June, 22nd in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Sunday 22, 2003:
Bill Clinton releases his memoirs, entitled My Life

Saturday 22, 2002:
An earthquake in western Iran measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale kills more than 261 people

Saturday 22, 1996:
The Quake computer game is released.

Tuesday 22, 1993:
Dr. Charles Epstein of Tiburon, California, USA is injured by a mail bomb sent by the Unabomber.

Thursday 22, 1989:
Dublin City University and University of Limerick are established in Ireland.

Sunday 22, 1986:
The All Jharkhand Students Union is founded, in order to fight for autonomy for tribal peoples in India.

Friday 22, 1984:
William Schnoebelen and his wife Sharon are "saved" by a tract from Chick Publications. There is some debate over the reliability of this, however.

Thursday 22, 1978:
Charon, a satellite of the planet Pluto, is discovered.

Tuesday 22, 1976:
Canadian House of Commons abolishes capital punishment.

Saturday 22, 1963:
Pope Paul VI elected by College of Cardinals.

Friday 22, 1962:
An Air France Boeing 707 jet crashes in bad weather in Guadeloupe, West Indies killing 113

Thursday 22, 1950:
The longship replica Ormen Friske, en route from Birka to Rotterdam, broke apart in the North Sea because of improper construction. All 15 crew members drowned.

Thursday 22, 1944:
Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against Army Group Centre

Sunday 22, 1941:
The Lithuanian 1941 independence begins

Saturday 22, 1940:
France forced to sign armistice with Nazi Germany.

Tuesday 22, 1937:
Camille Chautemps becomes Prime Minister of France

Thursday 22, 1911:
George V is crowned King of the United Kingdom, succeeding his father, Edward VII.

Wednesday 22, 1898:
Spanish-American War: United States Marines land in Cuba.

Thursday 22, 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.

Friday 22, 1866:
Battle of Custoza: an Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.

Wednesday 22, 1825:
British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America.

Wednesday 22, 1633:
The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his scientific view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe.

Tuesday 22, 1593:
Croat troops defeat the Turks

Tuesday 22, -168:
Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat and capture Macedonian King Perseus, ending the Third Macedonian War

Sunday 22, -217:
Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/22-june/on-this-day.html


People born on June 22

1978:
Champ Bailey, American football player (b: June 22, 1978) (Biography of Champ Bailey)
Dan Wheldon, American race car driver (b: June 22, 1978) (Biography of Dan Wheldon)

1973:
Carson Daly, American television personality (b: June 22, 1973) (Biography of Carson Daly)

1971:
Kurt Warner, American football player (b: June 22, 1971) (Biography of Kurt Warner)
Mary Lynn Rajskub, American actress (b: June 22, 1971) (Biography of Mary Lynn Rajskub)

1970:
Steven Page, Canadian singer (Barenaked Ladies) (b: June 22, 1970) (Biography of Steven Page)

1966:
Michael Park, WRC co-pilot (b: June 22, 1966 ; d: September 18, 2005) (Biography of Michael Park (rally co-pilot))

1964:
Dan Brown, American author (b: June 22, 1964) (Biography of Dan Brown)
Dicky Barrett, American singer (Mighty Mighty Bosstones) (b: June 22, 1964) (Biography of Dicky Barrett)

1958:
Bruce Campbell, American actor (b: June 22, 1958) (Biography of Bruce Campbell)

1954:
Freddie Prinze, American actor and comedian (b: June 22, 1954 ; d: January 29, 1977) (Biography of Freddie Prinze)

1953:
Cyndi Lauper, American singer (b: June 22, 1953) (Biography of Cyndi Lauper)

1952:
Graham Greene, Canadian actor (b: June 22, 1952) (Biography of Graham Greene (actor))

1949:
Meryl Streep, American actress (b: June 22, 1949) (Biography of Meryl Streep)
Lindsay Wagner, American actress (b: June 22, 1949) (Biography of Lindsay Wagner)
Alan Osmond, American singer (b: June 22, 1949) (Biography of Alan Osmond)

