On This Day — June 22

🕰️ Notable Events on June 22

• 2015 — The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All six of the gunmen are killed and 18 people are injured. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both of the plane's pilots and worsening already-strained relations between Turkey and Syria. Wikipedia ↗
• 2009 — A Washington D.C Metro train traveling southbound near Fort Totten station collides into another train waiting to enter the station. Nine people are killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others are injured. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — An earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw strikes a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slow official response. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2-1 and later goes on to win the World Cup. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Virgin Atlantic Airways launches with its first flight from London Gatwick Airport. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Charon, Pluto's first satellite, was discovered at the United States Naval Observatory by James W. Christy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — The ship MV Empire Windrush brought the first group of 492 Jamaican immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — The Battle of Okinawa comes to an end. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the capture of Tobruk. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by US Congress. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana. Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens. Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Spanish-American War: The US Fifth Army Corps lands in Cuba. Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged. Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — The Royal Navy battleship HMS Camperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMS Victoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon. Wikipedia ↗
• 1870 — The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress. Wikipedia ↗
• 1839 — Cherokee leaders Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot are assassinated for signing the Treaty of New Echota, which had resulted in the Trail of Tears. Wikipedia ↗
• 1825 — The British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America. Wikipedia ↗
• 1813 — War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a 30 kilometer journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon. Wikipedia ↗
• 1807 — In the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, the British warship HMS Leopard attacks and boards the American frigate USS Chesapeake. Wikipedia ↗
• 1783 — A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1774 — The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America. Wikipedia ↗
• 1633 — The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1622 — Portuguese forces repel a Dutch invasion at the Battle of Macau during the Dutch-Portuguese War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1593 — Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Ottomans. Wikipedia ↗
• 1527 — Fatahillah expels Portuguese forces from Sunda Kelapa, now regarded as the foundation of Jakarta. Wikipedia ↗
• 910 — The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army near the Rednitz River, killing its leader Gebhard, Duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine). Wikipedia ↗
• 813 — Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars led by Krum defeat the Byzantine army near Edirne. Emperor Michael I is forced to abdicate in favor of Leo V the Armenian. Wikipedia ↗
• Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus who surrenders after the battle, ending the Third Macedonian War. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on June 22

