August 22nd, 1998

Born on August 22nd, 1998

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Same year
Born in 1998

28

Jack Harlow

American rapper and singer

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

27

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

28

Chappell Roan

American pop singer

*February 19th, 1998, Willard

27

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

27

Latto

American rapper (born 1998)

*December 22nd, 1998, Columbus

27

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

27

Dave

British rapper

*June 5th, 1998, London

27

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

28

Sexyy Red

American rapper (born 1998)

*April 15th, 1998, St. Louis

28

Ayliva

German singer-songwriter

*April 4th, 1998, Recklinghausen

28

Anders Dreyer

Danish association football player

*May 2nd, 1998, Bramming

28

Ari Ólafsson

Icelandic singer

*May 21st, 1998, Reykjavík

27

Nikolas Cruz

American mass shooter and former student of Stoneman Douglas High School

*September 24th, 1998, Margate

28

Ingrid Syrstad Engen

Norwegian association football player

*April 29th, 1998, Melhus Municipality

27

Einar Lurås Oftebro

Norwegian nordic combined skier

*August 6th, 1998, Bærum Municipality

27

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

28

Yulfira Barkah

Indonesian badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

28

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

27

Nina Chuba

German singer and actress

*October 14th, 1998, Wedel

27

BossMan Dlow

American rapper

*August 31st, 1998, Port Salerno

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1998 is a normal year and no leap year.

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