Historical Events In August - 22

1681  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer on August - 22.   

1707  Prince Eugenius van Savoye siege of Toulon on August - 22.   

1711  On this day in history 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.   

1715  On this day in history handel's "Watermusic" premieres on Thames   

1717  On this day in history spanish troops lands on Sardinia   

1753  Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer on this day in history.   

1755  On August - 22 caspar Burman, historian/mayor (Utrecht), dies   

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

1762  First female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury on this day in history.   

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

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

1770  On this day in history james Cook's expedition lands on the east coast of Australia.   

1771  On August - 22 jan Joseph Rosler, composer   

1775  King George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion on August - 22.   

1780  Resolution, without Capt Cook, returns to England on this day in history.   

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 August - 22 sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves   

1788  Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter on August - 22.   

1791  On August - 22 haitian Revolution begins   

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

1793  On August - 22 louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France, dies at 80   

1795  Abraham Capadose, physician/missionary on August - 22.   

1798  French forces land in Ireland on this day in history.   

1798  On August - 22 french troops land in Kilcummin harbour, County Mayo, Ireland to aid Wolfe Tone's United Irishmen's Irish Rebellion.   

1801  Pieter G van Overstraten, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 46 on August - 22.   

1818  On August - 22 grand duchy of Bathe forms   

1818  On this day in history warren Hastings, 1st governor-general of India (1773-84), dies at 85   

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

1826  Colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah on August - 22.   

1827  On August - 22 josé de La Mar becomes President of Peru.   

1827  On this day in history edouard Silas, composer   

1828  On August - 22 franz Joseph Gall, German/French physician (frenology), dies at 70   

1831  On this day in history john White, composer, dies at 52   

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1530  On August - 22 birth of bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

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  Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701) was born on August - 22.   

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

1679  On August - 22 birth of pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)   

1681  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on August - 22.   

1753  Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139)   

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

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

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

1286  On August - 22 death of erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered   

1304  Death of John II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247) on August - 22.