Births on August 22

Alfred Ploetz

Born on August 22, 1860

Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (d. 1940)

Alfred Ploetz (22 August 1860 – 20 March 1940) was a German physician, biologist and eugenicist known for coining the term racial hygiene (Rassenhygiene), a form of eugenics, and for promoting the concept in Germany.

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Events on 1860

27 May

Italian unification
Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification.
7 Sep

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
20 Sep

Edward VII of the United Kingdom
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) visits Canada and the United States.
8 Oct

San Francisco
Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens.
26 Oct

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.

Births on August 22

Alfred Ploetz

Born on August 22, 1860

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Events on 1860

Italian unification

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Edward VII of the United Kingdom

San Francisco

Giuseppe Garibaldi