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What happend on 22. June in History
In our data base we found 302 events happened on 22. June:
• 1276: Pope Innocent V (b. 1225) [category: Deaths]
• 1429: Ghiyath al-Kashi, Persian astronomer and mathematician (b. 1380) [category: Deaths]
• 1527: Fatahillah chased away Portugal from Sunda Kelapa harbour, and peoples celebrated it as birthday of Jakarta, Indonesia. [category: Events]
• 1535: John Fisher, English bishop (b. 1469) [category: Deaths]
• 1593: Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Turks. [category: Events]
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• 1632: James Whitelocke, English judge (b. 1570) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1634: Johann von Aldringen, Austrian field marshal (b. 1588) [category: Deaths]
• 1680: Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish minister (d. 1754) [category: Births]
• 1684: Francesco Manfredini, Italian composer (d. 1762) [category: Births]
• 168_bc: Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus who surrenders after the battle, ending the Third Macedonian War. [category: Events]
• 1699: Josiah Child, English merchant, economist, and politician (b. 1630) [category: Deaths]
• 1704: John Taylor, English scholar (d. 1766) [category: Births]
• 1713: Lord John Sackville, English cricketer (d. 1765) [category: Births]
• 1714: Matthew Henry, English minister (b. 1662) [category: Deaths]
• 1738: Jacques Delille, French poet and translator (d. 1813) [category: Births]
• 1757: George Vancouver, English navy officer and explorer (d. 1798) [category: Births]
• 1763: Étienne Méhul, French composer (d. 1817) [category: Births]
• 1767: Wilhelm von Humboldt, German philosopher and statesman (d. 1835) [category: Births]
• 1774: The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America. [category: Events]
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• 1783: A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France. [category: Events]
• 1805: Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian politician (d. 1872) [category: Births]
• 1807: In the Chesapeake–Leopard Affair, the British warship HMS Leopard attacks and boards the American frigate USS Chesapeake. [category: Events]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1825: The British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America. [category: Events]
• 1837: Ernst Ziller, German-Greeek architect, designed the Presidential Mansion, Athens (d. 1923) [category: Births]
• 1837: Paul Morphy, American chess player (d. 1884) [category: Births]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1845: Tom Dula, American soldier (d. 1868) [category: Births]
• 1856: H. Rider Haggard, English writer (d. 1925) [category: Births]
• 1861: Maximilian von Spee, Danish-German admiral (d. 1914) [category: Births]
• 1864: Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (d. 1909) [category: Births]
• 1868: Heber C. Kimball, American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1801) [category: Deaths]
• 1870: United States Department of Justice US Congress created the Department of Justice [category: Events]
• 1871: William McDougall, English psychologist and polymath (d. 1938) [category: Births]
• 1872: Rudecindo Alvarado, Argentine general (b. 1792) [category: Deaths]
• 1874: Viggo Jensen, Danish weightlifter, shooter, gymnast and athlete (d. 1930) [category: Births]
• 1874: Howard Staunton, English chess player (b. 1810) [category: Deaths]
• 1879: Thibaudeau Rinfret, Canadian jurist (d. 1962) [category: Births]
• 1880: Johannes Drost, Dutch backstroke swimmer (d. 1954) [category: Births]
• 1884: James Rector, American sprinter (d. 1949) [category: Births]
• 1885: Milan Vidmar, Slovenian engineer and chess player (d. 1962) [category: Births]
• 1887: Julian Huxley, English biologist (d. 1975) [category: Births]
• 1888: Harold Hitz Burton, American politician and lawyer, 45th Mayor of Cleveland (d. 1964) [category: Births]
• 1892: Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal (d. 1945) [category: Births]
• 1892: Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician (b. 1819) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1894: Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop (b. 1823) [category: Deaths]
• 1896: Leonard W. Murray, Canadian admiral (d. 1971) [category: Births]
• 1897: Edmund A. Chester, American broadcaster and journalist (d. 1973) [category: Births]
• 1897: Norbert Elias, German sociologist (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1898: Erich Maria Remarque, German writer (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1898: Spanish–American War: United States Marines land in Cuba. [category: Events]
• 1899: Michał Kalecki, Polish economist (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1902: Marguerite De La Motte, American actress (d. 1950) [category: Births]
• 1903: Carl Hubbell, American baseball player (d. 1988) [category: Births]
• 1903: John Dillinger, American bank robber and murderer (d. 1934) [category: Births]
