August 22nd, 1996

Born on August 22nd, 1996

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 119 days, exactly on October 4th, 2026, people who were born on August 22nd, 1996 will be 11,000 days old!

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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

Born on August 22nd, 1996

29

Jessica-Jane Applegate

British Paralympic swimmer

*August 22nd, 1996, Great Yarmouth

29

Nehal Chudasama

Miss Diva Miss universe 2018

*August 22nd, 1996, Mumbai

Same year
Born in 1996

30

Dove Cameron

American actress and singer

*January 15th, 1996, Bainbridge Island

29

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

Indonesian badminton player

*October 20th, 1996, Cimahi

30

Jeremy Zucker

American singer-songwriter

*March 3rd, 1996, Franklin Lakes

29

Lauren Jauregui

American singer

*June 27th, 1996, Miami

29

Luke Hemmings

Australian singer and guitarist

*July 16th, 1996, Freemans Reach

29

Jenifer Brening

German singer

*December 15th, 1996, Zehlendorf

29

Kungs

French DJ, record producer and musician

*December 17th, 1996, Aix-en-Provence

30

Summer Walker

American R&B singer

*April 11th, 1996, Atlanta

29

Katja Krasavice

German singer, rapper and former YouTuber

*August 10th, 1996, Teplice

29

Lili Reinhart

American actress

*September 13th, 1996, Cleveland

30

Zach Bryan

American country musician

*April 2nd, 1996, Oologah

30

Korede Bello

Nigerian singer and songwriter

*February 29th, 1996, Lagos

29

Henrik Fagerli Rukke

Norwegian speed skater

*October 20th, 1996, Hol Municipality

29

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Indonesian badminton player

*August 2nd, 1996, Banyuwangi

29

Ruben Jille

Dutch badminton player

*July 11th, 1996, Nieuwegein

30

Dawid Kwiatkowski

Polish singer-songwriter

*January 1st, 1996, Gorzów Wielkopolski

29

Nico Dannowski

Badminton player

*December 1st, 1996, Ebersbach-Neugersdorf

30

Baco Exu do Blues

Brazilian singer, rapper and songwriter

*January 11th, 1996, Salvador

30

Hardy Caprio

British rapper

*May 23rd, 1996, Croydon

30

Ruby O. Fee

German actress

*February 7th, 1996, San José

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Public holidays on August 22nd

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

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Born on August 22nd, 1996
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Leap year

Yes: 1996 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).

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