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International Day for Biological Diversity was established by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which opened for signature on May 22, 1992, at the Rio Earth Summit — the date now anchors the annual campaign around a biodiversity theme. Harvey Milk Day marks the May 22, 1930 birthday of Harvey Milk, the San Francisco supervisor who became the first openly gay person elected to public office in California — assassinated in 1978, he is a symbol of the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Bitcoin Pizza Day marks May 22, 2010, when programmer Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 bitcoins for two Papa John’s pizzas — widely recognized as the first real-world commercial bitcoin transaction, those coins’ later value made it the most expensive pizza in history. World Goth Day was established in 2009 by BBC Radio 6 presenters to celebrate goth subculture, music, fashion, and the philosophical embrace of darkness as aesthetic. Biodiversity, a San Francisco ballot, 10,000 coins, and black eyeliner.
All holidays tomorrow
STARs Day™
Bitcoin Pizza Day
Buy A Musical Instrument Day
Canadian Immigrants Day
Carb Day
Declaration of the Bab
Don’t Fry Day
Harvey Milk Day
International Coco Mom Day
National Boss Babe Day
National Death Busters Day
National Maritime Day
National Solitaire Day
National Title Track Day
National Vanilla Pudding Day
Shavuot
Sherlock Holmes Day
Slavery Abolition Day (Martinique)
World Goth Day
World Paloma Day
World Preeclampsia Day
About May 22
May 22 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on May 22?
On May 22, International Day for Biological Diversity is the most globally significant observance, anchored to the May 22, 1992 Rio Earth Summit. Harvey Milk Day is the most recognized U.S. civil rights observance on the date, and Bitcoin Pizza Day is the most widely shared pop culture observance.
What countries celebrate holidays on May 22?
May 22 observances span Martinique (Slavery Abolition Day), and the U.S., which hosts Harvey Milk Day, Bitcoin Pizza Day, National Maritime Day, and Sherlock Holmes Day. International Day for Biological Diversity and World Goth Day are observed globally.
What awareness days are on May 22?
May 22 includes International Day for Biological Diversity, anchored to the 1992 Rio Earth Summit Convention, World Preeclampsia Day, raising awareness for the hypertensive pregnancy disorder affecting 5 to 8 percent of pregnancies, and Declaration of the Bab, the Baha’i holy day marking the 1844 announcement of the Bab as a divine messenger.