22 June
Notable Births
Zépiqueno Redmond
b. 2006
Dutch footballer (born 2006)
Luciano Gondou
b. 2001
Argentine association football player
Sam Retford
b. 1999
British actor (born 1999)
Mikel Merino
b. 1996
Spanish footballer (born 1996)
Rodri (footballer, born 1996)
b. 1996
Spanish footballer
Sébastien Haller
b. 1994
Ivorian footballer (born 1994)
Marnus Labuschagne
b. 1994
Australian cricketer (born 1994)
Carlinhos (footballer, born June 1994)
b. 1994
Brazilian footballer
Loris Karius
b. 1993
German footballer (born 1993)
Danny Ward (Welsh footballer)
b. 1993
Welsh footballer (born 1993)
Ura Kazuki
b. 1992
Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1992)
Harry Reid (actor)
b. 1992
English actor (b. 1992)
Hugo Mallo
b. 1991
Spanish footballer
Sebastian Jung
b. 1990
German footballer
Jung Yong-hwa
b. 1989
South Korean singer and actor (born 1989)
Clyde Drexler
b. 1962
American basketball player (born 1962)
Jimmy Somerville
b. 1961
Scottish pop singer
Abbas Kiarostami
b. 1940
Iranian filmmaker (1941–2016)
Walter Bonatti
b. 1930
Italian mountaineer and alpinist (1930–2011)
Joseph Papp
b. 1921
American producer and director (1921–1991)
Notable Deaths
Arnaldo Pomodoro
d. 2025
Italian sculptor (1926–2025)
Yves Coppens
d. 2022
French anthropologist (1934–2022)
Vinnie Paul
d. 2018
American drummer (1964–2018)
Mao Kobayashi (actress)
d. 2017
Japanese newscaster and actress
Quett Masire
d. 2017
President of Botswana from 1980 to 1998
James Horner
d. 2015
American film composer (1953–2015)
Fouad Ajami
d. 2014
Lebanese–American academic (1945 – 2014)
Rama Narayanan
d. 2014
Indian film director and film producer
Henning Larsen
d. 2013
Danish architect (1925–2013)
Allan Simonsen (racing driver)
d. 2013
Danish racing driver (1978–2013)
Juan Luis Galiardo
d. 2012
Spanish actor
Coşkun Özarı
d. 2011
Turkish footballer and coach
George Carlin
d. 2008
American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)
Dody Goodman
d. 2008
American actress (1914–2008)
Bob Bemer
d. 2004
American aerospace engineer
Mattie Stepanek
d. 2004
American writer (1990–2004)
Vasil Bykaŭ
d. 2003
Belarusian writer, human rights activist, and politician (1924–2003)
Ted Gärdestad
d. 1997
Swedish musician
Leonid Derbenyov
d. 1995
Russian poet and lyricist (1931–1995)
Judy Garland
d. 1969
American actress and singer (1922–1969)
On This Day in History
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2025
The United States conducts airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
United States
2022
An earthquake occurs in eastern Afghanistan resulting in over 1,000 deaths.
June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake
2015
The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All six of the gunmen are killed and 18 people are injured.
National Assembly (Afghanistan)
2012
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco.
Paraguay
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.
Turkish Air Force
2009
A Washington D.C Metro train traveling southbound near Fort Totten station collides into another train waiting to enter the station. Nine people are killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others are injured.
Washington Metro
2007
The small town of Elie, Manitoba is hit by Canada's most intense tornado on record.
Elie, Manitoba
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.
Moment magnitude scale
2000
Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 is struck by lightning and crashes into Wuhan's Hanyang District, killing 49 people.
Wuhan Airlines Flight 343
1990
Cold War: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.
Cold War
1986
The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2–1 and later goes on to win the World Cup.
The hand of God
1984
Virgin Atlantic launches with its first flight from London to Newark.
Virgin Atlantic
1979
Former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.
Liberal Party (UK)
1978
Charon, the first of Pluto's satellites to be discovered, was first seen at the United States Naval Observatory by James W. Christy.
Charon (moon)
1969
The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Cuyahoga River
1966
Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyen Cao Ky crushed the Buddhist Uprising.
Buddhism in Vietnam
1965
The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea is signed.
Treaty on Basic Relations Between Japan and the Republic of Korea
1962
Air France Flight 117 crashes on approach to Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe, killing 112 people.
Air France Flight 117
1948
The ship HMT Empire Windrush brought the first group of 802 West Indian immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom.
HMT Empire Windrush
1948
King George VI formally gives up the title "Emperor of India", half a year after Britain actually gave up its rule of India.
George VI