On This Day in History July 22, 2019

Historical Events 1099  First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem 1456  Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats Sultan Murad II 1515  First Congress of Vienna settles issues between Poland and Holy Roman Empire - rise of the Habsburgs influence 1942  Warsaw Ghetto Jews (300,000) are sent to Treblinka Extermination Camp 1963  Sarawak achieves independence from British colonial rule 2011  Norway is the victim of twin terror attacks, the first a bomb blast targeting government buildings in central Oslo, second a massacre at a youth camp on island of Utøya More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Alan Menken 70th Birthday Alex Trebek 78th Birthday Louise Fletcher 85th Birthday Selena Gomez 26th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths John Dillinger (1903 - 1934) Mackenzie King (1874 - 1950) More Famous Deaths