On This Day — August 22

Famous events, births, and deaths from August 22 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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53 events · 194 births · 108 deaths recorded for August 22.

🕰️ Notable Events on August 22

2012 — Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths. Wikipedia ↗
2007 — The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30-3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history. Wikipedia ↗
2006 — Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board. Wikipedia ↗
2006 — Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal. Wikipedia ↗
2004 — Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway. Wikipedia ↗
2003 — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is suspended after refusing to comply with a federal court order to remove a rock inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Alabama Supreme Court building. Wikipedia ↗
1992 — FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts. Wikipedia ↗
1985 — British Airtours Flight 28M suffers an engine fire during takeoff at Manchester Airport. The pilots abort but due to inefficient evacuation procedures 55 people are killed, mostly from smoke inhalation. Wikipedia ↗
1978 — The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FLSN) occupies national palace in Nicaragua. Wikipedia ↗
1978 — The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress. The proposed amendment would have provided the District of Columbia with full voting representation in the Congress, the Electoral College, and regarding amending the U.S. Constitution. The proposed amendment failed to be ratified by enough states (ratified by 16, needed 38) and so did not become part of the Constitution. Wikipedia ↗
1973 — The Congress of Chile votes in favour of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende's government and demands that he resign or else be unseated through force and new elections. Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies. Wikipedia ↗
1971 — J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28. Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America. Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Labor movements NFWA and AWOC merge to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), predecessor of the United Farm Workers. Wikipedia ↗
1963 — X-15 Flight 91 reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program (107.96 km (67.08 mi) (354,200 feet)). Wikipedia ↗
1962 — The OAS attempts to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle. Wikipedia ↗
1953 — The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed. Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Althea Gibson becomes the first black competitor in international tennis. Wikipedia ↗
1949 — The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake Wikipedia ↗
1944 — World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan & Italy.
1941 — World War II: German troops begin the Siege of Leningrad. Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes. Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the Irish Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
1914 — German troops execute 384 inhabitants of Tamines, Belgium.
1910 — Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1910, beginning a period of Japanese rule of Korea that lasted until the end of World War II. Wikipedia ↗
1902 — Cadillac Motor Company is founded. Wikipedia ↗
1902 — Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile. Wikipedia ↗
1894 — Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal. Wikipedia ↗
1875 — The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands. Wikipedia ↗
1864 — Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention. Wikipedia ↗
1851 — The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America. Wikipedia ↗
1849 — The first air raid in history. Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice. Wikipedia ↗
1846 — The Second Federal Republic of Mexico is established. Wikipedia ↗
1831 — Nat Turner's slave rebellion commences just after midnight in Southampton County, Virginia, leading to the deaths of about 60 whites and approximately 250 blacks. Wikipedia ↗
1827 — José de la Mar becomes President of Peru. Wikipedia ↗
1798 — French troops land at Kilcummin, County Mayo, Ireland to aid the rebellion. Wikipedia ↗
1791 — Beginning of the Haitian Slave Revolution in Saint-Domingue, Haiti. Wikipedia ↗
1780 — James Cook's ship HMS Resolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage). Wikipedia ↗
1777 — British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements. Wikipedia ↗
1770 — James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales. Wikipedia ↗
1717 — Spanish troops land on Sardinia. Wikipedia ↗
1711 — Britain's Quebec Expedition loses eight ships and almost nine hundred soldiers, sailors and women to rocks at Pointe-aux-Anglais. Wikipedia ↗
1654 — Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America. Wikipedia ↗
1642 — Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
1639 — Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers. Wikipedia ↗
1559 — Bartolomé Carranza, Spanish archbishop, is arrested for heresy. Wikipedia ↗
1485 — The Battle of Bosworth Field, the death of Richard III and the end of the House of Plantagenet. Wikipedia ↗
1138 — Battle of the Standard between Scotland and England. Wikipedia ↗
851 — Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland. Wikipedia ↗
392 — Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on August 22

