Monday, July 22, 2013

This will be 203rd day of the year and 162 days will remain in the year.

Hebrew calendar — 15 Av 5773
Chinese calendar — the 15th day of the 6th month of 4711 (Kui Si)
Islamic calendar — (note)

July 22 Birthdays

Gregor Mendel
1822–84, Austrian monk noted for his experimental work on heredity.

Emma Lazarus
poet and essayist (1849)

Edward Hopper
artist (1882)

Alexander Calder
sculptor (1898)

Stephen Vincent Benét
author (1898)

Amy Vanderbilt
journalist, author (1908)

Oscar de la Renta
fashion designer (1932)

July 2013

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21	22	23	24	25	26	27
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July 22 in History

1796

Cleveland, Ohio, was founded by Gen. Moses Cleaveland.

1933

Wiley Post became the first person to fly solo around the world.

1934

John Dillinger was shot to death outside Chicago's Biograph Theater.

1937

Franklin D. Roosevelt's "court packing" scheme was rejected by the U.S. Senate.

1975

Congress restored Confederate general Robert E. Lee's U.S. citizenship.

1990

Greg LeMond won his third Tour de France. A Minnesota native, Lemond was the first American to win the great French cycling race.

2003

Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Ousay, were killed in a firefight.

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Note: Dates in the Islamic calendar are provided for planning purposes only, and calculated with the hdate Islamic calendar program for moonrise in Boston, Masschusetts. Depending on your location and other factors, this result may differ from actual religious observances by one day. Please consult your local religious authority for any religious determinations of hejiric date.