Today is Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Everything happening on July 22, 2026 — our fun national days, public holidays, religious observances, sports, and notable events in history.
About July 22
July 22, 2026 falls on a Wednesday, week 30 of 2026. It is day 203 of the year, with 162 days remaining. Calendar.cx lists 5 national days and fun holidays on July 22, plus public holidays, religious observances, sports events, and notable historical moments. Scroll down to explore everything happening on this date.
National Days & Fun Holidays on July 22
August 13, 2024
National Fragile X Awareness Day
August 13, 2024
National Rat Catchers Day
August 08, 2024
National Penuche Fudge Day
August 08, 2024
National Hammock Day
August 08, 2024
National Mango Day
Religious Observances on July 22
- Jewish: Erev Tish’a B’Av ערב תשעה באב
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.
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)