^B{^#!16!22 July^N! National Day of Poland. Feast day of St Mary Magdalen, St Joseph of Palestine, St Philip Evans, St Vandrille or Wandregesilus, and St John Lloyd.
^B{1812^B} The Duke of Wellington defeated the French in the Battle of Salamanca, in Spain. ^B{1933^B} Wiley Post completed the first around the world solo airplane flight - the journey took 7 days, 18 hrs and 49.5 min. ^B{1934^B} US bank robber and 'public enemy no 1', John Dillinger, was gunned down by an FBI squad in Chicago. ^B{1946^B} Bread rationing started in Britain. ^B{1976^B} The musical show ^I{A Chorus Line^I} was staged in London, UK, for the first time. ^B{1991^B} Prime Minister John Major unveiled the government's 'Citizen's Charter' aimed at improving public services.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Philip I, King of Spain, ^B{1478^B}; Gregor Mendel, Austrian monk and botanist, ^B{1822^B}; Selman Abraham Waksman, US biochemist, ^B{1888^B}; Alexander Calder, US sculptor, ^B{1898^B}; Bryan Forbes, British author, director and producer, ^B{1926^B}; Terence Stamp, British actor, ^B{1938^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Marie Franτois Xavier Bichat, French anatomist, ^B{1802^B}; Florenz Ziegfeld, US theatrical producer, ^B{1932^B}; Mackenzie King, Canadian statesman, ^B{1950^B}; Carl Sandburg, US poet, ^B{1967^B}; Mortimer Wheeler, British archeologist, ^B{1976^B}.
