August 22
is the 234th
day of the
year in the
Gregorian calendar (235th in
leap years), with 131
days remaining.
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565 -
St. Columba reported seeing a monster in
Loch Ness,
Scotland*
1485 - The
Battle of Bosworth Field decisively ends the
Wars of the Roses*
1559 - Bartholome de Carranza, Spanish
archbishop, is arrested for
heresy*
1642 -
Charles I calls the English Parliament traitors. Beginning of the
English Civil War*
1654 -
Jacob Barsimson arrives in
New Amsterdam. He is the first
Jewish immigrant to what is later the
United States*
1717 - Spanish troops land on
Sardinia*
1770 -
James Cook's expedition lands on the east coast of
Australia*
1775 -
King George III declares the
American colonies to be in open rebellion
*
1780 - James Cook's ship
Resolution returns to
England (Cook having been killed on
Hawaii during the voyage)
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1791 - Beginning of the
Haitian
Slave Revolution in
Saint-Domingue*
1798 - French troops land in Kilcummin,
County Mayo, Ireland to aid
Wolfe Tone's United Irishmen's Irish Rebellion*
1846 -
The United States annexes
New Mexico*
1851 -
Gold is discovered in
Australia* 1851 - The first
America's Cup is won by the
yacht America.
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1875 - The
Treaty of Saint Petersburg between
Japan and
Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of
Sakhalin for the
Kuril Islands.
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1864 - Twelve
nations sign the First
Geneva Convention. The
Red Cross is formed.
*
1901 -
Cadillac Motor Company founded
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1902 -
Theodore Roosevelt became the first
President of the United States to ride in an automobile
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1910 -
Japan illicitly annexes
Korea with the signing of the
Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty. The name Korea was abolished and replaced with the ancient name
Joseon.
*
1911 - Theft of the
Mona Lisa is discovered
*
1914 -
World War I: In
Belgium, British and German troops clash for the first time in the war.
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1922 -
Michael Collins, Commander-in-Chief of the
Irish Free State Army is shot dead during an Anti-Treaty ambush at Beal na mBlath, County Cork, during the
Irish Civil War.
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1926 -
Gold discovered in
Johannesburg,
South Africa*
1938 -
Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers are on the cover of
Life Magazine*
1941 -
World War II: German
troops reach
Leningrad, leading to the
siege of Leningrad*
1942 - World War II:
Brazil declares
war on the Axis powers (
Germany,
Italy and
Japan)
*
1944 - World War II: Last transport of French Jews to
concentration camps in Germany
* 1944 - World War II: Thirty-two Spaniards & four French
Maquis tackle a German column (1,300 men in 60 lorries, with 6 tanks & 2 self-propelled guns), at La Madeiline, France. Three Maquis are wounded, with 110 Germans killed and 200 wounded.
* 1944 - World War II:
Romania captured by the
Soviet Union*
1950 -
Althea Gibson becomes the first black
competitor in international
tennis*
1953 - The
jail on
Devil's Island is closed
*
1962 - An attempt to assassinate French president
Charles de Gaulle fails
* 1962 - The
NS Savannah, the world's first
nuclear-powered ship, completes its
maiden voyage*
1963 -
Joe Walker in
X-15 test plane reaches altitude of 106 km (67 miles)
*
1968 -
Pope Paul VI arrives in
Bogotá,
Colombia. It is the first visit of a
pope to
Latin America*
1969 -
Elvis Presley begins performing live again in
Las Vegas*
1970 -
Neil Young released his album, "
After The Gold Rush."
*
1972 -
Rhodesia is expelled by the
IOC for its racist policies
*
1973 - U.S. President
Richard Nixon names
Henry Kissinger as secretary of state.
*
1978 - The
Frente Sandinista de Liberacion or FSLN occupies national palace in
Nicaragua*
1979 -
Led Zeppelin released their album, "
In Through The Out Door."
*
1988 - The Australian
koala, the first
platinum coin, is issued
*
1989 - The first ring of
Neptune is discovered
* 1989 -
Nolan Ryan strikes out
Rickey Henderson to become the first
Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5000
strikeouts.
*
1992 -
FBI HRT sniper
Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at
Ruby Ridge,
Idaho.
*
2004 -
The Scream, the painting by
Edvard Munch, is stolen at gunpoint from a museum in
Oslo,
Norway.
*
1601 -
Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d.
1667)
*
1624 -
Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d.
