Historical Events In August - 22
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
1933 Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses), dies at 62 on this day in history.
1934 On this day in history australia beat England by 562 runs to regain Cricket Ashes
1936 Juliette Adam-Lamber, French author (Salon/Nouvelle Revue), dies at 99 on this day in history.
1937 On August - 22 david C Salas, Antillian writer (Josephina), dies
1939 On August - 22 dutch border guards take positions for German invasion
1941 On this day in history nazi troops reach Lenningrad
1942 Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan & Italy on this day in history.
1942 On this day in history henry Eichheim, composer, dies at 72
1943 Soviet troops free Karkov on August - 22.
1944 On this day in history hMS Nabob (Cdn. manned aircraft carrier) severely damaged by torpedo off Norway
1944 On this day in history hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd]
1944 On this day in history raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55
1945 On this day in history bob Cristofani scores 110 for Aust Services at Old Trafford
1946 Baseball approves a 168-game schedule, but later rescinds it on August - 22.
1947 On August - 22 14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0 (105,840)
1949 In the Queen Charlotte Island a 8.1 earthquake was Canada's largest historic earthquake on this day in history.
1950 On this day in history abdel Rehim swims English Channel (10:50)
1951 On August - 22 harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052
1952 On this day in history cBC tele-cine projectionist inserts a slide upside down; Canada's first known TV gaffe.
1952 On August - 22 the penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.
1953 John Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union on August - 22.
1954 WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, FL (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.
1956 On August - 22 pres Eisenhower and VP Nixon renominated by Rep convention in SF
1956 Elvis Presley begins filming "The Reno Brothers" (Love Me Tender) on this day in history.
1958 On this day in history roger Martin du Gard, novelist/playwright, dies
1963 NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 67 miles (106 km) on August - 22.
1963 On August - 22 william Richard Morris, 1st viscount Nuffield motor manufacturer, dies
1965 On this day in history henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, actress (Revolt in Mental Home), dies
1966 On August - 22 apolinary Szeluto, composer, dies at 82
1967 On August - 22 tom Conway, actor (Mrs Minerva), dies of liver ailment at 63
1968 Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry on August - 22.
1968 The first papal visit to Latin America (Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota) on August - 22.
1969 On this day in history hurricane Camille strikes U.S. Gulf Coast kills 255
1970 On this day in history richard Frank Donovan, composer, dies at 78
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