What Happened In August 1922 In History

Historical Events for August, 1922

• 2nd » A 1922 Swatow typhoon known as typhoon hits Shantou, Taiwan or Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people.
• 22nd » Michael Collins (Irish leader) known as Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead during an Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) known as Anti-Treaty ambush at Béal na Bláth, County Cork, during the Irish Civil War.
• 27th » Greco-Turkish War (1919–22) called Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean Region or Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.
• 29th » The first radio advertisement is broadcast on WNBC (AM) known as WEAF-AM in New York City.
• 30th » Battle of Dumlupınar: The final battle in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22) e.g Greco-Turkish War ("Turkish War of Independence").

Famous Birthdays on August in 1922

• 1st » Arthur Hill (actor) or Arthur Hill, Canadian-American actor (d. 2006)
• 2nd » Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (d. 1998)
• 2nd » Gábor Agárdy, Hungarian actor (d. 2006)
• 3rd » John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (d. 2013)
• 4th » Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (d. 2012)
• 5th » L. Tom Perry, American religious leader
• 5th » Frank Stranahan, American golfer (d. 2013)
• 6th » Freddie Laker, English businessman, founded Laker Airways (d. 2006)
• 8th » Rory Calhoun, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
• 8th » Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the Monokini (d. 1985)
• 8th » Gertrude Himmelfarb, American historian, author, and academic
• 8th » Károly Reich, Hungarian illustrator (d. 1988)
• 9th » Philip Larkin, English poet and author (d. 1985)
• 11th » John "Mule" Miles, American baseball player (d. 2013)
• 12th » Fulton Mackay, Scottish actor and playwright (d. 1987)
• 13th » Chuck Gilmur, American basketball player, coach, and educator (d. 2011)
• 14th » Leslie Marr, English race car driver
• 15th » Leonard Baskin, American sculptor and illustrator (d. 2000)
• 15th » Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek trumpet player and composer (d. 2005)
• 15th » Sabino Barinaga, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1988)
• 16th » Ernie Freeman, American pianist and bandleader (d. 2001)
• 17th » Roy Tattersall, England cricketer (d. 2011)
• 18th » Alain Robbe-Grillet, French director and screenwriter (d. 2008)
• 21st » Albert Irvin, English painter
• 22nd » Roberto Aizenberg, Argentinian painter and sculptor (d. 1996)
• 22nd » Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (d. 2011)
• 22nd » Harishankar Parsai, Indian author (d. 1995)
• 22nd » Micheline Presle, French actress
• 23rd » Nazik Al-Malaika, Iraqi poet and academic (d. 2007)
• 23rd » Jean Darling, American actress and singer
• 23rd » Pierre Gauvreau, Canadian painter (d. 2011)
• 23rd » George Kell, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2009)
• 24th » René Lévesque, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (d. 1987)
• 24th » Howard Zinn, American historian, author, and activist (d. 2010)
• 26th » Irving R. Levine, American journalist (d. 2009)
• 27th » Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician, List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands or Minister of Defence for The Netherlands (d. 2012)
• 29th » Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic (d. 2008)
• 29th » John Edward Williams, American author and educator (d. 1994)

Famous Deaths for August 1922

• 1st » Donát Bánki, Hungarian engineer (b. 1856)
• 2nd » Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847)
• 4th » Enver Pasha, Ottoman general (b. 1881)
• 12th » Arthur Griffith, Irish politician, 3rd President of Dáil Éireann (b. 1871)
• 22nd » Michael Collins (Irish leader) e.g Michael Collins, Irish politician, 2nd Minister for Finance (Ireland) called Minister of Finance for Ireland (b. 1890)

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