• 1905: Francis Lubbock, American politician, 9th Governor of Texas (b. 1815) [category: Deaths]
• 1906: Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American writer, wife of Charles Lindbergh (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1906: Billy Wilder, Austrian-American director (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1906: William Calvert Kneale, English logician (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1906: The flag of Sweden is adopted. [category: Events]
• 1907: The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens. [category: Events]
• 1909: Buddy Adler, American film producer (d. 1960) [category: Births]
• 1909: Katherine Dunham, American dancer (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1909: Mike Todd, American film and theater producer, 3rd husband of Elizabeth Taylor (d. 1958) [category: Births]
• 1910: John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Indian-English army officer and mountaineer (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1910: Konrad Zuse, German engineer and inventor, invented the Z3 computer (d. 1995) [category: Births]
• 1910: Peter Pears, English tenor (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1911: George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. [category: Events]
• 1912: Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983) [category: Births]
• 1913: Sándor Weöres, Hungarian poet (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1913: Ştefan Octavian Iosif, Romanian poet (b. 1875) [category: Deaths]
• 1916: Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982) [category: Births]
• 1918: The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana. [category: Events]
• 1919: Gower Champion, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1920: Jovito Salonga, Filipino politician and lawyer [category: Births]
• 1920: Paul Frees, American voice actor (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1921: Joseph Papp, American director and producer (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1922: Bill Blass, American fashion designer (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1922: Géza Vermes, Hungarian author and scholar [category: Births]
• 1922: Mona Lisa, Filipino actress [category: Births]
• 1922: Herrin massacre: 19 strikebreakers and 2 union miners are killed in Herrin, Illinois. [category: Events]
• 1925: Felix Klein, German mathematician (b. 1849) [category: Deaths]
• 1927: Ann Petersen, Belgian actress (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1928: A. B. Frost, American illustrator (b. 1851) [category: Deaths]
• 1930: Walter Bonatti, Italian mountaineer (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1930: Yury Artyukhin, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1931: Armand Fallières, French politician, President of France (b. 1841) [category: Deaths]
• 1932: Amrish Puri, Indian actor (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1932: June Salter, Australian actress (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1932: Prunella Scales, English actress [category: Births]
• 1933: Dianne Feinstein, American politician, 38th Mayor of San Francisco [category: Births]
• 1933: Jacques Martin, French television host and producer (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1933: Libor Pešek, Czech conductor [category: Births]
• 1933: Henry Birkin, English race car driver (b. 1896) [category: Deaths]
• 1934: James Bjorken, American physicist [category: Births]
• 1935: Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian, diplomat, and politician (b. 1866) [category: Deaths]
• 1936: Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian composer and musician [category: Births]
• 1936: Kris Kristofferson, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (The Highwaymen) [category: Births]
• 1936: Moritz Schlick, Austrian philosopher (b. 1882) [category: Deaths]
• 1938: C.J. Dennis, Australian writer and poet (b. 1876) [category: Deaths]
• 1939: Don Matthews, American-Canadian football coach [category: Births]
• 1940: Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian filmmaker and poet [category: Births]
• 1940: Esther Rantzen, English journalist [category: Births]
• 1940: France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany. [category: Events]
• 1941: Ed Bradley, American journalist (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1941: Michael Lerner, American actor [category: Births]
• 1941: Terttu Savola, Finnish politician [category: Births]
• 1941: Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa. [category: Events]
• 1941: The June Uprising in Lithuania begins. [category: Events]
• 1942: August Froehlich, German priest (b. 1891) [category: Deaths]
• 1942: Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the capture of Tobruk. [category: Events]
• 1943: Brit Hume, American journalist [category: Births]
• 1943: Eumir Deodato, Brazilian pianist, composer, and producer [category: Births]
• 1943: Judith Barker, English actress [category: Births]
• 1944: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor [category: Births]
