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July 22

July 22 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1594 and 1977. The Dutch city of Groningen defended by the Spanish and besieged by a Dutch and English army under Maurice of Orange, capitulates.

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What happened on July 22?

July 22 is the 203rd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1594 and 1977. Famous people born on July 22 include Tablo, Shawn Michaels and Emilio Butragueño.

The shape of the day

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Philippines — July 22 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

Cancer is the sign for July 22 — read more on the Cancer page, or see July's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on July 22

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Luto
  • Game Abiotic Factor
  • Game Hell Clock
  • Game Wildgate
  • Game Monument Valley III

2024

  • Game The Operator

2021

  • Game Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
  • Game Last Stop

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1594

    Groningen

    The Dutch city of Groningen defended by the Spanish and besieged by a Dutch and English army under Maurice of Orange, capitulates.

  2. 1598

    William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare's play, The Merchant of Venice, is entered on the Stationers' Register. By decree of Queen Elizabeth, the Stationers' Register licensed printed works, giving the Crown tight control over all published material.

  3. 1686

    Albany, New York

    Albany, New York is formally chartered as a municipality by Governor Thomas Dongan.

  4. 1802

    Gia Long

    Emperor Gia Long conquers Hanoi and unified Viet Nam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare.

  5. 1864

    American Civil War

    American Civil War: In the Battle of Atlanta, Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on Union troops under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill outside Atlanta.

  6. 1936

    Spanish Civil War

    Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community.

  7. 1943

    World War II

    World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily.

  8. 1951

    Soviet space dogs

    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.

  9. 1976

    Philippines

    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.

  10. 1977

    Deng Xiaoping

    Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping is restored to power.

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 22

Tablo

b. 1980

South Korean-Canadian rapper

Shawn Michaels

b. 1965

American wrestler, trainer, and actor

Emilio Butragueño

b. 1963

Spanish footballer

Thomas Kraft

b. 1988

German footballer

Lasse Virén

b. 1949

Finnish runner and police officer

Gustav Ludwig Hertz

b. 1887

German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Johnson Toribiong

b. 1946

Palauan lawyer and politician, 7th President of Palau

Wolfgang Iser

b. 1926

German scholar, literary theorist

Deaths

  • 1932Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
  • 1915Sandford Fleming
  • 1869John A. Roebling
  • 1832Napoleon II
  • 1826Giuseppe Piazzi
  • 1540John Zápolya

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Abd-al-Masih
  • —Christian feast day: Markella
  • —Christian feast day: Mary Magdalene
  • —Christian feast day: Nohra (Maronite Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Anna Wang
  • —Christian feast day: July 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Sarawak Independence Day (Sarawak, Malaysia)

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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