Famous Personalities Born In August - 22
Saturday, 29 March 2025
1530 On this day in history birth of bartolomeo Spontone, composer
1601 On this day in history birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)
1615 On August - 22 birth of christopher Gibbons, composer
1624 On August - 22 birth of jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701)
1647 On this day in history birth of denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)
1679 On this day in history birth of pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)
1681 Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.
1753 Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer was born on this day in history.
1760 Leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italy, Pope (1823-29) was born on this day in history.
1764 Charles Percier, French architect (d. 1838) was born on August - 22.
1766 Joseph-Denis Doche, composer was born on August - 22.
1771 On August - 22 birth of jan Joseph Rosler, composer
1771 On August - 22 birth of henry Maudslay, English inventor (d. 1831)
1773 On August - 22 birth of aimé Bonpland, French explorer (d. 1858)
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 August - 22 birth of william S. Harney, U.S. general (d. 1889)
1800 Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian-Jewish scholar (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.
1811 William Kelly, American inventor (d. 1888) was born on August - 22.
1822 George Stoneman, US Union general-major/(Gov-Calif, 1883-87) was born on August - 22.
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 August - 22.
1827 On this day in history birth of josef Strauss, Austria, composer (Dorfschwalben aus Austria)
1827 Joseph Anthony Mower, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870 was born on this day in history.
1827 On August - 22 birth of ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman, industrialist and politician (d. 1906)
1834 Nathaniel Harrison Harris, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1834 Samuel Pierpont Langley, American astronomer (d. 1906) was born on August - 22.
1836 Archibald M Willard, US, artist (Spirit of '76) was born on August - 22.
1845 On this day in history birth of william Lewis Douglas, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1924)
1846 B Amalie Skram-Alver, Norway, writer (Hellemyrsfolket) was born on this day in history.
1847 On this day in history birth of alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer
1848 On August - 22 birth of melville E. Stone, American newspaper publisher (d. 1929)
1852 Alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy) was born on this day in history.