Famous Personalities Born In August - 22
Sunday, 13 July 2025
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 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 Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758) was born on August - 22.
1681 On August - 22 birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer
1753 On August - 22 birth of christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer
1760 Leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italy, Pope (1823-29) was born on this day in history.
1764 Charles Percier, French architect (d. 1838) was born on this day in history.
1766 Joseph-Denis Doche, composer was born on this day in history.
1771 On this day in history birth of jan Joseph Rosler, composer
1771 On this day in history birth of henry Maudslay, English inventor (d. 1831)
1773 On August - 22 birth of aimé Bonpland, French explorer (d. 1858)
1779 James Kirke Paulding, American author (d. 1860) was born on this day in history.
1788 On this day in history birth of thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter
1795 On this day in history birth of abraham Capadose, physician/missionary
1800 On this day in history birth of william S. Harney, U.S. general (d. 1889)
1800 On this day in history birth of samuel David Luzzatto, Italian-Jewish scholar (d. 1865)
1811 William Kelly, American inventor (d. 1888) was born on this day in history.
1822 George Stoneman, US Union general-major/(Gov-Calif, 1883-87) was born on this day in history.
1822 On this day in history birth of virginia Clemm Poe, wife of Edgar Allan Poe (d. 1847)
1827 Edouard Silas, composer was born on August - 22.
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 this day in history.
1827 Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman, industrialist and politician (d. 1906) was born on August - 22.
1834 On August - 22 birth of nathaniel Harrison Harris, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1834 Samuel Pierpont Langley, American astronomer (d. 1906) was born on August - 22.
1836 On August - 22 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 On this day in history birth of melville E. Stone, American newspaper publisher (d. 1929)
1852 Alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy) was born on this day in history.