What happened on June 22? There are more than 261 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About June 22
June 22 is the 174th day of the year 2024. There are 192 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday. This day falls under the 25th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Beechmont, Kentucky 42323 sunrise will occur at 05:27 AM and sunset will occur at 08:13 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Cancer. The modern birthstone for this month is Pearl while the mystical birthstone is Moonstone.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 221 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For June 22
- 168 BCBattle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat and capture Macedonian King Perseus ending the Third Macedonian War.
- 217 BCBattle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
- 1593Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Turks.
- 1633The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe.
- 1774The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
- 1783A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France.
- 1807In the Chesapeake–Leopard Affair, the British warship HMS Leopard attacks and boards the American frigate USS Chesapeake.
- 1813War 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.
- 1825The British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America.
- 1839Cherokee 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.
- 1848Beginning of the June Days Uprising in Paris, France.
- 1893The 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.
- 1897British 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.
- 1898Spanish–American War: United States Marines land in Cuba.
- 1906The flag of Sweden is adopted.
- 1907The London Underground’s Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
- 1911George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1918The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
- 1922Herrin massacre: 19 strikebreakers and 2 union miners are killed in Herrin, Illinois.
- 1940France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany.
- 1941Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
- 1941The June Uprising in Lithuania begins.
- 1942Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the capture of Tobruk.
- 1944Opening day of the Soviet Union’s Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre.
- 1944U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.
- 1945World War II: The Battle of Okinawa ends when the organized resistance of Imperial Japanese Army forces collapses in the Mabuni area on the southern tip of the main island.
- 1957The Soviet Union launches an R-12 missile for the first time (in the Kapustin Yar).
- 1962An Air France Boeing 707 jet crashes in bad weather in Guadeloupe, West Indies, killing 113.
- 1969The Cuyahoga River catches fire, triggering a crack-down on pollution in the river.
- 1976The Canadian House of Commons abolishes capital punishment.
- 1978Charon, a satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto, is discovered by American astronomer James W. Christy.
- 1984Virgin Atlantic Airways launches with its first flight from London Heathrow Airport.
- 1990Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.
- 2002An 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 slowness of the victims receiving aid and supplies.
- 2003The largest hailstone ever recorded falls in Aurora, Nebraska
- 2009Eastman Kodak Company announces that it will discontinue sales of the Kodachrome Color Film, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon.
- 2009Washington Metro train collision: Two Metro trains collide in Washington, D.C., USA, killing nine and injuring over 80.
Who Were Born On June 22?
- 1680Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter (d. 1754)
- 1684Francesco Manfredini, Italian baroque composer (d. 1762)
- 1704John Taylor, English classical scholar (d. 1766)
- 1713Lord John Sackville, English cricketer (d. 1765)
- 1738Jacques Delille, French poet and translator (d. 1813)
- 1757George Vancouver, British explorer (d. 1798)
