Historical Events In July - 22

1898  Alexander Calder, sculptor (mobiles, stabiles) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history serbia reactivates diplomatic relations with Montenegro   

1901  On this day in history charles Weidman, Nebraska, modern dancer/choreographer (Candide)   

1902  Vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov, composer on this day in history.   

1905  On July - 22 body of John Paul Jones moved to Annapolis, MD for reburial.   

1905  On this day in history phila Athletic's Weldon Henley no-hits St Louis Browns, 6-0   

1905  On July - 22 boris Alexandrov, conductor (Red Army Song/Dance Ensemble)   

1906  On this day in history the Grand Trunk Railway changes from left to right hand running on double track sections. The change involved considerable alteration in crossovers, switches and semaphore signals.   

1908  On July - 22 w Lorenz discovers asteroid #665 Sabine   

1908  On this day in history amy Vanderbilt, authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette)   

1909  On July - 22 d v Liliencron, writer, dies at 65   

1910  On this day in history edith Abbo, daughter of Mien Wenneker/Dutch Prince Henry   

1912  On July - 22 5th Olympic games in Stockholm closes   

1912  5th Olympic games in Stockholm, Sweden closes on July - 22.   

1913  On July - 22 licia Albanese, Bari Italy, operatic soprano (NY Met Opera)   

1914  On this day in history cecil Effinger, composer   

1916  On this day in history a bomb went off during a Preparedness Day parade in SF killing 10   

1916  Ten people are killed when a bomb explodes during the Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco on this day in history.   

1916  Hipolito M Ocalia, Curacao, landscape painter on this day in history.   

1917  On July - 22 alexander Kerensky becomes Russian PM   

1917  On July - 22 four members of the Australian Army Nursing Service - Sisters Cawood, Deacon and Ross-King and Staff Nurse Derrer - win Military Medals for rescuing patients trapped in a burning Casualty Clearing Station at Trois Arbes, France These were the first bravery awards won by Australian nurses in action   

1917  On July - 22 m Wolf discovers asteroids #879 Ricarda, #880 Herba & #881 Athene   

1918  On July - 22 lightning kills 504 sheep in Utah's Wasatch National Park   

1918  On July - 22 pim [Albrecht W] Lyre, Dutch lawyer/son of prince Henry   

1919  De Falla & Massine's "Three-cornered Hat," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1920  On July - 22 hugh Dundas, fighter pilot/businessman   

1921  25th US Golf Open: Jim Barnes shoots a 289 at Columbia CC in MD on July - 22.   

1921  William V Roth Jr, (Sen-R-Delaware, 1971- ) on July - 22.   

1922  On July - 22 cards enter 1st place, marks 1st time both St Louis teams are on top   

1923  On July - 22 walter Johnson becomes the first to strikeout 3,000   

1923  Walter Johnson becomes 1st to strikeout 3,000 (en route to 3,508) on July - 22.   

1923  On this day in history robert J Dole, (Sen-R Kansas, 1969-95)/presidential candidate (R-1996)   

1924  On this day in history margaret Whiting, Detroit, singer (Kreisler Bandstand, Strauss Family)   

1925  Yankees purchase infielder Leo Durocher on this day in history.   

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1210  Joan of England, Queen consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1238) was born on this day in history.   

1478  On July - 22 birth of philip I, (the Handsome), 1st Habsburg King of Spain (1504-06)   

1510  Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (d. 1537) was born on July - 22.   

1535  On this day in history birth of katarina Stenbock, wife of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1621)   

1559  On July - 22 birth of lawrence of Brindisi, Italian monk (d. 1619)   

1597  On this day in history birth of virgilio Mazzocchi, composer   

1621  Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury/minister (1660-73) was born on July - 22.   

1642  On July - 22 birth of johann Quirsfeld, composer   

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  On this day in history death of french Ackerman, Ghent rebel/leader of Reisers, murdered at about 57   

1461  On this day in history charles VII, King of France (1422-61), dies at 58   

1477  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen, dies in battle at 39 on this day in history.   

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

1499  On July - 22 death of neithart Fox, [Jonker Fox], German passage leader, slain in battle   

1525  Death of Richard Wingfield, English diplomat on this day in history.