• 1944: Peter Asher, English singer, guitarist, and producer (Peter & Gordon) [category: Births]
• 1944: Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre. [category: Events]
• 1944: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill. [category: Events]
• 1945: Rainer Brüderle, German politician [category: Births]
• 1945: Isamu Chō, Japanese general (b. 1895) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: Mitsuru Ushijima, Japanese general (b. 1887) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: The Battle of Okinawa comes to an end. [category: Events]
• 1946: Eliades Ochoa, Cuban singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Cuarteto Patria) [category: Births]
• 1947: David Lander, American actor [category: Births]
• 1947: Howard Kaylan, American singer (The Turtles and Flo & Eddie) [category: Births]
• 1947: Jerry Rawlings, Ghanaian politician, President of Ghana [category: Births]
• 1947: Octavia Butler, American author (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1947: Pete Maravich, American basketball player (d. 1988) [category: Births]
• 1948: Steve Eastin, American actor [category: Births]
• 1948: Todd Rundgren, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Nazz, Utopia, The New Cars, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band) [category: Births]
• 1949: Alan Osmond, American singer (The Osmonds) [category: Births]
• 1949: Elizabeth Warren, American attorney, educator, and author [category: Births]
• 1949: Lindsay Wagner, American actress [category: Births]
• 1949: Luís Filipe Vieira, Portuguese businessman [category: Births]
• 1949: Meryl Streep, American actress [category: Births]
• 1950: Adrian Năstase, Romanian politician and lawyer, 59th Prime Minister of Romania [category: Births]
• 1950: Zenonas Petrauskas, Lithuanian lawyer and politician (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1952: Graham Greene, Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1953: Bruce McAvaney, Australian sportscaster [category: Births]
• 1953: Cyndi Lauper, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Blue Angel) [category: Births]
• 1953: Wim Eijk, Dutch archbishop [category: Births]
• 1954: Freddie Prinze, American actor and comedian (d. 1977) [category: Births]
• 1954: In Christchurch (New Zealand) Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme murder Pauline's mother because they think she is in the way of their close friendship (movie Heavenly Creatures by Peter Jackson in 1994). See Parker-Hulme murder. [category: Events]
• 1955: Green Gartside, Welsh singer-songwriter (Scritti Politti) [category: Births]
• 1956: Alfons De Wolf, Belgian cyclist [category: Births]
• 1956: Manuel Saval, Mexican actor (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1956: Markus Schatte, German football coach [category: Births]
• 1956: Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani politician [category: Births]
• 1956: Tim Russ, American actor [category: Births]
• 1957: Danny Baker, English writer, journalist, and screenwriter [category: Births]
• 1957: Garry Gary Beers, Australian bassist, songwriter, and producer (INXS and Absent Friends) [category: Births]
• 1957: Kevin Bond, Former English footballer and manager [category: Births]
• 1957: The Soviet Union launches an R-12 missile for the first time (in the Kapustin Yar). [category: Events]
• 1958: Bruce Campbell, American actor [category: Births]
• 1959: Ed Viesturs, American mountaineer [category: Births]
• 1959: Mike O'Meara, American radio host [category: Births]
• 1959: Nicola Sirkis, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (Indochine) [category: Births]
• 1959: Wayne Federman, American comedian, actor, and author [category: Births]
• 1959: Hermann Brill, German politician (b. 1895) [category: Deaths]
• 1960: Erin Brockovich, American lawyer and environmentalist [category: Births]
• 1960: Tracy Pollan, American actress [category: Births]
• 1961: Jimmy Somerville, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician (Bronski Beat and The Communards) [category: Births]
• 1961: Stephen Batchelor, English field hockey player [category: Births]
• 1961: Maria of Yugoslavia (b. 1900) [category: Deaths]
• 1962: Bobby Gillespie, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician (Primal Scream, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and The Wake) [category: Births]
• 1962: Clyde Drexler, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1962: Gerald Hillringhaus, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1962: Stephen Chow, Hong Kong actor and director [category: Births]
• 1962: An Air France Boeing 707 jet crashes in bad weather in Guadeloupe, West Indies, killing 113. [category: Events]
• 1963: Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 61st Yokozuna [category: Births]
• 1963: John Tenta, Canadian wrestler (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1963: Randy Couture, American mixed martial artist [category: Births]
• 1963: Maria Tănase, Romanian singer and actress (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 1964: Amy Brenneman, American actress [category: Births]
