Events & Holidays In August - 22

National Flag Day (Russia)

1530  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)   

1681  On this day in history birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer   

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

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  Death of Konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139) on this day in history.   

1188  Death of Ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137) on this day in history.   

1241  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

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

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)