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| June 22nd, 2008 (June 22 2008) | Death | George Carlin, American comedian, actor (born in 1937) | George Carlin Quotes |
| June 22nd, 2008 (June 22 2008) | Death | Dody Goodman, American comedienne (born in 1914) | |
| June 22nd, 2008 (June 22 2008) | Death | Jane McGrath, British-born Australian cancer support campaigner (born in 1966) | |
| June 22nd, 2007 (June 22 2007) | Death | Nancy Benoit, former professional wrestling valet(born in 1964) | |
| June 22nd, 2007 (June 22 2007) | Death | Erik Parlevliet, Dutch field hockey player (born in 1964) | |
| June 22nd, 2006 (June 22 2006) | Death | Moose (dog actor), dog actor popular for role on Frasier (born in 1990) | |
| June 22nd, 2004 (June 22 2004) | Death | Mattie Stepanek, American poet (born in 1990) | |
| June 22nd, 2004 (June 22 2004) | Death | Bob Bemer, American computer scientist (born in 1920) | |
| June 22nd, 2004 (June 22 2004) | Death | Kim Sun-il, South Korean translator (born in 1970) | |
| June 22nd, 2002 (June 22 2002) | Event | An earthquake in western Iran measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale kills more than 261 people. | |
| June 22nd, 2002 (June 22 2002) | Death | Darryl Kile, American baseball player (born in 1968) | |
| June 22nd, 2002 (June 22 2002) | Death | Ann Landers, American columnist (born in 1918) | Ann Landers Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1997 (June 22 1997) | Death | Ted Gardestad, Swedish singer (born in 1956) | |
| June 22nd, 1997 (June 22 1997) | Death | Don Henderson, English actor (born in 1932) | |
| June 22nd, 1997 (June 22 1997) | Death | Gerard Pelletier, Canadian journalist, politician, and diplomat (born in 1919) | |
| June 22nd, 1995 (June 22 1995) | Death | Al Hansen, American artist (born in 1927) | |
| June 22nd, 1993 (June 22 1993) | Death | Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (born in 1912) | |
| June 22nd, 1992 (June 22 1992) | Death | Chuck Mitchell, American actor (born in 1927) | |
| June 22nd, 1990 (June 22 1990) | Death | Ilya Frank, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born in 1908) | |
| June 22nd, 1989 (June 22 1989) | Death | Lucien Saulnier, Canadian politician (born in 1916) | |
| June 22nd, 1988 (June 22 1988) | Birth | Kieran Lee, English football player | |
| June 22nd, 1988 (June 22 1988) | Death | Dennis Day, American singer and actor (born in 1916) | |
| June 22nd, 1987 (June 22 1987) | Death | Fred Astaire, American dancer and actor (born in 1899) | Fred Astaire Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1986 (June 22 1986) | Birth | Ramin Ott, American Samoan football player | |
| June 22nd, 1985 (June 22 1985) | Birth | Rosa Kato, Italian-Japanese model and actress | |
| June 22nd, 1985 (June 22 1985) | Birth | Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Greek-Cameroonian basketball player | |
| June 22nd, 1984 (June 22 1984) | Birth | Jerome Taylor, West Indies international cricketer | |
| June 22nd, 1984 (June 22 1984) | Birth | Janko Tipsarevic, Serbian tennis player | |
| June 22nd, 1984 (June 22 1984) | Death | Joseph Losey, American theater and film director (born in 1909) | |
| June 22nd, 1982 (June 22 1982) | Birth | Soraia Chaves, Portuguese actress and model | |
| June 22nd, 1982 (June 22 1982) | Birth | Ian Kinsler, American baseball player | |
| June 22nd, 1981 (June 22 1981) | Birth | Chris Urbanowicz, guitarist of British rock band Editors | Chris Rock Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1979 (June 22 1979) | Birth | Joey Cheek, American speed skater | |
