Events & Holidays In August - 22

National Flag Day (Russia)

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history birth of christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer  

0408  On this day in history flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48  

0634  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137)  

1241  On this day in history gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies  

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 this day in history.  

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