Poor Gabriel's Almanac

Interesting things that happened August 22nd:

Birthdays on this date:

In 1836 Archibald M. Willard, American artist (Spirit of '76)
In 1862 Claude Debussy (in France), composer (La Mer, Clair de lune)
In 1893 Dorothy Parker, wit of the Round Table
In 1904 Deng Xiaoping, Chinese leader
In 1909 Mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants)
In 1920 Ray Bradbury, science fiction author (Fahrenheit 451)
In 1928 Karlheinz Stockhausen, composer
In 1929 Honor Blackman (in London, England), actor (The Avengers)
In 1932 Gerald P. Carr, US astronaut (Skylab 4)
In 1933 Sylva Koscina, actor (Hercules, Deadlier Than The Male)
In 1934 Diana Sands, actor (A Raisin in the Sun)
In 1940 Valerie Harper (in Sufferin, NY), actor (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda)
In 1942 Kathy Lennon (in Santa Monica, CA), singer (Lennon Sisters)
In 1948 Cindy Williams (in Van Nuys, CA), actor (Laverne and Shirley)
In 1949 Diana Nyad, world-record setting swimmer, sports commentator
In 1963 Terry Catledge, basketball player (76ers, Bullets, Magic)

Events worth noting:

+ Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
+ Zeta Draconid meteor shower, radiant in Draco
In 1485 Richard III slain at Bosworth Field -- Last of the Plantagenets.
In 1620 Mayflower and Speedwell set sail again -- this time from Dartmouth.
In 1787 John Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton builds his steamboat.
In 1846 The term "folklore" coined by William John Thoms.
In 1851 Gold fields discovered in Australia.
+ The yacht 'America' wins the first Royal Yacht Squadron Cup, now known as the America's Cup, at a regatta in England.
In 1864 Geneva Convention signed, by 12 nations.
In 1902 Theodore Roosevelt is the first U.S. President to take a public automobile ride.
In 1927 Babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers.
In 1956 Eisenhower and Nixon are nominated for second term by the RNC.
In 1961 Maris hits his 50th of 61 homers.
In 1963 Air Force pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 108 km (67 miles).

And remember ...

National Inventors Month
National Simplify Your Life Month
National Civility Month

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