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July 22nd is remembered for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914, an event that triggered the outbreak of World War I. The assassination had profound geopolitical consequences, leading to a global conflict that reshaped the political landscape of the 20th century.
Additionally, July 22nd marks the birth of Gregor Mendel in 1822, the Austrian scientist and monk known as the father of modern genetics. Mendel’s experiments with pea plants laid the foundation for the understanding of genetic inheritance, making significant contributions to biology and science.
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