# What happened on August 22 in history?

**Date:** August 22  
**Events recorded:** 55  
**Years spanned:** 392 – 2012  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/august/22/

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## Featured Event

**2007** — The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball))

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## Events on this date

- **392** — Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbogast_(magister_militum)))
- **851** — Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland, halting the expansion of West Francia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jengland))
- **1138** — Battle of the Standard between Scotland and England. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Standard))
- **1153** — Crusader–Fatimid wars: The fortress of Ascalon was surrendered by Fatimid Egypt to an army of crusaders, Templars, and Hospitallers led by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_the_Crusader_states))
- **1485** — The Battle of Bosworth Field occurs; King Richard III of England's death in battle marks the end of the reigning Plantagenet dynasty and the beginning of the Tudors under Henry VII. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field))
- **1559** — Spanish archbishop Bartolomé Carranza is arrested for heresy. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop))
- **1614** — Fettmilch Uprising: Jews are expelled from Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, following the plundering of the Judengasse. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fettmilch_uprising))
- **1639** — Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai))
- **1642** — Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England))
- **1654** — Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Barsimson))
- **1711** — Britain's Quebec Expedition loses eight ships and almost nine hundred soldiers, sailors and women to rocks at Pointe-aux-Anglais. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_expedition_(1711)))
- **1717** — Spanish troops land on Sardinia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardinia))
- **1770** — James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cook))
- **1777** — British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Stanwix))
- **1780** — James Cook's ship HMS Resolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Resolution_(1771)))
- **1791** — The Haitian slave revolution begins in Saint-Domingue, Haiti. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti))
- **1798** — French troops land at Kilcummin, County Mayo, Ireland to aid the rebellion. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilcummin%2C_County_Mayo))
- **1827** — José de La Mar becomes President of Peru. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_de_la_Mar))
- **1846** — The Second Federal Republic of Mexico is established. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Federal_Republic_of_Mexico))
- **1849** — Passaleão incident: João Maria Ferreira do Amaral, the governor of Portuguese Macau, is assassinated by a group of Chinese locals, triggering a military confrontation between China and Portugal at the Battle of Passaleão three days after. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passale%C3%A3o_incident))
- **1851** — The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America's_Cup))
- **1864** — Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Geneva_Convention))
- **1875** — The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Saint_Petersburg_(1875)))
- **1894** — Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi))
- **1902** — The Cadillac Motor Company is founded. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac))
- **1902** — Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt))
- **1902** — At least 6,000 people are killed by the magnitude 7.7 Kashgar earthquake in the Tien Shan mountains. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902_Turkestan_earthquake))
- **1922** — Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the Irish Civil War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_(Irish_leader)))
- **1934** — Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only test cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Woodfull))
- **1942** — Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil))
- **1944** — World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1949** — The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_Queen_Charlotte_Islands_earthquake))
- **1953** — The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_colony))
- **1962** — The OAS attempts to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_arm%C3%A9e_secr%C3%A8te))
- **1963** — X-15 Flight 91 reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program (107.96 km (67.08 mi) (354,200 feet)). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_91))
- **1965** — Juan Marichal, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, strikes John Roseboro, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, on the head with a bat, sparking a 14-minute brawl, one of the most violent on-field incidents in sports history. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Marichal))
- **1966** — Labor movements NFWA and AWOC merge to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), the predecessor of the United Farm Workers. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Farm_Workers))
- **1968** — Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Paul_VI))
- **1971** — J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Edgar_Hoover))
- **1972** — Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia))
- **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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Congress_of_Chile))
- **1978** — Nicaraguan Revolution: The FSLN seizes the National Congress of Nicaragua, along with over a thousand hostages. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaraguan_Revolution))
- **1978** — The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress, although it is never ratified by a sufficient number of states. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Voting_Rights_Amendment))
- **1981** — Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes in Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. All 110 people on board are killed. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Eastern_Air_Transport_Flight_103))
- **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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Manchester_Airport_disaster))
- **1989** — Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_Ryan))
- **1991** — Iceland is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the Baltic states. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland))
- **1992** — FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation))
- **1999** — China Airlines Flight 642 crashes at Hong Kong International Airport, killing three people and injuring 208 more. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_642))
- **2003** — Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Alabama))
- **2004** — Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scream))
- **2006** — Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulkovo_Aviation_Enterprise_Flight_612))
- **2006** — Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Perelman))
- **2007** — The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)))
- **2012** — Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%932013_Tana_River_District_clashes))

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## Notable births on August 22

- **2005** — **Stiliana Nikolova** — Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiliana_Nikolova))
- **2003** — **Cooper Connolly** — Australian cricketer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_Connolly))
- **2001** — **LaMelo Ball** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaMelo_Ball))
- **1997** — **Maxx Crosby** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxx_Crosby))
- **1997** — **Fanum** — American streamer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanum_(streamer)))
- **1997** — **Lautaro Martínez** — Argentine footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lautaro_Mart%C3%ADnez))
- **1996** — **Jessica-Jane Applegate** — British Paralympic swimmer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica-Jane_Applegate))
- **1996** — **Jeon So-min** — South Korean singer-songwriter ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somin_(singer)))
- **1995** — **Dua Lipa** — English singer-songwriter ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dua_Lipa))
- **1994** — **Israel Broussard** — American actor ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Broussard))

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## Notable deaths on August 22

- **2024** — **Arthur J. Gregg** — American military officer (born 1928) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_J._Gregg))
- **2023** — **Toto Cutugno** — Italian singer-songwriter (born 1943) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toto_Cutugno))
- **2021** — **Rod Gilbert** — Canadian ice hockey player (born 1941) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Gilbert))
- **2018** — **Ed King** — American musician (born 1949) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_King))
- **2018** — **Krishna Reddy** — Indian printmaker, sculptor and teacher (born 1925) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna_Reddy_(artist)))
- **2017** — **Michael J. C. Gordon** — British Computer scientist (born 1948) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._C._Gordon))
- **2016** — **S. R. Nathan** — 6th President of Singapore (born 1924) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._R._Nathan))
- **2016** — **Toots Thielemans** — Belgian and American jazz musician (born 1922) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toots_Thielemans))
- **2015** — **Arthur Morris** — Australian cricketer and journalist (born 1922) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Morris))
- **2015** — **Ieng Thirith** — Cambodian academic and politician (born 1932) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ieng_Thirith))

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