Events for August 22August 22, 1920Violent clashes in Belfast; 30 people are killed between August 23 and August 31; Catholics are expelled from shipyards and engineering worksRead MoreAugust 22, 1918Dublin-born WWI ace Dennis Latimer shot down. A Bristol Fighter pilot and the highest scoring ace in 20 Squadron, Latimer shot down 28 enemy aircraft between March and August of 1918. On this date, he and his observer, Lieutenant T.C. Noel, were shot downRead MoreAugust 22, 1933The National Guard is bannedRead MoreAugust 22, 1798A French force of 1,019 men under General Humbert lands at Killala, Co. MayoRead More
