Page 6: Historical Events In August - 22

1933  Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1934  On August - 22 australia beat England by 562 runs to regain Cricket Ashes   

1936  Juliette Adam-Lamber, French author (Salon/Nouvelle Revue), dies at 99 on August - 22.   

1937  On August - 22 david C Salas, Antillian writer (Josephina), dies   

1939  Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion on August - 22.   

1941  On August - 22 nazi troops reach Lenningrad   

1942  On this day in history brazil declares war on Germany, Japan & Italy   

1942  Henry Eichheim, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history soviet troops free Karkov   

1944  HMS Nabob (Cdn. manned aircraft carrier) severely damaged by torpedo off Norway on this day in history.   

1944  Hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd] on August - 22.   

1944  Raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55 on August - 22.   

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 August - 22 14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0 (105,840)   

1949  On August - 22 in the Queen Charlotte Island a 8.1 earthquake was Canada's largest historic earthquake.   

1950  Abdel Rehim swims English Channel (10:50) on August - 22.   

1951  On this day in history harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052   

1952  CBC tele-cine projectionist inserts a slide upside down; Canada's first known TV gaffe on August - 22.   

1952  The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed on August - 22.   

1953  John Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history wPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, FL (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1956  Pres Eisenhower and VP Nixon renominated by Rep convention in SF on August - 22.   

1956  Elvis Presley begins filming "The Reno Brothers" (Love Me Tender) on this day in history.   

1958  Roger Martin du Gard, novelist/playwright, dies on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history nASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 67 miles (106 km)   

1963  On August - 22 william Richard Morris, 1st viscount Nuffield motor manufacturer, dies   

1965  Henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, actress (Revolt in Mental Home), dies on this day in history.   

1966  Apolinary Szeluto, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1967  Tom Conway, actor (Mrs Minerva), dies of liver ailment at 63 on August - 22.   

1968  Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry on this day in history.   

1968  The first papal visit to Latin America (Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota) on this day in history.   

1969  Hurricane Camille strikes U.S. Gulf Coast kills 255 on this day in history.   

1970  On August - 22 richard Frank Donovan, composer, dies at 78   

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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  On this day in history birth of christopher Gibbons, composer   

1624  On this day in history 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  Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1681  On August - 22 birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer   

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

0408  On this day in history 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 August - 22.   

1188  Death of Ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137) on August - 22.   

1241  On August - 22 gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies   

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

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.