• 1964: Dan Brown, American author [category: Births]
• 1964: Havank, Dutch journalist and writer (b. 1904) [category: Deaths]
• 1965: Uwe Boll, German director [category: Births]
• 1965: Ľubomír Moravčík, Slovak footballer [category: Births]
• 1965: David O. Selznick, American film producer (b. 1902) [category: Deaths]
• 1966: Emmanuelle Seigner, French actress [category: Births]
• 1966: Michael Park, English race car driver (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1966: Schoolly D, American rapper and actor [category: Births]
• 1966: Thaddeus Shideler, American hurdler (b. 1883) [category: Deaths]
• 1968: Darrell Armstrong, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1969: Judy Garland, American singer and actress (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: The Cuyahoga River catches fire, triggering a crack-down on pollution in the river. [category: Events]
• 1970: Michel Elefteriades, Greek-Lebanese politician and businessman [category: Births]
• 1970: Steven Page, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Barenaked Ladies) [category: Births]
• 1970: Dang Thuy Tram, Vietnamese doctor (b. 1942) [category: Deaths]
• 1971: Kambri Crews, American writer [category: Births]
• 1971: Kurt Warner, American football player [category: Births]
• 1971: Mary Lynn Rajskub, American actress [category: Births]
• 1972: David Rees, American cartoonist [category: Births]
• 1973: Carson Daly, American television host [category: Births]
• 1974: Donald Faison, American actor [category: Births]
• 1974: Vijay, Indian actor [category: Births]
• 1974: Darius Milhaud, French composer (b. 1892) [category: Deaths]
• 1975: Andreas Klöden, German cyclist [category: Births]
• 1975: Kenshin Kawakami, Japanese baseball player [category: Births]
• 1975: Laila Rouass, Moroccan-Indian actress [category: Births]
• 1975: Müslüm Can, Turkish footballer [category: Births]
• 1976: Gordon Moakes, English singer and musician (Bloc Party and Young Legionnaire) [category: Births]
• 1976: The Canadian House of Commons abolishes capital punishment. [category: Events]
• 1977: Jacqueline Audry, French director (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 1977: Peter Laughner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rocket From the Tombs and Pere Ubu) (b. 1952) [category: Deaths]
• 1978: Champ Bailey, American football player [category: Births]
• 1978: Dan Wheldon, English race car driver (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1978: Jai Rodriguez, American actor, singer, and author [category: Births]
• 1978: Tim Driesen, Belgian actor, singer, and dancer [category: Births]
• 1978: Charon, a satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto, is discovered by American astronomer James W. Christy. [category: Events]
• 1979: Brad Hawpe, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1979: Joey Cheek, American speed skater [category: Births]
• 1979: Leire Martínez, Basque singer-songwriter (La Oreja de Van Gogh) [category: Births]
• 1979: Thomas Voeckler, French cyclist [category: Births]
• 1979: Xenofon Gittas, Greek footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Louis Chiron, Monegasque race car driver (b. 1899) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: Dimitrios Partsalidis, Greek politician (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 1981: Chris Urbanowicz, English guitarist (Editors) [category: Births]
• 1981: Sione Lauaki, New Zealand rugby player [category: Births]
• 1982: Ian Kinsler, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1982: Soraia Chaves, Portuguese actress and model [category: Births]
• 1984: Dustin Johnson, American golfer [category: Births]
• 1984: Giorgos Apostolidis, Greek basketball player [category: Births]
• 1984: Janko Tipsarević, Serbian tennis player [category: Births]
• 1984: Jerome Taylor, Jamaican cricketer [category: Births]
• 1984: Rubén Iván Martínez, Spanish footballer [category: Births]
• 1984: Joseph Losey, American director (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: Virgin Atlantic Airways launches with its first flight from London Heathrow Airport. [category: Events]
• 1985: Rosa Kato, Italian-Japanese model and actress [category: Births]
• 1985: Scott MacIntyre, American singer-songwriter and pianist [category: Births]
• 1985: Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Cameroonian-Greek basketball player [category: Births]
• 1986: Ramin Ott, American-Samoan footballer [category: Births]
• 1987: Cory Gunz, American rapper and songwriter [category: Births]
• 1987: Danny Green, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1987: Joe Dempsie, English actor [category: Births]
• 1987: Lee Min Ho, South Korean actor and model [category: Births]
• 1987: Nikita Rukavytsya, Ukrainian-Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1987: Fred Astaire, American dancer and actor (b. 1899) [category: Deaths]
• 1988: Omri Casspi, Israeli basketball player [category: Births]
• 1988: Portia Doubleday, American actress [category: Births]
