Page 6: Historical Events In August - 22

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

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 August - 22.   

1937  David C Salas, Antillian writer (Josephina), dies on this day in history.   

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

1941  Nazi troops reach Lenningrad on August - 22.   

1942  On August - 22 brazil declares war on Germany, Japan & Italy   

1942  On August - 22 henry Eichheim, composer, dies at 72   

1943  Soviet troops free Karkov on August - 22.   

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

1944  On August - 22 hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd]   

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  Baseball approves a 168-game schedule, but later rescinds it on this day in history.   

1947  14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0 (105,840) on this day in history.   

1949  In the Queen Charlotte Island a 8.1 earthquake was Canada's largest historic earthquake on this day in history.   

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 August - 22.   

1954  On August - 22 wPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, FL (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1956  On August - 22 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  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 this day in history.   

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

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 August - 22.   

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

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 August - 22.   

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

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

1601  Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on August - 22.   

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

1753  On this day in history birth of christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer   

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

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 this day in history gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies   

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)