Every yearAugust 22
Everything August 22 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for August 22 every year.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Be an Angel DayLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | National Bao Day | Food | |
| 03 | National Eat a Peach Day | Food | |
| 04 | National Pecan Torte Day | Food | |
| 05 | Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day | Celebration | |
| 06 | Take Your Cat to the Vet Day | Nature | |
| 07 | World Plant Milk Day | Food |
Born on August 22
Historic figures
- Deng Xiaoping1904–1997Chinese soldier and politician
- Claude Debussy1862–1918French pianist and composer
- Ray Bradbury1920–2012American science fiction writer and screenwriter
- Leni Riefenstahl1902–2003German actress, film director and propagandist
- Max Scheler1874–1928German philosopher and author
- Dorothy Parker1893–1967American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist
- Henri Cartier-Bresson1908–2004French photographer and painter
- Karlheinz Stockhausen1928–2007German composer and academic
- John Lee Hooker1917–2001American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Denis Papin1647–1713French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking
Celebrities & public figures
- Dua Lipab. 1995English singer-songwriter
- Kristen Wiigb. 1973American actress
- Lautaro MartÃnezb. 1997Argentine footballer
- Tori Amosb. 1963American singer-songwriter
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbajeb. 1967English actor
- Richard Armitageb. 1971English actor
- James Cordenb. 1978English actor
- Rodrigo Santorob. 1975Brazilian actor
- Ty Burrellb. 1967American actor and comedian
- Annie Proulxb. 1935American novelist
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers August 22 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see August 22, 2027.
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