Historical Events In August - 22

1681  On this day in history pierre Danican Philidor, composer   

1707  On August - 22 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  Spanish troops lands on Sardinia on August - 22.   

1753  Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer on August - 22.   

1755  Caspar Burman, historian/mayor (Utrecht), dies on August - 22.   

1760  Leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italy, Pope (1823-29) on this day in history.   

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

1762  On August - 22 1st female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury   

1766  On this day in history joseph-Denis Doche, composer   

1770  James Cook's expedition lands on the east coast of Australia on this day in history.   

1771  On August - 22 jan Joseph Rosler, composer   

1775  On this day in history king George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion   

1780  On this day in history resolution, without Capt Cook, returns to England   

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

1788  On August - 22 british create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves   

1788  Sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves on this day in history.   

1788  On August - 22 thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter   

1791  Haitian Revolution begins on this day in history.   

1791  Haitian Slave Revolution begins under voodoo priest Boukman on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France, dies at 80   

1795  Abraham Capadose, physician/missionary on this day in history.   

1798  French forces land in Ireland on this day in history.   

1798  French troops land in Kilcummin harbour, County Mayo, Ireland to aid Wolfe Tone's United Irishmen's Irish Rebellion on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history pieter G van Overstraten, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 46   

1818  On August - 22 grand duchy of Bathe forms   

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

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

1826  On this day in history colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah   

1827  José de La Mar becomes President of Peru on this day in history.   

1827  Edouard Silas, composer on this day in history.   

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

1831  On this day in history john White, composer, dies at 52   

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1530  On August - 22 birth of bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

1601  Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on August - 22.   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701) was born on August - 22.   

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  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on August - 22.   

1753  On August - 22 birth of christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer   

0408  On August - 22 flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48   

0634  Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies on this day in history.   

1155  On this day in history death of konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139)   

1188  On August - 22 death of ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137)   

1241  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on August - 22.   

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

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)