Page 2: Historical Events In August - 22

1681  On this day in history pierre Danican Philidor, composer   

1707  On this day in history prince Eugenius van Savoye siege of Toulon   

1711  British Admiral Hovenden Walker's assault on New France falters as 8 of his 15 warships are wrecked in gales and heavy fog in the St. Lawrence; nearly 900 men drown; 25 ships remaining in fleet return to England on August - 22.   

1715  Handel's "Watermusic" premieres on Thames on this day in history.   

1717  On August - 22 spanish troops lands on Sardinia   

1753  On August - 22 christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer   

1755  Caspar Burman, historian/mayor (Utrecht), dies on August - 22.   

1760  Leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italy, Pope (1823-29) on August - 22.   

1762  First female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury on August - 22.   

1762  1st female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury on August - 22.   

1766  On this day in history joseph-Denis Doche, composer   

1770  On August - 22 james Cook's expedition lands on the east coast of Australia.   

1771  Jan Joseph Rosler, composer on this day in history.   

1775  King George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion on this day in history.   

1780  On August - 22 resolution, without Capt Cook, returns to England   

1787  On August - 22 john Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton   

1788  British create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves   

1788  On August - 22 thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter   

1791  Haitian Revolution begins on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history haitian Slave Revolution begins under voodoo priest Boukman   

1793  Louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1795  On August - 22 abraham Capadose, physician/missionary   

1798  On this day in history french forces land in Ireland   

1798  French troops land in Kilcummin harbour, County Mayo, Ireland to aid Wolfe Tone's United Irishmen's Irish Rebellion on this day in history.   

1801  On August - 22 pieter G van Overstraten, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 46   

1818  Grand duchy of Bathe forms on this day in history.   

1818  Warren Hastings, 1st governor-general of India (1773-84), dies at 85 on August - 22.   

1822  George Stoneman, US Union general-major/(Gov-Calif, 1883-87) on August - 22.   

1826  On this day in history colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah   

1827  José de La Mar becomes President of Peru on August - 22.   

1827  Edouard Silas, composer on August - 22.   

1828  On this day in history franz Joseph Gall, German/French physician (frenology), dies at 70   

1831  On August - 22 john White, composer, dies at 52   

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1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer was born on this day in history.   

1601  On this day in history birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)   

1615  On this day in history birth of christopher Gibbons, composer   

1624  On this day in history birth of jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701)   

1647  Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer   

0408  Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

0634  On August - 22 abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies   

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 this day in history gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies   

1280  Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies on August - 22.   

1286  On this day in history death of erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered   

1304  Death of John II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247) on this day in history.