July 22

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on July 22, include:

• Casual Pi Day 
• Fragile X Awareness Day
  
• Lion's Share Day
• Mango Day 
• National Hammock Day
  
• National Penuche Fudge Day
• Rat Catcher's Day 
• Spooners (Spoonerism) Day 
• Summer Leisure Day 

2026 Weekly Holidays that include July 22, are:

• Info. to Come!

2026 Monthly Holidays that include July 22, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our July Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of July.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Info. to Come!

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for July 22 is Cancer.

Birth Flower of the Month

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for July is:

• Rubies which are said to guarantee health, wisdom, wealth, and success in love

Famous Birthdays

• 1210 - Joan of England, Queen of Scotland (d. 1238)
• 1890 - Rose Kennedy, American philanthropist, matriarch of the Kennedy family (d. 1995)
• 1943 - Bobby Sherman, American singer, songwriter, and actor
• 1946 - Danny Glover, American actor, director, and producer (Lethal Weapon movies)
• 1947 - Don Henley, American singer, songwriter and member of the Eagles
• 2013 - Prince George of Cambridge

Famous Deaths

• 1461 - Charles VII of France (b. 1403)
• 1832 - Napoleon II, French emperor (b. 1811)
• 1864 - James B. McPherson, American General who served in the Union Army (b. 1828)
• 1869 - John A. Roebling, German-American engineer who designed the Brooklyn Bridge (b. 1806)
• 1915 - Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor who developed Standard time (b. 1827)
• 1934 - John Dillinger, American gangster (b. 1903)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1972 - Businessman Richard Branson marries Kristen Tomassi
• 1982 - Reverend Sun Myung Moon marries 2,200 couples in New York City
• 2010 - Actress Robin Wright (Princess Bride, House of Cards) divorces actor Sean Penn

Quote of the Day

July 22nd is National Hammock Day!

Take a Deep Breath...

Inhale Peace

Exhale Happiness! ~ A.D. Posey

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Preparing fresh homemade baby food at home would be my recommendation over buying store bought baby foods. It’s fresh and fabulous and a healthy diet habit  with many benefits!

The benefits of homemade baby food are:

Frugality

Healthy

Ease

Taste

Choice

Better Transition to Real Food

Find out the details of each benefit, as well as tips on how to make healthy homemade baby food from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

National Baby Food Week - July 12-18, 2026

Season

July 22nd falls within the Summer Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Summer is the Hottest of the Four Seasons! It follows Spring and is before Fall! The kids are out of school and many vacations happen in summer, which means more family time. Hopefully a beach is involved!

The first day of Summer is also known as the Summer Solstice where we enjoy the most sunlight of the year! After this day, the amount of daylight starts to decrease each day.

Check out our Summer Season page for information about Summer, Summer Dates, Major Summer Holidays and Observances, Major Summer Festivals, Fun Facts About Summer, Summer Food Tips, Summer Gardening, Summer Preparation, Summer Quotes, and Summer Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on Summer Foods: 

• Summer Cooking

• Summer Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Winter Season. 

• Winter Foods

• Winter Weight Gain

• Winter Weight Loss Tips

This Day in History

• 1686 - Albany, New York is formally chartered as a munipality by Governor Thomas Dongan
• 1793 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of North America
• 1916 - A bomb explodes on Market Street in San Francisco during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40
• 1933 - Aviator Wiley Post completes the first solo flight around the world in seven days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes
• 1942 - Due to the wartime demands, the U.S. Government begins civilian gasoline rationing
• 1942 - The deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto in Poland begins
• 1944 - Communist rules begins in Poland with the publishing of the manifesto by the Polish committee of National Liberation
• 1946 - The King David Hotel is bombed in Jerusalem by the Irgun resulting in 91 deaths
• 1962 - The Mariner 1 spacecraft has to be destroyed when it flies erratically after launch
• 1992 - Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his prison near Medellin 
• 1993 - The levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the town to evacuated by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers
• 2011 - Norway is the victim of twin terrorist attacks
• 2013 - Earthquakes in Dingxi, China kills 89 people and injures more than 500

This Day in Music

• 1893 - Katharine Lee Bates inspired by Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, CO writes America the Beautiful
• 1971 - L.A. Woman by The Doors is certified Gold
• 1972 - Join Together by The Who is released
• 2014 - Back to the Shack is released by Weezer (video below)

This Day in Sports

• 1894 - The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen
• 1923 - Walter Johnson becomes the first to strikeout 3,000 
• 1990 - American Greg LeMond wins his third Tour de France race

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!