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==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * 392 – Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Williams|first1=Stephen|last2=Friell|first2=Gerard|title=Theodosius: The Empire at Bay|location=New Haven, Conn.|publisher=Yale University Press|date=1994|isbn=9780300074475|url=https://archive.org/details/theodosiusempire0000will|page=129}}</ref> * 851 – Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland, halting the expansion of West Francia.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Regino of Prŭm|author2=Adalbert of Magdeburg|editor-last=MacLean|editor-first=Simon|title=History and Politics in Late Carolingian and Ottonian Europe: The Chronicle of Regino of Prüm and Adalbert of Magdeburg|location=Manchester, UK|publisher=Manchester University Press|date=2009|isbn=9780719071348|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N28CEAAAQBAJ|page=137|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Rupert|chapter=Breton-Frankish War. Jengland. 22 August 851|title=1001 Battles That Changed the Course of History|editor-last=Grant|editor-first=R.G.|location=New York|publisher=Chartwell Books|date=2017|isbn=9780785835530|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2ZNADwAAQBAJ|page=121}}</ref> * 1138 – Battle of the Standard between Scotland and England.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Battle of the Standard (The Battle of Northallerton) |url=https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/The-Battle-of-the-Standard/ |website=Historic UK |access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref> * 1153 – Crusader–Fatimid wars: The fortress of Ascalon was surrendered by Fatimid Egypt to an army of crusaders, Templars, and Hospitallers led by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem.<ref>{{cite book | last=Lev | first=Yaacov | title=State and Society in Fatimid Egypt | year=1991 | location=Leiden | publisher=Brill | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I2LwgIL_bpEC | isbn=978-9004093447 |page=104}}</ref> *1485 – The Battle of Bosworth Field occurs; King Richard III of England's death in battle marks the end of the reigning Plantagenet dynasty and the beginning of the Tudors under Henry VII.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Weir |first=Alison |title=Britain's Royal Families |date=2008 |publisher=Vintage |isbn=978-0-09-953973-5 |author-link=Alison Weir|page=145}}</ref> *1559 – Spanish archbishop Bartolomé Carranza is arrested for heresy.
===1601–1900=== *1614 – Fettmilch Uprising: Jews are expelled from Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, following the plundering of the Judengasse. *1639 – Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers. *1642 – Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War. *1654 – Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America. *1711 – Britain's Quebec Expedition loses eight ships and almost nine hundred soldiers, sailors and women to rocks at Pointe-aux-Anglais. *1717 – Spanish troops land on Sardinia. *1770 – James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales. *1777 – British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements. *1780 – James Cook's ship {{HMS|Resolution|1771|6}} returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage). *1791 – The Haitian slave revolution begins in Saint-Domingue, Haiti. *1798 – French troops land at Kilcummin, County Mayo, Ireland to aid the rebellion. *1827 – José de La Mar becomes President of Peru. *1846 – The Second Federal Republic of Mexico is established. *1849 – Passaleão 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 after.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ride |first1=Lindsay Tasman |title=The Voices of Macao Stones |last2=Ride |first2=Violet May |publisher=Hong Kong University Press |year=1999 |isbn=9789622094871 |edition=Abridged |location=Hong Kong |page=45 |language=en |author-link=Lindsay Tasman Ride}}</ref> *1851 – The first America's Cup is won by the yacht ''America''. *1864 – Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.<ref>{{Citation | last = Pictet | first = Jean S. | title = The New Geneva Conventions for the Protection of War Victims | journal = The American Journal of International Law | year = 1951 | volume = 45 | issue = 3 | pages = 462–475 | doi=10.2307/2194544| jstor = 2194544 }}</ref> *1875 – The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands. *1894 – Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.
