Page 8: Historical Events In August - 22

2018  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) on this day in history.   

2018  On August - 22 australia's House of Representatives is closed down early because of the Liberal Party leadership battle   

2020  On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 800,000.   

2021  Josephine Baker will be the first black woman to be interred in the Panthéon in Paris, according to the French government on this day in history.   

2021  US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Singapore to begin a short visit to South East Asia on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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1530  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

1601  On this day in history birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on August - 22.   

1624  On August - 22 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  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  Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer was born on August - 22.   

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

0634  On this day in history abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies   

1155  On August - 22 death of konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139)   

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

1241  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1280  Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies on this day in history.   

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)