Page 8: Historical Events In August - 22

2018  On August - 22 forbes say George Clooney made more money in a single year ($239 million) than any actor ever ($239m), due to sale of alcohol company, followed by Dwayne Johnson ($124m)   

2018  On this day in history australia's House of Representatives is closed down early because of the Liberal Party leadership battle   

2020  On August - 22 [COVID-19 pandemic] The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 800,000.   

2021  On August - 22 josephine Baker will be the first black woman to be interred in the Panthéon in Paris, according to the French government   

2021  US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Singapore to begin a short visit to South East Asia on August - 22.   

2024  Vice President Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic nomination for US President on the last day of the party's national conference in Chicago [1] on August - 22.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701)   

1647  Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine) was born on August - 22.   

1679  On this day in history birth of pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)   

1681  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on August - 22.   

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

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

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 August - 22 death of erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered   

1304  On August - 22 death of john II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)