Historical Events In August - 22

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

1707  Prince Eugenius van Savoye siege of Toulon on August - 22.  

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 August - 22 handel's "Watermusic" premieres on Thames  

1717  Spanish troops lands on Sardinia on this day in history.  

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

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

1760  Leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italy, Pope (1823-29) on August - 22.  

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  

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1766  Joseph-Denis Doche, composer on this day in history.  

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

1771  On August - 22 jan Joseph Rosler, composer  

1775  On August - 22 king George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion  

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

1787  On this day in history john Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton  

1788  British create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves on this day in history.  

1788  Sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves on August - 22.  

1788  Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter on August - 22.  

1791  On August - 22 haitian Revolution begins  

1791  Haitian Slave Revolution begins under voodoo priest Boukman on August - 22.  

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

1795  On August - 22 abraham Capadose, physician/missionary  

1798  On August - 22 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  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  Colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah on this day in history.  

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

1827  On August - 22 edouard Silas, composer  

1828  On August - 22 franz Joseph Gall, German/French physician (frenology), dies at 70  

1831  John White, composer, dies at 52 on August - 22.  

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1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer was born on August - 22.  

1601  On this day in history birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)  

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on August - 22.  

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

1647  On August - 22 birth of denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)  

1679  Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.  

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

1753  On this day in history 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 August - 22 death of konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139)  

1188  Death of Ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137) on this day in history.  

1241  On August - 22 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.