On this date in world history
This permanent archive page contains 100 World History Database records for July 22, spanning 1099 to 2026. Recorded topics include Capture of Jerusalem; Rule of Jerusalem; Coronation.
Once the city was returned to Christian rule, some form of Government had to be set up. On July 22, a council was held in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Raymond of Toulouse refused to become king. Godfrey did no damage to his own piety by accepting the position, but only as secular leader, and not as King
Once the city was returned to Christian rule, some form of Government had to be set up. On July 22, a council was held in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Raymond of Toulouse refused to become king. Godfrey did no damage to his own piety by accepting the position, but only as secular leader, and not as King
Margaret of Anjou accepts Warwicks submission at the cathedral of Angers
Concedes independence to the Swiss Confederation
Crosses the Scottish border at the head of an Army of 16,000
Mir Jafar's supporters help remove Siraj-ud-Daulah after Plassey; Siraj is killed soon afterward.
The Governor of Paris is bayonetted to death by the mob.
Publishes an article covering parliamentary inquiry and renewed controversy over the ten-hour working day.
Wilhelm accepts negotiations after military advisers and the Crown Prince support Bismarck's restraint.
The Crown Prince helps reconcile Wilhelm with Bismarck's proposal for a moderate settlement.
British authorities recognize Abdur Rahman as amir while preparing to withdraw from Afghanistan.
The Great Retreat is ordered - Russian forces pull back out of Poland (currently part of Russia), taking machinery and equipment with them
Hamilton briefs Stopford on the proposed Suvla landing and the need to seize the Tekke Tepe and Kiretch Tepe high ground.
The Great Retreat is ordered - Russian forces pull back out of Poland (currently part of Russia), taking machinery and equipment with them
The Great Retreat is ordered - Russian forces pull back out of Poland (currently part of Russia), taking machinery and equipment with them
Presses the case for relief for miners’ wives and children during the coal dispute.
Japan severs relations with China
Ibecez spends the night informing ships about the uprising & the navy is saved for the Republic
Forms the Special Operations Executive, supports resistance in German occupied Europe
Approves creation of a body to support resistance in occupied Europe.
Caputres the Sicillian capital of Palermo
Faces the loss of Palermo as Allied forces rapidly expand their control of western Sicily.
Explains that the military situation prevents him from leaving the Soviet Union for a distant conference.
Creates a pocket, 25,000 Germans had been killed & 17,000 captured
Churchill visited Caen with Montgomery and Dempsey and inspected Bailey bridges across the Orne basin.
Dempsey accompanied Churchill during his inspection of troops and bridges in Caen.
Montgomery accompanied Churchill through Caen and explained the current battle situation.
Returns to Belgium after six years in exile
Appointed Republican candidate for the Presidential elections
Castro shifts rebel units north to pursue remaining army battalions.
Castro promotes Garcia to commander after the victory over Battalion 18.
Sardinas is promoted to commander for his service during the offensive.
July 22-August 5, visits the Soviet Union & Poland
Kasa-Vubu reconvenes Parliament to create a broader central government.
Mariner 1 is launched toward Venus but a guidance failure forces controllers to destroy the spacecraft shortly after liftoff.
Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in the first round for a 2nd time in 1 year
Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in the first round for a 2nd time in 1 year
Defeats Powell & Maudling in 1st round of the 1st leadership contest by secret ballot
Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party
Resigns as Party Leader of the Conservative Party
Patterson challenges for the crown again but is stopped in 12 rounds by Muhammad Ali
Pilots Columbia during the service propulsion burn that sends Apollo 11 toward Earth.
Reetablishes the monarchy
Nominates Juan Carlos as his successor & future King of Spain
Hunt asked Deputy CIA Director Robert Cushman for alias identification and physical disguise materials for what he described as a sensitive White House mission.
Venera 8 lands on Venus and transmits surface measurements for about fifty minutes.
Healey announces further economic measures as inflation, borrowing and industrial costs remain under pressure.
The pay policy passes through the Commons by 327 votes to 269.
Healey announces public expenditure reductions totalling approximately one billion pounds at 1976 survey prices.
