Page 8: Historical Events In July - 22
Sunday, 06 July 2025
1979 Hope Summers, actress (Clara-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 78 on this day in history.
1980 On July - 22 fred Kaps [Abram PA Bongers], magician (world champ 1955), dies at 54
1981 On July - 22 turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca sentenced in a Rome to life
1983 On July - 22 -128ø F (-89ø C) recorded, Vostok, Antarctica (world record)
1983 On this day in history dick Smith makes first solo helicopter flight around the world
1983 Poland's PM Januzelski lifts martial law on this day in history.
1986 House of Reps impeaches Judge Harry E Claiborne on tax evasion on July - 22.
1987 On July - 22 soyuz TM-3 launched with 3 cosmonauts (1 Syrian)
1987 On July - 22 uS began escorting re-flagged Kuwaiti tankers in Persian Gulf
1987 A G Kripal Singh, cricketer (14 Tests for India), dies on July - 22.
1988 On July - 22 500 US scientists pledge to boycott Pentagon germ-warfare research
1988 On this day in history luigi Lucioni Italian, landscape painter (opera stars), dies at 87
1988 Duane Jones, dies of cardiopulmonary arrest at 51 on this day in history.
1990 On July - 22 greg Lemond of US wins bicycling's 3rd tour de France
1990 Nick Faldo of England wins the British Open Golf championship on July - 22.
1990 George Wood, dies of diabetes complications at 56 on July - 22.
1991 On July - 22 serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested by police in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
1992 David Wojuarowicz, artist (U2 album cover), dies of AIDs at 37 on this day in history.
1994 O.J. Simpson pleads innocent to mmurdering his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman on this day in history.
1995 Dave Clark, music promoter/songwriter, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1996 On July - 22 courtney Alexandre Henriques Laws, community leader, dies at 65
2005 On this day in history a Brazilian electrician, Jean Charles de Menezes, is shot dead at a London underground station by police who mistake him for a suicide bomber.
2007 On July - 22 floods cause chaos through wide areas of Britain, especially the counties of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire, leaving hundreds homeless and thousands of vehicles stranded on major roads.
2007 Parliamentary elections took place in Turkey on July - 22.
2007 Yokozuna Asashoryu conquers the Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament (Nagoya Basho) in Nagoya, Japan on July - 22.
2011 76 people are killed in twin terrorist attacks in Norway after a bombing in the Regjeringskvartalet government center in Oslo and a shooting at a political youth camp on the island of Utøya on this day in history.
2012 Car bombs kills 20 people and injures 80 in Madaen and Najaf, Iraq on July - 22.
2013 89 people are killed and 500 are injured by earthquakes in Gansu province, China on this day in history.
2014 On this day in history both the United Arab Emirates and the USA announce aid packages to besieged Gaza
2017 On this day in history 10 die in over-heated tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas in human-trafficking incident
2017 On this day in history south African golfer Branden Grace records lowest round for a men's major championship - 62 in 3rd round at British Open, Royal Birkdale, England
2018 On this day in history british Open Golf, Carnoustie: Francesco Molinari holds off a pack of players including favourites Rory McIlroy & Justin Rose to win by 2; first Italian to win a major title
2018 On July - 22 heatwave in Japan kills 11 in one day
2018 On this day in history tV show "Supergirl" announces casting of first live-action transgender superhero, by transgender actor Nicole Maines as Nia Nal
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