• 1996 — Mikel Merino, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Sebastien Haller, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Ura Kazuki, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Harry Reid, British actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Hugo Mallo, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Kei Inoo, Japanese idol, actor, model, and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Sebastian Jung, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Cédric Mongongu, Congolese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Jung Yong-hwa, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Omri Casspi, Israeli basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Lara Bingle, Australian model and television personality Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Danny Green, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Nikita Rukavytsya, Ukrainian-Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Thomas Leuluai, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Dustin Johnson, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Rubén Iván Martínez, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Jerome Taylor, Jamaican cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Janko Tipsarević, Serbian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Allar Raja, Estonian rower Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Andoni Iraola, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Ian Kinsler, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Sione Lauaki, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Aquivaldo Mosquera, Colombian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Ilya Bryzgalov, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Stephanie Jacobsen, Hong Kong-Australian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Joey Cheek, American speed skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Thomas Voeckler, French cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Champ Bailey, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Dan Wheldon, English racing driver (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Gordon Moakes, English bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Urmas Reinsalu, Estonian academic and politician, 28th Estonian Minister of Defence Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Jo Cox, British MP (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Carson Daly, American radio and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Marcin Dorociński, Polish film, television and stage actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Wangechi Mutu, Kenyan-American painter and sculptor Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Damien Oliver, Australian jockey Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Gary Connolly, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Mary Lynn Rajskub, American actress and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Kurt Warner, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Michel Elefteriades, Greek-Lebanese songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Steven Page, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Darrell Armstrong, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Miri Yu, Zainichi, Korean novelist Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Michael Park, English racing driver (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Emmanuelle Seigner, French actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Dean Woods, Australian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Uwe Boll, German director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Ľubomír Moravčík, Czech footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Cadillac Anderson, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Amy Brenneman, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Dan Brown, American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 61st Yokozuna Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — John Tenta, Canadian-American wrestler (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Stephen Chow, Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Clyde Drexler, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Gerald Hillringhaus, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Jimmy Somerville, Scottish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Erin Brockovich, American lawyer and environmentalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Margrit Klinger, German runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Tracy Pollan, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Michael Kinane, Irish jockey Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Nicola Sirkis, French singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Daniel Xuereb, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Bruce Campbell, American actor, director, producer and writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Danny Baker, English journalist and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Garry Gary Beers, Australian bass player, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Kevin Bond, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Michael Stratton, English geneticist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Darryl Brohman, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Alfons De Wolf, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani agriculturist and politician, 25th Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Tim Russ, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Markus Schatte, German footballer, manager, and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Derek Forbes, Scottish bass player and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Green Gartside, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Christine Orengo, British academic and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Wim Eijk, Dutch cardinal Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Mauro Francaviglia, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Cyndi Lauper, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Bruce McAvaney, Australian journalist and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Graham Greene, Canadian actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Brian Cookson, British cyclist and sports administrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Craig Gruber, American bass player (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Humphrey Ocean, English painter and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Sharon Maughan, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Adrian Năstase, Romanian lawyer and politician, 59th Prime Minister of Romania Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Greg Oliphant, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Zenonas Petrauskas, Lithuanian lawyer and politician (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Larry Junstrom, American bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Brian Leveson, English lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Alan Osmond, American singer and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Meryl Streep, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Luís Filipe Vieira, Portuguese businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Lindsay Wagner, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Elizabeth Warren, American academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss, Scottish businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Todd Rundgren, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Octavia E. Butler, American author (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Howard Kaylan, American pop-rock singer-songwriter and musician (The Turtles; Flo & Eddie) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Pete Maravich, American basketball player (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Jerry Rawlings, Ghanaian lieutenant and politician, President of Ghana Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Linda Bond, Canadian 19th General of The Salvation Army Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Sheila Hollins, Baroness Hollins, English psychiatrist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Eliades Ochoa, Cuban singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Józef Oleksy, Polish economist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Poland (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Stephen Waley-Cohen, English journalist and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Rainer Brüderle, German economist and politician, German Minister of Economics and Technology Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Peter Asher, English singer, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Helmut Dietl, German director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Brit Hume, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Ed Bradley, American journalist (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Terttu Savola, Finnish journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Joan Busfield, English sociologist, psychologist, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Hubert Chesshyre, English historian and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Esther Rantzen, English journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Don Matthews, American-Canadian football player and coach (d.2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Ed Paschke, Polish-American painter and academic (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Chris Blackwell, English record producer, co-founded Island Records Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Bernie McGann, Australian saxophonist and composer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Kris Kristofferson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Ferran Olivella, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian accordion player and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — James Bjorken, American physicist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Dianne Feinstein, American politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, Princess of Iran (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Yevgeny Kychanov, Russian orientalist, historian, and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — June Salter, Australian actress (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Prunella Scales, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham, English businessman and politician, Leader of the House of Lords Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Yury Artyukhin, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Walter Bonatti, Italian journalist and mountaineer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Bruce Kent, English activist and laicised Roman Catholic priest Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Ralph Waite, American actor and director (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Anthony Low, Indian-English historian and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — George Englund, American film editor, director, producer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Rachid Solh, Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Christopher Booth, English clinician and historian (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Larkin Kerwin, Canadian physicist and academic (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — José Giovanni, French-Swiss director and screenwriter (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Bill Blass, American fashion designer, founded Bill Blass Group (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Clair Cameron Patterson, American scientist (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Joseph Papp, American director and producer (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Barbara Vucanovich, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — James H. Pomerene, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Jovito Salonga, Filipino lawyer and politician, 14th President of the Senate of the Philippines (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Gower Champion, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Henri Tajfel, Polish social psychologist (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Cicely Saunders, English Anglican nurse, social worker, physician and writer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Richard Eastham, American actor (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Emil Fackenheim, Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Dolf van der Linden, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Cornelius Warmerdam, American pole vaulter and coach (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Randolph Hokanson, American pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Thomas Quinn Curtiss, American writer, and film and theatre critic (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Mei Zhi, Chinese author and essayist (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Sándor Weöres, Hungarian poet and author (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗

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