| June 22nd, 1979 (June 22 1979) | Birth | Thomas Voeckler, French road bicycle racer | |
| June 22nd, 1979 (June 22 1979) | Birth | Brad Hawpe, American baseball player | |
| June 22nd, 1979 (June 22 1979) | Death | Louis Chiron, Monaco race car driver (born in 1899) | |
| June 22nd, 1978 (June 22 1978) | Event | Charon, a satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto, is discovered. | |
| June 22nd, 1978 (June 22 1978) | Birth | Champ Bailey, American football player | |
| June 22nd, 1978 (June 22 1978) | Birth | Jai Rodriguez, American TV personality | |
| June 22nd, 1978 (June 22 1978) | Birth | Dan Wheldon, British race car driver | |
| June 22nd, 1977 (June 22 1977) | Death | Peter Laughner, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Rocket From the Tombs, Pere Ubu) (born in 1952) | |
| June 22nd, 1976 (June 22 1976) | Event | Canadian House of Commons abolishes capital punishment. | |
| June 22nd, 1976 (June 22 1976) | Birth | Gordon Moakes, English musician (Bloc Party) | |
| June 22nd, 1975 (June 22 1975) | Birth | Andreas Kloden, German professional road bicycle racer | |
| June 22nd, 1975 (June 22 1975) | Birth | Laila Rouass, Moroccan-Indian actress | |
| June 22nd, 1974 (June 22 1974) | Birth | Donald Faison, American actor | |
| June 22nd, 1974 (June 22 1974) | Birth | Joseph Vijay, Indian actor | |
| June 22nd, 1974 (June 22 1974) | Death | Horace Lindrum, Australian snooker and billiards player (born in 1912) | Horace Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1974 (June 22 1974) | Death | Darius Milhaud, French composer (born in 1892) | |
| June 22nd, 1973 (June 22 1973) | Birth | Carson Daly, American television personality | |
| June 22nd, 1971 (June 22 1971) | Birth | Mary Lynn Rajskub, American actress | |
| June 22nd, 1971 (June 22 1971) | Birth | Kurt Warner, American football player | |
| June 22nd, 1970 (June 22 1970) | Birth | Steven Page, Canadian singer (Barenaked Ladies) | |
| June 22nd, 1970 (June 22 1970) | Birth | Michel Elefteriades, Greek-Lebanese politician, artist, producer and businessman | |
| June 22nd, 1969 (June 22 1969) | Event | The Cuyahoga River catches fire, which triggered a crack-down on pollution in the river. | |
| June 22nd, 1969 (June 22 1969) | Death | Judy Garland, American singer and actress (born in 1922) | Judy Garland Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1968 (June 22 1968) | Birth | Darrell Armstrong, American basketball player | |
| June 22nd, 1966 (June 22 1966) | Birth | Michael Park, WRC co-pilot (died in 2005) | |
| June 22nd, 1966 (June 22 1966) | Birth | Emmanuelle Seigner, French actress | |
| June 22nd, 1965 (June 22 1965) | Birth | Lubomir Moravcik, Slovakian footballer | |
| June 22nd, 1965 (June 22 1965) | Death | David O. Selznick, American film producer (born in 1902) | |
| June 22nd, 1964 (June 22 1964) | Birth | Amy Brenneman, American actress | |
| June 22nd, 1964 (June 22 1964) | Birth | Dan Brown, American author | |
| June 22nd, 1964 (June 22 1964) | Death | Havank, Dutch writer (born in 1904) | |
| June 22nd, 1963 (June 22 1963) | Birth | Randy Couture, American mixed martial artist | Martial Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1963 (June 22 1963) | Birth | John Tenta, Canadian professional wrestler (died in 2006) | |
| June 22nd, 1963 (June 22 1963) | Death | Maria Tanase, Romanian singer of traditional and popular music (born in 1913) | |
| June 22nd, 1962 (June 22 1962) | Event | An Air France Boeing 707 jet crashes in bad weather in Guadeloupe, West Indies killing 113. | |
