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Bert Dekkers wordt geboren in Udenhout
Het vierde kind van de familie Dekkers-Smetsers is vandaag geboren! -
The United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference concluded in New Hampshire.
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Prins overhandigt onderscheidingen aan generaal Eisenhower,generaal Bedell Smith en generaal Crerar.
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King David Hotel bombing
The King David Hotel bombing was a terrorist attack carried out on Monday, July 22, 1946, by the militant right-wing Zionist underground organization the Irgun on the British administrative headquarters for Palestine, which was housed in the southern wing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem during the Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine. -
Vliegtuigaanvallen op onbeschermede steden.
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Newfoundland Decides its Future
A second referendum was held in the Dominion of Newfoundland to decide its political future. A 52.3% majority voted to join Canada. -
De geboortedag van Don Henley, zanger en drummers van The Eagles,
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Frank Worrell completes 261 v England at Trent Bridge
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De veertiende etappe van de Tour eindigt op de Mont Ventoux, de meest poëtische berg uit de wielersport.
Op 22 juli 1951 was het zover. De Griek Lucien Lazarides, de broer van Apo (winnaar van de 'onofficiële' Tour van 1946), kwam als eerste boven, op 40 seconden gevolgd door de vrome Gino Bartali. Bobet won de etappe in Avignon. -
Fannie Blankers-Koen trekt zich terug voor 100 meter.
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Brian Howe was born
Brian Howe, British rock singer, born in Portsmouth, England -
WTHI TV channel 10 in Terre Haute, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
WTHI-TV first signed on the air on July 22, 1954. It was the first television station in the Terre Haute market. -
Jongeman doodt schoonvader met bijl.
Familiedrama in Geulle. Inwoningsruzie de aanleiding. -
The first UK Albums Chart is published in Record Mirror; Frank Sinatra's Songs for Swingin' Lovers! is the first album to top the chart
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Den Haag verbiedt IJ-tunnel omdat Amsterdam moet bloeden.
Beslissend offensief tegen de hoofdsatd ingezet. -
In Argentina, the government of Arturo Frondizi created the Di Tella Institute, which began to spread the artistic vanguards that the State promoted from the National Fund for the Arts.
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Griekse Oppositieleider Manolis Glezos veroordeelt.
Schandalige vonnisen van krijgsraad.. -
Milord by Corry Brokken was #1 song in the Netherlands
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Grote Franse aanval op Tunesische stad Bizerta.
Versterkingen uit Frankrijk en Algerije -
Mariner 1
The Mariner 1 spacecraft flew erratically several minutes after launch and had to be destroyed after less than five minutes, at a cost of $4,000,000 for the satellite and $8,000,000 for the rocket. The $12 million dollar loss was later traced to the omission of an overbar in the handwritten text from which the computer programming for the rocket guidance system was drawn. -
Geboortedag van Emilio Butragueño, spits van Real Madrid en Spanje.
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"The Way Future Explorers will return to Earth"
The U.S. Air Force made its first successful test of the unmanned glider ASSET (Aerothermodynamic Elastic Structural Systems Environmental Tests) "in the preview of the way future explorers will return to the earth". The outside of the arrow-shaped craft reached temperatures of 2,200 °C (4,000 °F) as it reached a speed of 19,000 kilometres (12,000 mi) per hour during its glide down to the ocean from an altitude of 70 kilometres (43 mi). -
Minister Luns was kritiek beu maar hij wil aanblijven tot 1967.
Uitspraken over aftreden verwekt opschudding. -
Chinese government declares Gerrit Jan Jongejans persona non grata
In the wake of the dispute between the Netherlands and the People's Republic of China over the death of diplomat Hsu Tsu-tsai, the Chinese government declared the Netherlands' chargé d'affaires in Beijing, Gerrit Jan Jongejans, persona non grata and held him under house arrest, telling him not to leave the country before the Dutch government would permit a group of Chinese engineers to leave. -
Algiers wil ex premier Tsjombe uitleveren.
In Congo wacht doodstraf. -
Sean Vanhorse (NFL cornerback), was born
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Maanvaarders Apollo-11 op weg naar huis.
Opstijging van maan en koppeling goed verlopen. -
#1 song on July 22, 1970 was (They Long to Be) Close to You, by The Carpenters
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Gifschip AKZO stuit op zee van protesten.
