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On This Day · The 203rd day of the year

July 22

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.

♋ZodiacCancer ◈BirthstoneRuby ❀Birth flowerLarkspur

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

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

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.

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

  2. 1598

    William Shakespeare

  3. 1686

    Albany, New York

  4. 1802

    Gia Long

  5. 1864

    American Civil War

  6. 1936

    Spanish Civil War

  7. 1943

    World War II

  8. 1951

    Soviet space dogs

  9. 1976

    Philippines

  10. 1977

    Deng Xiaoping

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 22

Tablo

b. 1980

Shawn Michaels

b. 1965

Emilio Butragueño

b. 1963

Thomas Kraft

b. 1988

Lasse Virén

b. 1949

Gustav Ludwig Hertz

b. 1887

Johnson Toribiong

b. 1946

Wolfgang Iser

b. 1926

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)

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