Saturday, August 22, 2026 is a Saturday. It is day 234 of 2026 (64.1% through the year), ISO week 34, in Q3.
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On August 22, 2026, we mark the First Quarter moon phase and the zodiac sign of Leo. Today is also a day of celebration in the Roman Catholic calendar, commemorating the Immaculate Heart of Mary, John Kemble, and the Queenship of Mary, as well as Blessed Symeon Lukach in Eastern Orthodox liturgics. Historically, August 22 has been a day of significant events, including the 2015 crash of a former military aircraft at an airshow in southern England, which killed eleven people, and the 2006 awarding of the Fields Medal to Grigori Perelman for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture. In current events, the Middle Eastern crisis continues, with reports of a drone strike by the Israeli Defense Forces and ongoing tunnel warfare in the Gaza Strip. Additionall...
On August 22, 2026, we mark the First Quarter moon phase and the zodiac sign of Leo.
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Historical Milestones
A former military aircraft crashed at an airshow at Shoreham Airport in southern England, killing eleven people.
2015 Shoreham Airshow crash →A series of ethnic clashes between the Orma and the Pokomo in Kenya's Tana River District resulted in at least 52 deaths.
2012–2013 Tana River District clashes →Grigori Perelman was awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refused to accept the medal.
Grigori Perelman →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.
Roy Moore →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.
1985 Manchester Airport disaster →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.
Constitution of Singapore →An assassination attempt orchestrated by the OAS takes place against Charles de Gaulle, although he is uninjured.
Petit-Clamart attack →Ian Stephens, editor of The Statesman, defied British censorship to publish pictures of death and misery (example pictured) on Calcutta's streets, informing the world of the Bengal famine of 1943.
Ian Stephens (editor) →First World War: German forces captured Rossignol in Belgium, taking more than 3,800 French prisoners.
World War I →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.
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Questions & Answers
Saturday, August 22, 2026 falls on a Saturday.
33 days ago (1 month, 2 days ago). It is day 234 of 2026 with 131 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Saturday, August 22, 2026 is written as XXII.VIII.MMXXVI (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is First Quarter (approx. 69% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Leo.