Historical Events In August - 22

1889  On August - 22 john Sanger, circus entrepreneur, dies  

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 this day in history francis McDonald, Bowling Green Ky, actor (Will-Adv of Champion)  

1892  Percy Fender, cricketer (legendary Surrey & England all-rounder) on this day in history.  

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

1893  On August - 22 dorothy Parker, NJ, short story writer (1958 Marjorie Peabody Award)  

1893  On this day in history ernst II, duke of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha (1844-93)/composer, dies at 75  

1894  On August - 22 cecil Kellaway, South Africa, actor (Mr Earnshaw-Wuthering Heights)  

1895  Paul White, Bangor Maine, composer (Adante & Rondo for Cello) on August - 22.  

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 this day in history.  

1901  Cadillac Motor Company is founded on August - 22.  

1901  Gunnar Wennerberg, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1902  President Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to ride in an automobile on this day in history.  

1902  On August - 22 pres Teddy Roosevelt became 1st US chief executive to ride in a car  

1902  On this day in history leni Riefenstahl, [Helene Bertha Amalie], Germany, actress (Tiefland)  

1903  René Wellek, Vienna Austria, writer (Concepts of Criticism) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history wade Crosby, IA, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood)  

1906  First Victor Victrola manufactured on this day in history.  

1906  On August - 22 1st Victor Victrola manufactured  

1907  Colin Buchanan, town planner on this day in history.  

1907  On this day in history oliver F McGowan, Kipling AL, actor (Banning, Stagecoach)  

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

1908  On August - 22 henri Cartier-Bresson, France, photographer (Decisive Moment)  

1908  Henri Cartier-Bresson, Chanteloup, France, photographer on this day in history.  

1909  Mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants) on August - 22.  

1910  Japan annexes Korea on this day in history.  

1910  On August - 22 japan annexes Korea after 5 years as a protectorate  

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1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1615  On this day in history birth of christopher Gibbons, composer  

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

1647  On this day in history birth of denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)  

1679  On August - 22 birth of pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)  

1681  On this day in history birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer  

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

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

0634  On August - 22 abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies  

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 this day in history.  

1280  Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies on August - 22.  

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

1304  On August - 22 death of john II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)