- July 22
Events
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1099 -First Crusade :Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of theHoly Sepulchre of TheKingdom of Jerusalem .
*1298 -Wars of Scottish Independence : Battle of Falkirk - KingEdward I of England and hislongbowmen defeatWilliam Wallace and his Scottishschiltrons outside the town.
*1456 -Ottoman Wars in Europe :Siege of Belgrade -John Hunyadi , Regent ofKingdom of Hungary defeatsMehmet II ofOttoman Empire
*1484 -Battle of Lochmaben Fair - a 500-man raiding party led byAlexander Stewart, Duke of Albany andJames Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas are defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brotherJames III of Scotland ; Douglas is captured.
*1499 -Battle of Dornach - the Swiss decisively defeat the Imperial army ofEmperor Maximilian I .
*1587 -Colony of Roanoke : a second group of English settlers arrive onRoanoke Island offNorth Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony.
*1686 - Albany, New York is formally chartered as a municipality by GovernorThomas Dongan .
*1793 - Alexander Mackenzie reaches thePacific Ocean becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing ofCanada .
*1796 - Surveyors of theConnecticut Land Company name an area inOhio "Cleveland" after Gen.Moses Cleaveland , the superintendent of the surveying party.
*1805 -Napoleonic Wars :War of the Third Coalition - Battle of Cape Finisterre - an inconclusive naval action is fought between a combined French and Spanish fleets under AdmiralPierre-Charles Villeneuve of Spain and a British fleet under AdmiralRobert Calder .
*1812 -Napoleonic Wars :Peninsular War -Battle of Salamanca - British forces led by Arthur Wellesley (later theDuke of Wellington ) defeat French troops nearSalamanca ,Spain .
*1864 -American Civil War :Battle of Atlanta - outsideAtlanta, Georgia , Confederate GeneralJohn Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on Union troops under GeneralWilliam T. Sherman on Bald Hill.
*1916 - InSan Francisco, California , a bomb explodes on Market Street during aPreparedness Day parade killing 10 and injuring 40.
*1933 -Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the world traveling 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes.
*1934 - OutsideChicago 's Biograph Theatre, "Public Enemy No. 1"John Dillinger is mortally wounded byFBI agents.
*1937 -New Deal : theUnited States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to theSupreme Court of the United States .
*1942 - TheUnited States government begins compulsory civiliangasoline rationing due to the wartime demands.
* 1942 -Holocaust : the systematic deportation ofJew s from theWarsaw Ghetto begins.
*1943 - Allied forces capture the Italian city ofPalermo .
*1944 - ThePolish Committee of National Liberation publishes its manifesto, starting the period of Communist rule inPoland
*1946 -King David Hotel bombing :Irgun bombsKing David Hotel inJerusalem , headquarters of the British civil and military administration, killing 90.
*1962 -Mariner program :Mariner 1 spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed.
*1968 - Sir John Newsome recommendspublic schools should take 50% of their intake from thestate school system
*1977 - Chinese leaderDeng Xiaoping is restored to power.
*1983 -Martial law in Poland is officially revoked.
*1992 - NearMedellín ,Colombia ndrug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to theUnited States .
*1997 - The secondBlue Water Bridge opens betweenPort Huron, Michigan andSarnia, Ontario .
*2002 - Israel assassinatesSalah Shahade , the Commander-in-Chief ofHamas 's military arm, theIzz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades , along with 14 civilians.
*2003 - Members of 101st Airborne of theUnited States , aided by Special Forces, attack a compound inIraq , killingSaddam Hussein 's sons Uday and Qusay, along withMustapha Hussein , Qusay's 14-year old son, and a bodyguard.
