Page 6: Historical Events In August - 22
Sunday, 16 February 2025
1933 Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses), dies at 62 on August - 22.
1934 Australia beat England by 562 runs to regain Cricket Ashes on this day in history.
1936 Juliette Adam-Lamber, French author (Salon/Nouvelle Revue), dies at 99 on this day in history.
1937 On this day in history david C Salas, Antillian writer (Josephina), dies
1939 Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion on August - 22.
1941 Nazi troops reach Lenningrad on this day in history.
1942 On this day in history brazil declares war on Germany, Japan & Italy
1942 Henry Eichheim, composer, dies at 72 on August - 22.
1943 On August - 22 soviet troops free Karkov
1944 On this day in history hMS Nabob (Cdn. manned aircraft carrier) severely damaged by torpedo off Norway
1944 Hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd] on August - 22.
1944 Raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55 on this day in history.
1945 On August - 22 bob Cristofani scores 110 for Aust Services at Old Trafford
1946 Baseball approves a 168-game schedule, but later rescinds it on this day in history.
1947 On this day in history 14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0 (105,840)
1949 On this day in history in the Queen Charlotte Island a 8.1 earthquake was Canada's largest historic earthquake.
1950 On August - 22 abdel Rehim swims English Channel (10:50)
1951 On August - 22 harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052
1952 On August - 22 cBC tele-cine projectionist inserts a slide upside down; Canada's first known TV gaffe.
1952 On August - 22 the penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.
1953 On August - 22 john Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union
1954 WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, FL (NBC) begins broadcasting on August - 22.
1956 On this day in history pres Eisenhower and VP Nixon renominated by Rep convention in SF
1956 Elvis Presley begins filming "The Reno Brothers" (Love Me Tender) on August - 22.
1958 On this day in history roger Martin du Gard, novelist/playwright, dies
1963 On this day in history nASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 67 miles (106 km)
1963 William Richard Morris, 1st viscount Nuffield motor manufacturer, dies on this day in history.
1965 On this day in history henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, actress (Revolt in Mental Home), dies
1966 Apolinary Szeluto, composer, dies at 82 on August - 22.
1967 Tom Conway, actor (Mrs Minerva), dies of liver ailment at 63 on this day in history.
1968 Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry on August - 22.
1968 On this day in history the first papal visit to Latin America (Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota)
1969 On August - 22 hurricane Camille strikes U.S. Gulf Coast kills 255
1970 Richard Frank Donovan, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
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