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What Happened on July 22


Major Events

  • 1099 Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem during the First Crusade
  • 1456 Hungarian army under John Hunyadi defeat the forces of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II and end the Siege of Belgrade (Nándorfehérvár). Halting Ottoman expansion in Europe for 70 years.
  • 1515 First Congress of Vienna settles issues between Poland and Holy Roman Empire and demonstrates the Habsburgs growing influence
  • 1942 300,000 Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto are sent to Treblinka Extermination Camp
  • 1963 Sarawak achieves independence from British colonial rule
  • 2011 Norway is the victim of twin terror attacks, a bomb blast targeting government buildings in central Oslo and a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya

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  • 1933 Caterina Jarboro sings “Aida” at the New York Hippodrome, becoming the first Black female opera singer to perform in the US

Jul 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


Fun Fact About July 22

Crew of Belgian RV Belgica sees first sunrise in 1,600 hours during its first expedition to endure Antarctic winter

July 22, 1898

Famous Weddings

  • 1515 Double wedding as agreed in the First Congress of Vienna weds Anna of Bohemia (11) to Ferdinand of Austria (11) and granddaughter of Maximilian I Mary (9) marrys Louis (9) son of the King of Hungary
  • 1515 Louis of Hungary (9) marries Maria of Bohemia & succession to Hungarian throne
  • 1850 American composer Stephen Foster (24) weds Jane Denny McDowell (20) at Trinity Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Famous Divorces

  • 1940 Jacqueline Kennedy‘s parents John Vernou “Black Jack” Bouvier III and Janet (Norton Lee) divorce
  • 2010 American “The Princess Bride” actress Robin Wright (44) divorces American actor-director Sean Penn (49) due to irreconcilable differences after 14 years of marriage

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