*2005 -Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers. See7 July 2005 London bombings and21 July 2005 London bombings Births
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1210 -Joan of England, Queen consort of Scotland , wife ofAlexander II of Scotland (d.1238 )
*1478 - KingPhilip I of Castile (d.1506 )
*1510 -Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (d.1537 )
*1535 -Katarina Stenbock , wife ofGustav I of Sweden (d.1621 )
*1559 -Lawrence of Brindisi , Italian monk (d.1619 )
*1621 -Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury , English politician (d.1683 )
*1711 -Georg Wilhelm Richmann , Russian physicist (d.1753 )
*1713 -Jacques-Germain Soufflot , French architect (d.1780 )
*1733 -Mikhail Shcherbatov , Russian philosopher and writer (d.1790 )
*1755 -Gaspard de Prony , French mathematician (d.1839 )
*1784 -Friedrich Bessel , German mathematician and astronomer (d.1846 )
*1844 -William Archibald Spooner , English priest and scholar (d.1930 )
*1848 -Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d.1914 )
*1849 -Emma Lazarus , American poet (d.1887 )
*1863 -Alec Hearne , Former England cricketer (d.1952 )
*1882 -Edward Hopper , American painter (d.1967 )
*1887 -Gustav Ludwig Hertz , German physicist, Nobel laureate (d.1975 )
*1888 - Kirk Bryan, American geologist (d.1950 )
* 1888 -Selman Waksman , Ukrainian/American biochemist, Nobel laureate (d.1973 )
*1889 -James Whale , English film director (d.1957 )
*1890 -Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy , American Kennedy family matriarch (d.1995 )
*1892 -Jack MacBryan , Former England cricketer and Olympic gold medallist (d.1983 )
*1893 -Jesse Haines , American baseball player (d.1978 )
* 1893 -Karl Menninger , American psychiatrist (d.1990 )
*1898 -Stephen Vincent Benét , American author (d.1943 )
* 1898 -Alexander Calder , American artist (d.1976 )
*1905 -Doc Cramer , American baseball player (d.1990 )
*1907 -Zubir Said , Singaporean composer who composed Singapore's national anthem (d.1987 )
*1908 -Amy Vanderbilt , American author (d.1974 )
*1909 -Dorino Serafini , Italian racing driver (d.2000 )
*1913 -Licia Albanese , American opera singer
* 1913 -Gorni Kramer , Italian bandleader (d.1995 )
*1915 -Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah , Pakistani politician, diplomat and author. (d.2000 )
*1916 -Gino Bianco , Brazilian racing driver (d.1984 )
* 1916 -Marcel Cerdan , French boxer (d.1949 )
*1921 -William Roth , U.S. Senator (d.2003 )
*1923 -Bob Dole , American politician
* 1923 - Lillian Ellison, American professional wrestler (d.2007 )
* 1923 -Mukesh , Indian singer (d.1976 )
*1924 -Margaret Whiting , American singer
*1928 -Orson Bean , American film actor
*1929 - John Barber, British racing driver
*1932 -Oscar De la Renta , Dominican/American fashion designer
*1934 -Louise Fletcher , American actress
*1935 -Tom Cartwright , Former England cricketer (d.2007 )
*1936 -Tom Robbins , American author
*1937 -Yasuhiro Kojima , Japanese professional wrestler (d.1999 )
* 1937 -John Price , Former England cricketer
* 1937 -Vasant Ranjane , Former Indian cricketer
*1938 -Terence Stamp , English actor
*1939 -Gila Almagor , Israeli actress
* 1940 -Judith Walzer Leavitt , American college professor
* 1940 -Alex Trebek , Canadian game show host
*1941 - George Clinton, American musician
* 1941 -Ron Turcotte , Canadian jockey
*1943 -Kay Bailey Hutchison , U.S. Senator from Texas
* 1943 -Bobby Sherman , American singer and actor
*1944 -Estelle Bennett , American singer (Ronettes )
* 1944 -Rick Davies , British musician (Supertramp )
* 1944 -Dennis Firestone , Australian racing driver
* 1944 -Sparky Lyle , American baseball player
*1946 -Danny Glover , American actor
* 1946 -Mireille Mathieu , French singer
* 1946 -Paul Schrader , American film director and screenwriter
* 1946 -Stephen M. Wolownik , Russian musician (d.2000 )
*1947 -Albert Brooks , American comedian
* 1947 -Gilles Duceppe , Canadian politician
* 1947 -Don Henley , American musician (Eagles )
*1948 -S. E. Hinton , American author
