Famous Birthdays In August - 22

1530  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

1601  On August - 22 birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on August - 22.   

1624  Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

1647  On this day in history birth of denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)   

1679  On this day in history birth of pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)   

1681  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  On August - 22 birth of christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer   

1760  On August - 22 birth of leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italy, Pope (1823-29)   

1764  Charles Percier, French architect (d. 1838) was born on August - 22.   

1766  Joseph-Denis Doche, composer was born on this day in history.   

1771  On August - 22 birth of jan Joseph Rosler, composer   

1771  On August - 22 birth of henry Maudslay, English inventor (d. 1831)   

1773  Aimé Bonpland, French explorer (d. 1858) was born on August - 22.   

1779  James Kirke Paulding, American author (d. 1860) was born on August - 22.   

1788  On August - 22 birth of thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter   

1795  On August - 22 birth of abraham Capadose, physician/missionary   

1800  On this day in history birth of william S. Harney, U.S. general (d. 1889)   

1800  Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian-Jewish scholar (d. 1865) was born on August - 22.   

1811  William Kelly, American inventor (d. 1888) was born on August - 22.   

1822  On August - 22 birth of george Stoneman, US Union general-major/(Gov-Calif, 1883-87)   

1822  On this day in history birth of virginia Clemm Poe, wife of Edgar Allan Poe (d. 1847)   

1827  On this day in history birth of edouard Silas, composer   

1827  Josef Strauss, Austria, composer (Dorfschwalben aus Austria) was born on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history birth of joseph Anthony Mower, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870   

1827  Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman, industrialist and politician (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.   

1834  On August - 22 birth of nathaniel Harrison Harris, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1834  Samuel Pierpont Langley, American astronomer (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history birth of archibald M Willard, US, artist (Spirit of '76)   

1845  On this day in history birth of william Lewis Douglas, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1924)   

1846  On August - 22 birth of b Amalie Skram-Alver, Norway, writer (Hellemyrsfolket)   

1847  On this day in history birth of alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer   

1848  On August - 22 birth of melville E. Stone, American newspaper publisher (d. 1929)   

1852  Alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy) was born on this day in history.   

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0408  On this day in history flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48   

0634  Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies on August - 22.   

1155  On August - 22 death of konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139)   

1188  On August - 22 death of ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137)   

1241  On August - 22 gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies   

1280  On this day in history nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies   

1286  Death of Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 22.   

1304  On August - 22 death of john II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)