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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[392]] – [[Arbogast (magister militum)|Arbogast]] has [[Eugenius]] elected [[Roman emperor|Western Roman Emperor]]. * [[851]] – [[Battle of Jengland]]: [[Erispoe]] defeats [[Charles the Bald]] near the Breton town of Jengland. * [[1138]] – [[Battle of the Standard]] between Scotland and England.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Battle of the Standard (The Battle of Northallerton) |url=https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/The-Battle-of-the-Standard/ |website=Historic UK |access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref> * [[1153]] – [[Crusader–Fatimid wars]]: The fortress of [[Ascalon]] was [[Siege of Ascalon|surrendered]] by [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimid Egypt]] to an army of [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|crusaders]], [[Knights Templar|Templar]]s, and [[Knights Hospitaller|Hospitallers]] led by King [[Baldwin III of Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Lev | first=Yaacov | title=State and Society in Fatimid Egypt | year=1991 | location=Leiden | publisher=Brill | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I2LwgIL_bpEC | isbn=978-9004093447 |page=104 }}</ref> *[[1485]] – The [[Battle of Bosworth Field]] occurs; King [[Richard III of England]]'s death in battle marks the end of the reigning [[House of Plantagenet|Plantagenet dynasty]] and the beginning of the Tudors under [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Weir |first=Alison |title=Britain's Royal Families |date=2008 |publisher=Vintage |isbn=978-0-09-953973-5 |author-link=Alison Weir|page=145}}</ref> *[[1559]] – Spanish [[archbishop]] [[Bartolomé Carranza]] is arrested for [[Heresy in Christianity|heresy]]. ===1601–1900=== *[[1614]] – [[Fettmilch Uprising]]: Jews are expelled from [[Frankfurt]], [[Holy Roman Empire]], following the plundering of the [[Frankfurter Judengasse|Judengasse]]. *[[1639]] – Madras (now [[Chennai]]), India, is founded by the [[East India Company|British East India Company]] on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers. *[[1642]] – [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] raises his standard in [[Nottingham]], which marks the beginning of the [[English Civil War]]. *[[1654]] – [[Jacob Barsimson]] arrives in [[New Amsterdam]]. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America. *[[1711]] – Britain's [[Quebec expedition (1711)|Quebec Expedition]] loses eight ships and almost nine hundred soldiers, sailors and women to rocks at [[Pointe-aux-Anglais]]. *[[1717]] – Spanish troops land on [[Sardinia]]. *[[1770]] – [[James Cook]] names and lands on [[Possession Island (Queensland)|Possession Island]], and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as [[New South Wales]]. *[[1777]] – British forces abandon the [[Siege of Fort Stanwix]] after hearing rumors of [[Continental Army]] reinforcements. *[[1780]] – James Cook's ship {{HMS|Resolution|1771|6}} returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage). *[[1791]] – The [[Haiti]]an [[Haitian Revolution|slave revolution]] begins in [[Saint-Domingue|Saint-Domingue, Haiti]]. *[[1798]] – French troops land at [[Kilcummin, County Mayo]], Ireland to aid the [[Irish Rebellion of 1798|rebellion]]. *[[1827]] – [[José de La Mar]] becomes [[List of Presidents of Peru|President of Peru]]. *[[1846]] – The [[Second Federal Republic of Mexico]] is established. *[[1849]] – [[Passaleão incident]]: [[João Maria Ferreira do Amaral]], the [[Governor of Macau|governor]] of [[Portuguese Macau]], is [[Passaleão incident#Assassination of Amaral|assassinated]] by a group of Chinese locals, triggering a military confrontation between [[Qing dynasty|China]] and [[History of Portugal (1834–1910)|Portugal]] at the [[Passaleão incident|Battle of Passaleão]] three days after.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ride |first1=Lindsay Tasman |title=The Voices of Macao Stones |last2=Ride |first2=Violet May |publisher=[[Hong Kong University Press]] |year=1999 |isbn=9789622094871 |edition=Abridged |location=Hong Kong |page=45 |language=en |author-link=Lindsay Tasman Ride}}</ref> *[[1851]] – The first [[America's Cup]] is won by the [[yacht]] ''[[America (yacht)|America]]''. *[[1864]] – Twelve nations sign the [[First Geneva Convention]], establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.<ref>{{Citation | last = Pictet | first = Jean S. | title = The New Geneva Conventions for the Protection of War Victims | journal = The American Journal of International Law | year = 1951 | volume = 45 | issue = 3 | pages = 462–475 | doi=10.2307/2194544| jstor = 2194544 }}</ref> *[[1875]] – The [[Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875)|Treaty of Saint Petersburg]] between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of [[Sakhalin]] for the [[Kuril Islands]]. *[[1894]] – [[Mahatma Gandhi]] forms the [[Natal Indian Congress]] (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal. ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – The [[Cadillac]] Motor Company is founded. * 1902 – [[Theodore Roosevelt]] becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile. * 1902 – At least 6,000 people are killed by the magnitude 7.7 [[1902 Turkestan earthquake|Kashgar earthquake]] in the Tien Shan mountains.<ref name="Chen22">{{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Qingyu |last2=Fu |first2=Bihong |last3=Shi |first3=Pilong |last4=Li |first4=Zhao |editor1-last=Livio |editor1-first=Franz |editor2-last=Ferrario |editor2-first=Maria Francesca |title=Surface Deformation Associated with the 22 August 1902 Mw 7.7 Atushi Earthquake in the Southwestern Tian Shan, Revealed from Multiple Remote Sensing Data |journal=Remote Sensing |date=2022 |volume=14 |issue=7 |page=1663 |doi=10.3390/rs14071663 |publisher=[[MDPI]]|bibcode=2022RemS...14.1663C |doi-access=free }}</ref> *[[1922]] – [[Michael Collins (Irish leader)|Michael Collins]], [[Commander-in-chief]] of the [[Irish Free State]] Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the [[Irish Civil War]]. *[[1934]] – [[Bill Woodfull]] of [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] becomes the only [[test cricket]] captain to twice regain [[The Ashes]]. