August 20th, 2022

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on August 20th, 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.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on August 20th, 2022.

• United States: Break My Soul - Beyoncé
• United Kingdom: Afraid to Feel - LF System

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 20th, 2022.

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  Record of the Year.

  The song "About Damn Time" by Lizzo won a Grammy for 2022's Record of the Year.

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  Everything Everywhere All at Once.

  The film "Everything Everywhere All at Once" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2022.

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  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.

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  Volodymyr Zelensky.

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was named Time Person of the Year in 2022.

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  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.

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  Best NBA players.

  The best NBA players in 2022 were Nikola Jokić, Joel Embiid, Stephen Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, and Luka Dončić.

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  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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 9 months and 8 days have passed since August 20th, 2022.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 33 of 2022.
• Leap Year: 2022 was not a leap year.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1660950000.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to August 20th, 2022.

• July 21st, 2022: US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19.
• July 21st, 2022: Luude and Mattafix release the song "Big City Life".
• July 22nd, 2022: The sci-fi horror film "Nope" is released.
• July 22nd, 2022: Vince McMahon steps down as the CEO of the WWE.
• July 25th, 2022: Northern Ireland politician David Trimble, who was one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, passes away at the age of 77.
• July 25th, 2022: Goodfellas actor Paul Sorvino passes away at the age of 83.
• July 25th, 2022: The defamation trial between conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and the parents of the Sandy Hook shooting victims begins in Austin, Texas.
• July 28th, 2022: A rumor about Prince William having an affair goes viral on social media.
• July 28th, 2022: The Australian soap opera "Neighbours" comes to an end after 37 years.
• July 29th, 2022: Beyonce releases her album "Renaissance".
• July 29th, 2022: The animated film "DC League of Super-Pets" is released.
• July 29th, 2022: Prosecutors in Spain say that they will be seeking an 8-year prison sentence for singer Shakira for alleged tax fraud.
• July 30th, 2022: Wagatha Christie: Rebekah Vardy loses her libel trial against Coleen Rooney.
• July 30th, 2022: US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19 for the second time.
• July 30th, 2022: Pope Francis admits that he needs to "slow down" or retire.
• July 30th, 2022: A teenager is killed and four people are critically injured after they are stabbed by a man while tubing on a Wisconsin river.
• July 30th, 2022: A report claims that Prince Charles accepted £1m from the family of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.
• July 31st, 2022: Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is killed in a drone strike.
• August 1st, 2022: Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti are crowned as the winners of Love Island 2022.
• August 2nd, 2022: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan despite warnings from China that the US will "pay the price" for the visit.
• August 2nd, 2022: Voters in Kansas protect abortion rights by rejecting measures that would have allowed the state legislature to tighten abortion restrictions.
• August 3rd, 2022: China begins to hold military drills in six zones surrounding Taiwan.
• August 3rd, 2022: Warner Brothers decides to scrap the movie Batgirl.
• August 4th, 2022: WNBA star Brittney Griner is found guilty of drugs charges in Russia and sentenced to nine years in prison.
• August 5th, 2022: The action-comedy film "Bullet Train", starring Brad Pitt, is released in movie theaters.
• August 5th, 2022: The sci-fi film "Prey" is released.
• August 5th, 2022: It is announced that Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have ended their relationship after nine months.
• August 5th, 2022: Indiana passes a bill to restrict abortion access.
• August 5th, 2022: A court orders Alex Jones to pay $49 million in damages over Sandy Hook hoax claims.
• August 5th, 2022: Actress Anne Heche crashes into a house and suffers severe burns.
• August 8th, 2022: Singer and Grease actress Olivia Newton-John passes away at the age of 73.
• August 8th, 2022: The FBI raids Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago residence in search of classified documents.
• August 11th, 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.
• August 11th, 2022: An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the US Capitol in Washington DC is sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
