1530 Bartolomeo Spontone, composer was born on this day in history.
1601 Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on August - 22.
1615 Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on August - 22.
1624 On August - 22 birth of jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701)
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 On this day in history birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer
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 August - 22.
0634 Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies on August - 22.
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 this day in history.
1280 Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies on this day in history.
1286 Death of Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 22.
1304 On August - 22 death of john II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)