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This day in history: 22 August

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394 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 22 August.
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2012: Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: August 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: Blessed Symeon Lukach

Christian feast day: Immaculate Heart of Mary (Roman Catholic calendar of 1960)

Christian feast day: John Kemble

Christian feast day: Queenship of Mary

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)

International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

Madras Day (Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India)

Events

2012Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths.

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

2006Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal.

2006Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.

2004Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.

2003Chief 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.

1999China Airlines Flight 642 crashes at Hong Kong International Airport, killing three people and injuring 208 more.

1992FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho.

1991Iceland is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the Baltic states.

1989Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts.

1985British 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.

1981Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes in Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. All 110 people on board are killed.

1978Nicaraguan Revolution: The FSLN seizes the National Congress of Nicaragua, along with over a thousand hostages.

1978The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress, although it is never ratified by a sufficient number of states.

1973The 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.

1972Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies.

1971J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28.

1968Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America.

1966Labor movements NFWA and AWOC merge to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), the predecessor of the United Farm Workers.

1965Juan 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.

1963X-15 Flight 91 reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program (107.96 km (67.08 mi) (354,200 feet)).

1962The OAS attempts to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle.

1953The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.

1949The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.

1944World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces.

1942Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy.

1934Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only test cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes.

1922Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the Irish Civil War.

1902At least 6,000 people are killed by the magnitude 7.7 Kashgar earthquake in the Tien Shan mountains.

1902The Cadillac Motor Company is founded.

1902Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.

1894Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.

1875The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.

1864Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.

1851The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.

1849Passaleão 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 later.

1846The Second Federal Republic of Mexico is established.

1827José de La Mar becomes President of Peru.

1798French troops land at Kilcummin, County Mayo, Ireland to aid the rebellion.

1791The Haitian slave revolution begins in Saint-Domingue, Haiti.

Born on this day

2005Stiliana Nikolova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast

2003Cooper Connolly, Australian cricketer

2001LaMelo Ball, American basketball player

1997Fanum, American streamer

1997Lautaro Martínez, Argentine footballer

1997Maxx Crosby, American football player

1996Jeon So-min, South Korean singer-songwriter

1996Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer

1995Dua Lipa, English singer-songwriter

1994Israel Broussard, American actor

1994Olli Määttä, Finnish ice hockey player

1993Dillon Danis, American mixed martial artist

1993Laura Dahlmeier, German biathlete (died 2025)

1992Ema Burgić Bucko, Bosnian tennis player

1991Brayden Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player

1991Federico Macheda, Italian footballer

1990Adam Thielen, American football player

1990Drew Hutchison, American baseball player

1990Randall Cobb, American football player

1990Robbie Rochow, Australian rugby league player

1989Aleksandra Gajewska, Polish politician and businessperson

1989Giacomo Bonaventura, Italian footballer

1987Apollo Crews, American wrestler

1986Stephen Ireland, Irish footballer

1986Tokushōryū Makoto, Japanese sumo wrestler

1985Jey Uso, Samoan-American wrestler

1985Jimmy Uso, Samoan-American wrestler

1985Luke Russert, American journalist

1985Salih Yoluç, Turkish race car driver

1984Lawrence Quaye, Ghanaian-Qatari footballer

1984Lee Camp, English footballer

1983Jahri Evans, American football player

1983Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist

1982Sean Rash, American bowler

1981Alex Holmes, American football player

1981Christina Obergföll, German javelin athlete

1981Jang Hyun-kyu, South Korean footballer (died 2012)

1980Nicolas Macrozonaris, Canadian sprinter

1980Roland Benschneider, German footballer

1980Seiko Yamamoto, Japanese wrestler

Died on this day

2026Shelley Fabares, American actress and singer (born 1944)

2026Siim Kallas, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (born 1948)

2024Arthur J. Gregg, American military officer (born 1928)

2023Alexandra Paul, Canadian ice dancer (born 1991)

2023Toto Cutugno, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1943)

2021Rod Gilbert, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1941)

2018Ed King, American musician (born 1949)

2018Krishna Reddy, Indian printmaker, sculptor and teacher (born 1925)

2017Michael J. C. Gordon, British Computer scientist (born 1948)

2016S. R. Nathan, 6th President of Singapore (born 1924)

2016Toots Thielemans, Belgian and American jazz musician (born 1922)

2015Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer and journalist (born 1922)

2015Eric Thompson, English race car driver and book dealer (born 1919)

2015Ieng Thirith, Cambodian academic and politician (born 1932)

2014Emmanuel Kriaras, Greek lexicographer and philologist (born 1906)

2014John Sperling, American businessman, founded the University of Phoenix (born 1921)

2014John S. Waugh, American chemist and academic (born 1929)

2014Noella Leduc, American baseball player (born 1933)

2014Pete Ladygo, American football player and coach (born 1928)

2014U. R. Ananthamurthy, Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1932)

2013Paul Poberezny, American pilot and businessman, founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (born 1921)

2012Jeffrey Stone, American actor and screenwriter (born 1926)

2012Nina Bawden, English author (born 1925)

2012Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Taiwanese cardinal (born 1923)

2011Casey Ribicoff, American philanthropist (born 1922)

2011Jack Layton, Canadian academic and politician (born 1950)

2011Nick Ashford, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1942)

2011Yao Yuanjun, Chinese border police officer (born 1993)

2010Stjepan Bobek, Croatian footballer and manager (born 1923)

2009Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (born 1926)

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“Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.”

Seneca

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