2023-07-21 22:40:46
Under Saturday, July 22, the book of history records, among other things:
1298: In the Battle of Falkirk, the English King Edward I defeats the rebellious Scots.
1588: The Spanish Armada is decimated by the English in the English Channel.
1658: Archduke Leopold is elected Roman Emperor.
1848: Archduke Johann opens the constituent Reichstag in Vienna with 383 deputies.
1933: American pilot Wiley Post, who took off from Long Island on July 15, completed the first solo flight around the world following 186 hours at Floyd Airport in New York.
1938: In the German Reich, the identification card is introduced as a domestic police ID card.
1943: The Allies capture Palermo.
1948: Under pressure from the Western Allies, the heads of government of the western zones agree with the Frankfurt documents of 1.7. to.
1983: Martial law imposed in Poland on December 13, 1981 is lifted.
1983: In Bonn, an international Antarctic conference comes to an end without any tangible results.
2008: The career of the decommissioned Viennese state police commander Roland Horngacher comes to a definitive end in court. The Supreme Court upholds the police general’s conviction for abuse of office and breach of official secrecy. The penalty of 15 months conditionally is also confirmed in October by the Higher Regional Court of Vienna. Horngacher automatically loses his office.
2013: Duchess Kate and Prince William become parents. Kate gives birth to a son in a London hospital. The baby will be christened in October. The future heir to the throne is George Alexander Louis.
birthdays: Janusz Korczak, Polish doctor and teacher (naA 1879; 1878-1942); Hans Marr, Austria chamber actor (1878-1949); Alexander Calder, US sculptor (1898-1976); Licia Albanese, Italian opera singer (1913-2014); Robert “Bob” Dole, US politician (1923-2021); Theodor Weissenborn, German writer (1933-2021); Gerald Szyszkowitz, Austria director and writer (1938); Otto Waalkes, German comedian (1948); Arno Geiger, Austria writer (1968); Rufus Wainwright, US-Amer.-Canad. singer-songwriter (1973); Prince George Alexander Louis, son of British Prince William (2013).
days of death: Sir William Randal Cremer, British politician (1838-1908); Mikhail Soshchenko, Russian writer (1895-1958); Giovanni Guareschi, Italian writer (1908-1968); Serge Silberman, French film producer (1917-2003); Estelle Getty, US actress (1923-2008); Hermann Prey, German singer (1929-1998); Antonio Saura, Spanish painter (1930-1998); Dennis Farina, US actor (1944-2013).
name days: Maria Magdalena, Verena, Magdalena, Einhard, Marlene, Josef, Eberhard.
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