Religious Observances on July 22

• Jewish: Erev Tish’a B’Av ערב תשעה באב

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On This Day in History — July 22

• 2013 — A series of earthquakes in Dingxi, China, kills at least 89 people and injures more than 500 others.
• 2011 — Norway is the victim of twin terror attacks, the first being a bomb blast which targeted government buildings in central Oslo, the second being a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya.
• 2005 — Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings.
• 2003 — Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year-old son, and a bodyguard.
• 1997 — The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario.
• 1993 — Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.

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Notable Births on July 22

• 2013 — Prince George of Cambridge
• 2002 — Prince Felix of Denmark
• 1995 — Ezekiel Elliott, American football player
• 1992 — Anja Aguilar, Filipino actress and singer
• 1992 — Selena Gomez, American singer and actress
• 1991 — Matty James, English footballer

Notable Deaths on July 22

• 2014 — Johann Breyer, German SS officer (b. 1925)
• 2014 — Louis Lentin, Irish director and producer (b. 1933)
• 2014 — Nitzan Shirazi, Israeli footballer and manager (b. 1971)
• 2013 — Natalie de Blois, American architect, co-designed the Lever House (b. 1921)
• 2013 — Dennis Farina, American policeman and actor (b. 1944)
• 2013 — Lawrie Reilly, Scottish footballer (b. 1928)

Public Holidays on July 23

• 🌍 Día de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú (Peru)
• 🌍 Revolution Day (Egypt)
• 🌍 عيد ثورة ٢٣ يوليو (Egypt)

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Religious Observances on July 23

• Jewish: Tish’a B’Av תשעה באב

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On This Day in History — July 23

• 2016 — Kabul twin bombing occurred in the vicinity of Deh Mazang when protesters, mostly from the Shiite Hazara minority, were marching against route changing of the TUTAP power project. At least 80 people were killed and...
• 2015 — NASA announces discovery of Kepler-452b by Kepler.
• 2005 — Three bombs explode in the Naama Bay area of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people.
• 1999 — ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan by Yuji Nishizawa.
• 1997 — Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.
• 1995 — Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered; it becomes visible to the naked eye on Earth nearly a year later.

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Notable Births on July 23

• 1996 — Alexandra Andresen, Norwegian heiress and equestrian
• 1992 — Danny Ings, English footballer
• 1991 — Lauren Mitchell, Australian gymnast
• 1991 — Jarrod Wallace, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1990 — Kevin Reynolds, Canadian figure skater
• 1989 — Daniel Radcliffe, English actor

Notable Deaths on July 23

• 2017 — John Kundla, American basketball coach (b. 1916)
• 2015 — Shigeko Kubota, Japanese-American sculptor and director (b. 1937)
• 2015 — Don Oberdorfer, American journalist, author, and academic (b. 1931)
• 2015 — William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (b. 1926)
• 2014 — Dora Bryan, English actress and restaurateur (b. 1923)
• 2014 — Norman Leyden, American composer and conductor (b. 1917)