- 1763Etienne Nicolas Méhul, French composer (d. 1817)
- 1767Wilhelm von Humboldt, German philosopher and statesman (d. 1835)
- 1805Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian politician (d. 1872)
- 1837Paul Morphy, American chess master (d. 1884)
- 1845Tom Dula, American folk character (d. 1868)
- 1856H. Rider Haggard, English writer (d. 1925)
- 1861Maximilian von Spee, Denmark-born German admiral (d. 1914)
- 1864Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (d. 1909)
- 1871William McDougall, British psychologist and polymath (d. 1938)
- 1879Thibaudeau Rinfret, Canadian jurist (d. 1962)
- 1884James Rector, American sprinter (d. 1949)
- 1885Milan Vidmar, Slovenian engineer and chess player (d. 1962)
- 1887Julian Huxley, British biologist (d. 1975)
- 1888Harold Burton, American jurist (d. 1964)
- 1892Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal (d. 1945)
- 1897Edmund A. Chester, American broadcaster and journalist (d. 1973)
- 1897Norbert Elias, German sociologist (d. 1990)
- 1898Erich Maria Remarque, German writer (d. 1970)
- 1899Michał Kalecki, Polish economist (d. 1970)
- 1902Marguerite De La Motte, American actress (d. 1950)
- 1903Carl Hubbell, American baseball player (d. 1988)
- 1903John Dillinger, American bank robber (d. 1934)
- 1906Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American writer, wife of Charles Lindbergh (d. 2001)
- 1906Billy Wilder, Austrian-born American film director (d. 2002)
- 1907Mike Todd, American film producer (d. 1958)
- 1909Maurice Adler, American film producer (d. 1960)
- 1910John Hunt, Indian-born British mountaineer (d. 1998)
- 1910Konrad Zuse, German engineer (d. 1995)
- 1910Peter Pears, English tenor (d. 1986)
- 1912Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983)
- 1913Sándor Weöres, Hungarian poet (d. 1989)
- 1916Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982)
- 1919Gower Champion, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1980)
- 1920Jovito Salonga, Filipino politician
- 1920Paul Frees, American voice actor (d. 1986)
- 1921Joseph Papp, American director and producer (d. 1991)
- 1922Bill Blass, American fashion designer (d. 2002)
- 1922Géza Vermes, Hungarian author and religious scholar
- 1922Mona Lisa, Filipino actress
- 1927Ann Petersen, Belgian actress (d. 2003)
- 1930Walter Bonatti, Italian mountaineer
- 1930Yuri Artyukhin, Russian cosmonaut (d. 1998)
- 1932Amrish Puri, Indian actor (d. 2005)
- 1932June Salter, Australian actress (d. 2001)
- 1932Prunella Scales, English actress
- 1933Dianne Feinstein, American politician
- 1933Jacques Martin, French TV host (d. 2007)
- 1933Libor Pešek, Czech conductor
- 1934James Bjorken, American theoretical physicist
- 1936Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian musician
- 1936Kris Kristofferson, American singer and actor
- 1939Don Matthews, American football coach
- 1940Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian filmmaker and poet
- 1940Esther Rantzen, British TV presenter
- 1941Ed Bradley, American journalist (d. 2006)
- 1941Michael Lerner, American actor
- 1941Terttu Savola, Finnish politician
- 1943Brit Hume, American news anchor
- 1943Eumir Deodato, Brazilian jazz musician and record producer
- 1943Judith Barker, English actress
- 1944Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor
- 1944Peter Asher, British singer, guitarist and producer (Peter & Gordon)
- 1945Rainer Brüderle, German politician
- 1946Eliades Ochoa, Cuban guitarist (Buena Vista Social Club)
- 1947David Lander, American actor and baseball scout
- 1947Howard Kaylan, American singer (The Turtles, Flo & Eddie)
- 1947Jerry Rawlings, Ghanaian politician
- 1947Octavia Butler, American author (d. 2006)
- 1947Pete Maravich, American basketball player (d. 1988)
- 1948Steve Eastin, American actor
- 1948Todd Rundgren, American songwriter and record producer
- 1949Alan Osmond, American singer (The Osmonds)
- 1949Elizabeth Warren, American attorney and law professor
- 1949Lindsay Wagner, American actress
- 1949Meryl Streep, American actress
- 1950Zenonas Petrauskas, Lithuanian lawyer and politician (d. 2009)