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: German troops begin the [[Siege of Leningrad]]. *[[1942]] – [[Brazil]] declares war on [[Germany]], Japan and [[Italy]]. *[[1944]] – World War II: [[Holocaust of Kedros]] in [[Crete]] by German forces. *[[1949]] – The [[1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake|Queen Charlotte earthquake]] is Canada's strongest since the [[1700 Cascadia earthquake]]. *[[1953]] – The [[penal colony]] on [[Devil's Island]] is permanently closed. *[[1962]] – The [[Organisation de l'armée secrète|OAS]] [[Petit-Clamart attack|attempts to assassinate]] French president [[Charles de Gaulle]]. *[[1963]] – [[X-15 Flight 91]] reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program ({{convert|107.96|km|mi|abbr=on}} (354,200 feet)). *[[1965]] – [[Juan Marichal]], pitcher for the [[1965 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]], strikes [[John Roseboro]], catcher for the [[1965 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]], on the head with a [[baseball bat|bat]], sparking a [[Battle of Candlestick Park|14-minute brawl]], one of the most violent on-field incidents in sports history.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mann |first=Jack |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1965/08/30/605969/the-battle-of-san-francisco |title=The Battle Of San Francisco |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=August 30, 1965}}</ref> *[[1966]] – Labor movements [[United Farm Workers|NFWA]] and AWOC merge to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), the predecessor of the [[United Farm Workers]]. *[[1968]] – [[Pope Paul VI]] arrives in [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]. It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America. *[[1971]] – [[J. Edgar Hoover]] and [[John N. Mitchell|John Mitchell]] announce the arrest of 20 of [[the Camden 28]]. *[[1972]] – [[Rhodesia]] is expelled by the [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]] for its racist policies. *[[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. *[[1978]] – [[Nicaraguan Revolution]]: The [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|FSLN]] seizes the [[National Congress of Nicaragua]], along with over a thousand hostages. * 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. *[[1981]] – [[Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103]] disintegrates in mid-air and crashes in [[Sanyi, Miaoli|Sanyi Township]], [[Miaoli County]], [[Taiwan]]. All 110 people on board are killed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810822-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-222 B-2603 Miao-Li|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-08-16}}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[1985 Manchester Airport disaster|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. *[[1989]] – [[Nolan Ryan]] strikes out [[Rickey Henderson]] to become the first [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] to record 5,000 [[strikeout]]s. *[[1991]] – [[Iceland]] is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the [[Baltic states]]. *[[1992]] – [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] [[sniper]] [[Lon Horiuchi]] shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at [[Ruby Ridge, Idaho]]. *[[1999]] – [[China Airlines Flight 642]] crashes at [[Hong Kong International Airport]], killing three people and injuring 208 more.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-11 B-150 Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19990822-0 |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[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. *[[2004]] – Versions of ''[[The Scream]]'' and ''[[Madonna (Munch)|Madonna]]'', two paintings by [[Edvard Munch]], are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in [[Oslo]], Norway. *[[2006]] – [[Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612]] crashes near the Russian border over eastern [[Ukraine]], killing all 170 people on board. * 2006 – [[Grigori Perelman]] is awarded the [[Fields Medal]] for his proof of the [[Poincaré conjecture]] in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal. *[[2007]] – The [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] defeat the [[Baltimore Orioles]] 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern [[Major League Baseball]] history. *[[2012]] – [[2012–13 Tana River District clashes|Ethnic clashes]] over [[grazing rights]] for cattle in Kenya's [[Tana River District]] result in more than 52 deaths. ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1412]] – [[Frederick II, Elector of Saxony]] (died 1464)<ref>{{cite book|url=http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/0001/bsb00016321/images/index.html?seite=584|title=Neue Deutsche Biographie|author=Gottfried Opitz|language=de|page=568}}</ref> *[[1570]] – [[Franz von Dietrichstein]], Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (died 1636)<ref>{{cite book|author=John McClintock|title=Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AUIBTARClpgC|year=1981|publisher=Baker Book House|isbn=978-0-8010-6123-3}}</ref> *[[1599]] – [[Agatha Marie of Hanau]], German noblewoman (died 1636) ===1601–1900=== *[[1601]] – [[Georges de Scudéry]], French author, poet, and playwright (died 1667) *[[1624]] – [[Jean Regnault de Segrais]], French author and poet (died 1701) *[[1647]] – [[Denis Papin]], French physicist and mathematician, developed [[pressure cooking]] (died 1712) *[[1679]] – [[Pierre Guérin de Tencin]], French cardinal (died 1758) *[[1760]] – [[Pope Leo XII]] (died 1829) *[[1764]] – [[Charles Percier]], French architect and interior designer (died 1838) *[[1771]] – [[Henry Maudslay]], English engineer (died 1831) *[[1773]] – [[Aimé Bonpland]], French botanist and explorer (died 1858) *[[1778]] – [[James Kirke Paulding]], American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] (died 1860) *[[1800]] – [[Samuel David Luzzatto]], Italian poet and scholar (died 1865) *[[1818]] – [[Rudolf von Jhering]], German jurist (died 1892)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Seagle |first=William |date=1945 |title=Rudolf von Jhering: Or Law as a Means to an End |url=https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/uclrev/vol13/iss1/4 |journal=[[University of Chicago Law