100% verified The same day, three eras.
22 August
Contemporary era
1962
Assassination attempt on de Gaulle
On 22 August 1962, President de Gaulle survived an assassination attempt at Petit-Clamart.
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- Encyclopaedia Attentat du Petit-Clamart (Wikipedia) Wikipedia. 4/5
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Contemporary era
1864
First Geneva Convention
On 22 August 1864, the first Geneva Convention on the wounded in war was signed.
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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
1485
Battle of Bosworth
On 22 August 1485, Richard III was killed at Bosworth; the Tudors took the English throne.
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- Encyclopaedia Bataille de Bosworth (Wikipedia) Wikipedia. 4/5