On This Day in History
July 22
Historical Events
1099 Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the First Crusade
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1456 Hungarian army under John Hunyadi defeats the forces of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II and ends the Siege of Belgrade (Nándorfehérvár), halting Ottoman expansion in Europe for 70 years
1515 First Congress of Vienna settles issues between Poland and the Holy Roman Empire, demonstrating the Habsburgs' growing influence
1963 Sarawak achieves independence from British colonial rule
2011 Norway is the victim of twin terror attacks, a bomb blast targeting government buildings in central Oslo and a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya
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Famous Birthdays
Also Alexander Calder and Danny Glover (79)
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Famous Deaths
Spoonerism – Or Just A Lack Of Pies?
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A Spoonerism is a phrase that comes out all wrong, and the man responsible for them, William Spooner, was born on this day. Did he just get bad Press?
| William Spooner and his Mix-ups |
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