Page 6: Historical Events In August - 22

1933  Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses), dies at 62 on August - 22.   

1934  On this day in history australia beat England by 562 runs to regain Cricket Ashes   

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

1937  David C Salas, Antillian writer (Josephina), dies on August - 22.   

1939  Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion on this day in history.   

1941  Nazi troops reach Lenningrad on August - 22.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history the penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.   

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

1954  WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, FL (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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 August - 22 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 August - 22.   

1965  Henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, actress (Revolt in Mental Home), dies on August - 22.   

1966  On August - 22 apolinary Szeluto, composer, dies at 82   

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 August - 22.   

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

1969  On this day in history hurricane Camille strikes U.S. Gulf Coast kills 255   

1970  Richard Frank Donovan, composer, dies at 78 on August - 22.   

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

1647  On August - 22 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 this day in history birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer   

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

0408  On this day in history flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48   

0634  On August - 22 abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies   

1155  Death of Konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139) on August - 22.   

1188  On August - 22 death of ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137)   

1241  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on August - 22.   

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 this day in history.   

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