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July 22: Day of the Week
July 22, 2024 is the 204th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 162 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
July 22 Historical Event(s)
1099
First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem.
1484
Battle of Lochmaben Fair – A 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas are defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany’s brother James III of Scotland; Douglas is captured.
1812
Napoleonic Wars: Peninsular War – Battle of Salamanca – British forces led by Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) defeat French troops near Salamanca, Spain.
1944
The Polish Committee of National Liberation publishes its manifesto, starting the period of Communist rule in Poland
1976
Japan completes its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during the imperial Japan’s conquest of the country in the Second World War
1983
Martial law in Poland is officially revoked.
1991
Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested in Milwaukee after police discover human remains in his apartment.
1997
The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario.
2003
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.
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.
Who were born on July 22?
1621
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician (d. 1683)
1892
Jack MacBryan, English cricketer and field hockey player (d. 1983)
1937
Yasuhiro Kojima, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 1999)
1949
Lasse Virén, Finnish long distance runner
1953
Paul Quarrington, Canadian playwright and educator (d. 2010)
1954
Al Di Meola, American guitarist
1957
Dave Stieb, American baseball player
1965
Doug Riesenberg, American football player
1979
James Mason, British professional wrestler
1981
Ala Ghawas, Bahraini singer and songwriter
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Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
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