| June 22nd, 1962 (June 22 1962) | Birth | Clyde Drexler, former American NBA player | |
| June 22nd, 1962 (June 22 1962) | Birth | Stephen Chow, Hong Kong actor and director | |
| June 22nd, 1962 (June 22 1962) | Birth | Bobby Gillespie, Scottish musician (Primal Scream) | |
| June 22nd, 1961 (June 22 1961) | Birth | Stephen Batchelor | |
| June 22nd, 1961 (June 22 1961) | Birth | Jimmy Somerville, Scottish singer (Bronski Beat, Communards) | |
| June 22nd, 1961 (June 22 1961) | Death | Maria of Romania, Queen Consort of Yugoslavia (born in 1900) | |
| June 22nd, 1960 (June 22 1960) | Birth | Erin Brockovich-Ellis | |
| June 22nd, 1959 (June 22 1959) | Birth | Wayne Federman, American comedian | |
| June 22nd, 1959 (June 22 1959) | Birth | Nicola Sirkis, French singer and lyricist (Indochine) | |
| June 22nd, 1959 (June 22 1959) | Birth | Mike O Meara, host of The Mike O Meara Show and former co-host of Don and Mike Show | |
| June 22nd, 1959 (June 22 1959) | Death | Hermann Brill, German politician (born in 1895) | |
| June 22nd, 1958 (June 22 1958) | Birth | Bruce Campbell, American actor | |
| June 22nd, 1957 (June 22 1957) | Event | The Soviet Union launches R-12 missile for the first time (in Kapustin Yar). | |
| June 22nd, 1957 (June 22 1957) | Birth | Garry Gary Beers, Australian bassist from group INXS | |
| June 22nd, 1957 (June 22 1957) | Birth | Danny Baker, English comedy writer and radio presenter | |
| June 22nd, 1956 (June 22 1956) | Birth | Alfons De Wolf, Belgian cyclist | |
| June 22nd, 1956 (June 22 1956) | Birth | Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani Politician and Foreign Minister | |
| June 22nd, 1956 (June 22 1956) | Birth | Tim Russ, American actor | |
| June 22nd, 1955 (June 22 1955) | Birth | Green Gartside, Welsh singer songwriter | |
| June 22nd, 1954 (June 22 1954) | Birth | Freddie Prinze, American actor and comedian (died in 1977) | |
| June 22nd, 1953 (June 22 1953) | Birth | Cyndi Lauper, American singer | |
| June 22nd, 1953 (June 22 1953) | Birth | Bruce McAvaney, Australian sports broadcaster | |
| June 22nd, 1952 (June 22 1952) | Birth | Graham Greene, Canadian actor | Graham Greene Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1949 (June 22 1949) | Birth | Meryl Streep, American actress | |
| June 22nd, 1949 (June 22 1949) | Birth | Lindsay Wagner, American actress | |
| June 22nd, 1949 (June 22 1949) | Birth | Alan Osmond, American singer | |
| June 22nd, 1948 (June 22 1948) | Birth | Todd Rundgren, American songwriter and record producer | |
| June 22nd, 1947 (June 22 1947) | Birth | Octavia Butler, American author (died in 2006) | |
| June 22nd, 1947 (June 22 1947) | Birth | Jerry Rawlings, former President of Ghana | |
| June 22nd, 1947 (June 22 1947) | Birth | David Lander, American actor and baseball scout | |
| June 22nd, 1947 (June 22 1947) | Birth | Howard Kaylan, founding member of The Turtles | |
| June 22nd, 1947 (June 22 1947) | Birth | Pete Maravich, American basketball player (died in 1988) | |
| June 22nd, 1946 (June 22 1946) | Birth | Eliades Ochoa, Cuban guitarist (Buena Vista Social Club) | |
| June 22nd, 1944 (June 22 1944) | Event | Opening day of the Soviet Union s Operation Bagration against Army Group Centre. | |
| June 22nd, 1944 (June 22 1944) | Birth | Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor | |
| June 22nd, 1944 (June 22 1944) | Birth | Peter Asher, British singer, guitarist and producer (Peter & Gordon) | |
| June 22nd, 1943 (June 22 1943) | Birth | Brit Hume, American news anchor and commentator | |
| June 22nd, 1943 (June 22 1943) | Birth | Eumir Deodato, Brazilian artist, producer and arranger | |