===1901–present=== *1902 – The Cadillac Motor Company is founded. * 1902 – Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile. * 1902 – At least 6,000 people are killed by the magnitude 7.7 Kashgar earthquake in the Tien Shan mountains.<ref name="Chen22">{{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Qingyu |last2=Fu |first2=Bihong |last3=Shi |first3=Pilong |last4=Li |first4=Zhao |editor1-last=Livio |editor1-first=Franz |editor2-last=Ferrario |editor2-first=Maria Francesca |title=Surface Deformation Associated with the 22 August 1902 Mw 7.7 Atushi Earthquake in the Southwestern Tian Shan, Revealed from Multiple Remote Sensing Data |journal=Remote Sensing |date=2022 |volume=14 |issue=7 |page=1663 |doi=10.3390/rs14071663 |publisher=MDPI|bibcode=2022RemS...14.1663C |doi-access=free }}</ref> *1922 – Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the Irish Civil War. *1934 – Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only test cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes. *1942 – Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy. *1944 – World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces. *1949 – The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake. *1953 – The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed. *1962 – The OAS attempts to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle. *1963 – X-15 Flight 91 reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program ({{convert|107.96|km|mi|abbr=on}} (354,200 feet)). *1965 – Juan 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.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mann |first=Jack |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1965/08/30/605969/the-battle-of-san-francisco |title=The Battle Of San Francisco |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=August 30, 1965}}</ref> *1966 – Labor movements NFWA and AWOC merge to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), the predecessor of the United Farm Workers. *1968 – Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America. *1971 – J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28. *1972 – Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies. *1973 – 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. *1978 – Nicaraguan Revolution: The FSLN seizes the National Congress of Nicaragua, along with over a thousand hostages. * 1978 – 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. *1981 – 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810822-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-222 B-2603 Miao-Li|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-08-16}}</ref> *1985 – 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. *1989 – Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts. *1991 – Iceland is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the Baltic states. *1992 – FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. *1999 – China Airlines Flight 642 crashes at Hong Kong International Airport, killing three people and injuring 208 more.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-11 B-150 Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19990822-0 |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> *2003 – 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. *2004 – Versions of ''The Scream'' and ''Madonna'', two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway. *2006 – Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board. * 2006 – Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal. *2007 – The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history. *2012 – Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths.
==Births==
===Pre-1600=== *1412 – Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (died 1464)<ref>{{cite book|url=http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/0001/bsb00016321/images/index.html?seite=584|title=Neue Deutsche Biographie|author=Gottfried Opitz|language=de|page=568}}</ref> *1570 – Franz von Dietrichstein, Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (died 1636)<ref>{{cite book|author=John McClintock|title=Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AUIBTARClpgC|year=1981|publisher=Baker Book House|isbn=978-0-8010-6123-3}}</ref> *1599 – Agatha Marie of Hanau, German noblewoman (died 1636)
===1601–1900=== *1601 – Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (died 1667) *1624 – Jean Regnault de Segrais, French author and poet (died 1701) *1647 – Denis Papin, French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking (died 1712) *1679 – Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (died 1758) *1760 – Pope Leo XII (died 1829) *1764 – Charles Percier, French architect and interior designer (died 1838) *1771 – Henry Maudslay, English engineer (died 1831) *1773 – Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (died 1858) *1778 – James Kirke Paulding, American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1860) *1800 – Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar (died 1865) *1818 – Rudolf von Jhering, German jurist (died 1892)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Seagle |first=William |date=1945 |title=Rudolf von Jhering: Or Law as a Means to an End |url=https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/uclrev/vol13/iss1/4 |journal=University of Chicago Law Review |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=71–89 [76] |doi=10.2307/1597562 |issn=0041-9494 |jstor=1597562|url-access=subscription }}</ref> *1827 – Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1906) *1834 – Samuel Pierpont Langley, American physicist and astronomer (died 1906) *1836 – Archibald Willard, American soldier and painter (died 1918) *1844 – George W. De Long, American Naval officer and explorer (died 1881) *1845 – William Lewis Douglas, American businessman and politician, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1924) *1847 – John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (died 1918) *1848 – Melville Elijah Stone, American publisher, founded the ''Chicago Daily News'' (died 1929) *1854 – Milan I of Serbia (died 1901) *1857 – Ned Hanlon, American baseball player and manager (died 1937) *1860 – Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, created the Nipkow disk (died 1940) * 1860 – Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (died 1940) *1862 – Claude Debussy, French pianist and composer (died 1918) *1867 – Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (died 1939) * 1867 – Charles Francis Jenkins, American inventor (died 1934) *1868 – Willis R. Whitney, American chemist (died 1958) *1873 – Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (died 1928) *1874 – Max Scheler, German philosopher and author (died 1928) *1880 – Gorch Fock, German author and poet (died 1916) * 1880 – George Herriman, American cartoonist (died 1944) *1881 – Bede Jarrett, English Dominican priest (died 1934)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924063262053/page/n132/mode/1up |title=The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers |publisher=The Encyclopedia Press |page=85 |year=1917 |access-date=2021-06-14 |via=archive.org}}</ref> * 1881 – James Newland, Australian soldier and policeman (died 1949)<ref>{{Australian Dictionary of Biography|last=Staunton|first=Anthony|year=1988|id=A110011b|title=Newland, James Ernest (1881–1949)|access-date=14 December 2008}}</ref> *1882 – Raymonde de Laroche, French pilot (died 1919) *1887 – Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1977) *1890 – Cecil Kellaway, South African actor (died 1973) *1891 – Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer (died 1983) * 1891 – Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-Italian sculptor (died 1973) *1893 – Wilfred Kitching, English 7th General of The Salvation Army (died 1977) * 1893 – Dorothy Parker, American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist (died 1967) * 1893 – Ernest H. Volwiler, American chemist (died 1992) *1895 – László Almásy, Hungarian captain, pilot, and explorer (died 1951) * 1895 – Paul Comtois, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 1966) *1896 – Laurence McKinley Gould, American geologist, educator, and polar explorer (died 1995) *1897 – Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (died 1965) *1900 – Lisy Fischer, Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy (died 1999)
===1901–present=== *1902 – Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (died 1973) * 1902 – Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, film director and propagandist (died 2003) * 1902 – Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author (died 1982) *1903 – Jerry Iger, American cartoonist, co-founded Eisner & Iger (died 1990) *1904 – Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, paramount leader and 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (died 1997) *1908 – Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (died 2004) * 1908 – Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach (died 1993) *1909 – Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (died 2000) * 1909 – Mel Hein, American football player and coach (died 1992) *1913 – Leonard Pagliero, English businessman and pilot (died 2008) * 1913 – Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (died 1993) *1914 – Jack Dunphy, American author and playwright (died 1992) * 1914 – Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (died 1989) *1915 – David Dellinger, American activist (died 2004) * 1915 – James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope (died 2007) * 1915 – Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile (died 2005) *1917 – John Lee Hooker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2001) *1918 – Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (died 2004) *1920 – Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (died 2012)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-culture/ray-bradburys-fahrenheit-451-censorship-9530771/|title=Remembering Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: why his pioneering critique of censorship remains relevant today|date=25 August 2024|access-date=30 August 2024|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> * 1920 – Denton Cooley, American surgeon and scientist (died 2016)<ref name="PMID28057783">{{cite journal |last1=Willerson |first1=JT |title=Denton Arthur Cooley, MD. |journal=Circulation Research |date=6 January 2017 |volume=120 |issue=1 |pages=17–19 |doi=10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.310451 |pmid=28057783 |doi-access=free }}</ref> *1921 – Dinos Dimopoulos, Greek director and screenwriter (died 2003) * 1921 – Tony Pawson, English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (died 2012) *1922 – Roberto Aizenberg, Argentine painter and sculptor (died 1996) * 1922 – Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (died 2011) * 1922 – Frank Kelly Freas, American science fiction and fantasy artist (died 2005)<ref>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Douglas|title=F. K. Freas, Who Drew the Devilish Face of Mad Magazine, Dies at 82|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 5, 2005|accessdate=June 14, 2017|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/05/arts/design/f-k-freas-who-drew-the-devilish-face-of-mad-magazine-dies-at-82.html}}</ref> *1924 – James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (died 1989) * 1924 – Harishankar Parsai, Indian writer, satirist and humorist (died 1995) *1925 – Honor Blackman, English actress and republican (died 2020)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitmore |first1=Greg |title=Honor Blackman – a life in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2020/apr/06/honor-blackman-a-life-in-pictures |website=The Guardian |access-date=6 