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This day in history: 22 July

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384 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 22 July.
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2019: Chandrayaan-2, the second lunar exploration mission developed by Indian Space Research Organisation after Chandrayaan-1 is launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in a GSLV Mark III M1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: Abd-al-Masih

Christian feast day: Anna Wang

Christian feast day: July 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: Markella

Christian feast day: Mary Magdalene

Christian feast day: Nohra (Maronite Church)

Christian feast day: Philip Evans and John Lloyd

Sarawak Independence Day (Sarawak, Malaysia)

Events

2019Chandrayaan-2, the second lunar exploration mission developed by Indian Space Research Organisation after Chandrayaan-1 is launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in a GSLV Mark III M1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the

2013Dingxi earthquakes: A series of earthquakes in Dingxi, China, kills at least 89 people and injures more than 500 others.

2012Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) captured the cities of Serê Kaniyê and Dirbêsiyê, during clashes with pro-government forces in Al-Hasakah.

2011Norway attacks: A bomb explodes, targeted at government buildings in central Oslo, followed by a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya.

2005Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings.

2003Iraq War: Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year-old son, and a bodyguard.

1997The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario.

1993Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.

1992Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.

1990Greg LeMond, an American road racing cyclist, wins his third Tour de France after leading the majority of the race. It was LeMond's second consecutive Tour de France victory.

1983Martial law in Poland is officially revoked.

1981The first game of the 1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States is held in Gisborne, New Zealand.

1977Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping is restored to power.

1976Japan completes its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during imperial Japan's conquest of the country in the Second World War.

1973Pan Am Flight 816 crashes after takeoff from Faa'a International Airport in Papeete, French Polynesia, killing 78.

1963Crown Colony of Sarawak gains self-governance.

1962Mariner program: Mariner 1 spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed.

1951Soviet space dogs: Dezik and Tsygan were launched into a sub-orbital spaceflight from Kapustin Yar and became the first dogs to fly in space and the first to safely return.

1946King David Hotel bombing: A Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandatory Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.

1944The Polish Committee of National Liberation publishes its manifesto, starting the period of Communist rule in Poland.

1943World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily.

1943World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22.

1942Grossaktion Warsaw: The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto begins.

1942The United States government begins compulsory civilian gasoline rationing due to the wartime demands.

1937New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.

1936Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community.

1933Aviator Wiley Post returns to Floyd Bennett Field in New York City, completing the first solo flight around the world in seven days, 18 hours and 49 minutes.

1921Rif War: The Spanish Army suffers its worst military defeat in modern times to the Berbers of the Rif region of Spanish Morocco.

1916Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.

1894The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte Jules-Albert de Dion, but the "official" victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître driving his three-horsepower petrol engine

1893Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1880Abdur Rahman is proclaimed emir of Afghanistan after having been accepted as ruler by the British.

1864American Civil War: In the Battle of Atlanta, Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on Union troops under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill outside Atlanta.

1833The Slavery Abolition Act passes in the British House of Commons, initiating the gradual abolition of slavery in most parts of the British Empire.

1812Napoleonic Wars: Peninsular War: Battle of Salamanca: British forces led by Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) defeat French troops near Salamanca, Spain.

1805Napoleonic Wars: War of the Third Coalition: Battle of Cape Finisterre: An inconclusive naval action is fought between a combined French and Spanish fleet under Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve of France and a British fleet under Admiral R

1802Emperor Gia Long conquers Hanoi and unified Viet Nam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare.

1797Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Battle between Spanish and British naval forces during the French Revolutionary Wars. During the Battle, Rear-Admiral Nelson is wounded in the arm and the arm had to be partially amputated.

1796Surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company name an area in Ohio "Cleveland" after Gen. Moses Cleaveland, the superintendent of the surveying party.

1793Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of North America.

Born on this day

2013Prince George of Wales

2006Javon Walton, American actor and boxer

2003Solveig Vik, Norwegian politician

2002Konstanse Marie Alvær, Norwegian politician

2002Prince Felix of Denmark

2000Garrett Wilson, American football player

1999Jason Robertson, American ice hockey player

1999Sidney Chu, Hong Kong skater

1998Federico Valverde, Uruguayan footballer

1998Larray, American YouTuber

1998Madison Pettis, American actress

1998Marc Cucurella, Spanish footballer

1998Sahaphap Wongratch, Thai actor, model, and singer

1996Kevin Fiala, Swiss ice hockey player

1996Skyler Gisondo, American actor

1995Armaan Malik, Indian playback singer, composer and songwriter

1995Ezekiel Elliott, American football player

1995Jonathan Owens, American football player

1993Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Kyrgyzstani-American terrorist

1992Anja Aguilar, Filipino actress and singer

1992Carolin Schnarre, German Paralympic equestrian

1992Selena Gomez, American singer and actress

1991Matty James, English footballer

1991Taylor Lewan, American football player

1991Tomi Juric, Australian footballer

1989Israel Adesanya, New Zealand mixed martial artist and kickboxer

1989Keegan Allen, American actor, photographer and musician

1988George Santos, American politician

1988Paul Coutts, Scottish footballer

1988Sercan Temizyürek, Turkish footballer

1988Thomas Kraft, German footballer

1988William Buick, Norwegian-British flat jockey

1987Charlotte Kalla, Swedish skier

1987Denis Gargaud Chanut, French slalom canoeist

1986Colin de Grandhomme, Zimbabwean-New Zealand cricketer

1986Stevie Johnson, American football player

1985Akira Tozawa, Japanese wrestler

1985Jessica Abbott, Australian swimmer

1985Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-American rugby player

1984Stewart Downing, English footballer

Died on this day

2026Chuck Russell, American film director and producer (born 1958)

2025Chuck Mangione, American musician (born 1940)

2025George Kooymans, Dutch musician (born 1948)

2025John Fallon, Scottish footballer (born 1940)

2025Ozzy Osbourne, English musician and media personality (born 1948)

2025Shelly Zegart, American quilt collector, historian, and advocate (born 1941)

2024Duke Fakir, American singer (born 1935)

2024John Mayall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1933)

2024Mark Carnevale, American golfer and radio commentator (born 1960)

2022Maria Petri, English association football supporter (born 1939)

2018Frank Havens, American canoeist (born 1924)

2014Johann Breyer, German SS officer (born 1925)

2014Louis Lentin, Irish director and producer (born 1933)

2014Nitzan Shirazi, Israeli footballer and manager (born 1971)

2013Dennis Farina, American policeman and actor (born 1944)

2013Lawrie Reilly, Scottish footballer (born 1928)

2013Natalie de Blois, American architect, co-designed the Lever House (born 1921)

2013Rosalie E. Wahl, American lawyer and judge (born 1924)

2012Ding Guangen, Chinese engineer and politician (born 1929)

2012Frank Pierson, American director and screenwriter (born 1925)

2012George Armitage Miller, American psychologist and academic (born 1920)

2011Cees de Wolf, Dutch footballer (born 1945)

2011Linda Christian, Mexican-American actress (born 1923)

2010Kenny Guinn, American banker and politician, 27th Governor of Nevada (born 1936)

2009Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1947)

2009Richard M. Givan, American lawyer and judge (born 1921)

2008Estelle Getty, American actress (born 1923)

2007László Kovács, Hungarian-American director and cinematographer (born 1933)

2007Mike Coolbaugh, American baseball player and coach (born 1972)

2007Rollie Stiles, American baseball player (born 1906)

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