| June 22nd, 1942 (June 22 1942) | Event | Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the capture of Tobruk. | Erwin Rommel Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1941 (June 22 1941) | Event | Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa, one of the most dramatic turning points of World War II. | |
| June 22nd, 1941 (June 22 1941) | Event | First anti-fascist armed unit in occupied Europe founded by Croatian partisans near Sisak, Croatia. | |
| June 22nd, 1941 (June 22 1941) | Event | The Lithuanian 1941 independence begins. | |
| June 22nd, 1941 (June 22 1941) | Event | Various Communist and Socialist French Resistance movements merge to one group. | |
| June 22nd, 1941 (June 22 1941) | Birth | Ed Bradley, American journalist (died in 2006) | |
| June 22nd, 1941 (June 22 1941) | Birth | Michael Lerner, American actor | |
| June 22nd, 1940 (June 22 1940) | Event | France is forced to sign the Second Compiegne armistice with Germany. | |
| June 22nd, 1940 (June 22 1940) | Birth | Esther Rantzen, British TV presenter | |
| June 22nd, 1940 (June 22 1940) | Birth | Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian filmmaker/poet | |
| June 22nd, 1939 (June 22 1939) | Birth | Don Matthews, American football coach in the CFL | |
| June 22nd, 1938 (June 22 1938) | Death | C.J. Dennis, Australian writer and poet (born in 1876) | |
| June 22nd, 1936 (June 22 1936) | Birth | Kris Kristofferson, American singer/songwriter and actor | |
| June 22nd, 1936 (June 22 1936) | Birth | Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian musician | |
| June 22nd, 1936 (June 22 1936) | Death | Moritz Schlick, Austrian philosopher (born in 1882) | Philo Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1935 (June 22 1935) | Death | Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian, diplomat and politician (born in 1866) | |
| June 22nd, 1933 (June 22 1933) | Birth | Dianne Feinstein, American politician | |
| June 22nd, 1933 (June 22 1933) | Birth | Jacques Martin, French TV host (died in 2007) | |
| June 22nd, 1933 (June 22 1933) | Birth | Libor Pesek, Czech conductor | |
| June 22nd, 1933 (June 22 1933) | Death | Henry Birkin, British racing driver (born in 1896) | |
| June 22nd, 1932 (June 22 1932) | Birth | Amrish Puri, Indian actor (died in 2005) | |
| June 22nd, 1932 (June 22 1932) | Birth | Prunella Scales, English actress | |
| June 22nd, 1932 (June 22 1932) | Death | Tommy Treichel, American professional wrestler (born in 1892) | |
| June 22nd, 1931 (June 22 1931) | Death | Armand Fallieres, French president (born in 1841) | |
| June 22nd, 1930 (June 22 1930) | Birth | Yuri Artyukhin, cosmonaut (died in 1998) | |
| June 22nd, 1928 (June 22 1928) | Death | A. B. Frost, American illustrator (born in 1851) | |
| June 22nd, 1927 (June 22 1927) | Birth | Ann Petersen, Belgian actress (died in 2003) | |
| June 22nd, 1925 (June 22 1925) | Death | Felix Klein, German mathematician (born in 1849) | |
| June 22nd, 1922 (June 22 1922) | Event | Herrin massacre, 19 strikebreakers and 2 union miners are killed in Herrin, Illinois. | |
| June 22nd, 1922 (June 22 1922) | Birth | Bill Blass, American fashion designer (died in 2002) | |
| June 22nd, 1922 (June 22 1922) | Birth | Geza Vermes, Hungarian author and scholar of religious history and the Dead Sea Scrolls | Geza Vermes Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1922 (June 22 1922) | Birth | Mona Lisa, Filipino actress | |
| June 22nd, 1921 (June 22 1921) | Birth | Joseph Papp, American director and producer (died in 1991) | |