- 1952Graham Greene, Canadian actor
- 1953Bruce McAvaney, Australian sports broadcaster
- 1953Cyndi Lauper, American singer
- 1953Wim Eijk, Dutch Roman Catholic Archbishop
- 1954Freddie Prinze, American actor and comedian (d. 1977)
- 1955Green Gartside, Welsh singer and songwriter (Scritti Politti)
- 1956Alfons De Wolf, Belgian cyclist
- 1956Manuel Saval, Mexican actor (d. 2009)
- 1956Markus Schatte, German football coach
- 1956Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani statesman
- 1956Tim Russ, American actor
- 1957Danny Baker, English comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter
- 1957Garry Gary Beers, Australian bassist (INXS)
- 1957Kevin Bond, Former English footballer, current manager
- 1958Bruce Campbell, American actor
- 1959Ed Viesturs, American mountaineer
- 1959Mike O'Meara, American radio personality
- 1959Nicola Sirkis, French singer and lyricist (Indochine)
- 1959Wayne Federman, American comedian
- 1960Erin Brockovich, American environmentalist
- 1960Tracy Pollan, American actress
- 1961Jimmy Somerville, Scottish singer (Bronski Beat, Communards)
- 1961Stephen Batchelor, British field-hockey player
- 1962Bobby Gillespie, Scottish vocalist and drummer (Primal Scream, The Jesus and Mary Chain)
- 1962Clyde Drexler, American basketball player
- 1962Gerald Hillringhaus, German footballer
- 1962Stephen Chow, Hong Kong actor and director
- 1963Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 61st Yokozuna
- 1963John Tenta, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2006)
- 1963Randy Couture, American mixed martial artist
- 1964Amy Brenneman, American actress
- 1964Dan Brown, American writer
- 1965Ľubomír Moravčík, Slovak footballer
- 1965Uwe Boll, German film director
- 1966Emmanuelle Seigner, French actress
- 1966Michael Park, English rally driver (d. 2005)
- 1966Schooly D, American rapper
- 1968Darrell Armstrong, American basketball player
- 1970Michel Elefteriades, Greek-Lebanese politician and businessman
- 1970Steven Page, Canadian singer (Barenaked Ladies)
- 1971Kambri Crews, American writer
- 1971Kurt Warner, American football player
- 1971Mary Lynn Rajskub, American actress
- 1972David Rees, American cartoonist
- 1973Carson Daly, American television personality
- 1974Donald Faison, American actor
- 1974Vijay, Indian actor
- 1975Andreas Klöden, German cyclist
- 1975Kenshin Kawakami, Japanese baseball player
- 1975Laila Rouass, Moroccan-Indian actress
- 1975Müslüm Can, Turkish footballer
- 1976Gordon Moakes, English musician (Bloc Party)
- 1978Champ Bailey, American football player
- 1978Dan Wheldon, British race car driver (d. 2011)
- 1978Jai Rodriguez, American TV personality
- 1978Tim Driesen, Belgian actor, singer and songwriter
- 1979Brad Hawpe, American baseball player
- 1979Joey Cheek, American speed skater
- 1979Leire Martínez, Basque singer and songwriter (La Oreja de Van Gogh)
- 1979Thomas Voeckler, French cyclist
- 1979Xenofon Gittas, Greek footballer
- 1981Chris Urbanowicz, British guitarist (Editors)
- 1981Sione Lauaki, New Zealand rugby player
- 1982Ian Kinsler, American baseball player
- 1982Soraia Chaves, Portuguese actress and model
- 1984Dustin Johnson, American golfer
- 1984Giorgos Apostolidis, Greek basketball player
- 1984Janko Tipsarević, Serbian tennis player
- 1984Jerome Taylor, Jamaican cricketer
- 1985Rosa Kato, Italian-Japanese model and actress
- 1985Scott MacIntyre, American singer
- 1985Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Cameroonian-Greek basketball player
- 1986Ramin Ott, American Samoan footballer
- 1987Cory Gunz, American rapper
- 1987Danny Green, American basketball player
- 1987Joe Dempsie, English actor
- 1987Lee Min Ho, Korean actor
- 1987Nikita Rukavytsya, Ukrainian-born Australian soccer player
- 1988Omri Casspi, Israeli pro basketball player
- 1988Portia Doubleday, American actress
- 1989Cédric Mongongu, Congolese footballer
- 1989Jung Yong Hwa, Korean actor and singer
- 1990Kei Inoo, Japanese actor and singer
- 1993Caydee Denney, American figure skater
- 1993Ingmar Lazar, French classical pianist
- 1993Izzy Miller, American musician
Who Died On June 22?
