August 22 in History
August 22 is the birthday of Stiliana Nikolova (2005). Below are famous birthdays, events for August 22, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Frederick II, Elector of Saxony was born in 1412, while Stilicho, Roman general died in 408.
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What happened on August 22
- 2012
Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths.
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The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history.
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Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.
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Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal.
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Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.
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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.
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China Airlines Flight 642 crashes at Hong Kong International Airport, killing three people and injuring 208 more.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1992
FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho.
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Iceland is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the Baltic states.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1989
Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts.
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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.
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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.
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Nicaraguan Revolution: The FSLN seizes the National Congress of Nicaragua, along with over a thousand hostages.
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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.
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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.
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Editor's picks
Born on August 22
- 1412 — Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (died 1464)
- 1570 — Franz von Dietrichstein, Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (died 1636)
- 1599 — Agatha Marie of Hanau, German noblewoman (died 1636)
Died on August 22
- 408 — Stilicho, Roman general (born 359)
- 1155 — Emperor Konoe of Japan (born 1139)
- 1241 — Pope Gregory IX, (born 1143)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for August 22
Quick answers
Who was born on August 22? Stiliana Nikolova (2005), Cooper Connolly (2003), LaMelo Ball (2001).
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