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What happened in history on this day: August 22?
On August 22 in ...
- 1775 - King George III proclaims American colonies to be in open rebellion.
- 1785 - William Barton submits his outline for the establishment of a Mint to the Continental Congress.
- 1846 - US annexes New Mexico.
- 1956 - US President Dwight Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon are renominated by Republican convention in San Francisco, California.
- 1963 - Launched from Edwards Air Force Base in California, American Joe Walker flies an X-15 rocket plane to a record height of 66 miles.
- 1969 - Hurricane Camille strikes U.S. Gulf Coast; kills 255.
- 1984 - Republican convention in Dallas, Texas, renominates President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush.
- 1985 - Microsoft and IBM sign a joint-development agreement to work together on future operating systems and environments.
- 1987 - Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda for the NES in North America.
- 1990 - US President George Bush calls up military reserves.
Births on August 22
- 1895 - Birth of Paul White in Bangor, Maine, USA; composer (Adante and Rondo for Cello).
- 1911 - Birth of Edith Atwater in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Phyllis - Love on a Rooftop).
- 1917 - Birth of John Lee Hooker in Mississippi, USA; blues musician (Canned Heat).
- 1920 - Birth of Ray Bradbury in Illinois, USA; sci-fi author (Fahrenheit 451, Illustrated Man).
- 1928 - Birth of John Lupton in Highland Park, Illinois, USA; actor (Tom - Broken Arrow).
- 1932 - Birth of Gerald P Carr in Denver, Colorado, USA; Colonel US Marine Corp/astronaut (Skylab 4).
- 1934 - Birth of Norman Schwartzkopf in New Jersey, USA; US General (Liberated Kuwait from Iraq).
- 1935 - Birth of Morton Dean in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA; TV newscaster (CBS, ABC).
- 1939 - Birth of Carl Yastrzemski in New York, USA; Boston Red Sox great (1967 American League Most Valuable Player, Hall of Fame).
- 1940 - Birth of George Reinholt in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Another World, One Life to Live).
- 1940 - Birth of Valerie Harper in Sufferin, New York, USA; actress (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, Valerie).
- 1942 - Birth of Kathy Lennon in Santa Monica, California, USA; singer (Lennon Sisters).
- 1945 - Birth of James G Richardson in Gainesville, Florida, USA; actor (Tim Cassidy - Sierra).
- 1945 - Birth of Ron Dante in Staten Island, New York, USA; rocker (Archies - "Sugar, Sugar").
- 1947 - Birth of Cindy Williams in Van Nuys, California, USA; actress (Shirley - Laverne and Shirley).
Deaths on August 22
- 1926 - Charles William Elliot, President of Harvard University (1869-1909), dies at age 92.
- 1985 - Death of Paul Peter Ewald, German/American physicist, in Ithaca, New York (born in Berlin, Germany).
- 1989 - Death of Diana Vreeland, American fashion editor (born 1929).
- 1989 - Death of Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party (murdered) (born 1942).
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