Pan Am Flight 816 crashes after takeoff from Faa'a International Airport in Papeete, French Polynesia, killing 78. Date: July 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: July 22, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today)

Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping is restored to power. Date: July 22, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)

The first game of the 1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States is held in Gisborne, New Zealand. Date: July 22, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)

Martial law in Poland is officially revoked. Date: July 22, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: July 22, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day…

Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States. Date: July 22, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)

Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers. Date: July 22, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)

The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario. Date: July 22, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)

Iraq War: Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year-old son, and a bodyguard. Date: July 22, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this…