Deaths on August 22

John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath

Died on August 22, 1701

John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1628)

John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath PC, 29 August 1628 – 22 August 1701, was an English landowner from Cornwall who served in the Royalist army during the First English Civil War and was rewarded for his services after the 1660 Stuart Restoration with a title and various appointments.

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John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

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Events on 1701

23 May

William Kidd
After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.
9 Jul

Battle of Carpi
A Bourbon force under Nicolas Catinat withdraws from a smaller Habsburg force under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Battle of Carpi.
19 Jul

Nanfan Treaty
Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England.

Deaths on August 22

John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath

Died on August 22, 1701

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William Kidd

Battle of Carpi

Nanfan Treaty