Events & Holidays In August - 22
Friday, 26 July 2024
National Flag Day (Russia)
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 Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer
0408 Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48 on this day in history.
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 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 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 Death of John II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247) on this day in history.