August 22nd in History

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August 22nd in History

1642: English Civil War begins
1788: British create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves
1864: International Red Cross formed in Geneva, Switzerland
1911: Mona Lisa' stolen from the Louvre art gallery, Paris

August 22nd birthdays

1862: Claude Debussy, French composer of 'Clair de lune'
1893: Dorothy Parker, American writer and humorist
1908: Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer
1920: Ray Bradbury, American author; 'The Martian Chronicles'