This is our day guide for Monday August 22nd 2016 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on August 22nd 2016
Regional
Brazil (regional): Public Holiday
Rio de Janeiro only. For Olympic closing ceremony
Fiji: Public Holiday
22 August 2016 was a public holiday in Fiji to celebrate the gold medal in the Olympic Rugby Sevens.Go to Today | August 23rd 2016
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| General Information for August 22nd 2016 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 235 of 2016 | |
| 131 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1922 - Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead during an Anti-Treaty ambush at Béal na Bláth, County Cork, during the Irish Civil War. | |
| 1864 - Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention. | |
| 1831 - Nat Turner's slave rebellion commences just after midnight in Southampton County, Virginia, leading to the deaths of more than 50 whites and several hundred African Americans who are killed in retaliation for the uprising. | |
| 1485 - The Battle of Bosworth Field, the death of Richard III and the end of the House of Plantagenet. |
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