August 6, 2022

August 6, 2022, was a Saturday. It was 2 years, 3 months, and 15 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Music charts

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on August 6, 2022:

United States: "About Damn Time" by Lizzo
United Kingdom: "Afraid to Feel" by LF System

Play the top songs from 2022
A Spotify playlist of hit songs from 2022.

Top movie at the box office

The movie "DC League of Super-Pets" was at the top of the box office on August 6, 2022.

Facts

This date was 838 days ago. Approximately 28 months have passed. It was the 218th day of 2022, in week 31. The decade was the 2020s. A child born on this day is 2 years old and belongs to the Gen Alpha generation. The Earth has experienced 9 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to August 6, 2022

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

It is Saturday, August 6, 2022. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. People are currently enjoying their weekend.

The summer of 2022 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September. In America, the song "About Damn Time" by Lizzo is at the top of the singles charts, while "Afraid to Feel" by LF System is the number-one song in the UK. Joe Biden is the President of the United States, and the movie DC League of Super-Pets is at the top of the box office.

Boris Johnson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Olivia Newton-John, Anne Heche, Charlbi Dean, and Mikhail Gorbachev would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Westworld", "Succession", "Euphoria", and "Bridgerton".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Sifu", "Horizon Forbidden West", "Elden Ring", and "Gran Turismo 7". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Peppa Pig", "Tyler Perry's Young Dylan", "Danger Force", and "The Villains of Valley View". Popular toys at the moment include the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 6, 2022, will have the star sign Leo.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2022 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 2.
Native American Zodiac: August 6, 2022 falls under the Salmon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 6, 2022.

Record of the Year
The song "About Damn Time" by Lizzo won a Grammy for 2022's Record of the Year.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The film "Everything Everywhere All at Once" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2022.
2022 in movies
Movies released in 2022 included The Batman, The Lost City, Morbius, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World Dominion, Elvis, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Black Adam, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was named Time Person of the Year in 2022.
2022 in music
The music charts in 2022 were dominated by artists such as Glass Animals, Lizzo, Harry Styles, The Kid Laroi, Adele, Ed Sheeran, Jack Harlow, Latto, Justin Bieber, and Lil Nas X.
Best NBA players
The best NBA players in 2022 were Nikola Jokić, Joel Embiid, Stephen Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, and Luka Dončić.
Best soccer players
The best soccer players in 2022 were Karim Benzema, Sadio Mané, Kevin De Bruyne, Robert Lewandowski, Mohamed Salah, Kylian Mbappé, Thibaut Courtois, Vinícius Júnior, Luka Modrić, and Erling Haaland.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on August 6, 2022.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 6, 2022.

