Historical Events In August - 22

1681  On this day in history pierre Danican Philidor, composer  

1707  On this day in history prince Eugenius van Savoye siege of Toulon  

1711  On this day in history british Admiral Hovenden Walker's assault on New France falters as 8 of his 15 warships are wrecked in gales and heavy fog in the St. Lawrence; nearly 900 men drown; 25 ships remaining in fleet return to England.  

1715  On this day in history handel's "Watermusic" premieres on Thames  

1717  On August - 22 spanish troops lands on Sardinia  

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

1755  Caspar Burman, historian/mayor (Utrecht), dies on this day in history.  

1760  On August - 22 leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italy, Pope (1823-29)  

1762  On August - 22 first female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury  

1762  On this day in history 1st female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury  

1766  On August - 22 joseph-Denis Doche, composer  

1770  James Cook's expedition lands on the east coast of Australia on August - 22.  

1771  On August - 22 jan Joseph Rosler, composer  

1775  King George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion on this day in history.  

1780  Resolution, without Capt Cook, returns to England on August - 22.  

1787  On August - 22 john Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton  

1788  On this day in history british create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves  

1788  On August - 22 sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves  

1788  Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter on this day in history.  

1791  Haitian Revolution begins on this day in history.  

1791  On this day in history haitian Slave Revolution begins under voodoo priest Boukman  

1793  Louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1795  On August - 22 abraham Capadose, physician/missionary  

1798  On this day in history french forces land in Ireland  

1798  French troops land in Kilcummin harbour, County Mayo, Ireland to aid Wolfe Tone's United Irishmen's Irish Rebellion on August - 22.  

1801  On August - 22 pieter G van Overstraten, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 46  

1818  Grand duchy of Bathe forms on this day in history.  

1818  On this day in history warren Hastings, 1st governor-general of India (1773-84), dies at 85  

1822  On August - 22 george Stoneman, US Union general-major/(Gov-Calif, 1883-87)  

1826  Colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah on August - 22.  

1827  José de La Mar becomes President of Peru on August - 22.  

1827  On August - 22 edouard Silas, composer  

1828  Franz Joseph Gall, German/French physician (frenology), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1831  John White, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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1530  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo Spontone, composer  

1601  Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 22 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 August - 22 birth of christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer  

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

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  Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies on this day in history.  

1286  On this day in history death of erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered  

1304  Death of John II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247) on this day in history.