Top Historical Events That Happened on June 22

1979  Emory Parnell, St Paul Minn, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 85   

1980  Jim King begins riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours.   

1980  USSR begins removing troops from Afghanistan   

1981  2 Habash terrorists attack a travel agency in Greece killing 2.   

1981  John McEnroe exhibites a disgraceful act of misbehavior at Wimbeldon   

1981  Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to killing John Lennon.   

1981  Lola Lane, actress (Zanzibar, Mystery Ship, Big Fight), dies.   

1982  Manhattan institutes bus-only lanes   

1982  Prince Chuck and Lady Di take Prince William home from hospital   

1982  Alan Webb, actor (King Lear, Challenge to Lassie), dies at 75.   

1983  inaugural time a satellite is retrieved from orbit by Space Shuttle   

1983  NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period   

1983  The inaugural time a satellite is retrieved from orbit by Space Shuttle   

1984  Joseph Losey, director (Go-Between, M, Concrete Jungle), dies at 75.   

1987  Fred Astaire actor/dancer, dies at Century City Hospital in LA at 88   

1987  Fred Astaire, actor/dancer (Royal Wedding, Let's Dance), dies at 88.   

1988  Dennis Day Jack Benny Show singer, dies of Lou Gehrigs disease at 71   

1988  Bramwell Fletcher, actor (Mummy, Raffles, Svengali), dies at 84.   

1989  Bengt Viktor Johansson, composer, dies at 74.   

1990  Billy Joel performs a concert at Yankee Stadium   

1990  Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin officially removed   

1990  Florida passes a law prohibits wearing a throng bathing suit   

1990  Longest game in Toronto, Yanks beat Blue Jays 8-7 in 15 inns   

1991  Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn presents Gulf and Kuwait medals to 42 Persian Gulf War veterans; 3600 others also to get medals.   

1991  Kevin O'Connor actor (Bogie), dies of cancer at 56   

1991  Underwater volcano, Mount Didicas, erupts in Phillipines   

1991  Cameron Miller, actor (Portrait of Claire), dies at 82.   

1992  Chuck Mitchell, actor (Penitentiary), dies   

1993  Hannah Troy, fashion designer (petite), dies of heart attack at 93   

1994  Jack Davies, screenwriter, dies at 80.   

1995  Georges Yves Marie Congar, Dominican theologian cardinal, dies at 91.   

1996  James Leander "Leo" Nichols, honorary consul, dies at 65   

2006  The Magen David Adom and Palestine Red Crescent Society are officially recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross   

2007  An F5 tornado tears through Elie, Manitoba, no injuries are reported   

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1478  Philips de schone: Archduke of austrian/king of castilia (philips i)   

1611  Pablo bruna: Composer   

1613  Lambert pietkin: Composer   

1674  Eugene j p: Earl of merode, belgian marquis of westerloo   

1680  Ebenezer erskine: Scottish religious dissenter   

1684  Francesco onofrio manfredini: Composer   

1701  Nikolaj eigtved: Danish architect (christiansborg castle)   

1704  John taylor: English classical scholar   

1276  Innocent v: [pierre the tarantaise], pope (1276),   

1429  Ghiyath al-kashi: Persian astronomer and mathematician (b. 1380)   

1527  Machiavelli: Writer,   

1535  John fisher: English bishop (1504-35)/cardinal, beheaded at about 65   

1632  James whitelocke: English judge (b. 1570)   

1634  Death of Johann von aldringen: Austrian field marshal (b. 1588)   

1699  Death of Josiah child: English governor of the east india company (b. 1630)   

1714  Death of Matthew henry: English non-conformist minister (b. 1662)