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Learn about the most intriguing events and historical facts that occurred on August 22nd throughout history. The 234th day of the Gregorian calendar is August 22. On this day in history, the Cadillac Motor Company was created, Pope Paul VI became the first pope to visit Latin America, and Nolan Ryan became the first Major League Baseball pitcher to reach the milestone of 5,000 strikeouts.
Leo is the zodiac sign for August 22nd. James Corden, Kristen Wiig, and Claude Debussy all have famous birthdays. National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day, National Tooth Fairy Day, and World Plant Milk Day all fall on August 22. Happy Birthday! (August 01, 1744) (August 01, 1907) (August 01, 1911) (August 01, 1965) (August 01, 1968) (August 01, 1981)
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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French soldier, biologist, and academic.
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The first Scout camp began on Brownsea Island, marking the beginning of the worldwide Scouting movement.
Harriet Quimby passes her pilot's exam and becomes the first woman in the United States to hold an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
The novel Dune by Frank Herbert was published for the first time. In 2003, it was named the best-selling science fiction novel in the world.
The coronation of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei, is taking place.
MTV begins airing in the United States and airs its first video, The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star."
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