August 22, 1138Battle of the Standard at Northallerton in Which King David I Was Defeated by the English.
August 22, 1567James Stewart, Earl of Moray and a Half-Brother of Mary Queen of Scots, Proclaimed Regent of Scotland.
August 22, 1582James VI Abducted and Taken to the Castle of Ruthven by the Earls of Mar and Gowrie the So-Called Ruthven Raid.
August 22, 1798Frenchman General Humbert Proclaims at Ballina, Co. Mayo, Union, Liberty, the Irish Republic
August 22, 1846John Keegan Casey , Fenian, Poet and Writer of Rising of the Moon Is Born Near Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
August 22, 1881Second Gladstone Land Act Introduces the Three Fs - Fair Rent, Fixity of Tenure, Free Sale - And Sets Up the Land Commission