Historical Events In July - 22

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

1901  Serbia reactivates diplomatic relations with Montenegro on July - 22.  

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

1902  On this day in history vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov, composer  

1905  Body of John Paul Jones moved to Annapolis, MD for reburial on this day in history.  

1905  Phila Athletic's Weldon Henley no-hits St Louis Browns, 6-0 on July - 22.  

1905  Boris Alexandrov, conductor (Red Army Song/Dance Ensemble) on July - 22.  

1906  On July - 22 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  W Lorenz discovers asteroid #665 Sabine on July - 22.  

1908  Amy Vanderbilt, authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette) on July - 22.  

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1909  D v Liliencron, writer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1910  On July - 22 edith Abbo, daughter of Mien Wenneker/Dutch Prince Henry  

1912  On this day in history 5th Olympic games in Stockholm closes  

1912  On this day in history 5th Olympic games in Stockholm, Sweden closes  

1913  Licia Albanese, Bari Italy, operatic soprano (NY Met Opera) on this day in history.  

1914  On July - 22 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  On this day in history hipolito M Ocalia, Curacao, landscape painter  

1917  Alexander Kerensky becomes Russian PM on July - 22.  

1917  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 on this day in history.  

1917  M Wolf discovers asteroids #879 Ricarda, #880 Herba & #881 Athene on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history 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  On July - 22 de Falla & Massine's "Three-cornered Hat," premieres in London  

1920  On this day in history hugh Dundas, fighter pilot/businessman  

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

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  Walter Johnson becomes the first to strikeout 3,000 on July - 22.  

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

1923  Robert J Dole, (Sen-R Kansas, 1969-95)/presidential candidate (R-1996) on July - 22.  

1924  Margaret Whiting, Detroit, singer (Kreisler Bandstand, Strauss Family) on this day in history.  

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  On July - 22 birth of alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (d. 1537)  

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

1559  Lawrence of Brindisi, Italian monk (d. 1619) was born on July - 22.  

1597  Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer was born on July - 22.  

1621  On July - 22 birth of anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury/minister (1660-73)  

1642  Johann Quirsfeld, composer was born on this day in history.  

1035  On July - 22 robert II/I, Duke of Normandy, dies  

1362  On July - 22 death of louis of Durazzo, Italian soldier (b. 1324)  

1387  On July - 22 death of french Ackerman, Ghent rebel/leader of Reisers, murdered at about 57  

1461  Charles VII, King of France (1422-61), dies at 58 on July - 22.  

1477  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen, dies in battle at 39 on July - 22.  

1497  Francesco Botticini, Italian painter, dies at about 52 on July - 22.  

1499  On this day in history death of neithart Fox, [Jonker Fox], German passage leader, slain in battle  

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