1532 – William Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82
1793 – Louis de Noailles, Marshal of France, dies at 80
1862 – Henry Bohlen, German/US brigadier general (Union), dies in battle at 51
1926 – Charles William Eliot, American University president (Harvard, 1869-1909), dies at 92
1936 – Juliette Adam, French author (Salon/Nouvelle Revue) and feminist, dies at 99
1985 – Willy-August Linnemann, Danish writer and journalist, dies at 71
1989 – Huey P. Newton, African-American activist, revolutionary and co-founder of the Black Panther Party, shot and murdered by Tyrone Robinson in the streets of Lower Bottoms, Oakland, California at 47
2005 – Luc Ferrari, French composer, dies at 76
2015 – Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer (great lefty opening batsman), dies at 93
2015 – Charles Tomlinson, British poet and translator, dies at 88
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Historical Events for 22nd August 2021
1485 – Battle of Bosworth Field: Henry Tudor’s forces defeat English King Richard III during last battle in the Wars of the Roses. Richard is killed, the last English monarch to die in battle.
1791 – Haitian Slave Revolution begins under voodoo priest Boukman
1917 – Pittsburgh Pirates play 4th straight extra inning game; left fielder Carson Bigbee sets MLB record of 11 at-bats in 22 inning, 6-5 loss to Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field
1950 – Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competitor in a US national tennis competition
1950 – Rotterdam dock strike ends
1971 – J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the “Camden 28”.
1986 – “Stand By Me” film based on the novella by Stephen King, directed by Rob Reiner starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O’Connell is released
2004 – Justine Henin of Belgium wins the women’s singles tennis gold medal at the Athens Olympics 6-3, 6-3 over Amélie Mauresmo of France
2017 – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens grants stay of execution for Marcellus Williams in light of possible new DNA eividence
2019 – Bielefeld in Germany offers €1m prize to anyone in who can prove the town doesn’t exit to disprove 25-year-old conspiracy theory
Today in History for 22nd August 2021
Historical Events
1787 – John Fitch’s steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton
1914 – German troops execute 384 inhabitants of Tamines, Belgium
1917 – Pittsburgh Pirates play 4th straight extra inning game; left fielder Carson Bigbee sets MLB record of 11 at-bats in 22 inning, 6-5 loss to Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field
1944 – Adolf Hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd]
1992 – Matthews and Warne spin Australia to a famous win v Sri Lanka
2004 – “The Scream” (1910 painted version) and “Madonna”, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway.
Famous Birthdays
1836 – Archibald M Willard, American artist (Spirit of ’76), born in Bedford, Ohio (d. 1918)
1873 – Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher, born in Sokółka, Poland (d. 1928)
1874 – Max Scheler, German philosopher (Vom Umsturz der Werte), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1928)
1891 – Jacques Lipchitz, Polish-French-American painter and cubist sculptor, born in Druskininkai, Lithuania (d. 1973)
1926 – Marc Bohan, French fashion designer, born in Paris
1958 – Stevie Ray [Lane Huffman], American professional wrestler, born in Houston, Texas
Famous Deaths
1991 – Boris Pugo, USSR minister of Interior (1990), commits suicide
1996 – Mareo Ishiketa, Japanese composer, dies at 79
2004 – Daniel Petrie, Canadian television and movie director, dies at 83
2004 – Al Dvorin, American Elvis Presley concert announcer, dies at 81
2005 – Luc Ferrari, French composer, dies at 76
2011 – Nickolas “Nick” Ashford, American songwriter, record producer (“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”; “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)”), and singer (Ashford and Simpson – “Solid”), dies of throat cancer at 70
Famous Deaths for 21st August 2021
1190 – Godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies
1673 – John de Love I, vice-admiral, dies in sea battle at about 54
1723 – Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanian historian and Monarch of Moldova (1710-11), dies at 49
1763 – Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, British statesman (b. 1710)
1963 – John Gunn, English cricketer (England all-rounder in 6 Tests 1901-05), dies at 87
1981 – Eddie Byrne, British actor (Star Wars, Island of Terror), dies from a stroke at 70
1988 – H. G. Adler, German writer (The Journey), dies at 78
1997 – Misael Pastrana Borrero, President of Colombia (1970-74), dies
2012 – Georg Leber, German politician, dies at 91
2018 – Barbara Harris [Sandra Mankwitz], American actress (Plaza Suite, Family Plot), dies at 83
Historical Events for 21st August 2021
1321 – 160 Jews of Chincon France, burned at stake
1541 – Ottoman Turks under Suleiman the Magnificent capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom and go on to dominate central Hungary for 150 years
1842 – The city of Hobart, Tasmania, is founded.
1899 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Newport, RI: Malcolm Whitman wins second of 3 consecutive US singles titles; beats J. Parmly Paret 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
1911 – “Mona Lisa” stolen from the Louvre by Vincenzo Perugia; recovered in 1913
1930 – Prohibition of Wieringermeer finished
1970 – The Social and Democratic Labour Party (SDLP) is established with Gerry Fitt as the first leader of the party
1987 – “Mack Lobell” set harness racing’s trotting mil (1:52)
1987 – Clayton Lonetree, 1st US marine court-martialed for spying, convicted
1996 – Christie Lee Woods, 18, of Texas, crowned 14th Miss Teen USA
Today in History for 21st August 2021
Historical Events
1808 – Battle of Vimeiro: British and Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley defeat French force under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, Portugal, the first Anglo-Portuguese victory of the Peninsular War.