Review]] |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=71–89 [76] |doi=10.2307/1597562 |issn=0041-9494 |jstor=1597562|url-access=subscription }}</ref> *[[1827]] – [[Ezra Butler Eddy]], Canadian businessman and politician (died 1906) *[[1834]] – [[Samuel Pierpont Langley]], American physicist and astronomer (died 1906) *[[1836]] – [[Archibald Willard]], American soldier and painter (died 1918) *[[1844]] – [[George W. De Long]], American Naval officer and explorer (died 1881) *[[1845]] – [[William Lewis Douglas]], American businessman and politician, 42nd [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (died 1924) *[[1847]] – [[John Forrest]], Australian politician, 1st [[Premier of Western Australia]] (died 1918) *[[1848]] – [[Melville Elijah Stone]], American publisher, founded the ''[[Chicago Daily News]]'' (died 1929) *[[1854]] – [[Milan I of Serbia]] (died 1901) *[[1857]] – [[Ned Hanlon (baseball)|Ned Hanlon]], American baseball player and manager (died 1937) *[[1860]] – [[Paul Gottlieb Nipkow]], Polish-German technician and inventor, created the [[Nipkow disk]] (died 1940) * 1860 – [[Alfred Ploetz]], German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (died 1940) *[[1862]] – [[Claude Debussy]], French pianist and composer (died 1918) *[[1867]] – [[Maximilian Bircher-Benner]], Swiss physician and nutritionist (died 1939) * 1867 – [[Charles Francis Jenkins]], American inventor (died 1934) *[[1868]] – [[Willis R. Whitney]], American chemist (died 1958) *[[1873]] – [[Alexander Bogdanov]], Russian physician and philosopher (died 1928) *[[1874]] – [[Max Scheler]], German philosopher and author (died 1928) *[[1880]] – [[Gorch Fock (author)|Gorch Fock]], German author and poet (died 1916) * 1880 – [[George Herriman]], American cartoonist (died 1944) *[[1881]] – [[Bede Jarrett]], English Dominican priest (died 1934)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924063262053/page/n132/mode/1up |title=The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers |publisher=[[The Encyclopedia Press]] |page=85 |year=1917 |access-date=2021-06-14 |via=archive.org}}</ref> * 1881 – [[James Newland]], Australian soldier and policeman (died 1949)<ref>{{Australian Dictionary of Biography|last=Staunton|first=Anthony|year=1988|id=A110011b|title=Newland, James Ernest (1881–1949)|access-date=14 December 2008}}</ref> *[[1882]] – [[Raymonde de Laroche]], French pilot (died 1919) *[[1887]] – [[Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk]], German jurist and politician, [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany)|German Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (died 1977) *[[1890]] – [[Cecil Kellaway]], South African actor (died 1973) *[[1891]] – [[Henry Bachtold]], Australian soldier and railway engineer (died 1983) * 1891 – [[Jacques Lipchitz]], Lithuanian-Italian sculptor (died 1973) *[[1893]] – [[Wilfred Kitching]], English 7th [[General of The Salvation Army]] (died 1977) * 1893 – [[Dorothy Parker]], American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist (died 1967) * 1893 – [[Ernest H. Volwiler]], American chemist (died 1992) *[[1895]] – [[László Almásy]], Hungarian captain, pilot, and explorer (died 1951) * 1895 – [[Paul Comtois]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st [[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec]] (died 1966) *[[1896]] – [[Laurence McKinley Gould]], American geologist, educator, and polar explorer (died 1995) *[[1897]] – [[Bill Woodfull]], Australian cricketer and educator (died 1965) *[[1900]] – [[Lisy Fischer]], Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy (died 1999) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Thomas Pelly]], American lawyer and politician (died 1973) * 1902 – [[Leni Riefenstahl]], German actress, film director and propagandist (died 2003) * 1902 – [[Edward Rowe Snow]], American historian and author (died 1982) *[[1903]] – [[Jerry Iger]], American cartoonist, co-founded [[Eisner & Iger]] (died 1990) *[[1904]] – [[Deng Xiaoping]], Chinese soldier and politician, 1st [[Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China]] (died 1997) *[[1908]] – [[Henri Cartier-Bresson]], French photographer and painter (died 2004) * 1908 – [[Erwin Thiesies]], German rugby player and coach (died 1993) *[[1909]] – [[Julius J. Epstein]], American screenwriter and producer (died 2000) * 1909 – [[Mel Hein]], American football player and coach (died 1992) *[[1913]] – [[Leonard Pagliero]], English businessman and pilot (died 2008) * 1913 – [[Bruno Pontecorvo]], Italian physicist and academic (died 1993) *[[1914]] – [[Jack Dunphy]], American author and playwright (died 1992) * 1914 – [[Connie B. Gay]], American businessman, co-founded the [[Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum]] (died 1989) *[[1915]] – [[David Dellinger]], American activist (died 2004) * 1915 – [[James Hillier]], Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the [[electron microscope]] (died 2007) * 1915 – [[Edward Szczepanik]], Polish economist and politician, 15th [[Polish government-in-exile|Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile]] (died 2005) *[[1917]] – [[John Lee Hooker]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2001) *[[1918]] – [[Mary McGrory]], American journalist and author (died 2004) *[[1920]] – [[Ray Bradbury]], American science fiction writer and screenwriter (died 2012)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-culture/ray-bradburys-fahrenheit-451-censorship-9530771/|title=Remembering Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: why his pioneering critique of censorship remains relevant today|date=25 August 2024|access-date=30 August 2024|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> * 1920 – [[Denton Cooley]], American surgeon and scientist (died 2016)<ref name="PMID28057783">{{cite journal |last1=Willerson |first1=JT |title=Denton Arthur Cooley, MD. |journal=Circulation Research |date=6 January 2017 |volume=120 |issue=1 |pages=17–19 |doi=10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.310451 |pmid=28057783 |doi-access=free }}</ref> *[[1921]] – [[Dinos Dimopoulos]], Greek director and screenwriter (died 2003) * 1921 – [[Tony Pawson (cricketer)|Tony Pawson]], English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (died 2012) *[[1922]] – [[Roberto Aizenberg]], Argentine painter and sculptor (died 1996) * 1922 – [[Theoni V. Aldredge]], Greek-American costume designer (died 2011) * 1922 – [[Kelly Freas|Frank Kelly Freas]], American science fiction and fantasy artist (died 2005)<ref>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Douglas|title=F. K. Freas, Who Drew the Devilish Face of Mad Magazine, Dies at 82|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 5, 2005|accessdate=June 14, 2017|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/05/arts/design/f-k-freas-who-drew-the-devilish-face-of-mad-magazine-dies-at-82.html}}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[James Kirkwood, Jr.]], American playwright and author (died 1989) * 1924 – [[Harishankar Parsai]], Indian writer, satirist and humorist (died 1995) *[[1925]] – [[Honor Blackman]], English actress and republican (died 2020)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitmore |first1=Greg |title=Honor Blackman – a life in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2020/apr/06/honor-blackman-a-life-in-pictures |website=The Guardian |access-date=6 April 2020 |date=6 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Marc Bohan]], French fashion designer (died 2023)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 22: Kristen Wiig, Dua Lipa |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/22/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-22-Kristen-Wiig-Dua-Lipa/6741661100985/#:~:text=Famous%20birthdays%20for%20Aug.,%2C%20Dua%20Lipa%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=21 August 2023 |date=22 August 2022}}</ref> * 1926 – [[Bob Flanigan (singer)|Bob Flanigan]], American pop singer (died 2011) *[[1928]] – [[Tinga Seisay]], Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat (died 2015) * 1928 – [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]], German composer and academic (died 2007)<ref>{{cite book|author=Karl Heinrich Wörner|title=Stockhausen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uUazwZH_zMwC&pg=PA251|date= 1977|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-03272-9|pages=251}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Valery Alekseyev (anthropologist)|Valery Alekseyev]], Russian anthropologist and author (died 1991) *1929 – [[Roy Clay]], American computer scientist (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guynn |first=Jessica |title=Roy Clay Sr., a Silicon Valley pioneer who knocked down racial barriers, dies at 95 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/09/25/roy-clay-sr-dies/75366211007/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> * 1929 – [[Ulrich Wegener]], German police officer and general (died 2017) *[[1930]] – [[Gylmar dos Santos Neves]], Brazilian footballer (died 2013) *[[1932]] – [[Gerald P. Carr]], American engineer, colonel, and astronaut (died 2020) *[[1933]] – [[Sylva Koscina]], Italian actress (died 1994) *[[1934]] – [[Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.]], American general and engineer (died 2012)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1935]] – [[Annie Proulx]], American novelist, short story writer, and journalist<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1936]] – [[Chuck Brown]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2012) * 1936 – [[John Callaway (journalist)|John Callaway]], American journalist and producer (died 2009) * 1936 – [[Dale Hawkins]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010) * 1936 – [[Werner Stengel]], German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the [[Maverick (roller coaster)|Maverick roller coaster]] *[[1938]] – [[Jean Berkey]], American businesswoman and politician (died 2013) *[[1939]] – [[Valerie Harper]], American actress (died 2019)<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.biography.com/people/valerie-harper-22232#awesm=~oBCDa5LXmLFa34| title=Valerie Harper Biography| publisher=[[FYI (American TV channel)#The Biography Channel|The Biography Channel]] ([[A&E Networks]])| access-date=April 16, 2014}}</ref> * 1939 – [[Carl Yastrzemski]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Carl Yastrzemski |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/carl-yastrzemski-124650 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> * [[1940]] – [[Bill McCartney]], American football player and coach (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Traub |first=Alex |date=January 15, 2025 |title=Bill McCartney, Coach Who Led a Movement for ‘Godly’ Men, Dies at 84 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/sports/ncaafootball/bill-mccartney-dead.html |access-date=January 17, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[Bill Parcells]], American football player and coach<ref>{{cite book|author=Gutman, Bill|year=2000|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/first/g/gutman-parcells.html|title=Parcells: A Biography|publisher=Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc|access-date=March 8, 2008}}</ref> *[[1943]] – [[Alun Michael]], Welsh police commissioner and politician, inaugural [[First Minister of Wales]] * 1943 – [[Masatoshi Shima]], Japanese computer scientist and engineer, co-designed the [[Intel 4004]] *[[1944]] – [[Roger Cashmore]], English physicist and academic *[[1945]] – [[David Chase]], American screenwriter and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1945 – [[Ron Dante]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=626}}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[Cindy Williams]], American actress and producer<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lukanic |first1=Steven A |title=Film Actors Guide |date=1991 |page=421 |publisher=Lone Eagle |isbn=9780943728384 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fHhZAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> (died 2023) *[[1948]] – [[David Marks (musician)|David Marks]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> *[[1949]] – [[Diana Nyad]], American swimmer and author<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1949]] – [[Joop Donkervoort]], Dutch businessman<ref>{{cite web |title=Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70 – Donkervoort celebrates its founder's birthday with a high-powered gift of its own – Donkervoort, No Compromise |url=https://www.donkervoort.com/en/donkervoort-d8-gto-jd70-donkervoort-celebrates-its-founders-birthday-with-a-high-powered-gift-of-its-own/ |publisher=[[Donkervoort]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Ray Burris]], American baseball player and coach * 1950 – [[Scooter Libby]], American lawyer and politician, [[Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States]] *[[1952]] – [[Peter Laughner]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1977) *[[1953]] – [[Paul Ellering]], American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager *[[1955]] – [[Chiranjeevi]], Indian film actor, producer and politician *[[1956]] – [[Paul Molitor]], American baseball player and coach<ref name="UPI" /> * 1956 – [[Peter Taylor (Australian cricketer)|Peter Taylor]], Australian cricketer *[[1957]] – [[Steve Davis]], English snooker player, sportscaster, and author * 1957 – [[Holly Dunn]], American country music singer-songwriter (died 2016) *[[1958]] – [[Colm Feore]], American-Canadian actor * 1958 – [[Stevie Ray]], American wrestler * 1958 – [[Vernon Reid]], English-born American guitarist and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1959]] – [[Juan Croucier]], Cuban-American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer * 1959 – [[Pia Gjellerup]], Danish lawyer and politician, [[List of Finance Ministers of Denmark|Danish Minister of Finance]] * 1959 – [[Mark Williams (actor)|Mark Williams]], English actor *[[1960]] – [[Holger Gehrke]], German footballer and manager * 1960 – [[Collin Raye]], American country music singer<ref name="AP" /> * 1960 – [[Regina Taylor]], American actress and playwright<ref name="AP" /> *[[1961]] – [[Andrés Calamaro]], Argentine singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1961 – [[Roland Orzabal]], English singer and musician<ref name="AP" /> * 1961 – [[Debbi Peterson]], American singer-songwriter and drummer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1962]] – [[Stefano Tilli]], Italian sprinter *[[1963]] – [[Tori Amos]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 22, 2022 includes celebrities Tori Amos, Kristen Wiig |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-22-2022-includes-celebrities-tori-amos-kristen-wiig.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=21 August 2023 |date=22 August 2022}}</ref> * 1963 – [[James DeBarge]], American R&B/soul singer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1964]] – [[Mats Wilander]], Swedish-American tennis player and coach<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1965]] – [[Wendy Botha]], South African-Australian surfer * 1965 – [[David Reimer]], Canadian man, born male but reassigned female and raised as a girl after a botched circumcision (died 2004)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/david-reimer-and-john-money-gender-reassignment-controversy-johnjoan-case|title=David Reimer and John Money Gender Reassignment Controversy: The John/Joan Case – The Embryo Project Encyclopedia|website=embryo.asu.edu}}</ref> *[[1966]] – [[GZA]], American rapper and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1966 – [[Rob Witschge]], Dutch footballer and manager *[[1967]] – [[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]], English actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1967 – [[Ty Burrell]], American actor and comedian<ref name="AP"/> * 1967 – [[Paul Colman]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1967 – [[Layne Staley]], American singer-songwriter (died 2002) *[[1968]] – [[Casper Christensen]], Danish comedian, actor, and screenwriter * 1968 – [[Aleksandr Mostovoi]], Russian footballer * 1968 – [[Elisabeth Murdoch (businesswoman)|Elisabeth Murdoch]], Australian businesswoman * 1968 – [[Horst Skoff]], Austrian tennis player (died 2008) *[[1970]] – [[Charlie Connelly]], English author and broadcaster * 1970 – [[Giada De Laurentiis]], Italian-American chef and author<ref name="AP"/> * 1970 – [[Tímea Nagy]], Hungarian fencer<ref>{{cite web|title=Tímea Nagy|url=https://www.olympic.org/timea-nagy-1|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1971]] – [[Richard Armitage (actor)|Richard Armitage]], English actor<ref name="UPI"/> * 1971 – [[Craig Finn]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1971 – [[Rick Yune]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1972]] – [[Okkert Brits]], South African pole vaulter * 1972 – [[Paul Doucette]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer<ref name="AP"/> * 1972 – [[Max Wilson]], German-Brazilian race car driver *[[1973]] – [[Roslina Bakar]], Malaysian sport shooter<ref>{{cite web |title=Results |url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=4126 |website=2002.thecgf.com |access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref> * 1973 – [[Howie Dorough]], American singer-songwriter and dancer<ref name="AP"/> * 1973 – [[Kristen Wiig]], American actress, comedian, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/> * 1973 – [[Eurelijus Žukauskas]], Lithuanian basketball player *[[1974]] – [[Cory Gardner]], American politician * 1974 – [[Jenna Leigh Green]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/> * 1974 – [[Agustín Pichot]], Argentinian rugby player *[[1975]] – [[Clint Bolton]], Australian footballer * 1975 – [[Rodrigo Santoro]], Brazilian actor *[[1976]] – [[Marius Bezykornovas]], Lithuanian footballer * 1976 – [[Bryn Davies (musician)|Bryn Davies]], American bassist, cellist, and pianist * 1976 – [[Laurent Hernu]], French decathlete * 1976 – [[Jeff Weaver]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeff Weaver |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jeff-weaver-213711 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> * 1976 – [[Randy Wolf]], American baseball player *[[1977]] – [[Heiðar Helguson]], Icelandic footballer * 1977 – [[Keren Cytter]], Israeli visual artist and writer *[[1978]] – [[James Corden]], English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter<ref name="AP"/> * 1978 – [[Ioannis Gagaloudis]], Greek basketball player *[[1979]] – [[Brandon Adams (actor)|Brandon Adams]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1979 – [[Matt Walters]], American football player *[[1980]] – [[Roland Benschneider]], German footballer * 1980 – [[Nicolas Macrozonaris]], Canadian sprinter * 1980 – [[Seiko Yamamoto]], Japanese wrestler *[[1981]] – [[Alex Holmes]], American football player * 1981 – [[Jang Hyun-kyu]], South