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August 22nd
On this day in history; lots of interesting stuff
Birthdates which occurred on August 22:
1862 Claude Debussy St Germain-en-Laye, composer (La Mer, Clair de lune)
1893 Dorothy Parker US, short story writer (1958 Marjorie Peabody Award)
19-- Debbie Peterson rocker (Bangles-Walk Like an Egyptian)
1904 Deng Xiaoping Chinese leader (1976-1983)
1917 John Lee Hooker Mississippi, blues musician (Canned Heat)
1920 Ray Bradbury Ill, sci-fi author (Fahrenheit 451, Illustrated Man)
1926 Honor Blackman London, actress (Pussy Galore-Goldfinger)
1928 Karlheinz Stockhausen M”drath, Germany, composer (Kontrapunkte)
1934 Norman Schwartzkopf NJ, US General (Liberated Kuwait from Iraq)
1949 Diana Nyad swimmer (1st to swim Bahamas to Fla-1979)
1961 Roland Orzabal singer (Tears for Fears-Shout, Head over Heels)
1964 Mats Wilander Sweden, tennis player (1988 US Open)
Deaths which occurred on August 22:
1818 Warren Hastings 1st governor-general of India (1773-84), dies at 85
1922 Michael Collins Sinn Fein leader, killed by rebels
1978 Jomo Kenyatta president of Kenya, dies at 83
On this day...
565 St Columba reported seeing a monster in Loch Ness
1454 Jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus
1485 Richard III slain at Bosworth Field-last of Plantagenets
1762 1st female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury
1775 King George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion
1791 Haitian Revolution begins
1846 US annexes New Mexico
1851 Gold fields discovered in Australia
1864 Geneva Convention signed, by 12 nations
1902 Pres Teddy Roosevelt became 1st US chief executive to ride in a car
1906 1st Victor Victrola manufactured
1910 Japan annexes Korea
1911 Mona Lisa stolen from Louvre
1932 BBS begins experimental regular TV broadcasts
1950 Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competitor in natl tennis competition
1951 Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052
1956 Pres Eisenhower & VP Nixon renominated by Rep convention in SF
1968 1st papal visit to Latin America (Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota)
1968 Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on grounds of adultery
1982 Gen Ariel Sharon urges Palestinians to discuss peaceful coexistence
1984 Evelyn Ashford of US ties world women's mark for 100 m, 10.76 sec
1984 Rep convention in Dallas renominates Pres Reagan & VP Bush
1987 Madonna's "Who's "That Girl," single goes #1
1988 Australia unveils 1st platinum coin (Koala)
1989 1st complete ring around Neptune discovered
1990 Pres Bush calls up military reserves
Holidays
None
Religious Observances
RC : Memorial of the Queenship of Mary (Immaculate Heart)
Religious History
1670 In Massachusetts, English-born colonial missionary John Eliot, 66, founded an Indian church at Martha's Vineyard, with educated Indians Hiacoomes and Tackanash appointed pastor and teacher, respectively.
1831 Birth of William H. Cummings, English musicologist. In 1855 he adapted a theme from Mendelssohn's "Festgesang," which afterward became the melody of the Christmas carol, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing."
1968 Pope Paul VI arrived in Colombia, making his the first-ever papal visit to South America.
Thought for the day :
" Early to rise and ditto to bed, make a man healthy, but socially dead. "
Birthdates which occurred on August 22:
1862 Claude Debussy St Germain-en-Laye, composer (La Mer, Clair de lune)
1893 Dorothy Parker US, short story writer (1958 Marjorie Peabody Award)
19-- Debbie Peterson rocker (Bangles-Walk Like an Egyptian)
1904 Deng Xiaoping Chinese leader (1976-1983)
1917 John Lee Hooker Mississippi, blues musician (Canned Heat)
1920 Ray Bradbury Ill, sci-fi author (Fahrenheit 451, Illustrated Man)
1926 Honor Blackman London, actress (Pussy Galore-Goldfinger)
1928 Karlheinz Stockhausen M”drath, Germany, composer (Kontrapunkte)
1934 Norman Schwartzkopf NJ, US General (Liberated Kuwait from Iraq)
1949 Diana Nyad swimmer (1st to swim Bahamas to Fla-1979)
1961 Roland Orzabal singer (Tears for Fears-Shout, Head over Heels)
1964 Mats Wilander Sweden, tennis player (1988 US Open)
Deaths which occurred on August 22:
1818 Warren Hastings 1st governor-general of India (1773-84), dies at 85
1922 Michael Collins Sinn Fein leader, killed by rebels
1978 Jomo Kenyatta president of Kenya, dies at 83
On this day...
565 St Columba reported seeing a monster in Loch Ness
1454 Jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus
1485 Richard III slain at Bosworth Field-last of Plantagenets
1762 1st female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury
1775 King George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion
1791 Haitian Revolution begins
1846 US annexes New Mexico
1851 Gold fields discovered in Australia
1864 Geneva Convention signed, by 12 nations
1902 Pres Teddy Roosevelt became 1st US chief executive to ride in a car
1906 1st Victor Victrola manufactured
1910 Japan annexes Korea
1911 Mona Lisa stolen from Louvre
1932 BBS begins experimental regular TV broadcasts
1950 Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competitor in natl tennis competition
1951 Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052
1956 Pres Eisenhower & VP Nixon renominated by Rep convention in SF
1968 1st papal visit to Latin America (Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota)
1968 Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on grounds of adultery
1982 Gen Ariel Sharon urges Palestinians to discuss peaceful coexistence
1984 Evelyn Ashford of US ties world women's mark for 100 m, 10.76 sec
1984 Rep convention in Dallas renominates Pres Reagan & VP Bush
1987 Madonna's "Who's "That Girl," single goes #1
1988 Australia unveils 1st platinum coin (Koala)
1989 1st complete ring around Neptune discovered
1990 Pres Bush calls up military reserves
Holidays
None
Religious Observances
RC : Memorial of the Queenship of Mary (Immaculate Heart)
Religious History
1670 In Massachusetts, English-born colonial missionary John Eliot, 66, founded an Indian church at Martha's Vineyard, with educated Indians Hiacoomes and Tackanash appointed pastor and teacher, respectively.
1831 Birth of William H. Cummings, English musicologist. In 1855 he adapted a theme from Mendelssohn's "Festgesang," which afterward became the melody of the Christmas carol, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing."
1968 Pope Paul VI arrived in Colombia, making his the first-ever papal visit to South America.
Thought for the day :
" Early to rise and ditto to bed, make a man healthy, but socially dead. "