Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/August 22
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[edit] Births
- 1862 - Claude Debussy, French composer (d. 1918)
- 1887 - Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German minister of finance (d. 1977)
- 1902 - Leni Riefenstahl, German film director (d. 2003)
- 1904 - Deng Xiaoping, Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1997)
- 1920 - Ray Bradbury, American writer
- 1928 - Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer
- 1934 - Norman Schwarzkopf, (pictured) U.S. general
- 1949 - Alfred Musema, Rwandan genocidaire
- 1957 - Steve Davis, English snooker player
- 1963 - Tori Amos, American singer/songwriter
- 1964 - Mats Wilander, Swedish tennis player
- 1983 - Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist
[edit] Deaths
