July 22

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Anti-Fianna Fáil Army Comrades Association goes Fascist

Anti-Fianna Fáil Army Comrades Association goes Fascist

In January 1933, the Fianna Fáil government called a surprise election, which the government won comfortably. The election campaign saw a serious escalation of rioting between Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Army Comrades Association (ACA) supporters.

July 22, 1933
Edinburgh Zoo opened

Edinburgh Zoo opened

Edinburgh Zoo, formerly the Scottish National Zoological Park, is an 82-acre (33 ha) non-profit zoological park in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh, Scotland.

July 22, 1913
James Cousins, born

James Cousins, born

James Henry Cousins (22 July 1873 – 20 February 1956) was an Anglo-Irish writer, playwright, actor, critic, editor, teacher and poet. He used several pseudonyms, including Mac Oisín and the Hindu name Jayaram.

July 22, 1873
D.J. O'Donoghue, born

D.J. O'Donoghue, born

David James O’Donoghue (22 July 1866 – 27 June 1917) was an Irish biographer and editor.

July 22, 1866
Johanna Butler, born

Johanna Butler, born

Johanna Butler was born in Ballynunry, County Kilkenny on 22 July 1860.

July 22, 1860
William Sadler, 1st balloon crossing of the Irish Sea

William Sadler, 1st balloon crossing of the Irish Sea

James Sadler (February 1753 – 28 March 1828) was the first English balloonist, as well as a chemist and pastry chef.

July 22, 1817
Alexander Mackenzie, 1st Explorer, Crosses North America

Alexander Mackenzie, 1st Explorer, Crosses North America

Sir Alexander Mackenzie (or MacKenzie, Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacCoinnich; c. 1764 – 12 March 1820) was a Scottish explorer known for accomplishing the first crossing of America north of Mexico in 1793, which preceded the Lewis and Clark Expedition by 12 years.

July 22, 1793
Cornish army invades Devon

Cornish army invades Devon

Cornwall played a significant role in the English Civil War, being a Royalist enclave in the generally Parliamentarian south-west.

July 22, 1643
Battle of Falkirk

Battle of Falkirk

The army of the English King Edward I, using longbows for the first time, defeated the Scots led by Sir William Wallace at Battle of Falkirk.

July 22, 1298