What happened on August 22 ?

1601 - Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)

1624 - Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701)

1647 - Denis Papin, French physicist, mathematician, and inventor (d. c. 1712)

1679 - Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)

1760 - Leo XII, Italian religious leader, 252nd Pope (d. 1829)

1764 - Charles Percier, French architect (d. 1838)

1771 - Henry Maudslay, English inventor and tool-maker (d. 1831)

1779 - James Kirke Paulding, American author, poet (d. 1860)

1800 - William S. Harney, U.S. general (d. 1889)

1800 - Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian-Jewish scholar (d. 1865)

1802 - Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard, American land speculator (d. 1886)

1834 - Samuel Pierpont Langley, American astronomer, physicist, inventor, aviation pioneer (d. 1906)

1836 - Archibald MacNeal Willard, American artist (d. 1918)

1848 - Melville E. Stone, American newspaper publisher (d. 1929)

1854 - Milan I, King of Serbia (d. 1901)

1860 - Paul Nipkow, German inventor and television pioneer (d. 1940)

1862 - Claude Debussy, French composer (d. 1918)

1867 - Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (d. 1939)

1873 - Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (d. 1928)

1874 - Max Scheler, German philosopher (d. 1928)

1880 - George Herriman, American cartoonist (d. 1944)

1887 - Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, World War II German minister of finance (d. 1977)

1891 - Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-born American sculptor (d. 1973)

1893 - Dorothy Parker, American writer, humorist (d. 1967)

1893 - Wilfred Kitching, British Salvation Army general (d. 1977)

1900 - Sergei Ozhegov, Russian lexicographer (d. 1964)

1902 - Leni Riefenstahl, German film director (d. 2003)

1904 - Deng Xiaoping, leader of the People's Republic of China (d. 1997)

1908 - Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer (d. 2004)

1909 - Mel Hein, American football player (d. 1992)

1909 - Julius Epstein, American screenwriter (d. 2000)

1915 - Hugh Paddick, British actor (d. 2000)

1915 - Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and Prime Minister in exile (d. 2005)

1917 - John Lee Hooker, American guitarist and singer (d. 2001)

1918 - Mary McGrory, American journalist (d. 2004)

1920 - Ray Bradbury, American writer

1920 - Denton Cooley, American heart surgeon

1922 - Micheline Presle, French actress

1928 - Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer

1930 - Gilmar, Brazilian football player

1932 - Gerald P. Carr, American astronaut

1934 - Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. general

1935 - E. Annie Proulx, American author

1936 - Dale Hawkins, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist

1938 - Paul Maguire, American football player

1939 - George Reinholt, American actor

1939 - Carl Yastrzemski, baseball player

1940 - Valerie Harper, American actress

1941 - Bill Parcells, American football coach

1942 - Kathy Lennon, American singer (The Lennon Sisters)

1945 - Ron Dante, American singer, songwriter, and record producer (The Archies)

1947 - Cindy Williams, American actress

1947 - Donna Godchaux, singer (Grateful Dead))

1949 - Diana Nyad, American swimmer, wold record holder

1955 - Will Shetterly, writer

1955 - Chiranjeevi, Telugu film actor

1956 - Paul Molitor, baseball player

1957 - Steve Davis, English snooker player

1958 - Colm Feore, American-born actor

1958 - Lane Huffman, American professional wrestler

1958 - Vernon Reid, American musician (Living Colour)

1959 - Juan Croucier, American musician

1961 - Roland Orzabal, singer and guitarist (Tears for Fears)

1963 - Tori Amos, American singer, songwriter, and pianist

1963 - Terry Catledge, American basketball player

1964 - Mats Wilander, Swedish tennis player

1966 - GZA, American rapper

1966 - Eric Andolsek, American football player (d. 1992)

1967 - Layne Staley, American musician (Alice in Chains) (d. 2002)

1967 - Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, British actor

1970 - Charlie Connelly, English writer

1973 - Howie Dorough, American singer (Backstreet Boys)

1977 - Heidar Helguson, Icelandic footballer

1978 - Jeff Stinco, Canadian musician (Simple Plan)

1981 - Alex Holmes, American football player

1987 - John Mikel, Norwegian footballer

1989 - Sarah Wright, American actress