What Happened on July 22
Significant Events
- 1099 First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem
- 1456 Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats Sultan Murad II
- 1515 First Congress of Vienna settles issues between Poland and Holy Roman Empire - rise of the Habsburgs influence
- 1942 Warsaw Ghetto Jews (300,000) are sent to Treblinka Extermination Camp
- 1963 Sarawak achieves independence from British colonial rule
- 2011 Norway is the victim of twin terror attacks, the first a bomb blast targeting government buildings in central Oslo, second a massacre at a youth camp on island of Utøya
July 22 in Film & TV
- 1959 Ed Wood's cult classic "Plan 9 From Outer Space", called one of the worse films ever, premieres
July 22 in Music
- 1933 Caterina Jarboro sings "Aida" at the New York Hippodrome, becoming the 1st black female opera singer to perform in the US
July 22 in Sport
- 2017 South African golfer Branden Grace records lowest round for a men's major championship - 62 in 3rd round at British Open, Royal Birkdale, England
Did You Know?
Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada
On July 22, 1793
Famous Birthdays
Emma Lazarus
(1849 - 1887)
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
(1890 - 1995)
Louise Fletcher
84 Years Old
Alex Trebek
78 Years Old
Alan Menken
69 Years Old
Selena Gomez
26 Years Old
Would You Believe?
Crew of Belgium RV Belgica see 1st sunrise in 1600 hrs - 1st expedition to endure Antarctic winter
On July 22, 1898
Famous Weddings
- 1515 Anna of Bohemia (12) marries Karel van Ferdinand of Austria
- 1515 Louis of Hungary (9) marries Maria of Bohemia & succession to Hungarian throne
- 1850 Composer Stephen Foster (24) weds Jane Denny McDowell at Trinity Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1929 American Playwright Eugene O'Neill (40) marries 3rd wife actress Carlotta Monterey (40)
- 1972 Business magnate Richard Branson (22) weds Kristen Tomassi
Famous Divorces
- 1940 Jacqueline Kennedy's parents John Vernou "Black Jack" Bouvier III and Janet (Norton Lee) divorce
- 2010 "The Princess Bride" actress Robin Wright (44) divorces actor-director Sean Penn (49) due to irreconcilable differences after 14 years of marriage
Marie Francois Xavier Bichat
John Dillinger
Mackenzie King
Estelle GettyJuly in History
First Lady Pours Scorn Upon a King
American independence from Britain was declared and on this day a future US President's wife expressed her joy.
July 21, 1776
Spoonerism – Or Just A Lack Of Pies?
A Spoonerism is a phrase that comes out all wrong, and the man responsible for them, William Spooner, was born on this day. Did he just get bad Press?
July 22, 1844
Light and Air For All – With No Charge!
One of Britain's most hated taxes, which had been in force for more than 250 years, was finally abolished on this day.
July 24, 1851
Oh! Calcutta! - The Bare Facts
Born when free love and anything goes were the mantra of youth, the show "Oh! Calcutta!" opened in London on this day. Police considered a prosecution for obscenity.
July 26, 1970