Korean footballer (died 2012) * 1981 – [[Christina Obergföll]], German athlete *[[1983]] – [[Theo Bos]], Dutch cyclist * 1983 – [[Jahri Evans]], American football player *[[1984]] – [[Lee Camp (footballer)|Lee Camp]], English footballer * 1984 – [[Lawrence Quaye]], Ghanaian-Qatari footballer *[[1985]] – [[Luke Russert]], American journalist * 1985 – [[Jey Uso]], Samoan-American wrestler * 1985 – [[Jimmy Uso]], Samoan-American wrestler * 1985 – [[Salih Yoluç]], Turkish race car drivr<ref>[https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/salih-yoluc/ Salih Yoluc career profile], Driver Database</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Stephen Ireland]], Irish footballer * 1986 – [[Tokushōryū Makoto]], Japanese sumo wrestler *[[1987]] – [[Leonardo Moracci]], Italian footballer * 1987 – [[Apollo Crews]], American wrestler *[[1989]] – [[Giacomo Bonaventura]], Italian footballer *[[1990]] – [[Randall Cobb (American football)|Randall Cobb]], American football player * 1990 – [[Drew Hutchison (baseball)|Drew Hutchison]], American baseball player * 1990 – [[Robbie Rochow]], Australian rugby league player * 1990 – [[Adam Thielen]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Adam Thielen |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16460/adam-thielen |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Federico Macheda]], Italian footballer * 1991 – [[Brayden Schenn]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1992]] – [[Ema Burgić Bucko]], Bosnian tennis player *[[1993]] – [[Dillon Danis]], American mixed martial artist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dillon Danis {{!}} BJJ Heroes |url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/dillon-danis |access-date=2022-12-01}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Israel Broussard]], American actor<ref name="UPI"/> * 1994 – [[Olli Määttä]], Finnish ice hockey player *[[1995]] – [[Dua Lipa]], English singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pregnant Gigi Hadid Wishes 'Sister' Dua Lipa a Happy 25th Birthday: 'You're a Special One'|url=https://people.com/music/gigi-hadid-wishes-dua-lipa-happy-birthday/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822235125/https://people.com/music/gigi-hadid-wishes-dua-lipa-happy-birthday/|archive-date=2020-08-22|access-date=2021-06-14|website=People|language=en}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Jessica-Jane Applegate]], British Paralympic swimmer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/montreal/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_MO2013SW@@@@@@@ENG_number=14832.htm|title=Applegate Jessica-Jane|website=Paralympic.org}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Somin (singer)|Jeon So-min]], South Korean singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kard|url=http://yscleantec.webmaker21.kr/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330101728/http://yscleantec.webmaker21.kr/|archive-date=30 March 2019|access-date=|website=DSPmedia}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Maxx Crosby]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Maxx Crosby |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3916655/maxx-crosby |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Fanum (streamer)|Fanum]], American streamer<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1561767433559744512 |user=FanumTV |title=happy birthday 2 me |date=August 22, 2022 |access-date=August 20, 2024}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Lautaro Martínez]], Argentine footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lautaro Martínez Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/219713/lautaro-martinez |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[LaMelo Ball]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=LaMelo Ball |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630163/lamelo-ball |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Cooper Connolly]], Australian cricketer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile:Cooper Connolly |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/cooper-connolly-1210488 |access-date=2023-01-07 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> *[[2005]] – [[Stiliana Nikolova]], Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stiliana Nikolova|url=https://www.eurosport.com/olympics/athletes/profile/nikolova-stiliana-1548933/|access-date=22 August 2024|publisher=Eurosport}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[408]] – [[Stilicho]], Roman general (born 359) *[[1155]] – [[Emperor Konoe]] of Japan (born 1139) *[[1241]] – [[Pope Gregory IX]], (born 1143) *[[1280]] – [[Pope Nicholas III]] (born 1225)<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicholas III {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicholas-III-pope |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1304]] – [[John II, Count of Holland]] (born 1247) *[[1338]] – [[William II, Duke of Athens]] (born 1312) *[[1350]] – [[Philip VI of France]] (born 1293)<ref>{{cite web |title=Philip VI {{!}} king of France |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-VI |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1358]] – [[Isabella of France]] (born 1295) *[[1425]] – [[Eleanor, Princess of Asturias]] (born 1423) *[[1456]] – [[Vladislav II of Wallachia]] *[[1485]] – [[Richard III of England]] (born 1452)<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard III {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-III-king-of-England |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1485 – [[James Harrington (Yorkist knight)|James Harrington]], Yorkist knight * 1485 – [[John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk]] (born 1430) * 1485 – [[Richard Ratcliffe]], supporter of Richard III * 1485 – [[William Brandon (standard-bearer)|William Brandon]], supporter of Henry VII (born 1426) *[[1532]] – [[William Warham]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (born 1450) *[[1545]] – [[Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk]], English politician and husband of [[Mary Tudor, Queen of France|Mary Tudor]] (born c. 1484) *[[1553]] – [[John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland]], English admiral and politician, [[Lord President of the Council]] (born 