1995 — Dua Lipa, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1994 — Olli Määttä, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Rajinder Singh Sandhu, Punjabi Poet/Writer Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Ema Burgić Bucko, Bosnian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Federico Macheda, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Brayden Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Randall Cobb, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Drew Hutchison, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Robbie Rochow, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Giacomo Bonaventura, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Leonardo Moracci, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Apollo Crews, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Stephen Ireland, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Adrian Neville, English wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Tokushōryū Makoto, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Luke Russert, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Jey Uso, Samoan-American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Jimmy Uso, Samoan-American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Lee Camp, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Lawrence Quaye, Ghanaian-Qatari footballer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Jahri Evans, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Alex Holmes, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Jang Hyun-kyu, South Korean footballer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Christina Obergföll, German athlete Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Roland Benschneider, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Nicolas Macrozonaris, Canadian sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Seiko Yamamoto, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Matt Walters, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1978 — James Corden, English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Ioannis Gagaloudis, Greek basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Keren Cytter, Israeli visual artist and writer Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Marius Bezykornovas, Lithuanian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Bryn Davies, American bassist, cellist, and pianist Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Laurent Hernu, French decathlete Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Randy Wolf, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Clint Bolton, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Cory Gardner, American politician Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Agustín Pichot, Argentinian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Howie Dorough, American singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Kristen Wiig, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Eurelijus Žukauskas, Lithuanian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Paul Doucette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Steve Kline, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Max Wilson, German-Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Craig Finn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef and author Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Charlie Connelly, English author and broadcaster Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Casper Christensen, Danish comedian, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Paul Colman, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Aleksandr Mostovoi, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Horst Skoff, Austrian tennis player (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Ty Burrell, American actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Alfred Gough, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Layne Staley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1966 — GZA, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Wendy Botha, South African-Australian surfer Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Diane Setterfield, English author and educator Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Mats Wilander, Swedish-American tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1963 — James DeBarge, American R&B/soul singer Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Terry Catledge, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Andrés Calamaro, Argentine singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Iain Coucher, English businessman Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Roland Orzabal, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Debbi Peterson, American singer-songwriter and drummer Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Holger Gehrke, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Collin Raye, American country music singer Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Juan Croucier, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Pia Gjellerup, Danish lawyer and politician, Danish Minister of Finance Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Mark Williams, English actor Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Colm Feore, American-Canadian actor Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Stevie Ray, American semi-retired wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Vernon Reid, English-born American guitarist and songwriter (Living Colour) Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Steve Davis, English snooker player, sportscaster, and author Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Holly Dunn, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Paul Molitor, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Peter Taylor, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Chiranjeevi, Indian film actor, producer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Paul Ellering, American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Peter Laughner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Ray Burris, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Scooter Libby, American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Doug Bair, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Diana Nyad, American swimmer and author Wikipedia ↗
1948 — David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Donna Jean Godchaux, American singer-songwriter (The Grateful Dead) Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Cindy Williams, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1945 — David Chase, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Ron Dante, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Roger Cashmore, English physicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Alun Michael, Welsh police commissioner and politician, inaugural First Minister of Wales Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Masatoshi Shima, Japanese computer scientist and engineer, co-designed the Intel 4004 Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Uğur Mumcu, Turkish journalist and author (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Bill Parcells, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Bill McCartney, American football player and coach, founded Promise Keepers Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Valerie Harper, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Fred Milano, American doo-wop singer (Dion and the Belmonts) (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Jean Berkey, American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1936 — John Callaway, American journalist and producer (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Werner Stengel, German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the maverick roller coaster Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Annie Proulx, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Gerald P. Carr, American engineer, colonel, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Valery Alekseyev, Russian anthropologist and author (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Ulrich Wegener, German police officer and general Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (The Four Freshmen) (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Honor Blackman, English actress and republican Wikipedia ↗
1924 — James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Harishankar Parsai, Indian writer, satirist and humorist (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Roberto Aizenberg, Argentine painter and sculptor (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Dinos Dimopoulos, Greek director and screenwriter (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Tony Pawson, English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1920 — Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1920 — Denton Cooley, American soldier and surgeon (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1918 — Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1917 — John Lee Hooker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1915 — David Dellinger, American activist (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1915 — James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1915 — Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1914 — Jack Dunphy, American author and playwright (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
1914 — Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
1913 — Leonard Pagliero, English businessman and pilot (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
1913 — Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
1909 — Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1909 — Mel Hein, American football player and coach (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
1908 — Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1908 — Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
1904 — Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1903 — Jerry Iger, American cartoonist, co-founded Eisner & Iger (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1902 — Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
1902 — Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, film director and propagandist (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1902 — Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
1900 — Lisy Fischer, Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