1701)
*
1647 -
Denis Papin, French physicist, mathematician, and inventor (d. c.
1712)
*
1679 -
Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d.
1758)
*
1760 -
Leo XII, Italian religious leader, 252nd Pope (d.
1829)
*
1764 -
Charles Percier, French architect (d.
1838)
*
1771 -
Henry Maudslay, English inventor and tool-maker (d.
1831)
*
1779 -
James Kirke Paulding, American author, poet (d.
1860)
*
1800 -
William S. Harney, U.S. general (d.
1889)
* 1800 -
Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian-Jewish scholar (d.
1865)
*
1802 -
Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard, American land speculator (d.
1886)
*
1834 -
Samuel Pierpont Langley, American astronomer, physicist, inventor, aviation pioneer (d.
1906)
*
1836 -
Archibald MacNeal Willard, American artist (d.
1918)
*
1848 -
Melville E. Stone, American newspaper publisher (d.
1929)
*
1854 -
Milan I, King of Serbia (d.
1901)
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1860 -
Paul Nipkow, German inventor and television pioneer (d.
1940)
*
1862 -
Claude Debussy, French composer (d. 1918)
*
1867 -
Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (d.
1939)
*
1873 -
Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (d.
1928)
*
1874 -
Max Scheler, German philosopher (d. 1928)
*
1880 -
George Herriman, American cartoonist (d.
1944)
*
1887 -
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, World War II German minister of finance (d.
1977)
*
1891 -
Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-born American sculptor (d.
1973)
*
1893 -
Dorothy Parker, American writer, humorist (d.
1967)
* 1893 -
Wilfred Kitching, British Salvation Army general (d. 1977)
*
1900 -
Sergei Ozhegov, Russian lexicographer (d.
1964)
*
1902 -
Leni Riefenstahl, German film director (d.
2003)
*
1904 -
Deng Xiaoping, leader of the People's Republic of China (d. 1997)
*
1908 -
Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer (d.
2004)
*
1909 -
Mel Hein, American football player (d.
1992)
* 1909 -
Julius Epstein, American screenwriter (d.
2000)
*
1915 -
Hugh Paddick, British actor (d. 2000)
* 1915 -
Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and Prime Minister in exile (d.
2005)
*
1917 -
John Lee Hooker, American guitarist and singer (d.
2001)
*
1918 -
Mary McGrory, American journalist (d. 2004)
*
1920 -
Ray Bradbury, American writer
* 1920 -
Denton Cooley, American heart surgeon
*
1922 -
Micheline Presle, French actress
*
1928 -
Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer
*
1930 -
Gilmar, Brazilian football player
*
1932 -
Gerald P. Carr, American astronaut
*
1934 -
Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. general
*
1935 -
E. Annie Proulx, American author
*
1936 -
Dale Hawkins, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
*
1938 -
Paul Maguire, American football player
*
1939 -
George Reinholt, American actor
* 1939 -
Carl Yastrzemski, baseball player
*
1940 -
Valerie Harper, American actress
*
1941 -
Bill Parcells, American football coach
*
1942 -
Kathy Lennon, American singer (
The Lennon Sisters)
*
1945 -
Ron Dante, American singer, songwriter, and record producer (
The Archies)
*
1947 -
Cindy Williams, American actress
* 1947 -
Donna Godchaux, singer (
Grateful Dead))
*
1949 -
Diana Nyad, American swimmer, wold record holder
* 1949 -
Doug Bair, Baseball player
*
1950 -
Ray Burris, Baseball player
*
1955 -
Will Shetterly, writer
* 1955 -
Chiranjeevi, Telugu film actor
*
1956 -
Paul Molitor, baseball player
*
1957 -
Steve Davis, English snooker player
*
1958 -
Colm Feore, American-born actor
* 1958 -
Lane Huffman, American professional wrestler
* 1958 -
Vernon Reid, American musician (
Living Colour)
*
1959 -
Juan Croucier, American musician
*
1961 -
Roland Orzabal, singer and guitarist (
Tears for Fears)
*
1963 -
Tori Amos, American singer, songwriter, and pianist
* 1963 -
Terry Catledge, American basketball player
*
1964 -
Mats Wilander, Swedish tennis player
*
1966 -
GZA, American rapper
*
1966 -
Eric Andolsek, American football player (d.
1992)
*
1967 -
Layne Staley, American musician (
Alice in Chains) (d.
2002)
* 1967 -
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, British actor
* 1967 -
Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer (d.
