July 22, 2026

Name days: Madeleine, Marie-Madeleine.

Astrological sign: Cancer (June 22 - July 22)

Every year on July 22:

• World Brain Day

See also: July 21 - July 23 - All days of 2026

July 4-25: Avignon Festival

July 4-26: Tour de France cycling race

July 22, 1917: Siam, present-day Thailand, declares war on Germany, allowing it to be among the victors of the First World War, and among the signatories of the Treaty of Versailles once it ended.

July 22, 1969: In Spain, General Franco designates Prince Juan Carlos de Bourbon as his successor to head the country, based on the Law of Succession. He will not become King of Spain until six years later, on November 27, 1975.