Faroer bewoners betogen te water. -
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Wayne Simpson was offered a $2,000 bribe, by an anonymous caller, to ensure a loss in his game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Simpson reported the bribe offer and went on to pitch the game, a 6–3 win for the Reds.
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Een Amerikaanse correspondent wordt uitgezet door Saigon
Los Angeles Times verslaggever J Leslie moet Vietnam verlaten -
Franka Potente was born
Franka Potente is a German actress. She first appeared in the comedy film After Five in the Forest Primeval (1995), for which she won a Bavarian Film Award for Best Young Actress. Her breakthrough came in 1998, when she portrayed the titular role in the acclaimed action thriller Run Lola Run, for which she won a BAMBI Award for Best Actress. She received further critical acclaim and a Bavarian Television Award nomination for her performance in the television film Opernball (also 1998). -
Toeristen in Spanje vinden bed bezet.
Duizenden gedupeerd door overboekingen. -
Japan completes its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during imperial Japan's conquest of the country in the Second World War.
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Tankslag tussen Eypte en Libië
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Dennis Rommedahl was born
Dennis Rommedahlborn is a Danish former footballer who played as a right winger. The second-most capped national player for Denmark, he appeared in 126 matches and scored 21 goals for his country, and was a member of the Danish squads at the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012. He was nominated for Danish Footballer of the Year in 2007, but did not win the award until 2010. -
Bernard Hinault wint Tour de France.
Fransman wint voor tweede keer. Zoetemelk tweede en Kuiper vierde. -
Dirk Kuyt was born
Dirk Kuyt originally starting out as a striker, he played much of his career as a winger. -
Informatie-akkoord over kabinet Van Agt.
Ingewikkeld compromis over zetelverdeling. Den Uyl krijgt sociale zaken. -
The #1 song in the US was "Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor
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Relatie tussen Nederland en Suriname verslechtert snel.
Beide landen wijzen diplomaten uit. -
Denmark's Mermaid Loses Arm to Vandal
Someone sawed off the right arm of the bronze Little Mermaid overnight in the worst act of destruction against the revered sculpture since it was decapitated 20 years ago, the police reported. -
Bernard Hinault evenaart Anquetil en Merckx.
Fransman wint voor de vijfde keer de Tour de France -
#1 movie on this day was Aliens
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron. It is the sequel to the 1979 science fiction horror film Alien. Set in the far future, the film stars Sigourney Weaver as Lieutenant Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of an alien attack on her ship. When communications are lost with a human colony on the moon on which her crew first encountered the alien creatures, Ripley agrees to return to the site with a troop of Colonial Marines to investigate. -
Watersnood in rivierengebied. Duizenden kampeerders bedreigd.
Minstens 1000 kamperende gezinnen in de uiterwaarden in het Nederlandse rivierengebied worden bedreigd door het gestaag stijgende water. -
500 US scientists pledge to boycott Pentagon germ-warfare research
More than 500 scientists, alarmed by the Reagan Administration’s stepped-up research on biological and chemical weapons, pledged to refuse to take part in such work and urged others to join their boycott.
“We believe that biomedical research should support rather than threaten life,” the group, which includes three Nobel Prize winners, said in signed pledges displayed at a press conference. -
Einde aan burgeroorlog in Suriname.
Na een 5 dagen durend vredesoverleg in het Frans-Guyanese dorp Kouron zijn de Surinaamse regering en het jungle-commando van Ronnie Brunswijk tot een akkoord gekomen. -
Greg LeMond of U.S. wins his 3rd Tour de France
Greg 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. -
Richard Witschge voor f 7 miljoen naar Barcelona.
De 21-jarige middenvelder krijgt op korte termijn een zesjarig contract voorgelegd dat hem jaarlijks anderhalf miljoen gulden zal opleveren. -
Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes prison
Escobar escape humiliates Colombian leaders. Escobar escaped and went into hiding when authorities attempted to move him to a more standard holding facility, leading to a nation-wide manhunt. As a result, the Medellín Cartel crumbled, and in 1993, Escobar was killed in his hometown by Colombian National Police, a day after his 44th birthday. -
Erik Breukink niet van start.
