Page 8: Historical Events In July - 22

1979  On this day in history hope Summers, actress (Clara-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 78   

1980  Fred Kaps [Abram PA Bongers], magician (world champ 1955), dies at 54 on July - 22.   

1981  Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca sentenced in a Rome to life on July - 22.   

1983  On this day in history -128ø F (-89ø C) recorded, Vostok, Antarctica (world record)   

1983  Dick Smith makes first solo helicopter flight around the world on July - 22.   

1983  Poland's PM Januzelski lifts martial law on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history house of Reps impeaches Judge Harry E Claiborne on tax evasion   

1987  On this day in history soyuz TM-3 launched with 3 cosmonauts (1 Syrian)   

1987  US began escorting re-flagged Kuwaiti tankers in Persian Gulf on this day in history.   

1987  On July - 22 a G Kripal Singh, cricketer (14 Tests for India), dies   

1988  On this day in history 500 US scientists pledge to boycott Pentagon germ-warfare research   

1988  Luigi Lucioni Italian, landscape painter (opera stars), dies at 87 on July - 22.   

1988  On this day in history duane Jones, dies of cardiopulmonary arrest at 51   

1990  On July - 22 greg Lemond of US wins bicycling's 3rd tour de France   

1990  On this day in history nick Faldo of England wins the British Open Golf championship   

1990  George Wood, dies of diabetes complications at 56 on this day in history.   

1991  Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested by police in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history david Wojuarowicz, artist (U2 album cover), dies of AIDs at 37   

1994  On this day in history o.J. Simpson pleads innocent to mmurdering his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.   

1995  On July - 22 dave Clark, music promoter/songwriter, dies at 85   

1996  On this day in history courtney Alexandre Henriques Laws, community leader, dies at 65   

2005  On this day in history a Brazilian electrician, Jean Charles de Menezes, is shot dead at a London underground station by police who mistake him for a suicide bomber.   

2007  Floods cause chaos through wide areas of Britain, especially the counties of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire, leaving hundreds homeless and thousands of vehicles stranded on major roads on July - 22.   

2007  On July - 22 parliamentary elections took place in Turkey.   

2007  Yokozuna Asashoryu conquers the Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament (Nagoya Basho) in Nagoya, Japan on this day in history.   

2011  On this day in history 76 people are killed in twin terrorist attacks in Norway after a bombing in the Regjeringskvartalet government center in Oslo and a shooting at a political youth camp on the island of Utøya.   

2012  Car bombs kills 20 people and injures 80 in Madaen and Najaf, Iraq on this day in history.   

2013  On this day in history 89 people are killed and 500 are injured by earthquakes in Gansu province, China   

2014  On this day in history both the United Arab Emirates and the USA announce aid packages to besieged Gaza   

2017  10 die in over-heated tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas in human-trafficking incident on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

2018  On July - 22 british Open Golf, Carnoustie: Francesco Molinari holds off a pack of players including favourites Rory McIlroy & Justin Rose to win by 2; first Italian to win a major title   

2018  Heatwave in Japan kills 11 in one day on July - 22.   

2018  TV show "Supergirl" announces casting of first live-action transgender superhero, by transgender actor Nicole Maines as Nia Nal on this day in history.   

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1210  On this day in history birth of joan of England, Queen consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1238)   

1478  Philip I, (the Handsome), 1st Habsburg King of Spain (1504-06) was born on this day in history.   

1510  On this day in history birth of alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (d. 1537)   

1535  Katarina Stenbock, wife of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1559  Lawrence of Brindisi, Italian monk (d. 1619) was born on July - 22.   

1597  On July - 22 birth of virgilio Mazzocchi, composer   

1621  Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury/minister (1660-73) was born on this day in history.   

1642  Johann Quirsfeld, composer was born on July - 22.   

1035  Robert II/I, Duke of Normandy, dies on this day in history.   

1362  On this day in history death of louis of Durazzo, Italian soldier (b. 1324)   

1387  Death of French Ackerman, Ghent rebel/leader of Reisers, murdered at about 57 on July - 22.   

1461  On July - 22 charles VII, King of France (1422-61), dies at 58   

1477  On July - 22 adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen, dies in battle at 39   

1497  On July - 22 francesco Botticini, Italian painter, dies at about 52   

1499  Death of Neithart Fox, [Jonker Fox], German passage leader, slain in battle on this day in history.   

1525  On this day in history death of richard Wingfield, English diplomat