April 2020 |date=6 April 2020}}</ref> *1926 – Marc Bohan, French fashion designer (died 2023)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 22: Kristen Wiig, Dua Lipa |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/22/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-22-Kristen-Wiig-Dua-Lipa/6741661100985/#:~:text=Famous%20birthdays%20for%20Aug.,%2C%20Dua%20Lipa%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=UPI |access-date=21 August 2023 |date=22 August 2022}}</ref> * 1926 – Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (died 2011) *1928 – Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat (died 2015) * 1928 – Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (died 2007)<ref>{{cite book|author=Karl Heinrich Wörner|title=Stockhausen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uUazwZH_zMwC&pg=PA251|date= 1977|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-03272-9|pages=251}}</ref> *1929 – Valery Alekseyev, Russian anthropologist and author (died 1991) * 1929 – Roy Clay, American computer scientist (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guynn |first=Jessica |title=Roy Clay Sr., a Silicon Valley pioneer who knocked down racial barriers, dies at 95 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/09/25/roy-clay-sr-dies/75366211007/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> * 1929 – Ulrich Wegener, German police officer and general (died 2017) *1930 – Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (died 2013) *1932 – Gerald P. Carr, American engineer, colonel, and astronaut (died 2020) *1933 – Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (died 1994) *1934 – Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (died 2012)<ref name="UPI" /> *1935 – Annie Proulx, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist<ref name="UPI" /> *1936 – Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2012) * 1936 – John Callaway, American journalist and producer (died 2009) * 1936 – Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010) * 1936 – Werner Stengel, German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the Maverick roller coaster *1938 – Jean Berkey, American businesswoman and politician (died 2013) *1939 – Valerie Harper, American actress (died 2019)<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.biography.com/people/valerie-harper-22232#awesm=~oBCDa5LXmLFa34| title=Valerie Harper Biography| publisher=The Biography Channel (A&E Networks)| access-date=April 16, 2014}}</ref> * 1939 – Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Carl Yastrzemski |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/carl-yastrzemski-124650 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> *1940 – Bill McCartney, American football player and coach (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Traub |first=Alex |date=January 15, 2025 |title=Bill McCartney, Coach Who Led a Movement for 'Godly' Men, Dies at 84 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/sports/ncaafootball/bill-mccartney-dead.html |access-date=January 17, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *1941 – Bill Parcells, American football player and coach<ref>{{cite book|author=Gutman, Bill|year=2000|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/first/g/gutman-parcells.html|title=Parcells: A Biography|publisher=Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc|access-date=March 8, 2008}}</ref> *1943 – Alun Michael, Welsh police commissioner and politician, inaugural First Minister of Wales * 1943 – Masatoshi Shima, Japanese computer scientist and engineer, co-designed the Intel 4004 *1944 – Roger Cashmore, English physicist and academic *1945 – David Chase, American screenwriter and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1945 – Ron Dante, American singer-songwriter and producer<ref>{{cite book|title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=626}}</ref> *1947 – Cindy Williams, American actress and producer<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lukanic |first1=Steven A |title=Film Actors Guide |date=1991 |page=421 |publisher=Lone Eagle |isbn=9780943728384 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fHhZAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> (died 2023) *1948 – David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> * 1948 – Carolyn L. Mazloomi, American art historian and quilter<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hicks |first=Kyra E. |date=March 15, 2013 |title=Mazloomi, Carolyn |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.37452 |url-access=limited |website=Oxford African American Studies Center |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.37452 |isbn=978-0-19-530173-1}}</ref> *1949 – Joop Donkervoort, Dutch businessman<ref>{{cite web |title=Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70 – Donkervoort celebrates its founder's birthday with a high-powered gift of its own – Donkervoort, No Compromise |url=https://www.donkervoort.com/en/donkervoort-d8-gto-jd70-donkervoort-celebrates-its-founders-birthday-with-a-high-powered-gift-of-its-own/ |publisher=Donkervoort |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> * 1949 – Diana Nyad, American swimmer and author<ref name="UPI" /> *1950 – Ray Burris, American baseball player and coach * 1950 – Scooter Libby, American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States *1952 – Peter Laughner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1977) *1953 – Paul Ellering, American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager *1955 – Chiranjeevi, Indian film actor, producer and politician *1956 – Paul Molitor, American baseball player and coach<ref name="UPI" /> * 1956 – Peter Taylor, Australian cricketer *1957 – Steve Davis, English snooker player, sportscaster, and author * 1957 – Holly Dunn, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2016) *1958 – Colm Feore, American-Canadian actor * 1958 – Stevie Ray, American wrestler * 1958 – Vernon Reid, English-born American guitarist and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *1959 – Juan Croucier, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer * 1959 – Pia Gjellerup, Danish lawyer and politician, Danish Minister of Finance * 1959 – Mark Williams, English actor *1960 – Holger Gehrke, German footballer and manager * 1960 – Collin Raye, American country music singer<ref name="AP" /> * 1960 – Regina Taylor, American actress and playwright<ref name="AP" /> *1961 – Andrés Calamaro, Argentine singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1961 – Roland Orzabal, English singer and musician<ref name="AP" /> *1962 – Stefano Tilli, Italian sprinter *1963 – Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 22, 2022 includes celebrities Tori Amos, Kristen Wiig |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-22-2022-includes-celebrities-tori-amos-kristen-wiig.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=21 August 2023 |date=22 August 2022}}</ref> * 1963 – James DeBarge, American R&B/soul singer<ref name="AP"/> *1964 – Mats Wilander, Swedish-American tennis player and coach<ref name="UPI" /> *1965 – Wendy Botha, South African-Australian surfer * 1965 – David Reimer, Canadian man, born male but reassigned female and raised as a girl after a botched circumcision (died 2004)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/david-reimer-and-john-money-gender-reassignment-controversy-johnjoan-case|title=David Reimer and John Money Gender Reassignment Controversy: The John/Joan Case – The Embryo Project Encyclopedia|website=embryo.asu.edu}}</ref> *1966 – GZA, American rapper and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1966 – Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer and manager *1967 – Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, English actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1967 – Ty Burrell, American actor and comedian<ref name="AP"/> * 1967 – Paul Colman, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1967 – Layne Staley, American singer-songwriter (died 2002) *1968 – Casper Christensen, Danish comedian, actor, and screenwriter * 1968 – Aleksandr Mostovoi, Russian footballer * 1968 – Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian businesswoman * 1968 – Horst Skoff, Austrian tennis player (died 2008) *1970 – Charlie Connelly, English author and broadcaster * 1970 – Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef and author<ref name="AP"/> * 1970 – Tímea Nagy, Hungarian fencer<ref>{{cite web|title=Tímea Nagy|url=https://www.olympic.org/timea-nagy-1|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref> *1971 – Richard Armitage, English actor<ref name="UPI"/> * 1971 – Craig Finn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1971 – Rick Yune, American actor<ref name="AP"/> *1972 – Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter * 1972 – Paul Doucette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer<ref name="AP"/> * 1972 – Max Wilson, German-Brazilian race car driver *1973 – Roslina Bakar, Malaysian sport shooter<ref>{{cite web |title=Results |url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=4126 |website=2002.thecgf.com |access-date=30 April 2020 |archive-date=31 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831103514/http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=4126 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 1973 – Howie Dorough, American singer-songwriter and dancer<ref name="AP"/> * 1973 – Kristen Wiig, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/> * 1973 – Eurelijus Žukauskas, Lithuanian basketball player *1974 – Cory Gardner, American politician * 1974 – Jenna Leigh Green, American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/> * 1974 – Agustín Pichot, Argentinian rugby player *1975 – Clint Bolton, Australian footballer * 1975 – Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor *1976 – Marius Bezykornovas, Lithuanian footballer * 1976 – Bryn Davies, American bassist, cellist, and pianist * 1976 – Laurent Hernu, French decathlete * 1976 – Jeff Weaver, American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeff Weaver |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jeff-weaver-213711 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> * 1976 – Randy Wolf, American baseball player *1977 – Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer * 1977 – Keren Cytter, Israeli visual artist and writer *1978 – James Corden, English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter<ref name="AP"/> * 1978 – Ioannis Gagaloudis, Greek basketball player *1979 – Brandon Adams, American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1979 – Matt Walters, American football player *1980 – Roland Benschneider, German footballer * 1980 – Nicolas Macrozonaris, Canadian sprinter * 1980 – Seiko Yamamoto, Japanese wrestler *1981 – Alex Holmes, American football player * 1981 – Jang Hyun-kyu, South Korean footballer (died 2012) * 1981 – Christina Obergföll, German javelin athlete *1982 – Sean Rash, American bowler<ref name="PBAbio-Rash">{{cite web |url=http://www.pba.com/bowlers/bowler/20327 |title=Sean Rash PBA bio |website=pba.com |accessdate=October 7, 2016}}</ref> *1983 – Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist * 1983 – Jahri Evans, American football player *1984 – Lee Camp, English footballer * 1984 – Lawrence Quaye, Ghanaian-Qatari footballer *1985 – Luke Russert, American journalist * 1985 – Jey Uso, Samoan-American wrestler * 1985 – Jimmy Uso, Samoan-American wrestler * 1985 – Salih Yoluç, Turkish race car driver<ref>[https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/salih-yoluc/ Salih Yoluc career profile], Driver Database</ref> *1986 – Stephen Ireland, Irish footballer * 1986 – Tokushōryū Makoto, Japanese sumo