newsboys)
  • 1972
    Max Wilson, Brazilian racing driver
  • 1972
    Steve Kline, American baseball player
  • 1977
    Jenna Leigh Green, American actress
  • 1985
    Joshua Samuel Fatu, American wrestler

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