Historical Events In August - 22

1889  John Sanger, circus entrepreneur, dies on August - 22.  

1890  Floyd Henri Allport, US psychologist/sociologist on this day in history.  

1890  Vasile Alecsandri, Romania poet/Foreign minister, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1891  On August - 22 francis McDonald, Bowling Green Ky, actor (Will-Adv of Champion)  

1892  Percy Fender, cricketer (legendary Surrey & England all-rounder) on August - 22.  

1893  On August - 22 the birth of Dorothy Parker, American writer and humorist  

1893  Dorothy Parker, NJ, short story writer (1958 Marjorie Peabody Award) on this day in history.  

1893  Ernst II, duke of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha (1844-93)/composer, dies at 75 on August - 22.  

1894  Cecil Kellaway, South Africa, actor (Mr Earnshaw-Wuthering Heights) on August - 22.  

1895  Paul White, Bangor Maine, composer (Adante & Rondo for Cello) on this day in history.  

1897  Bill Woodfull, cricketer (Australian captain in the Bodyline series) on August - 22.  

1898  Francine Larrimore, Verdun France, actress (John Meade's Woman) on August - 22.  

1900  Gabriel Faures opera "Prométhée," premieres in Beziers on August - 22.  

1900  On August - 22 elizabeth Bergner, Vienna Austria, actress (Catherine the Great)  

1901  Cadillac Company founded on August - 22.  

1901  On August - 22 cadillac Motor Company is founded.  

1901  Gunnar Wennerberg, composer, dies at 83 on August - 22.  

1902  President Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to ride in an automobile on August - 22.  

1902  On this day in history pres Teddy Roosevelt became 1st US chief executive to ride in a car  

1902  On August - 22 leni Riefenstahl, [Helene Bertha Amalie], Germany, actress (Tiefland)  

1903  On this day in history rené Wellek, Vienna Austria, writer (Concepts of Criticism)  

1903  On this day in history robert A T G C Salisbury, British premier (1885..1902), dies at 73  

1904  Deng Xiaoping, Chinese party leader (1976-1983) on August - 22.  

1905  Wade Crosby, IA, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood) on this day in history.  

1906  On this day in history first Victor Victrola manufactured  

1906  1st Victor Victrola manufactured on August - 22.  

1907  On August - 22 colin Buchanan, town planner  

1907  On August - 22 oliver F McGowan, Kipling AL, actor (Banning, Stagecoach)  

1908  On August - 22 the birth of Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer  

1908  On this day in history henri Cartier-Bresson, France, photographer (Decisive Moment)  

1908  On August - 22 henri Cartier-Bresson, Chanteloup, France, photographer  

1909  On this day in history mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants)  

1910  Japan annexes Korea on this day in history.  

1910  On this day in history japan annexes Korea after 5 years as a protectorate  

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1530  On August - 22 birth of bartolomeo Spontone, composer  

1601  On August - 22 birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)  

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

1624  On August - 22 birth of jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701)  

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  On August - 22 birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer  

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

0408  On this day in history flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48  

0634  On August - 22 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  Death of Ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137) on August - 22.  

1241  On this day in history gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies  

1280  On August - 22 nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies  

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

1304  Death of John II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247) on August - 22.