wrestler * 1987 – Apollo Crews, American wrestler *1989 – Giacomo Bonaventura, Italian footballer *1990 – Randall Cobb, American football player * 1990 – Drew Hutchison, American baseball player * 1990 – Robbie Rochow, Australian rugby league player * 1990 – Adam Thielen, American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Adam Thielen |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16460/adam-thielen |publisher=ESPN |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> *1991 – Federico Macheda, Italian footballer * 1991 – Brayden Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player *1992 – Ema Burgić Bucko, Bosnian tennis player *1993 – Laura Dahlmeier, German biathlete (died 2025)<ref name="Olympic profile">{{cite web |title=Laura DAHLMEIER |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/laura-dahlmeier |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120212535/https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/laura-dahlmeier |archive-date=20 January 2025 |access-date=6 August 2025 |website=Olympics.com |language=en}}</ref> *1993 – Dillon Danis, American mixed martial artist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dillon Danis {{!}} BJJ Heroes |url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/dillon-danis |access-date=2022-12-01}}</ref> *1994 – Israel Broussard, American actor<ref name="UPI"/> * 1994 – Olli Määttä, Finnish ice hockey player *1995 – Dua Lipa, English singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pregnant Gigi Hadid Wishes 'Sister' Dua Lipa a Happy 25th Birthday: 'You're a Special One'|url=https://people.com/music/gigi-hadid-wishes-dua-lipa-happy-birthday/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822235125/https://people.com/music/gigi-hadid-wishes-dua-lipa-happy-birthday/|archive-date=2020-08-22|access-date=2021-06-14|website=People|language=en}}</ref> *1996 – Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/montreal/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_MO2013SW@@@@@@@ENG_number=14832.htm|title=Applegate Jessica-Jane|website=Paralympic.org}}</ref> * 1996 – Jeon So-min, South Korean singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kard|url=http://yscleantec.webmaker21.kr/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330101728/http://yscleantec.webmaker21.kr/|archive-date=30 March 2019|access-date=|website=DSPmedia}}</ref> *1997 – Maxx Crosby, American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Maxx Crosby |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3916655/maxx-crosby |publisher=ESPN |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> * 1997 – Fanum, American streamer<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1561767433559744512 |user=FanumTV |title=happy birthday 2 me |date=August 22, 2022 |access-date=August 20, 2024}}</ref> * 1997 – Lautaro Martínez, Argentine footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lautaro Martínez Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/219713/lautaro-martinez |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> *2001 – LaMelo Ball, American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=LaMelo Ball |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630163/lamelo-ball |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> *2003 – Cooper Connolly, Australian cricketer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile:Cooper Connolly |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/cooper-connolly-1210488 |access-date=2023-01-07 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> *2005 – Stiliana Nikolova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stiliana Nikolova|url=https://www.eurosport.com/olympics/athletes/profile/nikolova-stiliana-1548933/|access-date=22 August 2024|publisher=Eurosport}}</ref>
==Deaths==
===Pre-1600=== * 408 – Stilicho, Roman general (born 359) *1155 – Emperor Konoe of Japan (born 1139) *1241 – Pope Gregory IX, (born 1143) *1280 – Pope Nicholas III (born 1225)<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicholas III {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicholas-III-pope |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *1304 – John II, Count of Holland (born 1247) *1338 – William II, Duke of Athens (born 1312) *1350 – Philip VI of France (born 1293)<ref>{{cite web |title=Philip VI {{!}} king of France |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-VI |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *1358 – Isabella of France (born 1295) *1425 – Eleanor, Princess of Asturias (born 1423) *1456 – Vladislav II of Wallachia *1485 – Richard III of England (born 1452)<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard III {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-III-king-of-England |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1485 – James Harrington, Yorkist knight * 1485 – John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk (born 1430) * 1485 – Richard Ratcliffe, supporter of Richard III * 1485 – William Brandon, supporter of Henry VII (born 1426) *1532 – William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1450) *1545 – Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician and husband of Mary Tudor (born c. 1484) *1553 – John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English admiral and politician, Lord President of the Council (born 1504) *1572 – Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, English leader of the Rising of the North (born 1528) *1584 – Jan Kochanowski, Polish poet and playwright (born 1530) *1599 – Luca Marenzio, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1553)
