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Who died on July 22

101 figures who shaped history died on July 22.

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Frans Ackerman — Flemish politician and military leader, who died on July 22 1387.

Charles VII of France — King of France from 1422 to 1461, who died on July 22 1461.

Richard Wingfield — Early Tudor courtier, who died on July 22 1525.

John Zápolya — King of Hungary from 1526 to 1540, who died on July 22 1540.

Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra — Duke of Coimbra, who died on July 22 1550.

Lawrence of Brindisi — Catholic priest and theologian, who died on July 22 1619.

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Who died on July 22?

101 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 22, including Frans Ackerman, Charles VII of France, Richard Wingfield. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on July 22?

56 documented historical events happened on July 22, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Arab–Byzantine wars: The forces of the Abbasid Caliphate defeated Byzantine troops led by Emperor Theophilos at the Battle of Anzen, near present-day Dazman, Turkey. On the same day, in another year: A crusader army captured Béziers, France, and massacred the city's inhabitants in the first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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