Friday July 22, 2005

Historical Events

• Police kill Jean Charles de Menezes as they begin to hunt for London Bombers who were responsible for the 7/7/2005 London bombings and 21/7/2005 London bombings.
• In Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, a bomb explodes under a car causing injury but no deaths.
• Around 88 people were killed and 200 others injured by a series car bombs that struck the Egyptian resort Sharm el-Sheikh around 0100 (22200 UTC Friday).
• Berlin, Germany: A small plane crashes close to the Reichstag (and the Federal Chancellor's Office), killing the pilot. Suicide is suspected.
• Police in Dubai are on high alert for the Junaid Miandad-Mahrukh Ibrahim wedding. Junaid is the son Javed Miandad, a former Pakistani cricket captain. Mahrukh is the child of India's most wanted criminal boss, Dawood Ibrahim.
• Microsoft has officially announced that the codenamed "Windows Longhorn", will now be called "Windows Vista". On August 3, the first beta test will go live.
• Mohammed Afroze (LeT militant, alleged Al-Qaida agent), was convicted in Mumbai, India of conspiracy to disrupt relations between friendly countries, criminal conspiracy and forging documents. He is however acquitted of charges of waging a war against the country.
• After two days of violence fuel riots in Yemen, at least 36 people have been killed.
• A dam that collapses in South-West China kills at least 15 people.
• An Asian-looking man suspected of trying to kill himself was chased by plainclothes officers. He was pinned to the ground and then shot five more times at Stockwell tube station, London. The police confirmed that he had been killed. (Wikinews), (the Guardian), (BBC) (CNN) (Sky). In fact, the man was an innocent Brazilian who was killed without cause.
• After receiving a bomb warning, a mosque in east London is evacuated. After the mosque has been searched by police, the all-clear is issued. (Wikinews),
• Two ships collide in Japan's Chiba Prefecture, and the Chinese-crewed cargo ship Wei Hang 9 is sunk. One crewmember has died, and 8 are missing.
• According to the Pentagon, 52 Guantanamo detainees have been on hunger strike.
• The United Nations report on Zimbabwe's Operation Murambatsvina has been leaked. It states that it was a "disastrous enterprise" that violated international law. The report suggests that the act could be considered a crime against humanity, and calls on Zimbabwe to bring charges. (Guardian).
• Nanjing Automobile Group buys the insolvent car-building firm MG Rover Group for approximately 53 million pounds.
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See also

What happened on July 22 in history? Find out the list of July 22nd major events

What was 2005 famous for? Discover everything about 2005

Who died on July 22, 2005?

• Eugene Record

  American songwriter and singer (The Chi-Lites) (Born 1940).

• Jean Charles de Menezes

Other July 22nd famous deaths

• Claude Sautet

  French director and television producer with a name well-known also as a screenwriter.

• Sacha Distel

  French guitarist, singer and composer.

• Indro Montanelli

  Italian journalist and author of more than 60 books; the recipient of numerous awards including the World Press Review’s International...

• Illinois Jacquet

  American jazz saxophonist (Born 1922).

See all famous people who died on July 22nd

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Cancer

Cancer personality

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Babies born in July are either Cancer or Leo. People born before July 22nd are Cancer, while people born from July 23rd have the sign of Leo

Personality of July born

Chinese Zodiac

Rooster

The day of the week was Friday.

July 22nd marks the 202nd day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2005.

There are 162 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

July 2005 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
2. Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
3. The Black Eyed Peas - Don't Phunk With My Heart
4. The Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha
5. Rihanna - Pon de Replay

Top #4 songs in the UK

1. 2Pac featuring Elton John - Ghetto Gospel
2. James Blunt - You're Beautiful
3. Crazy Frog - Axel F
4. Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
2. Bow Wow Featuring Omarion - Let Me Hold You
3. Fantasia - Free Yourself
4. Destiny's Child - Cater 2 U
5. Bobby Valentino - Slow Down

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Shakira Featuring Alejandro Sanz - La Tortura
2. Luis Fonsi - Nada Es Para Siempre
3. Juanes - La Camisa Negra
4. Daddy Yankee - Lo Que Paso, Paso
5. La Quinta Estacion - Algo Mas

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $58.20
• Apple AAPL: opens at $43.44
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $25.99
• General Electric GE: opens at $35.24
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $83.98

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 111.31 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.2169 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2956 CHF
• 1 EUR = 134.25 JPY
• 1 EUR = 0.6938 GBP