681 – Bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on the south bank of the Danube, after defeating the Byzantine armies of Emperor Constantine IV south of the Danube delta.
1849 – Hungarian Republic crushed by Austria and Russia
1936 – Helen Stephens claims the women’s sprint double at the Berlin Olympics having won the 100m and as part of the victorious American 4 x 100m relay team
1966 – The Beatles release their “Yellow Submarine” single and its album “Revolver” in the US
1976 – USSR launches Luna 24, last Lunar flight to date from Earth
1991 – British radio show “On the Hour” debuts on BBC Radio 4 with first appearance of Alan Partridge character
1997 – Security guard Abner Louima, attacked by NYC police
1997 – “Just to See You Smile” single released by Tim McGraw (Billboard Song of the Year 1998)
2020 – Disputed Belarusian presidential election sees long time dictator Alexander Lukashenko officially win 80% of the votes but unofficially lose 60-70% of the votes to main opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Sparks widespread protests in Belarus and international condemnation.
2020 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, TPC Harding Park: 23 year old American Collin Morikawa fires final round 64 (-6) to win his first major title by 2 strokes from Paul Casey of England
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Today in History for 9th August 2022
Historical Events
378 – Battle of Adrianople: Goth army defeats Roman forces under Emperor Valens
1726 – Netherlands signs Covenant of Hannover
1925 – Only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for, Bobby Veach flies out
1969 – Kander and Ebbs’ musical “Zorba” closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 305 performances
2012 – The death toll from the Philippines’ floods rise to 70
2019 – Landslide from torrential rain kills 59 in Mon state, Myanmar, with 80,000 in emergency evacuation sites
Famous Birthdays
1690 – Lorenzo Zavateri, Italian violinist and composer, born in Bologna (d. 1764)
1726 – Francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit priest and scientist, born in Mannheim, Germany (d. 1778)
1872 – Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal, born in Alcsút, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (d. 1962)
1946 – Jim Kiick, American football running back (Super Bowl 1972, 73; AFL All-Star 1968, 69; Miami Dolphins), born in Lincoln Park, New Jersey (d. 2020)
1968 – Gillian Anderson, American actress (The X-Files, Bleak House), born in Chicago, Illinois
1972 – Juanes [Juan Esteban Aristizábal], Colombian singer and songwriter, winner of 24 Latin Grammy Awards, born in Carolina del Príncipe, Antioquia, Colombia
Famous Deaths
117 – Trajan, Roman Emperor (98-117 AD) who rebuilt Rome and expanded the empire, dies from edema at 63
1738 – Pierre Drevet, French engraver, dies at 75
1848 – Frederick Marryat, English captain and author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies
1994 – Toby Rowland, American theatrical manager, dies at 77
2000 – John Harsanyi, Hungarian-American economist (Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994, for game theory), and educator (University of California, Berkeley, 1964-90), dies of a heart attack at 80
2014 – Edwin “Ed” Nelson, American actor (Peyton Place, A Long Came a Spider), dies of heart failure at 85
Famous Deaths for 8th August 2022
1445 – Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer
1685 – Sassoferrato [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna), dies at 75
1788 – Louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92
1816 – Blas de Laserna, composer, dies at 65
1970 – Johnny Goodman, American golfer (US Open 1933), dies at 60
1980 – Jacqueline Cochran, US pilot and 1st woman to break sound barrier, dies at 74
1987 – Danilo Blanuša, Croatian mathematician, dies at 83
1994 – Leonid Leonov, Russian writer and playwright (Russky Lesson), dies at 95
2008 – Orville Moody, American golfer (US Open 1969), dies of multiple myeloma at 74
2020 – Gabriel Ochoa Uribe, Colombian soccer manager (record 14 x league titles; Millonarios [6], Santa Fe [1], América de Cali [7]; Columbia), dies at 90
Historical Events for 8th August 2022
1814 – Peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium
1816 – Bavaria joins Holy Alliance
1864 – Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Gaines, Alabama
1868 – Earthquake destroys the city of Arica, Chile
1903 – International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Boston, MA: Laurence Doherty beats William Larned 6-3, 6-8, 6-0, 2-6, 7-5 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-1 lead over US (ends 4-1)
1956 – WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier, AL (PBS) begins
1964 – “110 in the Shade” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 330 performances
1984 – Carl Lewis wins 3rd gold medal of the Los Angeles Olympics joining Kirk Baptiste and Thomas Jefferson in an American sweep of the 200m
1997 – Mariners Randy Johnson strikes out 19 Chicago White Sox
2018 – Australia’s most populous state New South Wales declared 100% in drought
Today in History for 8th August 2022
Historical Events
1829 – French government of De Polignac forms
1860 – Queen of Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) arrives in NYC
1950 – Florence Chadwick swims English Channel (13:23)
1953 – US and South Korea initial a mutual security pact
1960 – Ivory Coast declares independence
1992 – Fermín Cacho wins Spain’s first ever Olympic gold medal in a running event when he takes out the 1,500m at the Barcelona Games
Famous Birthdays
1571 – John Ward, English composer, born in Canterbury, England (d. 1638)
1919 – Dino De Laurentiis, producer (King Kong), born in Torre Annunziata, Italy
1976 – Tawny Cypress, American stage and screen actress (Unforgettable), born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
1984 – Devon McTavish, American footballer
1994 – Lauv [Ari Staprans Leff]. American singer-songwriter, and record producer (“I Like Me Better”), born in San Francisco, California
