August 22 in History

22 August in History – 85 years ago

Soviet-Japanese Border Wars

Northern Eurasia 1939: Soviet-Japanese Border Wars

The late 1930s saw international stability further deteriorate, with a Japanese invasion of... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of South America 1942: Brazil enters World War II
South America 1942
Brazil enters World War II
On 7 December 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War II....
Historical Atlas of Northern Eurasia 1939: Soviet-Japanese Border Wars
Northern Eurasia 1939
Soviet-Japanese Border Wars
The late 1930s saw international stability further deteriorate, with a Japanese invasion of...
Historical Atlas of Australasia 1872: Australian Overland Telegraph Line
Australasia 1872
Australian Overland Telegraph Line
From the mid-1850s the Australian colonies competed to survey a route to connect their continent...
Historical Atlas of Europe 392: Arbogast and Eugenius
Europe 392
Arbogast and Eugenius
When the young Western Roman emperor Valentinian II was found dead in May 392, suspicions...
 

Starting on 22 August 275

Himyarite Kingdom conquers Saba’*

All Events on 22 August

starts   2018
*Venta Maersk* makes Northern Sea Route
  1942
Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy
starts   1930
Military uprising overthrows Peruvian government
  1920
Italy withdraws from Albania
ends   1872
Adelaide and Palmerston (Darwin) linked by telegraph
starts   1854
Austria occupies Wallachia and Moldavia
ends   451
Armenia leads Caucasian revolt against Persia*
  408
Stilicho is accused of treason and executed
  392
Arbogast makes Eugenius emperor in Gaul
starts   275
Himyarite Kingdom conquers Saba’*
ends   106
Decebalus rules Dacia*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 22 August for purposes of Omniatlas

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