July 22 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | July 22 Calendar
July 22th Daily Holidays include:
- Casual Pi Day
- Fragile X Awareness Day
- Lion’s Share Day
- Mango Day
- National Day of the Cowboy – July 22, 2023 (Fourth Saturday in July)
- National Drowning Prevention Day – July 22, 2023 (Fourth Saturday in July)
- National Hammock Day
- National Penuche Fudge Day
- Rat Catcher’s Day
- Spooners (Spoonerism) Day
- Summer Leisure Day
July 22: Famous Birthdays
- July 22, 1210 – Joan of England, Queen of Scotland (d. 1238)
- July 22, 1890 – Rose Kennedy, American philanthropist, matriarch of the Kennedy family (d. 1995)
- July 22, 1943 – Bobby Sherman, American singer, songwriter, and actor
- July 22, 1946 – Danny Glover, American actor, director, and producer (Lethal Weapon movies)
- July 22, 1947 – Don Henley, American singer, songwriter and member of the Eagles
- July 22, 2013 – Prince George of Cambridge
July 22: Historical Events
- July 22, 1686 – Albany, New York is formally chartered as a munipality by Governor Thomas Dongan
- July 22, 1793 – Alexander Mackenzie becomes the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of North America
- July 22, 1916 – A bomb explodes on Market Street in San Francisco during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40
- July 22, 1933 – Aviator Wiley Post completes the first solo flight around the world in seven days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes
- July 22, 1942 – Due to the wartime demands, the U.S. Government begins civilian gasoline rationing
- July 22, 1942 – The deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto in Poland begins
- July 22, 1944 – Communist rules begins in Poland with the publishing of the manifesto by the Polish committee of National Liberation
- July 22, 1946 – The King David Hotel is bombed in Jerusalem by the Irgun resulting in 91 deaths
- July 22, 1962 – The Mariner 1 spacecraft has to be destroyed when it flies erratically after launch
- July 22, 1992 – Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his prison near Medellin
- July 22, 1993 – The levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the town to evacuated by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers
- July 22, 2011 – Norway is the victim of twin terrorist attacks
- July 22, 2013 – Earthquakes in Dingxi, China kills 89 people and injures more than 500
July 22: Music Events
- July 22, 1893 – Katharine Lee Bates inspired by Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, CO writes America the Beautiful
- July 22, 1971 – L.A. Woman by The Doors is certified Gold
- July 22, 1972 – Join Together by The Who is released
- July 22, 2014 – Back to the Shack is released by Weezer
July 22: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for July 22 is Cancer.
July Birthstone:
What is the July Birthstone? Ruby
The July birthstones are Rubies. Ruby birthstone is a sight to behold. Its deep red hue, with a hint of purple, is known as “pigeon’s blood” in the trade. It’s a variety of the mineral corundum, and its color comes from trace amounts of chromium. The more chromium, the deeper the red.
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