1968 – After 5 years Soviet Union once again jams Voice of America radio
1970 – The Social and Democratic Labour Party (SDLP) is established with Gerry Fitt as the first leader of the party
2007 – Hurricane Dean makes its first landfall in Costa Maya, Mexico with winds at 165 mph. Dean is the first storm since Hurricane Andrew to make landfall as a Category 5.
2017 – Johnson and Johnson ordered to pay $417m to woman who developed ovarian cancer after using their talc-based products
2019 – 74,155 fires caused by land clearing are burning in the Amazon rain forest, the most ever recorded, according the Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research
Famous Birthdays
1891 – [George] Bugs Moran, American gangster, born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 1957)
1950 – Arthur Bremer, American criminal who shot George Wallace in May 1972 leaving him paralyzed, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1952 – Keith Hart, Canadian professional wrestler, born in Great Falls, Montana
1958 – Ralph Marrero, American actor (Dawn of the Dead; The Babe; Johnny Suede), born in New York City (d. 1991)
1967 – Tuineau Alipate, NLF/WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy, Minnesota Vikings), born in Tonga
1981 – Collie Buddz [Colin Patrick Harper], American Reggae and Dancehall artist (Come Around), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Famous Deaths
1614 – Elizabeth Báthory, the world’s most prolific female serial killer, dies at 54
1952 – Isaac Sadeh, leader of Jewish commando forces, dies
1981 – Hermann Schey, German-Dutch singer, dies at 85
2008 – Jerry Finn, American record producer (b. 1969)
2009 – Johnny Carter, American singer (The Flamingos, The Dells), dies at 75
2012 – Georg Leber, German politician, dies at 91
Famous Deaths for 20th August 2021
1864 – John H Kelly, US Confederate brigadier general, dies in battle at 24
1914 – Pius X [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies
1915 – Paul Ehrlich, German bacteriologist and physician (Chemotherapy, Nobel Prize 1908), dies in 61
1932 – Paul Keller, German writer (Vergrabenes Gut), dies at 59
1945 – Alexander Roda Roda, Austrian writer, dies at 73
1982 – Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (Zulu, One Summer of Happiness), dies of bone cancer at 53
1986 – Donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at 76
2006 – Richard Arthur de Yarburgh-Bateson, 6th Lord Deramore, British architect, dies at 95
2013 – Richard Angas, British operatic bass singer (English National Opera, 1980-2000), dies at 71
2017 – Fredell Lack, American concert violinist, and teacher (University of Houston, 1959-2009), dies at 95
Historical Events for 20th August 2021
1879 – Government Kappeijne of Coppello resigns
1940 – 1st Polish squadrons fight along allies in the Battle of Britain
1948 – US expels Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob Lomakin
1948 – 15th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Cards 28, All-Stars 0 (101,220)
1949 – 78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland
1962 – USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1980 – Reinhold Messner of Italy is 1st to solo ascent Mt Everest
1988 – Yordanka Donkova of Bulgaria sets 100m hurdle woman’s record (12.21)
2020 – Kamala Harris accepts her nomination for vice-president, becoming the 1st US woman of color on a major-party ticket saying “there is no vaccine for racism”
2020 – Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny falls into a coma after a suspected poisoning (later confirmed to be Novichok poisoning)
Today in History for 20th August 2021
Historical Events
1597 – 1st Dutch East India Company ships return from the Far East
1913 – 1st pilot to parachute from an aircraft (Adolphe Pégoud, France)
1944 – French General Charles de Gaulle returns to France
1955 – Hundreds killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria
1994 – Archbishop Quarracino wants all homosexuals to leave Argentina
2018 – Pope Francis releases letter to all Catholics condemning sexual abuse atrocities and clerical cover-ups “We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them”
Famous Birthdays
1936 – Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese chemist (Nobel Prize 2000 – discovery and development of conductive polymers), born in Tokyo
1949 – Alan Hardwick, English TV presenter, born in Staveley, Derbyshire, England
1971 – Oronde Gadsden, American NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys), born in Charleston, South Carolina
1974 – Andy Strachan, Australian musician (The Living End), born in Adelaide, Australia
1977 – Ívar Ingimarsson, Icelandic footballer, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
1978 – Sanna Lankosaari, Finnish ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Kemi, Finland
Famous Deaths
1648 – Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65
1887 – Jules Laforgue, French poet (Les Complaintas), dies at 27
1993 – Sydney Arnold, British comic actor (The Meaning of Life, Top Secret!, Miss Jones and Son), dies at 93
1995 – William Kennedy, baseball player, dies at 76
2007 – Leona Helmsley, American real estate billionaire and convicted of federal income tax evasion, dies at 87
2012 – Dom Mintoff, Maltese Prime Minister (1955-58, 1971-84), dies at 96
Famous Deaths for 19th August 2021
14 – Augustus Caesar [Gaius Octavius], First Roman Emperor (27 BC-14 AD), dies at 75
1601 – Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia and Moldovia (Romanian national hero), assassinated at 42 or 43
1889 – Auguste Villiers de l’Isle-Adam, French writer (Contes cruels), dies at 60
1900 – Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer, dies at 67
1922 – Felipe Pedrell, Spanish guitarist, composer (Excelsior; La Celestina), and musical scholar, dies at 81
1960 – Lewis Bernstein Namier, English historian, dies at 72
1975 – Jim Londos, Greek-American wrestler, dies at 81
1991 – Richard Maltby Sr., American musician and orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show), dies at 77
2001 – Betty Everett, American singer and pianist (b. 1939)
2016 – Nina Ponomareva Romaschkova, Soviet discus thrower (Olympic gold 1952, 60), involved in shoplift scandal, dies at 87