Today in History July 22: From Pranab Mukherjee becoming President to INSAT-1C launch, list of Important events today

This Day in History: According to the Gregorian calendar, July 22 is the 203rd day of the year and the 204th day of a leap year.

On this day let’s see some important events and anniversaries. We have compiled a list of some monumental events that happened all around the world on 22 July as well as the birthdays of famous people.

Major Events Happened on this Day

1678- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj wins the fort of Vellore.

Shivaji's army first captured the Gingee Fort in 1677, but left the task of attacking Vellore to his assistant and rushed to Deccan as his territories were being attacked by Mughal Emperor Aurangazeb.

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— Eduguru.in (@EduguruWeb) August 9, 2021

1775- George Washington took command of the US Army. 

Washington was selected over other candidates such as John Hancock based on his previous military experience and the hope that a leader from Virginia could help unite the colonies.

George Washington took command of the Continental Army in July 1775, he found his troops without ammunition and arranged for a ship of the Rhode Island navy to sail to Bermuda for powder. @usairforce @USArmyReserve @USArmy @USATODAY @USAGov @USArmyEURAF @usatodayDC #Armed #ARMY https://t.co/I6iMvs2naD

— Abel Olamide (@OlamideSneh) January 26, 2022

1894- First motor race was held between Paris and Rouen.

The contest was organised by the newspaper Le Petit Journal and run from Paris to Rouen in France on 22 July 1894.

This day on July 22, 1894 – The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte Jules-Albert de Dion, but the 'official' victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître driving his 3 hp petrol engined Peugeot. pic.twitter.com/dVQMeBKpmC

— World of Engineering (@engineers_feed) July 22, 2020

1970- Devendra Fadnavis, the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra was born

Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis is an Indian politician serving as the 9th and current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 30 June 2022. He served as the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 31 October 2014 to 12 November 2019.

Devendra Fadnavis was born on 22nd july 1970,birth bumber 22 called master builder number,22=4 ( rahu).Amit shah ji also born on 22 oct, difficult for opposition leaders to understand the nature of both the leaders,both are creative and intelligent .@aajtak @ABPNews @BBCHindi pic.twitter.com/vZ6YlXBHPD

— ARVIND KUMAR DIXIT, India's leading Numerologist . (@NumerologistD) June 28, 2022

1972- Venera 8 makes soft landing on Venus

Venera 8 was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus and was the second robotic space probe to conduct a successful landing on the surface of Venus.

TODAY IN HISTORY: July 22, 1972 - Venera 8 makes soft landing on Venus. It discovered that the light level at the surface was found to be similar to that on Earth just before dawn. pic.twitter.com/K43jkXCEVO

— IKOT.PH (@IKOT_PH) July 22, 2021

1981- Apple, India's first geostationary satellite, started functioning.

Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment, APPLE was an experimental communication satellite successfully launched by Ariane-1, from Kourou, French Guiana

@isro timeline from 1960 to 2017. Same day in history 22-7-81 India's first geostationary satellite APPLE started functioning. pic.twitter.com/P6TklzIBit

— ebuild technology (@eBuildTech) July 22, 2017

1988- Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) was launched.

The INSAT-1C satellite was launched on 22 July 1988 from Kourou for location at 93.5°E to bring the INSAT system up to full capacity.

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) was launched today on 21th July in 1988 from #Kourou. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years.

Know more about first Indian satellite: https://t.co/hbhMigJD6O pic.twitter.com/gm7l8eEZPt

— Mintage World (@MintageWorld) July 21, 2020

2012- Pranab Mukherjee was elected 13th President of India

The two leading candidates for the presidency were former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee from West Bengal and former Speaker of the Lok Sabha Purno Agitok Sangma from Meghalaya. On 22 July, Mukherjee was declared the winner. He was sworn in on 25 July at 11:30.

The 13th and current President of India, Pranab Mukherjee was elected to the office in 2012, but he’s been involved in Indian politics since 1969. He served under Indira Gandhi and has held a number of key positions and seats over the decades. As such, he’s not exactly a pauper.

— Mr Sly 🌐 ⚪ (@sly_emirates) April 7, 2022

Above are the most important events that took place on this day. It includes major birthdays, death anniversaries, fun facts and important historical events that occurred in India as well as globally. For more details see our website. This Day in History

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