1986)
*
1970 -
Charlie Connelly, English writer
* 1970 -
Giada De Laurentiis, chef and host of
Everyday Italian*
1972 -
Steve Kline, baseball player
*
1973 -
Howie Dorough, American singer (
Backstreet Boys)
*
1977 -
Heidar Helguson, Icelandic footballer
*
1978 -
Jeff Stinco, Canadian musician (
Simple Plan)
*
1981 -
Alex Holmes, American football player
*
1983 -
Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist
*
1989 -
Sarah Wright, American actress
*
408 -
Stilicho, Roman general (b.
359)
*
1155 -
Konoe, Emperor of Japan (b.
1139)
*
1188 -
Ferdinand II, King of Leon (b.
1137)
*
1241 -
Gregory IX, Italian religious leader, 178th Pope (b. c.
1143)
*
1280 -
Nicholas III, Italian religious leader, 188th Pope (b. c.
1216)
*
1286 -
Erik V Klipping, King of Denmark (b.
1249)
*
1304 -
John II, Count of Hainaut (b.
1247)
*
1350 -
Philip VI, King of France (b.
1293)
*
1485 -
Richard III, King of England (b.
1452)
*
1553 -
John Dudley, English admiral and politician (b.
1501)
*
1572 -
Thomas Percy, Earl of Northumberland (b.
1528)
*
1584 -
Jan Kochanowski, Polish writer (b.
1530)
*
1599 -
Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (b.
1577)
* 1599 -
Luca Marenzio, Italian composer (b. c.
1553)
*
1607 -
Bartholomew Gosnold, English explorer and privateer (b.
1572)
*
1609 -
Maharal of Prague, Jewish mystic and philosopher (b.
1525)
*
1652 -
Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (b.
1583)
*
1680 -
John George II, Elector of Saxony (b.
1613)
*
1701 -
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (b.
1628)
*
1711 -
Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French marshal (b.
1644)
*
1752 -
William Whiston, English mathematician (b.
1667)
*
1773 -
George Lyttelton, English writer and politician (b.
1709)
*
1793 -
Louis, 4th duc de Noailles, Marshal of France (b.
1713)
*
1797 -
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Alsatian-born Austrian general (b.
1724)
*
1806 -
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French artist (b.
1732)
*
1818 -
Warren Hastings, British Governor-General of India (b.
1732)
*
1823 -
Lazare Carnot, French general, politician, and mathematician (b.
1753)
*
1828 -
Franz Joseph Gall, Austrian neuroscientist (b.
1758)
*
1850 -
Nikolaus Lenau, Austrian poet (b.
1802)
*
1861 -
Xianfeng, Emperor of China (b.
1831)
*
1891 -
Jan Neruda, Czech author (b.
1834)
*
1903 -
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b.
1830)
*
1913 -
Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist (d.
1993)
*
1918 -
Korbinian Brodmann, German neurologist (b.
1868)
*
1922 -
Michael Collins, Irish revolutionary (b.
1890)
*
1926 -
Charles W. Eliot, American President of Harvard University (b.
1834)
*
1940 -
Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, English physicist, spiritualist, pioneer in wireless telegraphy (b.
1851)
*
1942 -
Michel Fokine, Russian choreographer and dancer (b.
1880)
*
1953 -
Jim Tabor, baseball player (b.
1916)
*
1958 -
Roger Martin du Gard, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b.
1881)
*
1967 -
Gregory Goodwin Pincus, American endocrinologist (b.
1903)
*
1974 -
Jacob Bronowski, Polish-English mathematician & TV presenter (b.
1908)
*
1976 -
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, President of Brazil (b.
1902)
*
1977 -
Sebastian Cabot, English-born actor (b.
1918)
*
1978 -
Jomo Kenyatta, first Prime Minister of Kenya (b. c.
1892)
*
1979 -
James T. Farrell, American novelist (b.
1904)
*
1980 -
James Smith McDonnell, American aircraft manufacturer (b.
1899)
*
1989 -
Huey P. Newton, American activist (b.
1942)
*
1991 -
Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian actress (b.
1924)
*
2003 -
Arnold Gerschwiler, Swiss-born figure skating trainer (b.
1914)
* 2003 -
Generosa Ammon, widow of
Ted Ammon (b.
1956)
*
2004 -
Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player (b.
1960)
*
2005 -
Luc Ferrari, French composer (b.
1929)
*
RC feasts - Mary queen of angels
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