1948:
Pete Maravich, American basketball player (b: June 22, 1948 ; d: January 5, 1988) (Biography of Pete Maravich)
Todd Rundgren, American singer, songwriter, and record producer (b: June 22, 1948) (Biography of Todd Rundgren)

1947:
David Lander, American actor and baseball scout (b: June 22, 1947) (Biography of David Lander)

1944:
Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor (b: June 22, 1944) (Biography of Klaus Maria Brandauer)

1943:
Brit Hume, American news anchor and commentator (b: June 22, 1943) (Biography of Brit Hume)

1941:
Ed Bradley, American journalist (b: June 22, 1941) (Biography of Ed Bradley)

1936:
Kris Kristofferson, American singer, songwriter, and actor (b: June 22, 1936) (Biography of Kris Kristofferson)
Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian musician (b: June 22, 1936) (Biography of Hermeto Pascoal)

1933:
Dianne Feinstein, Mayor of San Francisco and U.S. Senator (b: June 22, 1933) (Biography of Dianne Feinstein)

1930:
John Joseph Scanlan, Irish-born Catholic prelate (b: June 22, 1930 ; d: January 31, 1997) (Biography of John Joseph Scanlan)
Yuri Artyukhin, cosmonaut (b: June 22, 1930 ; d: August 4, 1998) (Biography of Yuri Artyukhin)
Charles Augustus Lindbergh III, son of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and murder victim (b: June 22, 1930) (Biography of Charles Augustus Lindbergh III)

1921:
Joseph Papp, American director and producer (b: June 22, 1921 ; d: October 31, 1991) (Biography of Joseph Papp)

1920:
Paul Frees, American voice actor (b: June 22, 1920 ; d: November 2, 1986) (Biography of Paul Frees)

1910:
Peter Pears, English tenor (b: June 22, 1910 ; d: April 3, 1986) (Biography of Peter Pears)
Konrad Zuse, German engineer (b: June 22, 1910 ; d: December 18, 1995) (Biography of Konrad Zuse)

1906:
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and pilot (b: June 22, 1906 ; d: February 7, 2001) (Biography of Anne Morrow Lindbergh)
Billy Wilder, Austrian-born director (b: June 22, 1906 ; d: March 27, 2002) (Biography of Billy Wilder)

1903:
Carl Hubbell, baseball player (b: June 22, 1903 ; d: November 21, 1988) (Biography of Carl Hubbell)
John Dillinger, American bank robber (b: June 22, 1903 ; d: July 22, 1934) (Biography of John Dillinger)

1898:
Erich Maria Remarque, German writer (b: June 22, 1898 ; d: September 25, 1970) (Biography of Erich Maria Remarque)

1887:
Julian Huxley, British biologist (b: June 22, 1887 ; d: February 14, 1975) (Biography of Julian Huxley)
Norbert Elias, German sociologist (b: June 22, 1887 ; d: August 1, 1990) (Biography of Norbert Elias)

1885:
Milan Vidmar, Slovenian engineer and chess player (b: June 22, 1885 ; d: October 9, 1962) (Biography of Milan Vidmar)

1856:
H. Rider Haggard, English author (b: June 22, 1856 ; d: May 14, 1925) (Biography of H. Rider Haggard)

1837:
Paul Morphy, American chess player (b: June 22, 1837 ; d: July 10, 1884) (Biography of Paul Morphy)

1767:
Wilhelm von Humboldt, German philosopher and statesman (b: June 22, 1767) (Biography of Wilhelm von Humboldt)

1757:
George Vancouver, British explorer (b: June 22, 1757) (Biography of George Vancouver)

1704:
John Taylor, English classical scholar (b: June 22, 1704 ; d: April 4, 1766) (Biography of John Taylor (1704-1766))

1684:
Francesco Manfredini, Italian baroque composer (b: June 22, 1684 ; d: October 6, 1762) (Biography of Francesco Manfredini)

1680:
Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter (b: June 22, 1680 ; d: June 2, 1754) (Biography of Ebenezer Erskine)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/22-june/births.html