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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