Historical Events In August - 22

1933  Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1934  Australia beat England by 562 runs to regain Cricket Ashes on August - 22.   

1936  Juliette Adam-Lamber, French author (Salon/Nouvelle Revue), dies at 99 on August - 22.   

1937  On August - 22 david C Salas, Antillian writer (Josephina), dies   

1939  Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion on this day in history.   

1941  Nazi troops reach Lenningrad on this day in history.   

1942  Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan & Italy on August - 22.   

1942  Henry Eichheim, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history soviet troops free Karkov   

1944  HMS Nabob (Cdn. manned aircraft carrier) severely damaged by torpedo off Norway on August - 22.   

1944  On this day in history hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd]   

1944  On August - 22 raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55   

1945  On August - 22 bob Cristofani scores 110 for Aust Services at Old Trafford   

1946  Baseball approves a 168-game schedule, but later rescinds it on this day in history.   

1947  14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0 (105,840) on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history in the Queen Charlotte Island a 8.1 earthquake was Canada's largest historic earthquake.   

1950  On this day in history abdel Rehim swims English Channel (10:50)   

1951  On this day in history harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052   

1952  CBC tele-cine projectionist inserts a slide upside down; Canada's first known TV gaffe on this day in history.   

1952  On August - 22 the penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.   

1953  On August - 22 john Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union   

1954  WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, FL (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1956  Pres Eisenhower and VP Nixon renominated by Rep convention in SF on August - 22.   

1956  On August - 22 elvis Presley begins filming "The Reno Brothers" (Love Me Tender)   

1958  Roger Martin du Gard, novelist/playwright, dies on this day in history.   

1963  On August - 22 nASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 67 miles (106 km)   

1963  William Richard Morris, 1st viscount Nuffield motor manufacturer, dies on this day in history.   

1965  On August - 22 henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, actress (Revolt in Mental Home), dies   

1966  On August - 22 apolinary Szeluto, composer, dies at 82   

1967  Tom Conway, actor (Mrs Minerva), dies of liver ailment at 63 on this day in history.   

1968  On August - 22 cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry   

1968  The first papal visit to Latin America (Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota) on August - 22.   

1969  Hurricane Camille strikes U.S. Gulf Coast kills 255 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history richard Frank Donovan, composer, dies at 78   

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

1601  Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1647  Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine) was born on August - 22.   

1679  Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1681  On this day in history birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer   

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

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

0634  Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies on this day in history.   

1155  Death of Konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139) on August - 22.   

1188  Death of Ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137) on this day in history.   

1241  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on August - 22.   

1280  On August - 22 nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies   

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

1304  On this day in history death of john II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)