1504) *[[1572]] – [[Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland]], English leader of the [[Rising of the North]] (born 1528) *[[1584]] – [[Jan Kochanowski]], Polish poet and playwright (born 1530) *[[1599]] – [[Luca Marenzio]], Italian singer-songwriter (born 1553) ===1601–1900=== *[[1607]] – [[Bartholomew Gosnold]], English lawyer and explorer, founded the [[London Company]] (born 1572) *[[1652]] – [[Jacob De la Gardie]], Estonian-Swedish soldier and politician, [[Lord High Constable of Sweden]] (born 1583) *[[1664]] – [[Maria Cunitz]], Polish astronomer and author (born 1610) *[[1680]] – [[John George II, Elector of Saxony]] (born 1613) *[[1681]] – [[Philippe Delano]], Dutch Plymouth Colony settler (born 1602) *[[1701]] – [[John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (born 1628) *[[1711]] – [[Louis François, duc de Boufflers]], French general (born 1644) *[[1752]] – [[William Whiston]], English mathematician, historian, and theologian (born 1667) *[[1773]] – [[George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton]], English poet and politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (born 1709)<ref>{{cite DNB |wstitle=Lyttelton, George (1709-1773) |first=George Fisher Russell |last=Barker |volume=34}}</ref> *[[1793]] – [[Louis de Noailles]], French general (born 1713) *[[1797]] – [[Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser]], French-Austrian field marshal (born 1724) *[[1806]] – [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard]], French painter and illustrator (born 1732) *[[1818]] – [[Warren Hastings]], English lawyer and politician, 1st [[Governor-General of Bengal]] (born 1732) *[[1828]] – [[Franz Joseph Gall]], Austrian neuroanatomist and physiologist (born 1758)<ref>{{cite web |title=Franz Joseph Gall {{!}} German anatomist and physiologist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Franz-Joseph-Gall |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=24 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1850]] – [[Nikolaus Lenau]], Romanian-Austrian poet and author (born 1802) *[[1861]] – [[Xianfeng Emperor|Xianfeng]], Emperor of China (born 1831) *[[1888]] – [[Ágoston Trefort]], Hungarian jurist and politician, [[Minister of Education (Hungary)|Hungarian Minister of Education]] (born 1817) *[[1891]] – [[Jan Neruda]], Czech journalist, author, and poet (born 1834) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury]], English academic and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (born 1830) *[[1904]] – [[Kate Chopin]], American novelist and poet (born 1850) *[[1909]] – [[Henry Radcliffe Crocker]], English dermatologist and author (born 1846) *[[1914]] – [[Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi]], Italian bishop and academic (born 1859) *[[1918]] – [[Korbinian Brodmann]], German neurologist and academic (born 1868) *[[1920]] – [[Anders Zorn]], Swedish artist (born 1860) *[[1922]] – [[Michael Collins (Irish leader)|Michael Collins]], Irish rebel, counter-intelligence and military tactician, and politician; 2nd [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Irish Minister of Finance]] (born 1890) *[[1926]] – [[Charles William Eliot]], American academic (born 1834) *[[1933]] – [[Alexandros Kontoulis]], Greek general and diplomat (born 1858) *[[1940]] – [[Oliver Lodge]], English physicist and academic (born 1851) * 1940 – [[Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland]], Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Malta]] (born 1861) *[[1942]] – [[Michel Fokine]], Russian dancer and choreographer (born 1880) *[[1946]] – [[Döme Sztójay]], Hungarian general and politician, 35th [[Prime Minister of Hungary]] (born 1883) *[[1950]] – [[Kirk Bryan (geologist)|Kirk Bryan]], American geologist and academic (born 1888) *[[1951]] – [[Jack Bickell]], Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1884) *[[1953]] – [[Jim Tabor]], American baseball player (born 1916) *[[1958]] – [[Roger Martin du Gard]], French novelist and paleographer, [[Nobel Prize for Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1881) *[[1960]] – [[Johannes Sikkar]], Estonian soldier and politician, [[Prime Minister of Estonia in exile]] (born 1897) *[[1963]] – [[William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield]], English businessman and philanthropist, founded [[Morris Motors]] (born 1877) *[[1967]] – [[Gregory Goodwin Pincus]], American biologist and academic, co-created the [[Combined oral contraceptive pill|birth-control pill]] (born 1903) *[[1970]] – [[Vladimir Propp]], Russian philologist and scholar (born 1895) *[[1971]] – [[Birger Nerman]], Swedish archaeologist (born 1888)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stjernquist |first1=Berta |author-link1=:sv:Berta Stjernquist |year=1987 |chapter=Birger Nerman |chapter-url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=8838 |title=[[:sv:Svenskt biografiskt lexikon|Svenskt biografiskt lexikon]] |language=sv |volume=26 |page=528 }}</ref> *[[1974]] – [[Jacob Bronowski]], Polish-English mathematician, biologist, and author (born 1908) *[[1976]] – [[Gina Bachauer]], Greek pianist and composer (born 1913) * 1976 – [[Juscelino Kubitschek]], Brazilian physician and politician, 21st [[President of Brazil]] (born 1902) *[[1977]] – [[Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]], English actor (born 1918) * 1977 – [[Chunseong]], Korean monk, philosopher and writer (born 1891) * 1977 – [[Rex Connor]], Australian politician (born 1907)<ref name=adb>{{Australian Dictionary of Biography |first=C J |last=Lloyd |title=Connor, Reginald Francis Xavier (Rex) (1907–1977) |id2=connor-reginald-francis-rex-9813 |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Jomo Kenyatta]], Kenyan politician, 1st [[President of Kenya]] (born 1894) *[[1979]] – [[James T. Farrell]], American novelist, short-story writer, and poet (born 1904) *[[1980]] – [[James Smith McDonnell]], American pilot, engineer, and businessman, founded [[McDonnell Aircraft]] (born 1899) *[[1981]] – [[Vicente Manansala]], Filipino painter (born 1910) *[[1985]] – [[Charles Gibson (historian)]], Historian of Mexico and its Indians, President of the [[American Historical Association]] (born 1920) *[[1986]] – [[Celâl Bayar]], Turkish lawyer and politician, 3rd [[President of Turkey]] (born 1883) *[[1987]] – [[Joseph P. Lash]], American author