1995 – Malin Reitan, Norwegian singer
Famous Deaths
1827 – George Canning, British Prime Minister (Tory: 1827) and Foreign Secretary, dies in office at 57
1828 – Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish naturalist, dies at 84
1982 – Hermine Heijermans, author (Snikken en Smartlapjes), dies at 80
1982 – Eric Brandon, British racing driver, dies at 62
1997 – Duncan Swift, jazz pianist, dies at 74
2003 – Maki Ishii, Japanese composer, dies at 66
Famous Deaths for 7th August 2022
1547 – Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies
1786 – Friedrich Schwindl, Dutch composer, dies at 49
1855 – Mariano Arista, President of Mexico (1851-53), dies at 53
1885 – Anthony Modderman, Dutch politician (Minister of Justice, 1879-83), dies at 46
1942 – Richard Gott, British gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43
1996 – Gerry Gomez, West Indian cricketer (post-war WI all-rounder), dies at 76
2003 – Mickey McDermott, baseball player (b. 1929)
2005 – Peter Jennings, Canadian-American news anchor (ABC Evening News), dies of lung cancer at 67
2017 – David Maslanka, American composer (Angel Of Mercy; Sea Dreams), and educator, dies of colon cancer at 73
2021 – Mike De Palmer, American tennis player and coach (Boris Becker), dies at 59
Historical Events for 7th August 2022
1914 – Russia invades East Prussia
1941 – 551 Jews are shot in Kishnev ghetto in Romania
1951 – Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches 1,992 kph
1954 – Englishman Roger Bannister beats Australia’s John Landy in the mile at the Empire Games in Vancouver; first time 2 men run sub-4 minute mile in the same race
1963 – Jacqueline Kennedy becomes 1st US First Lady to give birth (Patrick Kennedy) since Mrs Cleveland
1983 – “Merlin” closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 199 performances
2005 – American sprinter Justin Gatlin blitzes field to win 100m in 9.88 at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland
2016 – United States men’s 4 × 100m freestyle relay team wins the final in 3:09.92 at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; Michael Phelps’ record 19th Olympic gold medal
2018 – Mendocino Fire becomes the largest recorded fire in California’s history at 290,600 acres, overtaking 2017 Thomas Fire
2021 – As part of the winning American 4×400m relay team in Tokyo, Allyson Felix takes her total to 11 Olympic medals; becomes the most decorated female Olympian in track and field history
Today in History for 7th August 2022
Historical Events
1927 – Peace Bridge between US and Canada dedicated
1948 – Delfo Cabrera of Argentina wins dramatic marathon in 2:34:51.6 at the London Olympics
1961 – Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2
1981 – “The Washington Star” ceases all operations after 128 years of publication
1983 – Grete Waitz of Norway wins inaugural women’s marathon at the 1st world athletics championships in Helsinki, Finland
1988 – Writers guild ends its 6 months strike
Famous Birthdays
1783 – Princess Amelia, youngest child of King George III of United Kingdom, born in Royal Lodge, Windsor (d. 1810)
1914 – Ted Moore, South African-British cinematographer (James Bond), born in Western Cape, South Africa (d. 1987)
1926 – Stan Freberg, American satirist/ad executive/cartoon voice (Bertie), born in Los Angeles, California
1963 – Patrick Kennedy, son of US President JFK (lives only 3 days)
1967 – Jason Grimsley, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Cleveland, Texas
1982 – Yana Klochkova, Ukrainian swimmer, born in Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Famous Deaths
1106 – Henry IV, Roman German king and Emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54
1816 – Dionysius Godefridus van der Keessel, Dutch jurist (Theses Selectae, Select Theses on the Laws of Holland and Zeeland), dies at 77
1902 – Rudolf von Bennigsen, German lawyer and politician, dies at 78
1974 – Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet (Balún Canán), dies in an electrical accident at 49
1992 – John Anderson, American actor (Psycho, Ride the High Country, Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies of heart attack at 69
1996 – Anne Kristen, actress (Truth or Dare, Rachel-Dr Finlay), dies at 59
Famous Deaths for 6th August 2022
258 – Saint Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded under orders of Emperor Valerian
1162 – Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona
1775 – Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, German composer, dies at 72
1799 – Joseph Friebert, Austrian composer, dies at 74
1821 – Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, Italian composer and conductor, dies at 64
1935 – Alexander Winkler, Russian composer, dies at 70
1968 – Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician (Communist Party of Belgium (PCB)), dies at 60
1995 – Paul James Nunn, mountaineer, dies at 52
2012 – Ruggiero Ricci, American composer and violinist (Paganini), dies from heart failure at 94
2012 – Dan Roundfield, American basketball forward (3-time NBA All Star), dies from drowning at 59
Historical Events for 6th August 2022
1890 – At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the 1st person to be executed by electric chair
1905 – 26.7 cm rainfall at Princeton, Indiana (state record)
1915 – The British land more troops at Suvla Bay on the northern shore of Gallipoli in an effort to break the stalemate on the peninsula during WWI
1934 – US troops leave Haiti, which had been occupied since 1915
1937 – US and USSR sign trade treaty
1956 – After going bankrupt in 1955, the American national broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena
1965 – Pakistani soldiers crossed the Line of Control into Kashmir
1982 – Three ANC members are sentenced to death in South Africa
1984 – 203.05 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange
2006 – British Open Women’s Golf, Royal Lytham and St Annes GC: 43 year old American Sherri Steinhauer wins her second major title, 3 strokes ahead of Sophie Gustafson and Cristie Kerr