Major events of July 22 in Indian and world history

New Delhi: The major events of July 22 in Indian and world history are as follows: –

1775 – America’s first president, George Washington, takes command of the US Army.

1918 – India’s first proficient pilot Indralal Rai is killed in an air battle with Germany during the First World War.

1923 – Birth of famous playback singer Mukesh.

1933 – Nationalist leader Mohan Sen Gupta dies.

1968 – Death of famous female physician, social worker and Padma Bhushan recipient Muttu Lakshmi Reddy of India.

1970 – Birth of Devendra Fadnavis, 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

1981 – India’s first geostationary satellite, Apple, started functioning.

1999 – First version of MSN Messenger released by Microsoft.

2003 – Air raid in Iraq kills two sons of dictator Saddam Hussein.

2009 – The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century appeared in India.

2010 – Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka, the world’s greatest bowler, retired from Test cricket. His name holds the record for the most 800 wickets in this form.

2012 – Pranab Mukherjee elected the 13th President of India.

2012 – 77 people died due to heavy rains in Beijing.

2013 – Prince George of Britain, Prince George and Kate Middleton’s first child, Prince George, is born.

2014 – In a report, the 9/11 attack was declared a failure of government institutions.

(Agencies)