July 7, 2022:
• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that he will be stepping down in October after more than 50 MPs resign from his government.
• Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 21 years in prison for violating the civil rights of George Floyd.
July 8, 2022:
• Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is shot dead while delivering a campaign speech in Nara.
• Elon Musk states that he is terminating his acquisition of Twitter.
• US President Joe Biden signs an executive order on access to reproductive health care services in response to the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe vs. Wade.
• It is reported that WWE CEO Vince McMahon paid $12 million in "hush money" to four women who accused him of sexual misconduct and infidelity.
• Actor Tony Sirico, who portrayed Paulie Walnuts in the crime drama "The Sopranos", passes away at the age of 79.
• The movie "Thor: Love and Thunder" is released.
July 9, 2022:
• Sri Lanka's president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, announces his resignation after thousands of protesters storm his residence and force him to flee.
• Canada experiences a massive mobile and Internet outage.
July 11, 2022: NASA releases the first image from the James Webb Space Telescope.
July 12, 2022:
• The Euro strikes parity with the US Dollar.
• Twitter sues Elon Musk in an attempt to force him to complete his $44 billion acquisition.
July 13, 2022:
• A judge denies Amber Heard's appeal for a new defamation trial.
• It is reported that inflation in the United States rose 9.1% in June.
July 14, 2022:
• Actor Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to sexual assault.
• Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana Trump, dies after after falling down the stairs.
July 15, 2022:
• The action thriller "The Gray Man" is released in movie theaters.
• The mystery drama film "Where the Crawdads Sing" is released.
July 19, 2022:
• 17 US politicians are arrested at an abortion rights protest outside of the Supreme Court.
• The United Kingdom experiences a record temperature of 40.2°C.
July 21, 2022:
• US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19.
• Luude and Mattafix release the song "Big City Life".
July 22, 2022:
• The sci-fi horror film "Nope" is released.
• Vince McMahon steps down as the CEO of the WWE.
July 25, 2022:
• Northern Ireland politician David Trimble, who was one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, passes away at the age of 77.
• Goodfellas actor Paul Sorvino passes away at the age of 83.
• The defamation trial between conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and the parents of the Sandy Hook shooting victims begins in Austin, Texas.
July 28, 2022:
• A rumor about Prince William having an affair goes viral on social media.
• The Australian soap opera "Neighbours" comes to an end after 37 years.
July 29, 2022:
• Beyonce releases her album "Renaissance".
• The animated film "DC League of Super-Pets" is released.
• Prosecutors in Spain say that they will be seeking an 8-year prison sentence for singer Shakira for alleged tax fraud.
July 30, 2022:
• Wagatha Christie: Rebekah Vardy loses her libel trial against Coleen Rooney.
• US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19 for the second time.
• Pope Francis admits that he needs to "slow down" or retire.
• A teenager is killed and four people are critically injured after they are stabbed by a man while tubing on a Wisconsin river.
• A report claims that Prince Charles accepted £1m from the family of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.
July 31, 2022: Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is killed in a drone strike.
August 1, 2022: Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti are crowned as the winners of Love Island 2022.
August 2, 2022:
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan despite warnings from China that the US will "pay the price" for the visit.
• Voters in Kansas protect abortion rights by rejecting measures that would have allowed the state legislature to tighten abortion restrictions.
August 3, 2022:
• China begins to hold military drills in six zones surrounding Taiwan.
• Warner Brothers decides to scrap the movie Batgirl.
August 4, 2022: WNBA star Brittney Griner is found guilty of drugs charges in Russia and sentenced to nine years in prison.
August 5, 2022:
• The action-comedy film "Bullet Train", starring Brad Pitt, is released in movie theaters.
• The sci-fi film "Prey" is released.
• It is announced that Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have ended their relationship after nine months.
• Indiana passes a bill to restrict abortion access.
• A court orders Alex Jones to pay $49 million in damages over Sandy Hook hoax claims.
• Actress Anne Heche crashes into a house and suffers severe burns.
This date: August 6, 2022
August 8, 2022:
• Singer and Grease actress Olivia Newton-John passes away at the age of 73.
• The FBI raids Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago residence in search of classified documents.
August 11, 2022:
• It is reported that actress Ann Heche is not expected to survive due to a serious brain injury that she suffered in a car crash the previous week.
• An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the US Capitol in Washington DC is sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
• US Attorney General Merrick Garland states that he personally approved the search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
August 12, 2022:
• It is reported that actress Anne Heche has died at the age of 53.
• Author Sir Salman Rushdie is stabbed while giving a lecture in New Yok.
• 10 people are killed during a mass shooting in Cetinje, Montenegro.
August 14, 2022: More than 40 people lose their lives after a fire rips through a Coptic Christian church in Cairo, Egypt.
August 15, 2022: The finale of "Better Call Saul" is aired on television.
August 19, 2022:
• Internet personality Andrew Tate is banned from Facebook and Instagram.
• Soccer: Casemiro joins Manchester United from Real Madrid.
August 20, 2022:
• Boxing: Oleksandr Usyk defeats Anthony Joshua by split decision.
• UFC: Leon Edwards knocks out Kamaru Usman to win the welterweight title.
• Darya Dugina, the daughter of a far-right Russian ideologue, Alexander Dugin, is killed in a car bombing outside of Moscow.
August 21, 2022: House of the Dragon debuts on HBO.
August 23, 2022: The video game "Saints Row" (2022 reboot) is released.
August 24, 2022: The sports documentary series "Welcome to Wrexham" premieres on FX.
August 25, 2022: Rema and Selena Gomez release the song "Calm Down (Remix)".
August 26, 2022:
• David Guetta and Bebe Rexha release the song "I'm Good (Blue)".
• Britney Spears and Elton John release the song "Hold Me Closer".
August 27, 2022: Six people are killed after a truck crashes into a barbecue in the Netherlands.
August 29, 2022:
• Iraq orders a nationwide curfew after protesters storm the government palace in response to the resignation of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
• Ukrainian forces launch a counterattack against Russia in the southern region of Kherson.
• South African actress Charlbi Dean dies from sepsis at the age of 32.
August 30, 2022:
• Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev passes away at the age of 91.
• It is reported that Leonardo DiCaprio has split up with his girlfriend Camila Morrone.
September 1, 2022: A man attempts to assassinate Argentina's vice president Cristina Fernandez.
September 4, 2022: Ten people are killed during a stabbing spree in Saskatchewan, Canada.
September 5, 2022: UK politics: Liz Truss wins the Conservative Party leadership contest.

TV shows in 2022

The following TV shows were popular in August 2022:

The Bear

The Kardashians

Severance

The Wheel of Time

Only Murders in the Building

The White Lotus

Cobra Kai

Bridgerton

Emily in Paris

Ted Lasso

The Witcher

The Mandalorian

Kids TV shows on August 6, 2022

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 2022:

Chibiverse

Face's Music Party

The Villains of Valley View

The Ghost and Molly McGee

Baby Shark's Big Show!

Danger Force

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan

The Owl House

The Adventures of Paddington

The Casagrandes

Big City Greens

Popular toys and games in 2022

Toys and games that were popular in 2022:

The PlayStation 5

The Xbox Series X

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in August 2022.

Stray

Neon White

The Quarry

Tunic

Gran Turismo 7

Elden Ring

Horizon Forbidden West

Total War: Warhammer III

Sifu

Dying Light 2

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Halo Infinite

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 6.

Andy Warhol

American artist Deceased
Born on August 6, 1928
He was not alive on this date.

Geri Halliwell

Spice Girls
Born on August 6, 1972
She turned 50 on this day in 2022.

Robin van Persie

Dutch soccer player
Born on August 6, 1983
He turned 39 on this day in 2022.

JonBenét Ramsey

American child beauty queen Deceased
Born on August 6, 1990
She was not alive on this date.

Nessa Barrett

Internet personality
Born on August 6, 2002
She turned 20 on this day in 2022.

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on August 6, 2022.

UK Prime Minister

Boris Johnson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Micheál Martin was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on August 6, 2022 was most likely conceived around November 13, 2021.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 6, 2022 is close to April 29, 2023.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 6, 2022:

838 days have passed since this date.
119 weeks have passed.
72,406,800 seconds have passed since August 6, 2022.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 84,474,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 37,361,908,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 12,067,800 times.
You have taken approximately 6,226,985 steps. That's roughly 2,768 miles.
868,882 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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