Birthday July 22, 1478 Philip I (the Handsome), 1st Habsburg king of Spain (1506).
Birthday July 22, 1822 Gregor Mendel, geneticist who discovered laws of heredity.
Birthday July 22, 1844 Rev William Archibald Spooner, invented 'spoonerisms'
Birthday July 22, 1849 Emma Lazarus, whose poem was inscribed on the Statue of Liberty
Birthday July 22, 1887 Gustav Hertz, German quantum physicist (Nobel 1925).
Birthday July 22, 1890 Rose Kennedy, mother of JFK.
Birthday July 22, 1898 Alexander Calder, sculptor (mobiles, stabiles).
Birthday July 22, 1898 Steven Vincent Benet, writer (The Devil and Daniel Webster).
Birthday July 22, 1913 Lucia Albanese, opera singer.
Birthday July 22, 1923 Robert Dole, (R-Sen-Ks)
Birthday July 22, 1924 Margaret Whiting, singer.
Birthday July 22, 1928 Orson Bean, Actor.
Birthday July 22, 1930 Yuri P. Artyukhin, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 14).
Birthday July 22, 1932 Oscar de la Renta, designer
Birthday July 22, 1939 Terrance Stamp
History July 22, 1298 English defeat Scots at Battle of Falkirk.
History July 22, 1598 The Merchant of Venice is entered on the Stationers' Register
History July 22, 1779 Battle of Minisink Ford, New York
History July 22, 1793 Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean
History July 22, 1826 Giuseppe Piazzi discoverer of 1st asteroid dies.
History July 22, 1862 Lincoln tells his cabinet about Emancipation Proclamation
History July 22, 1864 Battle of Atlanta continues
History July 22, 1864 Battle of Atlanta; Gen. Sherman defeats Confederate defenders.
History July 22, 1916 The Preparedness Day bombing
History July 22, 1916 Preparedness Day bombing in San Francisco
History July 22, 1923 Dillinger joins the Navy in an attempt to avoid prosecution
History July 22, 1925 Yankees purchase infielder Leo Durocher
History July 22, 1933 Wiley Post flies solo around the world
History July 22, 1933 Wiley Post completes 1st round-the-world solo flight.
History July 22, 1934 John Dillinger shot & killed in Chicago movie theatre
History July 22, 1934 Dillinger gunned down
History July 22, 1942 Deportations from Warsaw ghetto to Treblinka begin
History July 22, 1952 Polish constitution adopted (National Day).
History July 22, 1955 1st US Vice-President to preside over cabinet meeting - R Nixon
History July 22, 1967 Taylor and Clifford begin tour of the Pacific region
History July 22, 1968 North Vietnamese condemn Honolulu Conference
History July 22, 1972 Venera 8 makes soft landing on Venus.
History July 22, 1977 Elvis Costello's debut album, My Aim Is True, is released
History July 22, 1987 Gorbachev accepts ban on intermediate-range nuclear missiles
History July 22, 1990 Greg LeMond wins second Tour De France
History July 22, 1991 Cannibal and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is caught
History July 22, 1993 Kaskaskia is inundated by flood of '93
History July 22, 2002 California governor signs new auto emissions legislation
History July 22, 2003 Qusay and Uday Hussein killed
History July 22, 2005 March of the Penguins debuts
July 22, 1478 Philip I (the Handsome), 1st Habsburg king of Spain (1506).
July 22, 1822 Gregor Mendel, geneticist who discovered laws of heredity.
July 22, 1844 Rev William Archibald Spooner, invented 'spoonerisms'
July 22, 1849 Emma Lazarus, whose poem was inscribed on the Statue of Liberty
July 22, 1887 Gustav Hertz, German quantum physicist (Nobel 1925).
July 22, 1890 Rose Kennedy, mother of JFK.
July 22, 1898 Alexander Calder, sculptor (mobiles, stabiles).
July 22, 1898 Steven Vincent Benet, writer (The Devil and Daniel Webster).
July 22, 1913 Lucia Albanese, opera singer.
July 22, 1923 Robert Dole, (R-Sen-Ks)
July 22, 1924 Margaret Whiting, singer.
July 22, 1928 Orson Bean, Actor.
July 22, 1930 Yuri P. Artyukhin, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 14).
July 22, 1932 Oscar de la Renta, designer
July 22, 1939 Terrance Stamp
July 22, 1298 English defeat Scots at Battle of Falkirk.
July 22, 1598 The Merchant of Venice is entered on the Stationers' Register
July 22, 1779 Battle of Minisink Ford, New York
July 22, 1793 Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean
July 22, 1826 Giuseppe Piazzi discoverer of 1st asteroid dies.
July 22, 1862 Lincoln tells his cabinet about Emancipation Proclamation
July 22, 1864 Battle of Atlanta continues
July 22, 1864 Battle of Atlanta; Gen. Sherman defeats Confederate defenders.
July 22, 1916 The Preparedness Day bombing
July 22, 1916 Preparedness Day bombing in San Francisco
July 22, 1923 Dillinger joins the Navy in an attempt to avoid prosecution
July 22, 1925 Yankees purchase infielder Leo Durocher
July 22, 1933 Wiley Post flies solo around the world
July 22, 1933 Wiley Post completes 1st round-the-world solo flight.
July 22, 1934 John Dillinger shot & killed in Chicago movie theatre
July 22, 1934 Dillinger gunned down
July 22, 1942 Deportations from Warsaw ghetto to Treblinka begin
July 22, 1952 Polish constitution adopted (National Day).
July 22, 1955 1st US Vice-President to preside over cabinet meeting - R Nixon
July 22, 1967 Taylor and Clifford begin tour of the Pacific region
July 22, 1968 North Vietnamese condemn Honolulu Conference
July 22, 1972 Venera 8 makes soft landing on Venus.
July 22, 1977 Elvis Costello's debut album, My Aim Is True, is released
July 22, 1987 Gorbachev accepts ban on intermediate-range nuclear missiles
July 22, 1990 Greg LeMond wins second Tour De France
July 22, 1991 Cannibal and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is caught
July 22, 1993 Kaskaskia is inundated by flood of '93
July 22, 2002 California governor signs new auto emissions legislation
July 22, 2003 Qusay and Uday Hussein killed
July 22, 2005 March of the Penguins debuts