| June 22nd, 1920 (June 22 1920) | Birth | Paul Frees, American voice actor (died in 1986) | |
| June 22nd, 1919 (June 22 1919) | Birth | Gower Champion, American dancer and choreographer (died in 1980) | |
| June 22nd, 1918 (June 22 1918) | Event | Hammond circus train wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana. | |
| June 22nd, 1916 (June 22 1916) | Birth | Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (died in 1982) | |
| June 22nd, 1913 (June 22 1913) | Death | Stefan Octavian Iosif, Romanian poet (born in 1875) | |
| June 22nd, 1912 (June 22 1912) | Birth | Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (died in 1983) | |
| June 22nd, 1910 (June 22 1910) | Birth | Peter Pears, English tenor (died in 1986) | |
| June 22nd, 1910 (June 22 1910) | Birth | Konrad Zuse, German engineer and computer pioneer (died in 1995) | |
| June 22nd, 1909 (June 22 1909) | Birth | Maurice Adler, American film producer (died in 1960) | |
| June 22nd, 1907 (June 22 1907) | Birth | Mike Todd, American film producer (died in 1958) | |
| June 22nd, 1906 (June 22 1906) | Birth | Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and pilot (died in 2001) | |
| June 22nd, 1906 (June 22 1906) | Birth | Billy Wilder, Austrian-born director (died in 2002) | |
| June 22nd, 1905 (June 22 1905) | Death | Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (born in 1815) | |
| June 22nd, 1903 (June 22 1903) | Birth | Carl Hubbell, baseball player (died in 1988) | |
| June 22nd, 1903 (June 22 1903) | Birth | John Dillinger, American bank robber (died in 1934) | |
| June 22nd, 1902 (June 22 1902) | Birth | Marguerite De La Motte, American actress (died in 1950) | |
| June 22nd, 1899 (June 22 1899) | Birth | Michal Kalecki, Polish economist (died in 1970) | |
| June 22nd, 1898 (June 22 1898) | Event | Spanish-American War: United States Marines land in Cuba. | |
| June 22nd, 1898 (June 22 1898) | Birth | Erich Maria Remarque, German writer (died in 1970) | Erich Maria Remarque Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1897 (June 22 1897) | Birth | Edmund A. Chester, American broadcaster and journalist (died in 1973) | |
| June 22nd, 1897 (June 22 1897) | Birth | Norbert Elias, German sociologist (died in 1990) | |
| June 22nd, 1894 (June 22 1894) | Death | Alexandre-Antonin Tache, Canadian archbishop (born in 1823) | |
| June 22nd, 1893 (June 22 1893) | Event | 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. | |
| June 22nd, 1892 (June 22 1892) | Birth | Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal (died in 1945) | |
| June 22nd, 1892 (June 22 1892) | Death | Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician (born in 1819) | |
| June 22nd, 1888 (June 22 1888) | Birth | Harold Burton, U.S. Supreme Court justice (died in 1964) | |
| June 22nd, 1887 (June 22 1887) | Birth | Julian Huxley, British biologist (died in 1975) | Julian Huxley Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1885 (June 22 1885) | Birth | Milan Vidmar, Slovenian engineer and chess player (died in 1962) | |
| June 22nd, 1884 (June 22 1884) | Birth | James Rector, American athlete (died in 1949) | |
| June 22nd, 1879 (June 22 1879) | Birth | Thibaudeau Rinfret, jurist and Chief Justice of Canada (died in 1962) | |
| June 22nd, 1874 (June 22 1874) | Death | Howard Staunton, English chess master (born in 1810) | |
| June 22nd, 1871 (June 22 1871) | Birth | William McDougall, British psychologist and polymath (died in 1938) | |
| June 22nd, 1868 (June 22 1868) | Death | Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (born in 1801) | |
