22nd JULY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY

1300s / 14th century history on the 22nd of July

1342 : St. Mary Magdalene’s flood was the largest recorded flood of all time in central Europe, with water levels exceeding the 2002 European floods.  

1500s / 16th century history on the 22nd of July

1598 : The Merchant of Venice play by William Shakespeare was entered on the Stationers’ Register, which was by decree of Queen Elizabeth, which licensed printed works, giving the Crown tight control over all published material.

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare : Summary & Analysis (Course Hero verified YouTube channel video) over 70,000 views
1800s / 19th century history on the 22nd of July

1894 : Paris Rouen, Le Petit Journal Horseless Carriages Contest was the 1st motor race held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The race is considered to be the world’s first competitive motor race. The 1st official victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître driving a 3 horsepower petrol engined Peugeot.

1946 : Danny Glover the American actor was born Daniel Lebern Glover in San Francisco, California, USA.

1947 : DON HENLEY the American singer-songwriter and musician was born Donald Hugh Henley in Gilmer, Texas, USA. He is best known as a founding member of the EAGLES rock band, in which he was the drummer and co-lead singer from 1971 until the band broke up in 1980. Don Henley sang lead vocals on 8 Eagles hits : Hotel California, One of These Nights, Life in the Fast Lane, The Long Run, Witchy Woman, Desperado, Best of My Love, and Get Over It. After the Eagles he had a successful solo career with many hits in the charts during the 1980s, which included : Boys of Summer, All She Wants to Do Is Dance, Dirty Laundry and more. Official website : DonHenley.com

All She Wants To Do Is Dance (Don Henley verified YouTube channel video) over 2 million views
Don Henley performing The Boys of Summer live on the Howard Stern Show in 2015 (The Howard Stern Show verified YouTube channel video) over 3 million views

1955 : Willem Dafoe the American actor was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA.

1962 : Mariner 1 spacecraft flew off course shortly after it was launched, and had to be destroyed by range safety.

1964 : David Spade the American actor and comedian was born in Birmingham, Michigan, USA.

David Spade Has Celeb Friends You’d Never Expect (Jimmy Kimmel Live verified YouTube channel video) over 200,000 views

1973 : Pan Am Flight 816 crashed into the sea only 30 seconds after takeoff from Faa’a International Airport in Papeete, French Polynesia. The crash resulted in the deaths of 78 of the 79 people on the aircraft.

1973 : Rufus Wainwright the American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA. Official website : RufusWainwright.com

Rufus Wainwright – Across The Universe – song released in 2002 (Rufus Wainwright verified YouTube channel video) over 14 million views

1992 : Pablo Escobar the Colombian drug lord escaped from his luxury La Catedral prison, because he was fearing extradition to the United States.

Pablo Escobar escapes from the luxury La Catedral prison (History Pod YouTube channel video)

1992 : Selena Gomez the American singer and actress was born in Grand Prairie, Texas, USA. Official website : SelenaGomez.com

Selena Gomez – Come & Get It – song released in 2013 (Selena Gomez verified YouTube channel video) over 700 million views
2000s / 21st century history on the 22nd of July

2008 : Estelle Getty the American actress died due to dementia, aged 84 (born in 1923). She was best known as Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls from 1985 to 1992, for which she won awards.

Estelle Getty of The Golden Girls died at the age of 84 years old (Associated Press verified YouTube channel video) over 950,000 views

2011 : Norway attacks : 2 domestic terrorist attacks by a right-wing extremist, with a bomb blast which targeted government buildings in central Oslo, followed by a shooting massacre of 67 people at a youth camp on the island of Utøya. A total of 77 people were killed.

Norway massacre suspect ‘had links to right-wing groups’ (Al Jazeera English verified YouTube channel video)
Norway’s Utoeya massacre: 5 years on (BBC News verified YouTube channel video)

2013 : Dingxi earthquakes in China killed 95 people and injured over 500 other people.

2013 : Prince George of Cambridge was born George Alexander Louis in St Mary’s Hospital, London, England. He is the eldest child of Prince William the Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge. Prince George is the 3rd in the line of succession to the British throne.

Royal baby boy leaves hospital: William and Kate’s first public appearance with new son (BBC News verified YouTube channel video) over 1 million views

2019 : Chandrayaan 2 the 2nd Indian Space Research Organisation lunar exploration mission was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh

India moon probe Chandrayaan 2 launches into space (DW News verified YouTube channel video) over 2 million views

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