August 22 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1934  Australia beat England by 562 runs to regain Cricket Ashes   

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

1937  David C Salas, Antillian writer (Josephina), dies.   

1939  Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion.   

1941  Nazi troops reach Lenningrad   

1942  Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy.   

1942  Henry Eichheim, composer, dies at 72.   

1943  Soviet troops free Karkov.   

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

1944  Hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd].   

1944  Raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55   

1945  Bob Cristofani scores 110 for Aust Services at Old Trafford.   

1946  Baseball approves a 168-game schedule, but later rescinds it   

1947  14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0 (105840)   

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

1950  Abdel Rehim swims English Channel (10:50)   

1951  Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75052   

1952  CBC tele-cine projectionist inserts a slide upside down; Canada's inaugural known TV gaffe.   

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

1953  John Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union.   

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

1956  Pres Eisenhower and VP Nixon renominated by Rep convention in SF   

1956  Elvis Presley begins filming "The Reno Brothers" (Love Me Tender).   

1958  Roger Martin du Gard, novelist/playwright, dies   

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

1963  William Richard Morris, 1st viscount Nuffield motor manufacturer, dies   

1965  Henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, actress (Revolt in Mental Home), dies   

1966  Apolinary Szeluto, composer, dies at 82.   

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

1968  Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry.   

1968  The inaugural papal visit to Latin America (Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota)   

1969  Hurricane Camille strikes U.S. Gulf Coast results in the deaths of 255.   

1970  Richard Frank Donovan, composer, dies at 78   

1973  Louise Huff, actress (Sea Waif, Caprice, Disraeli), dies at 77   

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1530  Bartolomeo spontone: Composer   

1601  Georges de scudéry: French writer   

1615  Christopher gibbons: Composer   

1624  Jean renaud de segrais: French writer   

1647  Denis papin: French physicist (papiniaanse pot, steam machine)   

1679  Pierre guérin de tencin: French cardinal   

1681  Pierre danican philidor: Composer   

1753  Christian friedrich ruppe: Composer   

0408  Flavius stilicho: West roman field leader (395-408),   

0634  Death of Abd allah abu bekr: Arabic merchant/1st kalief of islam,   

1155  Death of Konoe: Emperor of japan (b. 1139)   

1188  Ferdinand ii: King of leon (b. 1137)   

1241  Gregory ix: [ugolino di segni], italian pope,   

1280  Nicholas iii: [giovanni gaetano orsini], italian pope (1277-80),   

1286  Erik v klipping: King of denmark, murdered   

1304  John ii: Count of hainaut (b. 1247)