Famous Birthdays In August - 22

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 August - 22 birth of christopher Gibbons, composer   

1624  Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

1647  Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine) was born on this day in history.   

1679  On August - 22 birth of pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)   

1681  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1760  On this day in history birth of leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italy, Pope (1823-29)   

1764  Charles Percier, French architect (d. 1838) was born on this day in history.   

1766  On August - 22 birth of joseph-Denis Doche, composer   

1771  Jan Joseph Rosler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1771  On August - 22 birth of henry Maudslay, English inventor (d. 1831)   

1773  On this day in history birth of aimé Bonpland, French explorer (d. 1858)   

1779  On this day in history birth of james Kirke Paulding, American author (d. 1860)   

1788  On August - 22 birth of thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter   

1795  On August - 22 birth of abraham Capadose, physician/missionary   

1800  William S. Harney, U.S. general (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.   

1800  Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian-Jewish scholar (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.   

1811  William Kelly, American inventor (d. 1888) was born on August - 22.   

1822  On this day in history birth of george Stoneman, US Union general-major/(Gov-Calif, 1883-87)   

1822  On August - 22 birth of virginia Clemm Poe, wife of Edgar Allan Poe (d. 1847)   

1827  On August - 22 birth of edouard Silas, composer   

1827  On August - 22 birth of josef Strauss, Austria, composer (Dorfschwalben aus Austria)   

1827  Joseph Anthony Mower, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870 was born on August - 22.   

1827  On this day in history birth of ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman, industrialist and politician (d. 1906)   

1834  Nathaniel Harrison Harris, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on August - 22.   

1834  On this day in history birth of samuel Pierpont Langley, American astronomer (d. 1906)   

1836  On this day in history birth of archibald M Willard, US, artist (Spirit of '76)   

1845  On this day in history birth of william Lewis Douglas, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1924)   

1846  B Amalie Skram-Alver, Norway, writer (Hellemyrsfolket) was born on August - 22.   

1847  Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer was born on August - 22.   

1848  Melville E. Stone, American newspaper publisher (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history birth of alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy)   

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0408  Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48 on August - 22.   

0634  On August - 22 abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies   

1155  On August - 22 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 August - 22 gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies   

1280  Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies on August - 22.   

1286  Death of Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 22.   

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