===1601–1900=== *1607 – Bartholomew Gosnold, English lawyer and explorer, founded the London Company (born 1572) *1652 – Jacob De la Gardie, Estonian-Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (born 1583) *1664 – Maria Cunitz, Polish astronomer and author (born 1610) *1680 – John George II, Elector of Saxony (born 1613) *1681 – Philippe Delano, Dutch Plymouth Colony settler (born 1602) *1701 – John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1628) *1711 – Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French general (born 1644) *1752 – William Whiston, English mathematician, historian, and theologian (born 1667) *1773 – George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1709)<ref>{{cite DNB |wstitle=Lyttelton, George (1709-1773) |first=George Fisher Russell |last=Barker |volume=34}}</ref> *1793 – Louis de Noailles, French general (born 1713) *1797 – Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal (born 1724) *1806 – Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter and illustrator (born 1732) *1818 – Warren Hastings, English lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Bengal (born 1732) *1828 – Franz Joseph Gall, Austrian neuroanatomist and physiologist (born 1758)<ref>{{cite web |title=Franz Joseph Gall {{!}} German anatomist and physiologist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Franz-Joseph-Gall |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=24 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *1850 – Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author (born 1802) *1861 – Xianfeng, Emperor of China (born 1831) *1888 – Ágoston Trefort, Hungarian jurist and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (born 1817) *1891 – Jan Neruda, Czech journalist, author, and poet (born 1834)
===1901–present=== *1903 – Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1830) *1904 – Kate Chopin, American novelist and poet (born 1850) *1909 – Henry Radcliffe Crocker, English dermatologist and author (born 1846) *1914 – Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi, Italian bishop and academic (born 1859) *1918 – Korbinian Brodmann, German neurologist and academic (born 1868) *1920 – Anders Zorn, Swedish artist (born 1860) *1922 – Michael Collins, Irish rebel, counter-intelligence and military tactician, and politician; 2nd Irish Minister of Finance (born 1890) *1926 – Charles William Eliot, American academic (born 1834) *1933 – Alexandros Kontoulis, Greek general and diplomat (born 1858) *1937 – Pedro Durruti, Spanish anarchist and Falangist revolutionary (born 1911)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=García de Tuñón Aza|first=José María|date=April 2009|url=https://www.nodulo.org/ec/2009/n086p21.htm|title=Marciano Pedro Durruti Domingo|journal=El Catoblepas|issue=86|page=21|issn=1579-3974|access-date=2025-05-25|language=es}}</ref> *1940 – Oliver Lodge, English physicist and academic (born 1851) * 1940 – Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (born 1861) *1942 – Michel Fokine, Russian dancer and choreographer (born 1880) *1946 – Döme Sztójay, Hungarian general and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1883) *1950 – Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic (born 1888) *1951 – Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1884) *1953 – Jim Tabor, American baseball player (born 1916) *1958 – Roger Martin du Gard, French novelist and paleographer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1881) *1960 – Johannes Sikkar, Estonian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (born 1897) *1963 – William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Morris Motors (born 1877) *1967 – Gregory Goodwin Pincus, American biologist and academic, co-created the birth-control pill (born 1903) *1970 – Vladimir Propp, Russian philologist and scholar (born 1895) *1971 – Birger Nerman, Swedish archaeologist (born 1888)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stjernquist |first1=Berta |author-link1=:sv:Berta Stjernquist |year=1987 |chapter=Birger Nerman |chapter-url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=8838 |title=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon |language=sv |volume=26 |page=528 }}</ref> *1974 – Jacob Bronowski, Polish-English mathematician, biologist, and author (born 1908) *1976 – Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (born 1913) * 1976 – Juscelino Kubitschek, Brazilian physician and politician, 21st President of Brazil (born 1902) *1977 – Sebastian Cabot, English actor (born 1918) * 1977 – Chunseong, Korean monk, philosopher and writer (born 1891) * 1977 – Rex Connor, Australian politician (born 1907)<ref name=adb>{{Australian Dictionary of Biography |first=C J |last=Lloyd |title=Connor, Reginald Francis Xavier (Rex) (1907–1977) |id2=connor-reginald-francis-rex-9813 |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> *1978 – Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyan politician, 1st President of Kenya (born 1894) *1979 – James T. Farrell, American novelist, short-story writer, and poet (born 1904) *1980 – James Smith McDonnell, American pilot, engineer, and businessman, founded McDonnell Aircraft (born 1899) *1981 – Vicente Manansala, Filipino painter (born 1910) *1985 – Charles Gibson, historian of Mexico and its Indians, president of the American Historical Association (born 1920) *1986 – Celâl Bayar, Turkish lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Turkey (born 1883) *1987 – Joseph P. Lash, American author and journalist (born 1909) *1989 – Robert Grondelaers, Belgian cyclist (born 1933) * 1989 – Huey P. Newton, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (born 1942) *1991 – Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian-American actress (born 1924) * 1991 – Boris Pugo, Russian soldier and politician, Soviet Minister of Interior (born 1937) *1994 – Gilles Groulx, Canadian director and screenwriter (born 1931) * 1994 – Allan Houser, American sculptor and painter (born 1914) *1995 – Johnny Carey, Irish footballer and manager (born 1919) *1996 – Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (born 1904) *2000 – Abulfaz Elchibey, 2nd President