| June 22nd, 1866 (June 22 1866) | Event | Battle of Custoza: an Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War. | |
| June 22nd, 1864 (June 22 1864) | Birth | Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (died in 1909) | |
| June 22nd, 1861 (June 22 1861) | Birth | Maximilian von Spee, German admiral (died in 1914) | |
| June 22nd, 1856 (June 22 1856) | Birth | H. Rider Haggard, English author (died in 1925) | |
| June 22nd, 1848 (June 22 1848) | Event | Beginning of the June Days Uprising in Paris. | |
| June 22nd, 1845 (June 22 1845) | Birth | Tom Dula, American folk character (Tom Dooley) (died in 1868) | |
| June 22nd, 1844 (June 22 1844) | Event | Influential North American fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon is founded at Yale University. | |
| June 22nd, 1837 (June 22 1837) | Birth | Paul Morphy, American chess master (died in 1884) | |
| June 22nd, 1825 (June 22 1825) | Event | British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America. | |
| June 22nd, 1815 (June 22 1815) | Event | Second abdication of Napoleon. | |
| June 22nd, 1812 (June 22 1812) | Event | Napoleon declares war on Russia and invades. | |
| June 22nd, 1805 (June 22 1805) | Birth | Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian politician (died in 1872) | |
| June 22nd, 1783 (June 22 1783) | Event | Poisonous cloud from Laki volcanic eruption in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France. | |
| June 22nd, 1767 (June 22 1767) | Birth | Wilhelm von Humboldt, German philosopher and statesman (died in 1835) | Wilhelm von Humboldt Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1757 (June 22 1757) | Birth | George Vancouver, British explorer (died in 1798) | |
| June 22nd, 1738 (June 22 1738) | Birth | Jacques Delille, French poet and translator (died in 1813) | |
| June 22nd, 1714 (June 22 1714) | Death | Matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister (born in 1662) | Matthew Henry Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1713 (June 22 1713) | Birth | Lord John Philip Sackville, English cricketer (died in 1765) | |
| June 22nd, 1704 (June 22 1704) | Birth | John Taylor, English classical scholar (died in 1766) | |
| June 22nd, 1699 (June 22 1699) | Death | Josiah Child, English Governor of the East India Company (born in 1630) | |
| June 22nd, 1684 (June 22 1684) | Birth | Francesco Manfredini, Italian baroque composer (died in 1762) | |
| June 22nd, 1680 (June 22 1680) | Birth | Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter (died in 1754) | |
| June 22nd, 1634 (June 22 1634) | Death | Johann von Aldringen, Austrian field marshal (born in 1588) | |
| June 22nd, 1633 (June 22 1633) | Event | 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. | Galileo Galilei Quotes |
| June 22nd, 1632 (June 22 1632) | Death | James Whitelocke, English judge (born in 1570) | |
| June 22nd, 1593 (June 22 1593) | Event | Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Turks. | |
| June 22nd, 1535 (June 22 1535) | Death | John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester (executed) | |
| June 22nd, 1429 (June 22 1429) | Death | Ghiyath al-Kashi, Persian astronomer and mathematician (born in 1380) | |
| June 22nd, 1276 (June 22 1276) | Death | Pope Innocent V | |
| June 22nd, 0217 (June 22 0217) | Event | Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. | Ptolemy Quotes |
| June 22nd, 0168 (June 22 0168) | Event | Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat and capture Macedonian King Perseus, ending the Third Macedonian War. | |
