* Astronomy

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RE: July 22nd

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Pi Approximation Day is on the 22/7 - that is, 22nd July. The fraction 22/7 is a common approximation of Pi.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t4744230/314159/

Rat-catcher's Day is celebrated on 26 June or 22 July
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratcatcher%27s_Day

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The Battle of Falkirk, on 22 July 1298, was a major battle in the First War of Scottish Independence.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t50117370/the-battle-of-falkirk/

A new group of 150 colonists arrived at the Roanoke Colony on July 22, 1587
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48640870/roanoke-colony/

The first ascent of Mount Moran was made on July 22, 1922
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Moran#Climbing

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Mariner 1 was the first spacecraft of the American Mariner program launched on July 22, 1962
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_1

Venera 8 landed on Venus on 22 July 1972
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t37194575/venera-8-mission/

Dezik and Tsygan were the first dogs to make a sub-orbital flight on 22 July 1951.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_space_dogs#Dezik.2C_Tsygan_and_Lisa

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Toyohiro Akiyama (born July 22, 1942) is a Japanese TV journalist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyohiro_Akiyama

Gustav Ludwig Hertz (22 July 1887 - 30 October 1975) was a German experimental physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Ludwig_Hertz

Georg Wilhelm Richmann (July 22, 1711 - August 6, 1753) was a German physicist who lived in Russia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Wilhelm_Richmann

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (22 July 1784 - 17 March 1846) was a German mathematician and astronomer
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44033410/friedrich-wilhelm-bessel-1784-1846/

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NGC 6385 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on the 22nd July 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58121397/ngc-6385/

NGC 6387 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on the 22nd July 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58121385/ngc-6387/

NGC 6503 was discovered by the German astronomer Georg Friedrich Julius Arthur von Auwers on the 22nd July 1854.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t24971585/ngc-6503/

NGC 6542 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on the 22nd July 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58121345/ngc-6542/

NGC 7059 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 22nd July 1835.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58121339/ngc-7059/

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Asteroid (30) Urania was discovered by English astronomer John Russell Hind on July 22, 1854
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t36283053/asteroid-30-urania/

Asteroid (665) Sabine was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Lorenz on July 22, 1908.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57969417/asteroid-665-sabine/

Asteroid (879) Ricarda was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on July 22, 1917
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/879_Ricarda

Asteroid (880) Herba was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on July 22, 1917 in Heidelberg.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/880_Herba

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Meteorites

The Leikanger (L6) meteorite was found in Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway, on the 22nd July 1978.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t62773173/leikanger-meteorite/

The Montlivault (L6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Centre, France, on the 22nd July 1838.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44033555/montlivault-meteorite/

Meteorite debris fell on Al-Shifa mountain near the village of Al-Ajbel on the 22nd July 2012.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t50170712/al-ajbel-meteorites/