What Happened on July 31, 2022

Historical Events

Ayman al-Zawahiri Killed

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who helped plan 9/11 attacks killed in CIA drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden calls it group's biggest blow since Osama bin Laden killed [1]

UA Flight 175 flies toward the South Tower of the World Trade Center while the North Tower burns

McKinney fire at Klamath National Forest, becomes California's largest fire of the year at 51,000 acres, fueled by high temperatures and strong winds, forcing evacuations [1]
Women's Euro 2022: England defeat Germany 2-1 in extra time in front of biggest-ever Euro crowd of 87,192 at Wembley, London [1]

Events in 2022

Famous Deaths

Bill Russell (1934-2022)

American Basketball HOF center (11 × NBA C'ship; 5 x NBA MVP; 12 x NBA All-Star; Boston Celtics; Olympic gold 1956) and coach (NBA C'ship 1968, 69 Boston Celtics), dies at 88 [1]

Fidel V. Ramos, Filipino general and 12th President of the Philippines (1992-98), dies at 94
Hartmut Heidemann, German soccer defender (3 caps West Germany; MSV Duisburg 347 games), dies at 81
Mo Ostin [Ostrofsky], American record company executive (Verve; Reprise; Warner Bros,; Dreamworks), dies at 95

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