of Azerbaijan (born 1938) *2003 – Arnold Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater and coach (born 1914) *2004 – Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player and trainer (born 1960) * 2004 – Angus Bethune, Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (born 1908) * 2004 – Daniel Petrie, Canadian director and producer (born 1920) *2005 – Luc Ferrari, French-Italian director and composer (born 1929) * 2005 – Ernest Kirkendall, American chemist and metallurgist (born 1914) *2007 – Grace Paley, American short story writer and poet (born 1922) *2008 – Gladys Powers, English-Canadian soldier (born 1899) *2009 – Muriel Duckworth, Canadian pacifist, feminist, and activist (born 1908)<ref>{{cite web |title=Peace activist Muriel Duckworth dies at 100 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/peace-activist-muriel-duckworth-dies-at-100-1.845788 |website=CBC News |access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref> * 2009 – Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (born 1926) *2010 – Stjepan Bobek, Croatian footballer and manager (born 1923) *2011 – Nick Ashford, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1942) * 2011 – Jack Layton, Canadian academic and politician (born 1950) * 2011 – Casey Ribicoff, American philanthropist (born 1922) * 2011 – Yao Yuanjun, Chinese border police officer (born 1993)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-09-06 |title=甘肃籍边防战士姚元军勇斗毒贩坠江牺牲年仅18岁 |url=http://gs.cnr.cn/gsxw/gngj/201109/t20110906_508464103.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510065600/https://gs.cnr.cn/gsxw/gngj/201109/t20110906_508464103.shtml |archive-date=2025-05-10 |website=China National Radio}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-12 |title="大狼"不知道为什么主人突然就不来了 |trans-title=K9 "Big Wolf" does not know why his handler is gone |url=https://m.thepaper.cn/baijiahao_13547220 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250505192409/https://m.thepaper.cn/baijiahao_13547220 |archive-date=2025-05-05 |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=The Paper}}</ref> *2012 – Nina Bawden, English author (born 1925) * 2012 – Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Taiwanese cardinal (born 1923) * 2012 – Jeffrey Stone, American actor and screenwriter (born 1926) *2013 – Paul Poberezny, American pilot and businessman, founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (born 1921) *2014 – U. R. Ananthamurthy, Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1932) * 2014 – Emmanuel Kriaras, Greek lexicographer and philologist (born 1906) * 2014 – Pete Ladygo, American football player and coach (born 1928) * 2014 – Noella Leduc, American baseball player (born 1933) * 2014 – John Sperling, American businessman, founded the University of Phoenix (born 1921) * 2014 – John S. Waugh, American chemist and academic (born 1929) *2015 – Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer and journalist (born 1922) * 2015 – Ieng Thirith, Cambodian academic and politician (born 1932) * 2015 – Eric Thompson, English race car driver and book dealer (born 1919) *2016 – S. R. Nathan, 6th President of Singapore (born 1924) * 2016 – Toots Thielemans, Belgian and American jazz musician (born 1922) *2017 – Michael J. C. Gordon, British Computer scientist (born 1948) *2018 – Ed King, American musician (born 1949)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2018-idUSRTX5U1VJ|title=Notable Deaths in 2018|date=2018-08-23|website=Reuters News/Pictures|access-date=2018-08-27}}</ref> * 2018 – Krishna Reddy, Indian printmaker, sculptor and teacher (born 1925)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/notable-deaths.html|title=Notable Deaths 2018|newspaper=The New York Times Obituaries|date=3 August 2018|access-date=2018-09-12 }}</ref> *2021 – Rod Gilbert, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1941)<ref>{{Cite web|author=The Athletic Staff|date=2021-08-22|title=Rod Gilbert, Rangers legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 80|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4202088/2021/08/23/rod-gilbert-rangers-legend-and-hall-of-famer-dies-at-80/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823212157/https://theathletic.com/news/rod-gilbert-rangers-legend-and-hall-of-famer-dies-at-80/caF1c7KsLchI|archive-date=2021-08-23|access-date=2021-08-23|website=The Athletic|language=en}}</ref> *2023 – Toto Cutugno, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1943)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2023/08/e-morto-toto-cutugno-aveva-appena-compiuto-80-anni-73523d72-4d37-4095-8ab4-f7f0595b7956.html|title=È morto Toto Cutugno. Aveva appena compiuto 80 anni|language=it|work=Rai News|publisher=RAI|date=22 August 2023|access-date=22 August 2025|archive-date=22 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822190846/https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2023/08/e-morto-toto-cutugno-aveva-appena-compiuto-80-anni-73523d72-4d37-4095-8ab4-f7f0595b7956.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *2024 – Arthur J. Gregg, American military officer (born 1928)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Langer |first=Emily |date=2024-08-27 |title=Arthur Gregg, Army trailblazer and Fort Gregg-Adams namesake, dies at 96 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/08/27/arthur-gregg-army-fort-gregg-adams/ |access-date=2024-08-28 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
== Holidays and observances == * Christian feast day: **Immaculate Heart of Mary (Roman Catholic calendar of 1960) **Queenship of Mary **August 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) * International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief * 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) *Madras Day (Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India)
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