Page 6: Historical Events In August - 22

1933  On August - 22 adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses), dies at 62   

1934  Australia beat England by 562 runs to regain Cricket Ashes on this day in history.   

1936  On August - 22 juliette Adam-Lamber, French author (Salon/Nouvelle Revue), dies at 99   

1937  On this day in history david C Salas, Antillian writer (Josephina), dies   

1939  On August - 22 dutch border guards take positions for German invasion   

1941  Nazi troops reach Lenningrad on August - 22.   

1942  Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan & Italy on this day in history.   

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

1943  On August - 22 soviet troops free Karkov   

1944  On August - 22 hMS Nabob (Cdn. manned aircraft carrier) severely damaged by torpedo off Norway   

1944  Hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd] on this day in history.   

1944  Raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history bob Cristofani scores 110 for Aust Services at Old Trafford   

1946  On August - 22 baseball approves a 168-game schedule, but later rescinds it   

1947  On August - 22 14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0 (105,840)   

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

1950  On August - 22 abdel Rehim swims English Channel (10:50)   

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  On August - 22 the penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.   

1953  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history pres Eisenhower and VP Nixon renominated by Rep convention in SF   

1956  On this day in history elvis Presley begins filming "The Reno Brothers" (Love Me Tender)   

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

1963  NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 67 miles (106 km) on August - 22.   

1963  On this day in history 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 August - 22.   

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

1968  On this day in history cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry   

1968  On this day in history the first papal visit to Latin America (Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota)   

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  Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on August - 22.   

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

1624  Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701) was born on August - 22.   

1647  Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine) was born on this day in history.   

1679  On August - 22 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  Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48 on August - 22.   

0634  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1241  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1280  On this day in history nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies   

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

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