Deng Xiaoping is restored to his leading posts after the Cultural Revolution radicals are defeated
Identity enters the Official Singles Chart and reaches number twenty-four.
Death of Adnan Hamdani, executed by Hussein
Death of Walid Mahmoud, tortured & executed by Hussein
al-Rifai participates in national development connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Britain lifts the Exclusion Zone around the Islands
Lifts the exclusion zone around the islands.
Hubbard records a brief stellar-light drop near Neptune that provides strong evidence for a partial ring or ring arc.
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term
Desiree Washington, a Miss Black America contestant, charged shed been raped by boxer Mike Tyson in an Indianapolis hotel room 3 days earlier, Tyson is later convicted of rape and served three years in prison
Launches the Citizens Charter
Desiree Washington, a Miss Black America contestant, charged shed been raped by boxer Mike Tyson in an Indianapolis hotel room 3 days earlier, Tyson is later convicted of rape and served three years in prison
A tied vote of confidence in Parliament
Answers Commons questions on arrangements for coordinating Government business during the summer recess.
Bill Skate becomes Prime Minister after the 1997 national election
During a raid by the US 101st Airborne Division and men from Task Force 20, Saddam Husseins sons Uday and Qusay, and one of his grandsons were killed in a massive fire-fight
During a raid by the US 101st Airborne Division and men from Task Force 20, Saddam Husseins sons Uday and Qusay, and one of his grandsons were killed in a massive fire-fight
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the US is formed by the US Government, called the 9/11 Commission, concludes the attacks were planned & carried out by al-Qaeda
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the US is formed by the US Government, called the 9/11 Commission, concludes the attacks were planned & carried out by al-Qaeda
Features in the testimonial that serves as the first match staged at Emirates Stadium.
The AKP achieves a landslide victory in the rescheduled July 22 2007 elections with 46.6% of the vote, translating into control of 341 of the 550 available Parliamentary seats. Overall, the AKP secures a plurality of votes in 68 of Turkeys 81 provinces, with its strongest vote of 71% coming from Bing”l
The Act creates the Homes and Communities Agency and reforms social-housing regulation.
K. Sivan leads ISRO when Chandrayaan-2 launches toward the Moon with an orbiter, lander and rover.
Akatsuki infrared cloud tracking separates day and night circulation patterns and clarifies the role of thermal tides in Venus's atmosphere.
Hosts the agreement enabling grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports
Turkey helps broker a grain export agreement.
Goita promulgates the constitution approved in the June referendum.
The ATV-D03 flight tests indigenous air-breathing propulsion technology during S. Somanath's chairmanship.
Min Aung Hlaing assumes presidential duties during Myint Swe's medical leave
Juno data provide the first measurements of temperatures beneath Io's surface, refining models of tidal heating.
Birth of Adam Malik
Birth of Don Henley, later founding drummer, vocalist and songwriter with Eagles.
Death of Charles VII
Death of Henry Fitzroy, of tuberculosis
Death of Henry Fitzroy
Siraj Ud Daulah, the last independent ruler of Bengal, is brutally executed by Mohammad Ali Beg under orders from Mir Jafar
The Governor of Paris is bayonetted to death by the mob
Death of Napoleon II, from TB
The Swiss & the French defeat the Emperor over a border dispute with Austria
Defeats a Spanish fleet under Gomez de Sandoval
Is defeated by Jean Armand de Breze's French fleet near Cadiz
Defeated by the French fleet
Is defeated with Russian allies by Ottoman forces.
Fights under Anson at the Battle of Finisterre
Intercepts Villeneuve and captures two Spanish ships.
Spanish ships suffer losses during Calder's interception.
Fights Calder and abandons the Channel concentration plan.
Wellington defeats a French force of 40,000 under Marmont, opening the way to Madrid
The Allies cross the Marne near Dormans. Ludendorf orders the southern salient to be abandoned
Offers Becket the chance to return to England & recrown Prince Henry, Becket accepts. Crowned by Archbishop Roger of York in violation of the rights of Thomas a Becket
Crowns Henry II King of England