è successo un 22 Luglio

1934 : John Dillinger shot by the FBI


On July 22, 1934, Public Enemy No. 1 in the United States, John Dillinger, is shot dead by the FBI in front of a movie theater in Chicago. Dillinger was known for his numerous bank robberies and escapes. He had been the subject of many legends and several movies were filmed on his life as Michael Mann film, Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard, released in 2009.

1942 : Beginning of deportations from the Warsaw Ghetto to Treblinka


On July 22, 1942, deportations to the Treblinka extermination camp began in the Warsaw Ghetto. In two months, 300,000 people were taken to Treblinka and gassed.

2002 : An Israeli F-16 killed 15 civilians in Gaza


On July 22, 2002, an Israeli F-16 bombed the building housing one of the leaders of Hamas, Salah Shahada, in Gaza City. Shahada was killed and 14 others including nine children as well. The organizations of human rights thought to turn the Israeli military authorities over to the International Court of Justice.

2003 : Saddam Hussein's sons killed in Iraq


On July 22, 2003, both Saddam Hussein's son, Qusay and Uday Hussein, were killed in combat with troops of the 101st Airborne in the city of Mosul in Iraq.

2005 : A Brazilian electrician killed by British police


On July 22, 2005, in London, following the failed attacks of July 21, 2005 and after the deadly attacks of July 7, 2005, the English police mistakenly slaughtered Jean Charles de Menezes, a Brazilian electrician, they had taken for one of the terrorists.

Citazione del giorno : 22 Luglio

John Dillinger
I rob banks for a living, what do you do?

Compleanni : 22 Luglio

Jacques Germain Soufflot, Architetto francese (1713)
Gustav Ludwig Hertz, Fisico tedesco, premio Nobel (1887)
Selman Waksman, Biochimico americano, premio Nobel per la Medicina (1888)
Marcel Cerdan, Pugile francese (1916)
Michel Roux, Attore francese (1929)
Oscar de la Renta, Stilista domenicano (1932)
Louise Fletcher, Attrice americana (1934)
Terence Stamp, Attore inglese (1938)
Rick Davies, Musicista inglese (Supertramp) (1944)
Danny Glover, Attore americano (1946)
Mireille Mathieu, Cantante francese (1946)
Paul Schrader, Sceneggiatore e regista americano (1946)
Paul-Loup Sulitzer, Scrittore francese (1946)
Don Henley, Musicista americano (Eagles) (1947)
Lasse Virén, Atleta finlandese (1949)
Willem Dafoe, Attore americano (1955)
Rob Estes, Attore americano (1963)
Franka Potente, Attrice tedesca (1974)
A. J. Cook, Attrice canadese (1978)
Selena Gomez, Attrice e cantante americana (1992)
Madison Pettis, Attrice americana (1998)

Ci hanno lasciato un 22 Luglio

Marie François Xavier Bichat, Anatomista francese (1802)
John Dillinger, Gangster americano (1934)
Manuel Puig, Scrittore argentino (1990)
Claude Sautet, Regista francese (2000)
Sacha Distel, Cantante francese (2004)
Estelle Getty, Attrice americana (2008)
Vue mer : crédit photo Aseed