July 22 Birthday
On July 22, 1934, John Dillinger was shot and killed by FBI agents outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago. He had been watching Manhattan Melodrama. The FBI had been tipped off by Anna Sage, a Romanian-born brothel keeper facing deportation, who hoped to earn favorable treatment. She was wearing a red dress, which helped agents identify Dillinger in the crowd. Dillinger was shot three times and died at the scene. He had been America's most wanted criminal, responsible for multiple bank robberies and the deaths of several lawmen. The FBI's success elevated the agency's profile and that of its director, J. Edgar Hoover. Wiley Post completed the first solo flight around the world on July 22, 1933, landing at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn after seven days, eighteen hours, and forty-nine minutes. He flew a Lockheed Vega named Winnie Mae. He was blind in his left eye — he had lost it in an oilfield accident — and had to use a patch to prevent double vision. Post also discovered the jet stream, flying at high altitudes to use the winds. He died in a plane crash in Alaska in 1935, along with his passenger Will Rogers. People born on July 22 fall under the zodiac sign of Cancer. The birthstone is Ruby and the birth flower is Larkspur. Historical events on July 22 include 1934: John Dillinger shot dead by FBI outside Biograph Theater in Chicago, 1933: Wiley Post completes first solo flight around the world, 2011: Norway attacks — Anders Breivik kills 77 in bomb and shooting rampage. Famous people born on July 22 include Danny Glover (1946), Willem Dafoe (1955), David Spade (1964).