August 22nd, 1808

Born on August 22nd, 1808

Weekday

Monday

August 22nd, 1808 was a Monday.

Age

217

People born on August 22nd, 1808 will turn 218 this year (2026), in exactly 76 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 24th, 1808 - August 23rd, 1808

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 79,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 453 days, exactly on September 3rd, 2027, people who were born on August 22nd, 1808 will be 80,000 days old!

79,547 Days

11,363 Weeks

2,613 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 22nd?

August 22nd, 2006

Grigori Perelman was awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refused to accept the medal.

August 22nd, 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.

August 22nd, 1962

An assassination attempt orchestrated by the OAS takes place against Charles de Gaulle, although he is uninjured.

August 22nd, 2015

A former military aircraft crashed at an airshow at Shoreham Airport in southern England, killing eleven people.

August 22nd, 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.

August 22nd, 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.

August 22nd, 1961

Ida Siekmann jumped from a window in her tenement building trying to flee to West Berlin, becoming the first person to die at the Berlin Wall.

August 22nd, 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.

August 22nd, 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.

August 22nd, 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.

August 22nd, 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).

August 22nd, 1711

Queen Anne's War: A British attempt to attack Quebec failed when eight ships wrecked on the St. Lawrence River.

August 22nd, 1642

King Charles I raised the royal standard at Nottingham, marking the beginning of the First English Civil War.

August 22nd, 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.

August 22nd, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 22nd

Same year
Born in 1808

Andrew Johnson

President of the United States from 1865 to 1869

*December 29th, 1808, Raleigh †July 31st, 1875, Elizabethton

Napoleon III

President of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire and the last king in French history (1848–1870)

*April 20th, 1808, Paris †January 9th, 1873, Chislehurst

Michael William Balfe

Irish composer

*May 15th, 1808, Dublin †October 20th, 1870, Hertfordshire

Charles Merivale

English historian and churchman (1808-1893)

*March 8th, 1808, London †December 27th, 1893, Ely

Hugh Falconer

Scottish scientist (1808–1865)

*February 29th, 1808, Forres †January 31st, 1865, London

Alexander William Doniphan

American politician and soldier (1808-1887)

*July 9th, 1808, Mason County †August 8th, 1887, Richmond

Gérard de Nerval

French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)

*May 22nd, 1808, Paris †January 26th, 1855, Paris

Gustav Hopf

*May 29th, 1808, Ohrdruf †October 8th, 1872

Antonio Meucci

Italian inventor and telephone pioneer (1808–1889)

*April 13th, 1808, Florence †October 18th, 1889, Staten Island

Johann Gustav Droysen

German historian (1808–1884)

*July 6th, 1808, Trzebiatów †June 19th, 1884, Berlin

Henry Edward Manning

English Catholic archbishop and cardinal (1808–1892)

*July 15th, 1808, Totteridge †January 14th, 1892, London

August Reichensperger

German politician (1808-1895)

*March 22nd, 1808, Koblenz †July 16th, 1895, Cologne

Ludwig Lange

German architect (1808-1868)

*March 22nd, 1808, Darmstadt †March 31st, 1868, Munich

Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso

Italian noblewoman, patriot, editor and philanthropist

*June 28th, 1808, Milan †July 5th, 1871, Milan

Salmon P. Chase

American politician and lawyer (1808–1873)

*January 13th, 1808, Cornish †May 7th, 1873, New York City

Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch

German economist (1808-1883)

*August 29th, 1808, Delitzsch †April 29th, 1883, Potsdam

Elias Parish Alvars

English harpist and composer (1808-1849)

*February 28th, 1808, Teignmouth †January 25th, 1849, Vienna

Antonio Ros de Olano

Spanish general (1808-1886)

*December 9th, 1808, Caracas †July 24th, 1886, Madrid

Johann Grund

Austrian painter (1808–1887)

*May 19th, 1808, Vienna †August 4th, 1887, Baden-Baden

Johann Ritter von Oppolzer

Austrian doctor (1808–1871)

*August 4th, 1808, Nové Hrady †April 16th, 1871, Vienna

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 22nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 22nd.

Earliest day on which National Heroes' Day (Philippines) can fall, while August 28 is the latest; celebrated on the fourth Monday in August.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Heroes_Day_(Philippines)

Flag Day (Russia)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Russia

Madras Day (Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Day

End of Filseta feast in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filseta

International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (International)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_Commemorating_the_Victims_of_Acts_of_Violence_Based_on_Religion_or_Belief

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXII.VIII.MDCCCVIII

22.8.1808

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1808 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

Calendar
August 1808

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22. August 1813
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August 22nd, 1808

Born on August 22nd, 1808

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 79,000 days old!

79,547 Days

11,363 Weeks

2,613 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 22nd?

Grigori Perelman was awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refused to accept the medal.

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.

An assassination attempt orchestrated by the OAS takes place against Charles de Gaulle, although he is uninjured.

A former military aircraft crashed at an airshow at Shoreham Airport in southern England, killing eleven people.

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.

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.

Ida Siekmann jumped from a window in her tenement building trying to flee to West Berlin, becoming the first person to die at the Berlin Wall.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Queen Anne's War: A British attempt to attack Quebec failed when eight ships wrecked on the St. Lawrence River.

King Charles I raised the royal standard at Nottingham, marking the beginning of the First English Civil War.

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.

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.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 22nd

Same year Born in 1808

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 22nd

Fabrizio

Guinefort, the holy greyhound, feast day traditionally.

Immaculate Heart of Mary (Roman Catholic calendar of 1960)

Queenship of Mary

Symphorian and Timotheus

August 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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)

End of Filseta feast in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church

International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (International)

International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

22.8.1808

Legend

Leap year

Calendar August 1808

August 1808

Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 79,000 days old!

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 22nd

Same year
Born in 1808

Calendar
August 1808

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
31	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
32	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
33	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
34	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
35	29	30	31