• August 11th, 2022: US Attorney General Merrick Garland states that he personally approved the search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
• August 12th, 2022: It is reported that actress Anne Heche has died at the age of 53.
• August 12th, 2022: Author Sir Salman Rushdie is stabbed while giving a lecture in New Yok.
• August 12th, 2022: 10 people are killed during a mass shooting in Cetinje, Montenegro.
• August 14th, 2022: More than 40 people lose their lives after a fire rips through a Coptic Christian church in Cairo, Egypt.
• August 15th, 2022: The finale of "Better Call Saul" is aired on television.
• August 19th, 2022: Internet personality Andrew Tate is banned from Facebook and Instagram.
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• August 23rd, 2022: The video game "Saints Row" (2022 reboot) is released.
• August 25th, 2022: The song "Calm Down (Remix)" is released by Rema and Selena Gomez.
• August 26th, 2022: David Guetta and Bebe Rexha release the song "I'm Good (Blue)".
• August 26th, 2022: Britney Spears and Elton John release the song "Hold Me Closer".
• August 27th, 2022: Six people are killed after a truck crashes into a barbecue in the Netherlands.
• August 29th, 2022: Iraq orders a nationwide curfew after protesters storm the government palace in response to the resignation of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
• August 29th, 2022: Ukrainian forces launch a counterattack against Russia in the southern region of Kherson.
• August 30th, 2022: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev passes away at the age of 91.
• August 30th, 2022: It is reported that Leonardo DiCaprio has split up with his girlfriend Camila Morrone.
• September 1st, 2022: A man attempts to assassinate Argentina's vice president Cristina Fernandez.
• September 4th, 2022: At least 10 people are killed during a stabbing spree in Saskatchewan, Canada.
• September 5th, 2022: UK politics: Liz Truss wins the Conservative Party leadership contest.
• September 6th, 2022: Liz Truss becomes the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• September 7th, 2022: Soccer: Chelsea sack Thomas Tuchel.
• September 8th, 2022: Queen Elizabeth II passes away at the age of 96.
• September 8th, 2022: Soccer: Graham Potter becomes the new manager of Chelsea.
• September 8th, 2022: Four people are killed during a shooting spree in Memphis, Tennessee.
• September 8th, 2022: The final episode of The Maury Povich Show is aired on television.
• September 9th, 2022: Donald Trump's lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and former top FBI officials is dismissed by a judge in Florida.
• September 9th, 2022: It is reported that Ukrainian forces have advanced 50km into Russian held territory and retaken several towns.
• September 9th, 2022: The horror film Barbarian (2022) is released.
• September 10th, 2022: King Charles III is formally proclaimed to be the next British monarch.
• September 12th, 2022: Rapper PnB Rock is shot dead during a robbery in Los Angeles.
• September 13th, 2022: American lawyer Ken Starr passes away at the age of 76.
• September 13th, 2022: Legislators in West Virginia approve an abortion ban.
• September 13th, 2022: Queen Elizabeth's coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace.
• September 13th, 2022: 100 troops are killed during fighting on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
• September 14th, 2022: Protests begin in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini.
• September 15th, 2022: Tennis legend Roger Federer announces that he is retiring.
• September 15th, 2022: Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, sends two chartered planes containing immigrants to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
• September 16th, 2022: FedEx warns of a global recession, citing a drop in demand for global packages.
• September 17th, 2022: Soccer: It is reported that Mathias Pogba has been charged with exorting his younger brother, Paul Pogba.
• September 18th, 2022: A huge GTA 6 leak containing gameplay footage is released online.
• September 18th, 2022: Hurricane Fiona knocks out power to all of Puerto Rico.
• September 18th, 2022: US President Joe Biden promises to defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.
• September 19th, 2022: The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II takes place.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 20th, 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 7.
• Native American Zodiac: August 20th, 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.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on August 20th, 2022 was most likely conceived around November 27th, 2021.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 20th, 2022 is close to May 13th, 2023.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 20th, 2022.

• A total of 281 days have passed since this date.
• 40 weeks have passed.
• 24,278,400 seconds have passed since the August 20th, 2022.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 28,324,800 times.
• Since August 20th, 2022, the Earth has travelled approximately 12,527,654,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 4,046,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 2,087,942 steps. That's about 928 miles!
• Since this date, 291,341 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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