De renner uit de ONCE-ploeg ondervond zoveel hinder van de blessure aan zijn linkerknie dat hij besloot om niet meer van start te gaan. -
23rd & last part of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter (since July 16th)
From July 16 through July 22, 1994, pieces of an object designated as Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter. This is the first collision of two solar system bodies ever to be observed, and the effects of the comet impacts on Jupiter's atmosphere have been simply spectacular and beyond expectations. -
Dutchbat in Zagreb.
De 4 konvooien van Dutchbat zijn zaterdagavond op het VN-kamp Pleso in Zagreb aangekomen. -
A time to Kill was #1 movie in the US
A Time to Kill is a 1996 American courtroom crime drama film based on John Grisham's 1989 novel of the same name. Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, and Kevin Spacey star, with Oliver Platt, Ashley Judd, Donald and Kiefer Sutherland, and Patrick McGoohan appearing in supporting roles. -
Meisje (Zo lelijk als de nacht) van DJ Madman op nummer 2 in de Nederlandse Top 40!
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Priest Orantes captured for Gerardi's death
In Guatemala City, the police detain priest Mario Leonel Orantes Nájera (34) for his complicity in the murder of priest Juan José Gerardi (75) on April 26, 1998; two days after he published the report "Guatemala Never Again". It demonstrated that the Guatemalan government had been responsible for the murder of 200,000 indigenous Mayans in the 1980s. Balú, a German shepherd dog, who looked after the parish house, was arrested too because he did not bark on the day of the crime. -
Armstrong valt uit zijn rol van stoïcijnse pelotonleider
Lance Armstrong, gele-truidrager in de Tour de France, heeft vanmorgen verklaard dat hij de Franse krant Le Monde gaat aanklagen. Hij beschuldigt het dagblad ervan dat het willens en wetens zijn naam in verband brengt met doping. Vanmorgen publiceerde de krant net als dinsdagavond een artikel waarin wordt beweerd dat Armstrong het verboden medicament corticosteroïden heeft gebruikt. -
Music Fest Goes Digital
The festival, scheduled for July 22–25, featured more than 200 acts. More than 2 million Web surfers were expected to tune in over the four days.The impressive thing about this festival was that they were experimenting with ways to distribute music to people in ways it hasn’t been done before, -
Schorsing tien maanden voor Fernando Couto.
Fernando Couto kan, indien Portugal zich plaatst, deelnemen aan het WK 2002 in Japan en Zuid-Korea. De tuchtcommissie van de Italiaanse voetbalbond gaf de speler van Lazio een schorsing van 10 maanden opgelegd en een boete van 110.000 voor het gebruik van nandrolon. Gillet (Bari) en Sacchetti (Piacenza) kregen eveneens tien- en Caccia (Piacenza) acht maanden voor nandrolongebruik. De zaak tegen Edgar Davids, voorlopig geschorst, staat nog open. -
Steve Fossett circles the Globe in a balloon
58-year-old millionaire Steve Fossett completed the world's first solo circumnavigation of the Earth in a hot air balloon. He piloted the Spirit of Freedom in a flight that lasted two weeks and covered more than 19,263 miles. It was his sixth attempt.
When Fossett crossed the finish line of his historical balloon flight, he wasn't quite done. He was drifting over Australia, sorting out where to land safely. Eventually he landed in Queensland, Australia. -
Zonen van Sadam Hoessein gedood.
Qusay en Uday, de twee zonen van de voormalige Iraakse dictator Saddam Hoessein komen om het leven bij een raid op een huis in de Noord-Iraakse stad Mosul. -
Production of the 2004 model Corvette ends. Nearly 250,000 were built since the 1997 model.
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Braziliaan die ten onrechte werd aangezien als verdachte van bomaanslag, gedood door Londonse politie.
Jean Charles de Menezes wordt gedood door de politie terwijl de jacht begint op de London Bombers die verantwoordelijk zijn voor de bomaanslagen in Londen van 7 juli 2005 en de bomaanslagen in Londen van 21 juli 2005. -
A group of Colombian farmers won a multimillion pound settlement from BP after the British oil and gas company was accused of benefiting from a regime of terror carried out by Colombian government paramilitaries to protect a 450-mile pipeline.
The farmers instructed British lawyers to bring a human rights challenge in the High Court in London to support their claim for compensation of £15m. In settlement of the dispute, BP Exploration Company (Colombia) agreed to set up a trust fund to pay compensation. BP also payed for workshops to help the farmers cope with environmental management and business development. -
"Blijf bij mij" van Andre Hazes & Gerard Joling op nummer 1 in Nederlandse Top 40!
