Daily Calendar - July 22

The 203rd day of the year, 162 days left until the New Year.

Church Calendar

Commemoration of the Hieromartyrs: Bagrat, Bishop of Tavromen (I) and Cyril, Bishop of Hortyn (III-IV); Holy Martyrs: Patermotes and Kopress, and Martyr Alexander (IV). Saint Theodore, Bishop of Edessa (IX).

Born:

1596 — Mikhail Romanov, the first Tsar of the Romanov dynasty of Russia. Died in 1645.

1878 — Janusz Korczak, Polish writer, teacher and doctor. Died in 1942.

1883 — Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist dictator. Executed in 1945.

1937 — Tamar Gabarashvili, musician, professor at the Conservatory.

Died:

1796 — David Orbeliani, son-in-law of Emperor Erekle II, former commander of the flag.

1802 — Maria Bichetti, French anatomist.

1826 — Giuseppe Piazza, Italian astronomer, discovered the minor planet Ceres.

1937 - Paolo Iashvili, Georgian poet

Events:

1246 — The first European Italian traveler, the 65-year-old French monk Giovanni de Plano Carpini, reached the capital of the Mongolian Empire.

1983 — Australian Dick Smith completed the first flight around the world in a hot air balloon.

Memorable days:

Azerbaijan — Journalism Day.

Swaziland — Community Day.