May 22, 2026
ephemeris of the day
Name day
Today's name day is:
Émile, Sainte RitaAstrological sign: Gemini (May 21 - June 21)
Holidays and observances on May 22:
- Giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai (Shavuot)
- International Day for Biological Diversity
See also: May 21 - May 23 - All days of 2026
March 27 to May 31: Foire du Trône, Paris (France)
May 12-23: Cannes Film Festival (France)
May 12 to June 4: Prague Spring International Music Festival (Czech Republic)
May 20-25: Fête de la Nature (France)
May 22-24: Budapest Spring Festival (Hungary)
May 8-31: Giro d'Italia
May 15-31: IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, Zurich and Fribourg (Switzerland)
May 22: EPRC Rugby Challenge Cup final, Bilbao (Spain)
May 22: French Cup football final, Stade de France, Paris
May 22-24: Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)
May 22, 1871: The Bloody Week begins, members of the Paris Commune are executed en masse. Between 6,000 and 30,000 Communards would lose their lives during the week.
May 22, 1927: An earthquake strikes Xining in China, killing about 200,000 people.
May 22, 1939: The foreign ministers of Italy and Germany sign the Pact of Steel, a military offensive alliance pact.
May 22, 1990: Yemen is reunified under its president Ali Abdullah Saleh.