What happened this day in history June 22

What are the important events that happened on June 22? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

June 22: Facts & Myths About This Day

June 22 is the 174th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 192 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 9, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,719,014,400 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaheptacontatetragon’ day.

Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 221 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,201 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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June 22 Historical Events

  • 168 BC
    Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat and capture Macedonian King Perseus ending the Third Macedonian War.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1907
    The London Underground’s Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
  • 1911
    George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • 1922
    Herrin massacre: 19 strikebreakers and 2 union miners are killed in Herrin, Illinois.
  • 1940
    France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany.
  • 1941
    Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
  • 1941
    The June Uprising in Lithuania begins.
  • 1976
    The Canadian House of Commons abolishes capital punishment.

Who were born on June 22?

  • 1861
    Maximilian von Spee, Denmark-born German admiral (d. 1914)
  • 1910
    Konrad Zuse, German engineer (d. 1995)
  • 1933
    Dianne Feinstein, American politician
  • 1933
    Libor Pešek, Czech conductor
  • 1948
    Steve Eastin, American actor
  • 1963
    John Tenta, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2006)
  • 1970
    Michel Elefteriades, Greek-Lebanese politician and businessman
  • 1979
    Brad Hawpe, American baseball player
  • 1987
    Cory Gunz, American rapper
  • 1987
    Lee Min Ho, Korean actor

Who died on June 22?

  • 1868
    Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (b. 1801)
  • 1931
    Armand Fallières, French politician, President of France (b. 1841)
  • 1938
    C.J. Dennis, Australian writer and poet (b. 1876)
  • 1942
    August Froehlich, German Roman Catholic priest, member of the resistance against Nazism and martyr (b.1891)
  • 1961
    Maria of Yugoslavia, Romanian-born Queen Consort of Yugoslavia (b. 1900)
  • 1977
    Jacqueline Audry, French film director (b. 1908)
  • 1977
    Peter Laughner, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Rocket From the Tombs, Pere Ubu) (b. 1952)
  • 1989
    Lucien Saulnier, Canadian politician (b. 1916)
  • 2007
    Erik Parlevliet, Dutch field hockey player (b. 1964)
  • 2008
    George Carlin, American author, comedian (b. 1937)

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