Famous Birthdays In August - 22

1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer was born on this day in history.   

1601  Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on August - 22.   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  On this day in history birth of jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701)   

1647  On August - 22 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   

1760  Leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italy, Pope (1823-29) was born on August - 22.   

1764  On August - 22 birth of charles Percier, French architect (d. 1838)   

1766  Joseph-Denis Doche, composer was born on this day in history.   

1771  On this day in history birth of jan Joseph Rosler, composer   

1771  Henry Maudslay, English inventor (d. 1831) was born on August - 22.   

1773  Aimé Bonpland, French explorer (d. 1858) was born on August - 22.   

1779  James Kirke Paulding, American author (d. 1860) was born on August - 22.   

1788  Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter was born on August - 22.   

1795  On August - 22 birth of abraham Capadose, physician/missionary   

1800  On this day in history birth of william S. Harney, U.S. general (d. 1889)   

1800  On this day in history birth of samuel David Luzzatto, Italian-Jewish scholar (d. 1865)   

1811  William Kelly, American inventor (d. 1888) was born on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history birth of george Stoneman, US Union general-major/(Gov-Calif, 1883-87)   

1822  On this day in history birth of virginia Clemm Poe, wife of Edgar Allan Poe (d. 1847)   

1827  Edouard Silas, composer was born on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history birth of josef Strauss, Austria, composer (Dorfschwalben aus Austria)   

1827  On August - 22 birth of joseph Anthony Mower, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870   

1827  On this day in history birth of ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman, industrialist and politician (d. 1906)   

1834  On this day in history birth of nathaniel Harrison Harris, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1834  On this day in history birth of samuel Pierpont Langley, American astronomer (d. 1906)   

1836  Archibald M Willard, US, artist (Spirit of '76) was born on this day in history.   

1845  William Lewis Douglas, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.   

1846  B Amalie Skram-Alver, Norway, writer (Hellemyrsfolket) was born on August - 22.   

1847  On August - 22 birth of alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer   

1848  Melville E. Stone, American newspaper publisher (d. 1929) was born on August - 22.   

1852  Alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy) was born on this day in history.   

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

0634  Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies on this day in history.   

1155  Death of Konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139) on August - 22.   

1188  On this day in history death of ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137)   

1241  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on August - 22.   

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  On this day in history death of john II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)