Category: This Day In History August 22
Categories: This Day In History August
This Day in History for August 22nd
Historic Events:
- 1138: Battle of the Standard
- 1415 The siege of Harfleur, Normandy, France, by the English under Henry V ended victoriously for England.
- 1485: Battle of Bosworth Field (Wars of the Roses: Richard III dies).
Famous Birthdays:
- 1864: Overton, Texas - Major General Robert Lee Howze (1864-1926), a Medal of Honor, Silver and Bronze Stars Medal recipient, a West Point Graduate (Class of 1888), and a 4-war Veteran.
- 1921: Vivian Dandridge (Actress, Singer, Sister of Dorothy Dandridge)
Famous Deaths:
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Subcategories (4)
Person Profiles (7)
Ray Bradbury
22 Aug 1920 Waukegan, Illinois, United States - 05 Jun 2012

James Corden
1970s

Robert Howze
22 Aug 1864 Overton, Rusk County, Texas - 19 Sep 1926
James McDonnell
09 Apr 1899 Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States - 22 Aug 1980

Emma (Smith) DeVoe
22 Aug 1848 Roseville, Warren, Illinois, United States - 03 Sep 1927

Alexander Tansey
abt 1829 Indiana, United States - 22 Aug 1872
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