22 July
Notable Births
Prince George of Wales
b. 2013
British prince (born 2013)
Solveig Vik
b. 2003
Norwegian politician (born 2003)
Count Felix of Monpezat
b. 2002
Member of the Danish royal family (born 2002)
Garrett Wilson
b. 2000
American football player (born 2000)
Jason Robertson
b. 1999
American ice hockey player (born 1999)
Marc Cucurella
b. 1998
Spanish footballer (born 1998)
Larray
b. 1998
American YouTuber (born 1998)
Madison Pettis
b. 1998
American actress (born 1998)
Federico Valverde
b. 1998
Uruguayan footballer (born 1998)
Sahaphap Wongratch
b. 1998
Thai actor, model and singer (born 1998)
Kevin Fiala
b. 1996
Swiss ice hockey player (born 1996)
Skyler Gisondo
b. 1996
American actor (born 1996)
Ezekiel Elliott
b. 1995
American football player (born 1995)
Armaan Malik
b. 1995
Indian playback singer (born 1995)
Jonathan Owens
b. 1995
American football player (born 1995)
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
b. 1993
Boston Marathon bomber (born 1993)
Selena Gomez
b. 1992
American actress and singer (born 1992)
Taylor Lewan
b. 1991
American professional football player (born 1991)
Rose Kennedy
b. 1890
American philanthropist, mother of John F. Kennedy (1890-1995)
Emma Lazarus
b. 1849
American poet (1849–1887)
Notable Deaths
John Fallon (footballer)
d. 2025
Scottish footballer (1940–2025)
George Kooymans
d. 2025
Dutch musician & Founder golden earring (1948–2025)
Ozzy Osbourne
d. 2025
English musician and media personality (1948–2025)
Chuck Mangione
d. 2025
American jazz musician (1940–2025)
Shelly Zegart
d. 2025
American quilt collector and advocate (1941–2025)
Duke Fakir
d. 2024
American singer (1935–2024)
John Mayall
d. 2024
English blues musician (1933–2024)
Natalie de Blois
d. 2013
American architect
Dennis Farina
d. 2013
American actor (1944–2013)
Rosalie E. Wahl
d. 2013
American judge (1924–2013)
George Armitage Miller
d. 2012
American psychologist (1920–2012)
Frank Pierson
d. 2012
American screenwriter and film director (1925–2012
Linda Christian
d. 2011
Mexican actress (1923–2011)
Cees de Wolf
d. 2011
Dutch footballer
Kenny Guinn
d. 2010
American politician (1936–2010)
Peter Krieg
d. 2009
German filmmaker (1947–2009)
Estelle Getty
d. 2008
American actress (1923–2008)
Mike Coolbaugh
d. 2007
American baseball player and coach (1972–2007)
László Kovács (cinematographer)
d. 2007
Hungarian-American cinematographer
Rollie Stiles
d. 2007
American baseball player (1906-2007)
On This Day in History
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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 Vikram lander, and the Pragyan lunar rover.
Chandrayaan-2
2013
Dingxi earthquakes: A series of earthquakes in Dingxi, China, kills at least 89 people and injures more than 500 others.
2013 Dingxi earthquakes
2012
Syrian 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.
Syrian civil war
2011
Norway attacks: A bomb explodes, targeted at government buildings in central Oslo, followed by a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya.
2011 Norway attacks
2005
Jean 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.
Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
2003
Iraq 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.
Iraq War
1997
The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario.
Blue Water Bridge
1993
Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Great Flood of 1993
1992
Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.
Medellín
1990
Greg 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.
Greg LeMond
1983
Martial law in Poland is officially revoked.
Martial law in Poland
1981
The first game of the 1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States is held in Gisborne, New Zealand.
1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States
1977
Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping is restored to power.
Deng Xiaoping
1976
Japan completes its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during imperial Japan's conquest of the country in the Second World War.
Philippines
1973
Pan Am Flight 816 crashes after takeoff from Faa'a International Airport in Papeete, French Polynesia, killing 78.
Pan Am Flight 816
1963
Crown Colony of Sarawak gains self-governance.
Crown Colony of Sarawak
1962
Mariner program: Mariner 1 spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed.
Mariner program
1951
Soviet 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.
Soviet space dogs
1946
King 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.
King David Hotel bombing
1944
The Polish Committee of National Liberation publishes its manifesto, starting the period of Communist rule in Poland.
Polish Committee of National Liberation