Calendar entry: What happened on August 22?

The date August 22, 2026, is marked by historical anniversaries and notable figures. In 2025, the IPC, recognized for its authority on food security, declared a famine in Gaza and surrounding areas. However, the Israeli Foreign Ministry refuted this report.

Historically, August 22nd saw significant events unfold. In 1791, a slave revolt began in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which eventually led to the founding and independence of Haiti in 1804.

In 1991, the monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky, the first head of the KGB, was dismantled in Moscow. The statue had stood in front of the headquarters of the Soviet Union's state security service since 1958.

More recently, in 1996, the United States commenced the large-scale destruction of its chemical weapons in accordance with the UN Convention against Chemical Weapons. Also in 1996, the German television channel Sat.1 canceled the show "Schreinemakers live" when its host, Margarethe Schreinemakers, intended to address tax allegations concerning herself.