On This Day — July 22
Notable events, births, and deaths from history on this date. Data from Wikimedia.
King David Hotel bombing: A Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandatory Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.
1946
The Polish Committee of National Liberation publishes its manifesto, starting the period of Communist rule in Poland.
1944
World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily.
1943
