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Historical events & facts — July 22
What happened on July 22?
On July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik carried out two coordinated terrorist attacks in Norway: a car bomb in central Oslo and a mass shooting at a youth camp on Utoya Island, killing 77 people in total. It remains the deadliest attack on Norwegian soil since the Second World War.
On July 22, 1209, the Massacre of Beziers took place during the Albigensian Crusade ordered by Pope Innocent III against the Cathar heresy in southern France. Thousands of inhabitants were slaughtered regardless of their faith, in one of the most brutal episodes of medieval religious persecution.
On July 22, 1969, the Soviet probe Luna 15 was orbiting the Moon in a last-ditch race to retrieve lunar soil samples before the Apollo 11 crew returned to Earth. The attempt failed when the craft crashed on the lunar surface, giving the United States an undisputed victory in the Moon race.
Notable birthdays — July 22
Famous people born on July 22
Mary Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton
Mary Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton, previously Mary Browne, became the wife of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, at the age of thirteen and the mother of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton. Widowed in 1581, she was Dowager Countess of Southampton until 1595, when for a few months until his death she was married to the courtier Sir Thomas Heneage.
Marcel Cerdan
Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan was a French professional boxer and world middleweight champion in 1948-1949. He was considered by many boxing experts and fans to be France's greatest boxer, and beyond to be one of the best to have learned his craft in Africa.
Neil Welliver
Neil Gavin Welliver was an American modern artist, best known for his large-scale landscape paintings inspired by the deep woods near his home in Maine. One of his sons, Titus Welliver became a successful actor as well as also being a painter.
Les Johns
Leslie Howard Johns is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Rolando Joven Tria Tirona
Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, OCD, is a prelate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Cáceres in Naga, Philippines, serving from 2012 to 2024. Appointed to succeed the retiring Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi, Tirona resigned on May 2, 2024, and made Rex Andrew Alarcón, then Bishop of Daet, as his successor.
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