* 1948 -Otto Waalkes , German comedian
*1949 -Alan Menken , American composer
*1949 -Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Ruler of Dubai and PM of UAE
* 1949 -Lasse Virén , Finnish athlete
*1951 -J. V. Cain , American football player (d.1979 )
*1953 -Jimmy Bruno , American jazz guitarist
* 1953 -Sylvia Chang , Taiwanese actress
*1954 -Pierre Lebeau , Canadian actor
* 1954 -Lonette McKee , American actress
* 1954 -Al Di Meola , American guitarist
*1955 -Willem Dafoe , American actor
* 1955 -Asif Ali Zardari , Pakistani politician, President-elect of Pakistan, widower ofBenazir Bhutto
*1957 -Dave Stieb , American baseball player
*1958 -David Von Erich , American professional wrestler (d.1984 )
* 1958 -Tatsunori Hara , Japanese professional-baseball player and coach
*1960 -Jon Oliva , American musician (Savatage )
*1961 -Calvin Fish , English racing driver
* 1961 -Keith Sweat , American singer
*1962 -Steve Albini , American writer, recording engineer and musician (Big Black ,Rapeman , Shellac)
* 1962 -Martine St. Clair , Canadian singer
*1963 -Emilio Butragueno , Spanish footballer
* 1963 -Rob Estes , American actor
* 1963 -Emily Saliers , American singer (Indigo Girls )
*1964 -Rafael Addison , American basketball player
* 1964 -Adam Godley , British actor
* 1964 -John Leguizamo , Colombian actor
* 1964 -Don Van Natta, Jr. , American journalist
* 1964 -David Spade , American comedian
*1965 -Patrick Labyorteaux , American actor
*1965 -Shawn Michaels , American professional wrestler
*1966 - Shaun Cohen, South African professional wrestler
* 1966 - Tim Brown, American football player
*1967 -Lauren Booth , British journalist
* 1967 -Pat Badger , American musician Extreme
*1968 -Rhys Ifans , Welsh actor
*1969 -Despina Vandi , Greek singer
*1970 -Jason Becker , American musician
* 1970 -Craig Baird , New Zealander racing driver
* 1970 -Sergei Zubov , Russian ice hockey player
*1971 -Kristine Lilly , American soccer player
*1972 - Colin Ferguson, Canadian actor
* 1972 -Seth Fisher , Americancomic book artist andpenciller (d.2006 )
* 1972 -Keyshawn Johnson , American football player
*1973 -Ronald Ray Howard , American murderer (d.2005 )
* 1973 - Daniel Jones, Australian musician (Savage Garden )
* 1973 -Mike Sweeney , American baseball player
* 1973 -Rufus Wainwright , Canadian singer
*1974 -Franka Potente , German actress
* 1974 -Sonija Kwok , Hong Kong actress
*1977 -Gustavo Nery , Brazilian footballer
*1978 -Dennis Rommedahl , Danish footballer
*1978 - A. J. Cook, Canadian actress
* 1978 -Martyn Lee , English radio presenter
* 1978 -Runako Morton , West Indian cricketer
*1979 -Lucas Luhr , German racing driver
* 1979 -Yadel Martí , Cuban baseball player
* 1979 - James Mason, British professional wrestler
*1980 -Scott Dixon , New Zealand racing driver
* 1980 -Dirk Kuyt , Dutch footballer
* 1980 -Kate Ryan , Belgian singer
* 1980 -Tablo , Korean hip-hop musician (Epik High )
*1982 -Nuwan Kulasekara , Sri lankan cricketer
*1983 -Arsenium , Moldovan singer (O-Zone )
* 1983 -Steven Jackson , American football player
* 1983 -Sharni Vinson , Australian actress and model
*1984 -Stewart Downing , English footballer
* 1984 -Kinzie Kenner , American pornographic actress
*1985 -Takudzwa Ngwenya , Zimbabwean/American rugby player
* 1985 -Akira Tozawa , Japanese professional wrestler
*1992 -Selena Gomez , American actress
*1997 -Field Cate , American actor
*1998 -Madison Pettis , American actress
*2002 -Prince Felix of Denmark Deaths
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1362 -Louis of Durazzo , Italian soldier (b.1324 )
*1387 -Franz Ackerman , Flemish statesman (b.1330 )
*1461 -Charles VII of France (b.1403 )
*1525 -Richard Wingfield , English diplomat
*1540 -John Zápolya , King ofHungary
*1619 -Lawrence of Brindisi , Italian monk (b.1559 )
*1633 -Trijntje Keever , presumed to have been the tallest woman ever (b.1616 )
*1645 -Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, Count-Duke of Olivares , Spanish statesman (b.1587 )
*1676 -Pope Clement X (b.1590 )
*1726 -Hugh Drysdale , British Colonial Governor of Virginia