- 1276Pope Innocent V (b. c. 1225)
- 1429Ghiyath al-Kashi, Persian astronomer and mathematician (b. 1380)
- 1535John Fisher, English Bishop of Rochester (executed) (b. 1469)
- 1632James Whitelocke, English judge (b. 1570)
- 1634Johann von Aldringen, Austrian field marshal (b. 1588)
- 1699Josiah Child, English Governor of the East India Company (b. 1630)
- 1714Matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister (b. 1662)
- 1868Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (b. 1801)
- 1874Howard Staunton, English chess master (b. 1810)
- 1892Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician (b. 1819)
- 1894Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop (b. 1823)
- 1905Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (b. 1815)
- 1913Ştefan Octavian Iosif, Romanian poet (b. 1875)
- 1925Felix Klein, German mathematician (b. 1849)
- 1928A. B. Frost, American illustrator (b. 1851)
- 1931Armand Fallières, French politician, President of France (b. 1841)
- 1933Henry Birkin, British racing driver (b. 1896)
- 1935Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian, diplomat and politician (b. 1866)
- 1936Moritz Schlick, Austrian philosopher (b. 1882)
- 1938C.J. Dennis, Australian writer and poet (b. 1876)
- 1942August Froehlich, German Roman Catholic priest, member of the resistance against Nazism and martyr (b.1891)
- 1945Isamu Chō, Japanese general at Okinawa, by seppuku (b. 1895)
- 1945Mitsuru Ushijima, Japanese general (died at Okinawa by seppuku) (b. 1887)
- 1959Hermann Brill, German politician (b. 1895)
- 1961Maria of Yugoslavia, Romanian-born Queen Consort of Yugoslavia (b. 1900)
- 1963Maria Tănase, Romanian singer of traditional and popular music (b. 1913)
- 1964Havank, Dutch writer (b. 1904)
- 1965David O. Selznick, American film producer (b. 1902)
- 1969Judy Garland, American singer and actress (b. 1922)
- 1970Dang Thuy Tram, Vietnamese civilian doctor (b. 1942)
- 1974Darius Milhaud, French composer (b. 1892)
- 1977Jacqueline Audry, French film director (b. 1908)
- 1977Peter Laughner, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Rocket From the Tombs, Pere Ubu) (b. 1952)
- 1979Louis Chiron, Monaco race car driver (b. 1899)
- 1980Dimitrios Partsalidis, Greek politician (b. 1905)
- 1984Joseph Losey, American theater and film director (b. 1909)
- 1987Fred Astaire, American dancer and actor (b. 1899)
- 1988Dennis Day, American singer and actor (b. 1916)
- 1989Lucien Saulnier, Canadian politician (b. 1916)
- 1990Ilya Frank, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1908)
- 1992Chuck Mitchell, American actor (b. 1927)
- 1993Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (b. 1912)
- 1995Al Hansen, American artist (b. 1927)
- 1995Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet-songwriter (b. 1931)
- 1997Don Henderson, English actor (b. 1932)
- 1997Gérard Pelletier, Canadian journalist, politician, and diplomat (b. 1919)
- 1997Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer (b. 1956)
- 2002Ann Landers, American columnist (b. 1918)
- 2002Darryl Kile, American baseball player (b. 1968)
- 2004Bob Bemer, American computer scientist (b. 1920)
- 2004Kim Sun-il, South Korean translator (b. 1970)
- 2004Mattie Stepanek, American poet (b. 1990)
- 2007Erik Parlevliet, Dutch field hockey player (b. 1964)
- 2007Nancy Benoit (“Woman”, “Fallen Angel”), American professional wrestling valet (b. 1964)
- 2008Dody Goodman, American comedienne (b. 1914)
- 2008George Carlin, American author, comedian (b. 1937)
- 2008Jane McGrath, British-born Australian cancer support campaigner (b. 1966)
- 2011Harley Hotchkiss, Canadian businessman (b. 1927)
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