On This Day for July 22 - Deng Xiaoping reinstated, Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel is born, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, [click here to view](. July 22 [Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm] BORN ON THIS DAY Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Born this day in 1784, German astronomer [Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel]( made the first measurement of the distance of a [star]( other than the [Sun]( and his work allowed the first accurate determination of interstellar distances. [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( [Deng Xiaoping] ON THIS DAY 1977 Deng Xiaoping reinstated After falling from favour during the [Cultural Revolution]( (1966–76), [Deng Xiaoping]( returned to power on this day in 1977 after the [Chinese Communist Party]( reinstated all his former high posts, including that of vice-premier. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( [Discover the NEW Britannica Kids! Click Here to Learn More!]( MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY [George Alexander Louis of Cambridge, Prince: christening] 2013: Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge, the first child of [Prince William, duke of Cambridge]( and [Catherine, duchess of Cambridge]( was born in London. [Windows shattered by a bomb blast in downtown Oslo, July 22, 2011.] 2011: [Terrorist attacks]( on [Oslo]( and the island of Utøya in Norway resulted in the deaths of 77 people; Anders Behring Breivik later confessed to the attacks. 1946: A violent [Jewish]( right-wing underground movement in Palestine, the [Irgun Zvai Leumi]( blew up a wing of the King David Hotel in [Jerusalem]( killing 91 soldiers and civilians. [Patton, George] 1943: Led by U.S. General [George S. Patton]( [Allied forces took Palermo]( on the northwest corner of [Sicily]( giving them a strategic foothold from which to invade mainland Italy during [World War II](. [Bob Dole speaking at the Republican National Convention in San Diego, California, August 1996.] 1923: [Bob Dole](. senator (1968–96), [Republican]( congressional leader, and his party's candidate for the [presidency in 1996]( born in Russell, Kansas. [Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington, oil on canvas by Sir Thomas Lawrence.] 1812: The [duke of Wellington]( defeated “40,000 Frenchmen in 40 minutes” at [Salamanca]( Spain, during the [Peninsular War](. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1992 Selena Gomez American actress and singer 1955 Willem Dafoe American actor 1947 Albert Brooks American actor, comedian, writer, and director 1923 Bob Dole United States senator 1882 Edward Hopper American artist 1822 Gregor Mendel botanist [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( FOLLOW: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, [click here](. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2018 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( • [Help](