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Historical Events on July 22

22 significant historical events occurred on July 22. July 22 has seen several historical events. On this date, the Battle of Salamanca took place in 1812 during the Peninsular War. The Austro-Prussian War concluded in 1866, and the Bretton Woods financial system was established in 1944. July 22 also marks the King David Hotel bombing in Jerusalem in 1946 and the 1984 British Grand Prix Formula One race.

Total Events
22
Time Span
3652022
Categories
4
Top Category
war
9 events

17 famous birthdays on July 22

Including Selman A. Waksman, Gustav Hertz, Adam Malik

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
4th C.21st C.

4th Century

1 event
disaster

Earthquake which occurred on 21 July 365 AD in the Eastern Mediterranean, with an assumed epicentre near Crete

9th Century

1 event
war

Battle in Asia Minor between Byzantines and Abbasids (838 CE)

12th Century

2 events
war

1158 battle between forces of Baldwin III of Jerusalem and Nur ad-Din

war

1182 military campaign involving that Fortress

13th Century

1 event
war

1244 siege by the Khwarezmians, resulting in the recapture of the city from the Christians

16th Century

1 event
war

Battle that took place between the Mughal Empire and the Karrani Dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bengal in the 16th century

17th Century

1 event
war

1691 battle in Ireland

18th Century

1 event
politics

Agreement in 1707 uniting England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain

19th Century

3 events
war

1805 naval battle during the War of the Third Coalition

disaster

1816 earthquake in Guatemala

war

1866 military conflict between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire

20th Century

6 events
politics

Financial-economic agreement reached in 1944

war

King David Hotel bombing — 1946 event in Jerusalem

general

Unintended aircraft takeoff

disaster

7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Mudurnu in northwestern Turkey on July 22, 1967

general

1984 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1984

politics

1995 military alliance pact between Croatia and the early Bosnian republic

21st Century

5 events
general

2007 European Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2007

disaster

2013 earthquakes centered in Dingxi, Gansu province, China

general

2016 Munich shooting — mass shooting on 22 July 2016, in Munich, Germany

politics

Two prison riots in Cameroon

politics

2022 Russia–Ukraine agreement on grain export

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