9 notable people died on August 22, including Roger Martin du Gard, George I of Georgia, Khalid ibn al-Walid.
20th Century
1 deathRoger Martin du Gard
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1937)
18th Century
2 deathsHenri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau
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French naval engineer, botanist and agronomist (1700-1782)
Achille Pierre Dionis du Séjour
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Mathematician
16th Century
3 deathsMạc Thái Tổ
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Emperor of Vietnam and the founder of the Mạc dynasty
Paul Speratus
Catholic bishoppoet
German Lutheran
Eguinaire Baron
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French jurist
14th Century
1 deathGuy I of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny
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Count of St. Pol and Ligny
11th Century
1 deathGeorge I of Georgia
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King of Georgia
7th Century
1 deathKhalid ibn al-Walid
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Arab Muslim military general (d. 642)
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