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  Australia's House of Representatives is closed down early because of the Liberal Party leadership battle on August - 22.   

2020  On August - 22 [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 August - 22.   

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

2024  On this day in history vice President Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic nomination for US President on the last day of the party's national conference in Chicago [1]   

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1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer was born on August - 22.   

1601  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)   

1679  Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758) was born on August - 22.   

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  Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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 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  On this day in history nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies   

1286  On August - 22 death of erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered   

1304  Death of John II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247) on August - 22.