and journalist (born 1909) *[[1989]] – [[Robert Grondelaers]], Belgian cyclist (born 1933) * 1989 – [[Huey P. Newton]], American activist, co-founded the [[Black Panther Party]] (born 1942) *[[1991]] – [[Colleen Dewhurst]], Canadian-American actress (born 1924) * 1991 – [[Boris Pugo]], Russian soldier and politician, [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia)|Soviet Minister of Interior]] (born 1937) *[[1994]] – [[Gilles Groulx]], Canadian director and screenwriter (born 1931) * 1994 – [[Allan Houser]], American sculptor and painter (born 1914) *[[1995]] – [[Johnny Carey]], Irish footballer and manager (born 1919) *[[1996]] – [[Erwin Komenda]], Austrian car designer and engineer (born 1904) *[[2000]] – [[Abulfaz Elchibey]], 2nd [[President of Azerbaijan]] (born 1938) *[[2003]] – [[Arnold Gerschwiler]], Swiss figure skater and coach (born 1914) *[[2004]] – [[Konstantin Aseev]], Russian chess player and trainer (born 1960) * 2004 – [[Angus Bethune (politician)|Angus Bethune]], Australian soldier and politician, 33rd [[Premier of Tasmania]] (born 1908) * 2004 – [[Daniel Petrie]], Canadian director and producer (born 1920) *[[2005]] – [[Luc Ferrari]], French-Italian director and composer (born 1929) * 2005 – [[Ernest Kirkendall]], American chemist and metallurgist (born 1914) *[[2007]] – [[Grace Paley]], American short story writer and poet (born 1922) *[[2008]] – [[Gladys Powers]], English-Canadian soldier (born 1899) *[[2009]] – [[Muriel Duckworth]], Canadian [[Pacifism|pacifist]], [[Feminism|feminist]], and [[activist]] (born 1908)<ref>{{cite web |title=Peace activist Muriel Duckworth dies at 100 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/peace-activist-muriel-duckworth-dies-at-100-1.845788 |website=CBC News |access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref> * 2009 – [[Elmer Kelton]], American journalist and author (born 1926) *[[2010]] – [[Stjepan Bobek]], Croatian footballer and manager (born 1923) *[[2011]] – [[Ashford & Simpson|Nick Ashford]], American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1942) * 2011 – [[Jack Layton]], Canadian academic and politician (born 1950) * 2011 – [[Casey Ribicoff]], American philanthropist (born 1922) *[[2012]] – [[Nina Bawden]], English author (born 1925) * 2012 – [[Paul Shan Kuo-hsi]], Chinese cardinal (born 1923) * 2012 – [[Jeffrey Stone]], American actor and screenwriter (born 1926) *[[2013]] – [[Paul Poberezny]], American pilot and businessman, founded the [[Experimental Aircraft Association]] (born 1921) * 2013 – [[Andrea Servi]], Italian footballer (born 1984) *[[2014]] – [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]], Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1932) * 2014 – [[Emmanuel Kriaras]], Greek lexicographer and philologist (born 1906) * 2014 – [[Pete Ladygo]], American football player and coach (born 1928) * 2014 – [[Noella Leduc]], American baseball player (born 1933) * 2014 – [[John Sperling]], American businessman, founded the [[University of Phoenix]] (born 1921) * 2014 – [[John S. Waugh]], American chemist and academic (born 1929) *[[2015]] – [[Arthur Morris]], Australian cricketer and journalist (born 1922) * 2015 – [[Ieng Thirith]], Cambodian academic and politician (born 1932) * 2015 – [[Eric Thompson (racing driver)|Eric Thompson]], English race car driver and book dealer (born 1919) *[[2016]] – [[S. R. Nathan]], 6th [[President of Singapore]] (born 1924) * 2016 – [[Toots Thielemans]], Belgian and American [[Jazz in Belgium|jazz]] musician (born 1922) *[[2017]] – [[Michael J. C. Gordon]], British [[Computer scientist]] (born 1948) *[[2018]] – [[Ed King]], American musician (born 1949)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2018-idUSRTX5U1VJ|title=Notable Deaths in 2018|date=2018-08-23|website=Reuters News/Pictures|access-date=2018-08-27}}</ref> * 2018 – [[Krishna Reddy (artist)|Krishna Reddy]], Indian printmaker, sculptor and teacher (born 1925)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/notable-deaths.html|title=Notable Deaths 2018|newspaper=The New York Times Obituaries|date=3 August 2018|access-date=2018-09-12 }}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Rod Gilbert]], Canadian ice hockey player (born 1941)<ref>{{Cite web|author=The Athletic Staff|date=2021-08-22|title=Rod Gilbert, Rangers legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 80|url=https://theathletic.com/news/rod-gilbert-rangers-legend-and-hall-of-famer-dies-at-80/caF1c7KsLchI|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823212157/https://theathletic.com/news/rod-gilbert-rangers-legend-and-hall-of-famer-dies-at-80/caF1c7KsLchI|archive-date=2021-08-23|access-date=2021-08-23|website=[[The Athletic]]|language=en}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Arthur J. Gregg]], American military officer (born 1928)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Langer |first=Emily |date=2024-08-27 |title=Arthur Gregg, Army trailblazer and Fort Gregg-Adams namesake, dies at 96 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/08/27/arthur-gregg-army-fort-gregg-adams/ |access-date=2024-08-28 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> == Holidays and observances == * Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: **[[Saint Guinefort|Guinefort]], the holy [[greyhound]], feast day traditionally.<ref name="greyhound">[http://www.thegreyhoundsaint.com/ Saint Guinefort: The Holy Greyhound]</ref> **[[Immaculate Heart of Mary]] (Roman Catholic calendar of [[General Roman Calendar of 1960|1960]]) **[[Queen of Heaven#Feast of Queenship of Mary|Queenship of Mary]] **[[August 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] * [[International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief]] * Earliest day on which [[National Heroes' Day (Philippines)]] can fall, while August 28 is the latest; celebrated on the fourth Monday in August. *[[Flag Day (Russia)]] *[[Madras Day]] ([[Chennai]] and [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]) == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/22 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=22}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/22 |title=Historical Events on August 22 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:August 22}} [[Category:Days of August]]
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