• 1988: Dennis Day, American singer and actor (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 1989: Cédric Mongongu, Congolese footballer [category: Births]
• 1989: Jung Yong-hwa, South Korean singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (CN Blue) [category: Births]
• 1989: Lucien Saulnier, Canadian politician (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 1990: Kei Inoo, Japanese actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1990: Ilya Frank, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 1990: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin. [category: Events]
• 1991: Giuseppe De Luca, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1992: Chuck Mitchell, American actor (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: Caydee Denney, American figure skater [category: Births]
• 1993: Ingmar Lazar, French pianist [category: Births]
• 1993: Pat Nixon, American economist and educator, 37th First Lady of the United States (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 1995: Al Hansen, American artist (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 1995: Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet and songwriter (b. 1931) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: Don Henderson, English actor (b. 1932) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: Gérard Pelletier, Canadian journalist, politician, and diplomat (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer-songwriter (b. 1956) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Ann Landers, American columnist (b. 1918) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Darryl Kile, American baseball player (b. 1968) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 2004: Bob Bemer, American computer scientist (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Kim Sun-il, South Korean translator and missionary (b. 1970) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Mattie Stepanek, American poet (b. 1990) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Erik Parlevliet, Dutch field hockey player (b. 1964) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Nancy Benoit, American wrestler and manager (b. 1964) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: An F5 tornado strikes Elie, Manitoba in Canada; part of the town is destroyed, but there are no fatalities or injuries. [category: Events]
• 2008: Dody Goodman, American actress (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (b. 1937) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Jane McGrath, English-Australian activist, co-founded the McGrath Foundation (b. 1966) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Eastman Kodak Company announces that it will discontinue sales of the Kodachrome Color Film, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon. [category: Events]
• 2009: Washington Metro train collision: Two Metro trains collide in Washington, D.C., USA, killing nine and injuring over 80. [category: Events]
• 2011: Harley Hotchkiss, Canadian businessman (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Fernie Flaman, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Hans Villius, Swedish historian (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jackie Neilson, Scottish footballer (b. 1929) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Juan Luis Galiardo, Spanish actor (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Mary Fedden, English painter (b. 1915) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: María Teresa Castillo, Venezuelan journalist, politician, and activist (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Mirjam Polkunen, Finnish writer (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Obaidullah Baig, Pakistani writer and scholar (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Rolly Tasker, Australian sailor (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Sergio Goretti, Italian bishop (b. 1929) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 2012: Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco. [category: Events]
• 217_bc: Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. [category: Events]
• 916: Sayf al-Dawla, Emir of Aleppo (d. 967) [category: Births]
• _: Aaron of Aleth [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Alban [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Anti-Fascist Struggle Day (Croatia) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Bl. Pope Innocent V [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War (Belarus) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Eusebius of Samosata (Orthodox Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: John Fisher (Catholic Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: June 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Nicetas of Remesiana [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Paulinus of Nola [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Teachers' Day (El Salvador) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Thomas More (Catholic Church) [category: Holidays and observances]