July 22
People born on this day are Cancer.
- 1981
The first game of the 1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States is held in Gisborne, New Zealand.
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Martial law in Poland is officially revoked.
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Greg LeMond, an American road racing cyclist, wins his third Tour de France after leading the majority of the race. It was LeMond's second consecutive Tour de France victory.
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Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.
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Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario.
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Iraq War: Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year-old son, and a bodyguard.
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Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings.
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Norway attacks: A bomb explodes, targeted at government buildings in central Oslo, followed by a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya.
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Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) captured the cities of Serê Kaniyê and Dirbêsiyê, during clashes with pro-government forces in Al-Hasakah.
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Dingxi earthquakes: A series of earthquakes in Dingxi, China, kills at least 89 people and injures more than 500 others.
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Chandrayaan-2, the second lunar exploration mission developed by Indian Space Research Organisation after Chandrayaan-1 is launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in a GSLV Mark III M1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the Vikram lander, and the Pragyan lunar rover.
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2013Prince George of Wales
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2003Solveig Vik, Norwegian politician
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2002Prince Felix of Denmark
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2000Garrett Wilson, American football player
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1999Jason Robertson, American ice hockey player
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1998Marc Cucurella, Spanish footballer
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1998Larray, American YouTuber
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1998Madison Pettis, American actress
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1998Federico Valverde, Uruguayan footballer
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1998Sahaphap Wongratch, Thai actor, model, and singer
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1996Kevin Fiala, Swiss ice hockey player
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1996Skyler Gisondo, American actor
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