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Notable anniversaries in history for today: July 22
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Margaret Whiting in Detroit, Michigan, USA; singer (Kreisler Bandstand, Strauss Family).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Louise Fletcher; actress (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine).
- 90th: 1934 - John Dillinger is shot dead at Biograph Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Estelle Bennett in New York City, New York, USA; vocalist (Ronettes - "Be My Baby").
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Guich Koock in Austin, Texas, USA; actor (Harley Puckett - Carter Country).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Sparky Lyle; relief pitcher (New York Yankees, Cy Young Award winner).
- 80th: 1944 - Soviets set up Polish Committee of National Liberation.
- 80th: 1944 - The International Monetary Fund is created at the conference at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of David Spade; actor-comedian (Eight Simple Rules, Just Shoot Me).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of John Leguizamo; actor (ER).
- 60th: 1964 - Steve Ballesteros wins the Britsh Golf Open.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Franka Potente; actress (The Shield).
- 40th: 1984 - Kathy Whitworth wins a record 85th pro golf tournament.
- 25th: 1999 - Persecution of Falun Gong begins. Falun Gong is banned in the People's Republic of China under Jiang Zemin.
- 20th: 2004 - The Old Bridge of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina is reconstructed and reopened after being destroyed by Bosnian Croat forces on November 9, 1993.
- 20th: 2004 - Production of the 2004 model Corvette ends, also ending production of the C5 model Corvette. Nearly 250,000 were built since the 1997 model.
- 15th: 2009 - The longest (6.5 minutes) total solar eclipse of the 21st century sweeps across a narrow (250km wide) swathe from India through to China.
- 5th: 2019 - Death of Li Peng at age 90 (born 1928); 4th Premier of the People's Republic of China (1987-1998).
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