July 22 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on July 22, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♋︎ Cancer
Jun 21 – Jul 22
Birth stone
Ruby
Birth flower
Larkspur
How common
#105 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous July 22 birthdays
Samuel Colt · 19th-century American industrialist and inventor1814
Gustav Ludwig Hertz · German physicist1887
Selman Waksman · American scientist1888
Alexander Calder · American artist1898
Bob Dole · American politician1923
Louise Fletcher · American actress1934
George Clinton · American funk musician, singer, songwriter and music producer1941
Danny Glover · American actor1946
Mireille Mathieu · French singer1946
Albert Brooks · American actor and comedian1947
Don Henley · American rock musician1947
Alan Menken · American composer1949
Willem Dafoe · American actor1955
David Spade · American stand-up comedian and actor1964
Shawn Michaels · American professional wrestler1965
Rufus Wainwright · American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer1973
Dirk Kuyt · Dutch association football player1980
Selena Gomez · American singer and actress1992
Federico Valverde · Uruguayan professional footballer1998
Prince George of Wales · British prince2013
On this day in history
1975Stanley Forman took the Pulitzer Prize–winning photo Fire Escape Collapse, which spurred action to improve the safety of fire escapes across the United States.
1990Greg 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.
1992Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.
1997Written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, One Piece, the best-selling manga series in history, debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump.
1951Soviet space dogs: Dezik and Tsygan were launched into a sub-orbital spaceflight from Kapustin Yar and became the first dogs to fly in space and the first to safely return.
1954A limited state of martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, due to organized crime.
1963The United Kingdom granted self-government to Sarawak (first flag pictured); the day would be celebrated as Sarawak Day.
1981The 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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