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 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  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  On this day in history nazi troops reach Lenningrad   

1942  On this day in history 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  On this day in history hMS Nabob (Cdn. manned aircraft carrier) severely damaged by torpedo off Norway   

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 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  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 this day in history.   

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

1952  On this day in history cBC tele-cine projectionist inserts a slide upside down; Canada's first known TV gaffe.   

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 August - 22.   

1954  On this day in history 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  On this day in history roger Martin du Gard, novelist/playwright, dies   

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  Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry on August - 22.   

1968  The first papal visit to Latin America (Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota) on August - 22.   

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  On this day in history birth of christopher Gibbons, composer   

1624  Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

1647  On this day in history birth of denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)   

1679  On August - 22 birth of pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)   

1681  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  On August - 22 birth of christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer   

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 August - 22.   

1155  On this day in history death of konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139)   

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

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

1280  On August - 22 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 August - 22 death of john II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)