August 22nd in History
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'