*1734 -Peter King, 1st Baron King , Lord Chancellor of England
*1789 -Joseph-François Foulon , French administrator (b.1715 )
*1802 -Marie François Xavier Bichat , French anatomist (b.1771 )
*1826 -Giuseppe Piazzi , Italian astronomer (b.1746 )
*1832 -Napoleon II of France (b.1811 )
*1852 -Auguste Marmont , French marshal (b.1774 )
*1864 -James B. McPherson , American army general, in theBattle of Atlanta (b.1828 )
*1869 -John A. Roebling , German-American civil engineer (Brooklyn Bridge ), (b.1806 )
*1902 -Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski , Polish Catholic Cardinal (b.1822 )
*1903 -Cassius Marcellus Clay , American emancipationist (b.1810 )
*1904 -Wilson Barrett , English actor (b.1846 )
*1908 -William Randal Cremer ,Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b.1828 )
*1915 -Sir Sandford Fleming , Canadian engineer and inventor (b.1827 )
*1916 -James Whitcomb Riley , American author and poet (b.1849 )
*1918 -Indra Lal Roy , Indian pilot (b.1898 )
*1920 -William Kissam Vanderbilt , member of theVanderbilt family (b.1849 )
*1922 -Jokichi Takamine , Japanese chemist (b.1854 )
*1932 -Errico Malatesta , Italian anarchist (b.1853 )
* 1932 -Florenz Ziegfeld , theatrical producer (b.1867 )
* 1932 -Reginald Fessenden , Canadian inventor and radio pioneer (b.1866 )
*1934 -John Dillinger , American bank robber (b.1903 )
*1950 -William Lyon Mackenzie King , 10thPrime Minister of Canada (b.1874 )
*1958 -Mikhail Zoshchenko , Russian writer (b.1895 )
*1967 -Carl Sandburg , American poet (b.1878 )
*1968 -Giovannino Guareschi , Italian journalist (b.1908 )
*1970 -George Johnston , Australian journalist and novelist (b.1912 )
*1974 -Wayne Morse , U.S. Senator from Oregon (b.1900 )
*1979 -Sándor Kocsis , Hungarian footballer (b.1929 )
*1988 -Duane Jones , American actor (b.1936 )
*1989 -Martti Talvela , Finnish bass (b.1935 )
*1990 -Manuel Puig , Argentinian writer (b.1932 )
*1992 -Wayne McLaren , portrayed theMarlboro Man (b.1940 )
*1995 -Harold Larwood , Former England cricketer (b.1904 )
*1996 - Rob Collins, English musician (The Charlatans) (b.1956 )
*1998 -Hermann Prey , German bass-baritone (b.1929 )
*1999 -Gar Samuelson , American musician (Megadeth ) (b.1958 )
*2000 -Eric Christmas , British actor (b.1916 )
* 2000 -Carmen Martín Gaite , Spanish author (b.1925 )
* 2000 -Claude Sautet , French film director (b.1924 )
*2001 -Indro Montanelli , Italian journalist and historian (b.1909 )
*2003 -Qusay Hussein , son ofSaddam Hussein (b.1966 )
* 2003 -Uday Hussein , son ofSaddam Hussein (b.1964 )
* 2003 -Wahome Muthahi , Kenyan humourist (b.1954 )
*2004 -Sacha Distel , French singer (b.1933 )
* 2004 -George Kidd , Canadian diplomat (b.1917 )
* 2004 -Illinois Jacquet , American jazz saxophonist (b.1922 )
*2005 -Eugene Record American songwriter and singer (The Chi-Lites ) (b.1940 )
* 2005 -Jean Charles de Menezes , Brazilian electrician killed by Scotland Yard (b.1978 )
*2006 -José Antonio Delgado , Venezuelan mountain climber (b.1965 )
* 2006 - James E. West, mayor ofSpokane, Washington (b.1950 )
*2007 -Jarrod Cunningham New Zealand rugby player (b.1968 )
* 2007 -Mike Coolbaugh former baseball player and coach (b.1972 )
* 2007 -Ulrich Mühe , German actor (b.1953 )
* 2007 -Rollie Stiles , American baseball player (b.1906 )
* 2007 - Laszlo Kovacs, Hungarian-born cinematographer (b.1933 )
*2008 -Estelle Getty American comedic actress (b.1923 )
* 2008 -Greg Burson American Voice Actor (b.1949 )Holidays and observances
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Swaziland - Birthday of former KingSobhuza II
*Ratcatcher's Day , commemorates the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
*Pi Approximation Day (22/7 is approximately equal to π)
*Abd-al-Masih , saint and martyr
*Saint Mary Magdalene [Paris, Bruges]External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/22 BBC: On This Day]
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* [http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day?mth=Jul&day=22 On This Day in Canada] ----
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