22 August is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years). There are 131 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

• 1994: The final match of the 422nd Quidditch World Cup ends with Ireland defeating Bulgaria.^[1] A Death Eater riot breaks out, and ends when Barty Crouch Jr casts the Dark Mark using the wand of Harry Potter.
• 1997: Harry, Ron and Hermione monitor the entrance to the Ministry of Magic. Hermione’s name appears in the Daily Prophet on a list of Muggle-borns who failed to present themselves for interrogation at the Ministry

Births

• 1976: Percy Weasley is born to Arthur and Molly Weasley (née Prewett).

Behind the scenes

• 1959: Mark Williams, the actor who plays Arthur Weasley, is born.

External links

• 22 August on Wikipedia

Notes and references