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Tropical Storm Dolly strengthens to Hurricane Dolly in the Gulf of Mexico as it nears the coast of Texas.
The tropical storm made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula near Cancún early on July 21, leaving at least 12 people dead in Guatemala. Ten children and their parents died when mudslides triggered by heavy downpours buried their home. -
Goud voor korfballers bij Wereldspelen.
Het Nederlandse Korfbalteam heeft goud veroverd bij de Wereldspelen in het Taiwanese Koahsiung. Aartsrivaal Belgie werd met 25-20 verslagen. -
Guinness world record: People dribbling basketballs simultaneously
The most people dribbling a basketball simultaneously was 7,556 during an event organised by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine, on 22 July 2010. The event was part of a summer games programme for children in Gaza Strip organised by UNRWA. -
Bomaanslag in Oslo, bloeddbad in Utøya. Dader gearresteerd.
De aanslagen in Noorwegen in 2011 waren twee terroristische aanvallen die op 22 juli 2011 werden gepleegd: een bomaanslag in de regeringswijk van de Noorse hoofdstad Oslo en daaropvolgend een schietpartij op een politiek jeugdkamp op het eiland Utøya. De schietpartij eindigde met de arrestatie van de toen 32-jarige Anders Behring Breivik, die van beide daden werd verdacht en deze ook allebei heeft bekend. -
Kidnapped Libya Olympic committee chief released
The president of the Libyan Olympic Committee (Ahmed Nabil al-Taher al-Alam) was released, a week after he was kidnapped by gunmen in Tripoli. -
Eerste zoon van prins William en Catherine Middleton geboren.
Catherine Middleton bevalt in het Londense St Mary's Hospital van een zoon, George van Cambridge. Hij is de derde in lijn voor de Britse troonopvolging. -
'Oldest' Koran fragments found in Birmingham University
What may be the world's oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham.
Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence.
The animal skin parchment was found hidden inside the pages of another book in England's University of Birmingham library. -
China wereldkampioen robotvoetbal.
China wint het wereldkampioenschap robotvoetbal door in de finale Nederland te verslaan. -
Japan’s Funai Electric announce they will manufacture world's last videocassette
Japan's Funai Electric, which claims to be the world's last VCR manufacturer, says it will cease production of the machines this month.
Funai started manufacturing video-cassette recorders in 1983, and at one point was selling 15 million units a year. Alas, the clunky VCR has since been replaced by an array of new technologies: DVDs, Blu-ray, and now, streaming video services. -
Ajax behoudt nummer van Nouri
Abdelhak Nouri houdt komend seizoen rugnummer 34. De middenvelder zakte twee weken geleden in de oefenwedstrijd met Werder Bremen vanwege hartritmestoornissen in elkaar. Nouri hield daar blijvende hersenschade aan over en zal niet meer terugkeren op een voetbalveld. De kans dat zijn hersenen ooit weer normaal zullen functioneren is nihil. -
Mesut Özil walks away from Germany team citing ‘racism and disrespect’
Arsenal and German professional footballer Mesut Özil announces his retirement from international football, citing racism and disrespect. -
Cristiano Ronaldo niet vervolgd voor verkrachting in Las Vegas.
Cristiano Ronaldo hoeft niet langer te vrezen voor vervolging. De openbaar aanklager uit Las Vegas heeft besloten om vanwege gebrek aan bewijs geen strafzaak te starten tegen de Portugese topvoetballer, die in 2009 in het Amerikaans gokparadijs een vrouw zou hebben verkracht. -
Breathtaking 4K video shows Mars in ultra-high definition
Extraordinary images captured by NASA’s robotic rovers are giving Earthlings their first look at Mars in state-of-the-art, ultra-high-definition video. A 10-minute clip posted on YouTube features panoramic views of the Red Planet’s surface, including sweeping deserts, massive dunes, craggy outcroppings and cracked ground strewn with jagged rocks. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEyAs3NWH4A -
Bert Dekkers viert zijn 78ste verjaardag!
Hartelijk gefeliciteerd met je 78ste verjaardag, pa! Een heel fijne dag toegewenst namens Sofi en Richard!