Page 2: Historical Events In July - 22
Friday, 05 December 2025
1649 Clement XI, [Giovanni F Albani], Italy, Pope (1700-21) on this day in history. 

1651 On this day in history ferdinand Tobias Richter, composer 

1676 On this day in history clement X, [Emilio Altieri], Italian Pope (1670-76), dies at 86 

1686 City of Albany, NY chartered on this day in history. 

1691 On July - 22 battle at Aghrim: English/Dutch army beats France 

1721 Francois-Joseph Krafft, composer on July - 22. 

1722 On July - 22 jean-Noel/Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian 

1726 On July - 22 hugh Drysdale, British Colonial Governor of Virginia 

1729 On July - 22 diamonds found in Minas Geras Brazil 

1731 On this day in history spain signs Treaty of Vienna 

1734 On July - 22 peter King, 1st Baron King, Lord Chancellor of England 

1739 Turks defeats Holy Roman Emp at Crocyka Yugoslavia & threaten Belgrade on this day in history. 

1763 Catherine II issued her second manifesto inviting foreigners to settle in Russia. It spelled out the conditions under which they could immigrate and granted special rights and privileges. Large numbers of German peasants accepted the invitation on this day in history. 

1775 George Washington takes command of the troops on this day in history. 

1775 On July - 22 george Washington takes command of US troops 

1784 On July - 22 friedrich W Bessel, German astronomer (star parallax, Bessel Function) 

1786 On this day in history vaclav Kalous, composer, dies at 71 

1793 Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada on this day in history. 

1794 Jean-Benjamin de La Borde, composer, dies at 59 on July - 22. 

1796 Cleveland, Ohio, is founded by General Moses Cleaveland on this day in history. 

1796 Cleveland, Ohio, founded by Gen Moses Cleveland on this day in history. 

1802 On this day in history frigate Constellation defeats 9 Corsair gunboats off Tripoli. 

1802 On this day in history marie-Fran‡ois-Xavier Bichat a founder of histology, dies 

1802 Marie-Francois-Xavier Bichat, a founder of histology, dies on this day in history. 

1807 On July - 22 karolina Pawlowa, writer 

1812 Duke of Wellington defeats French at Battle of Salamanca, Spain on July - 22. 

1812 French troops are defeated by the British at the Battle of Salamanca in Spain on July - 22. 

1820 Louis Powell Harvey, Governor (Union), died in 1862 on this day in history. 

1822 The birth of Gregor Mendel, Austrian monk and botanist on July - 22. 

1822 Gregor Mendel, monk/geneticist, discoverer of laws of heredity on this day in history. 

1826 On July - 22 giuseppe Piazzi discoverer of first asteroid, dies 

1826 Giuseppe Piazzi, monk/mathematician (found 1st asteroid), dies at 80 on this day in history. 

1830 Herbert Stanley Oakeley, composer on July - 22. 

1832 Napoleon FKJ Bonaparte, [l'aiglon], king of Rome, dies at 21 on this day in history. 

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