Today in History for 22nd July 2026

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Historical Events

1443 - Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl: Army of the Old Swiss Confederacy defeats an allied force of Zurich and Habsburg troops at the gates of Zurich; without means to lay siege to the city, they withdraw
1951 - General Francisco Craveiro Lopes appointed President of Portugal
1955 - Richard Nixon becomes the first US Vice President to preside over a cabinet meeting
1972 - 2 Catholics are abducted, beaten, and shot dead in a Loyalist area of Belfast
2024 - Mudslides from heavy rains kills at least 229 people in Kencho Shacha Gozdi district, southern Ethiopia

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Famous Birthdays

1535 - Katarina Stenbock, Swedish third wife of Gustav I of Sweden, born in Torpa Castle, Sweden (d. 1621)
1831 - Kōmei [Osahito], 121st Emperor of Japan (1846-67) during the final years of the Edo period, born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 1867)
1848 - Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, born in Neustrelitz, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz(d. 1914)
1977 - Gustavo Nery, Brazilian footballer, 1995-2012 (Santos, São Paulo, Corinthians) , born in Nova Friburgo, Brazil
1992 - Selena Gomez, American actress (Wizards of Waverly Place; Hotel Transylvania), and singer ("Wolves"; "Lose You To Love Me"), born in Grand Prairie, Texas

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Famous Deaths

1387 - French Ackerman, Ghent rebel/leader of Reisers, murdered at about 57
1869 - John Roebling, German-American civil engineer (Brooklyn Bridge), dies of tetanus as the result of an accident at 63
1996 - Robert Collins, keyboard player, dies at 33
2003 - Uday Hussein, Iraqi politician, administrator, murderer, and eldest son of Saddam Hussein, killed by US military during Iraq War at 39
2004 - (Jean-Baptiste) Illinois Jacquet, American jazz saxophonist ("Flying Home"), dies of a heart attack at 81

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