Historical Events In August - 22

1910  On this day in history george Palmer, cricketer (17 Tests for Aust 1880-86, 78 wickets), dies  

1911  Mona Lisa stolen from Louvre on this day in history.  

1911  Mona Lisa' stolen from the Louvre art gallery, Paris on August - 22.  

1911  Mona Lisa stolen from Louvre (Recovered in 1913) on this day in history.  

1911  Edith Atwater, Chic, actress (Phyllis-Love on a Rooftop) on this day in history.  

1912  On this day in history england defeat Australia to win the Triangular Tournament  

1912  On August - 22 edith Porada, art historian/archaeologist  

1912  Pope Gregory IX, dies on August - 22.  

1913  On August - 22 robert Martineau, bishop of Blackburn  

1913  On this day in history robert Schollum, composer  

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1914  On this day in history battle at Charleroi begins: Gen von Bulows troops beat French  

1914  Raffenel, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WW I), dies in battle on August - 22.  

1916  On August - 22 john Slater, London England, actor (Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass)  

1917  On August - 22 pitts Pirates play 4th straight extra inning game, Carson Bigbee sets record of 11 at-bats, they lose in 22 innings to Dodgers  

1917  On this day in history john Lee Hooker, Clarksdale Mississippi, blues guitarist (Canned Heat)  

1919  On August - 22 earl Cathcart, British major-general  

1920  On August - 22 the birth of Ray Bradbury, American author; 'The Martian Chronicles'  

1920  On this day in history anthony Tuke, CEO (Savoy Hotel Groups)  

1920  On August - 22 anders Zorn, Swedish painter (Gustavus Vasa), dies at 60  

1921  J Edgar Hoover becomes asst director of FBI on this day in history.  

1921  James Menter, principal (Queen Mary College) on August - 22.  

1922  Micheline Presle, Paris, actress (Nea, Donkey Skin) on August - 22.  

1922  Michael Collins, Irish nationalist leader, killed in ambush on August - 22.  

1923  Paavo Nurmi runs world record mile (4:10.4) on August - 22.  

1923  Gerald Long, journalist/CEO (Reuters) on this day in history.  

1924  On August - 22 andrzej Markowski, composer  

1926  On this day in history gold discovered in Johannesburg, South Africa  

1926  Bob Flannigan, rocker (Four Freshmen) on this day in history.  

1926  Charles William Elliot, Pres of Harvard (1869-1909), dies at 92 on this day in history.  

1927  On this day in history babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers  

1929  Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1930  On this day in history australia regain Ashes on 6th day of 5th Cricket Test  

1932  BBS begins experimental regular TV broadcasts on this day in history.  

1933  On August - 22 bill Veeck, urges midsummer inter-league games & a split season  

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

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

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

1753  Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer was born on August - 22.  

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  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 August - 22 gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies  

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

1286  On August - 22 death of erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered  

1304  On this day in history death of john II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)