Historical Events In June - 22

1973  On this day in history jacques Leon Wolfe, composer, dies at 77  

1977  On this day in history former AG John Mitchell starts 19 months in Alabama prison  

1977  In the Tonga Islands a 7.2 earthquake was centered approximately 2200 kilometers north of Wellington, New Zealand on June - 22.  

1977  Walt Disney's "The Rescuers" released on this day in history.  

1978  On this day in history james Christy's discovery of Pluto's moon Charon announced  

1978  On June - 22 neo-Nazis call off plans to march in Jewish community of Skokie, Ill  

1978  On June - 22 pluto's moon Charon discovered by James Christy  

1978  On June - 22 pluto's moon, Charon, discovered by James Christy  

1979  Emory Parnell, St Paul Minn, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 85 on June - 22.  

1980  Jim King begins riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours on June - 22.  

1980  On this day in history uSSR begins removing troops from Afghanistan  

1981  On June - 22 2 Habash terrorists attack a travel agency in Greece killing 2  

1981  On June - 22 john McEnroe exhibites a disgraceful act of misbehavior at Wimbeldon  

1981  On June - 22 mark David Chapman pleads guilty to killing John Lennon  

1981  On June - 22 lola Lane, actress (Zanzibar, Mystery Ship, Big Fight), dies  

1982  On June - 22 manhattan institutes bus-only lanes  

1982  Prince Chuck &Lady Di take Prince William home from hospital on this day in history.  

1982  On this day in history alan Webb, actor (King Lear, Challenge to Lassie), dies at 75  

1983  First time a satellite is retrieved from orbit by Space Shuttle on June - 22.  

1983  NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period on June - 22.  

1983  The first time a satellite is retrieved from orbit by Space Shuttle on June - 22.  

1984  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

1987  On June - 22 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 on June - 22.  

1988  Bramwell Fletcher, actor (Mummy, Raffles, Svengali), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1989  Bengt Viktor Johansson, composer, dies at 74 on June - 22.  

1990  Billy Joel performs a concert at Yankee Stadium on this day in history.  

1990  On June - 22 checkpoint Charlie in Berlin officially removed  

1990  Florida passes a law prohibits wearing a throng bathing suit on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history 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; 3,600 others also to get medals on this day in history.  

1991  Kevin O'Connor actor (Bogie), dies of cancer at 56 on June - 22.  

1991  Underwater volcano, Mount Didicas, erupts in Phillipines on June - 22.  

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1478  Philips de Schone, Archduke of Austrian/King of Castilia (Philips I) was born on this day in history.  

1611  On this day in history birth of pablo Bruna, composer  

1613  On this day in history birth of lambert Pietkin, composer  

1674  Eugene J P, Earl of Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo was born on June - 22.  

1680  On June - 22 birth of ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter (d. 1754)  

1684  Francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer was born on June - 22.  

1701  Nikolaj Eigtved, Danish architect (Christiansborg Castle) was born on June - 22.  

1704  On this day in history birth of john Taylor, English classical scholar (d. 1766)  

1276  Innocent V, [Pierre the Tarantaise], Pope (1276), dies at about 36 on June - 22.  

1429  On this day in history death of ghiyath al-Kashi, Persian astronomer and mathematician (b. 1380)  

1527  Machiavelli, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1535  Death of John Fisher, English bishop (1504-35)/cardinal, beheaded at about 65 on June - 22.  

1632  On June - 22 death of james Whitelocke, English judge (b. 1570)  

1634  On this day in history death of johann von Aldringen, Austrian field marshal (b. 1588)  

1699  Death of Josiah Child, English Governor of the East India Company (b. 1630) on this day in history.  

1714  On June - 22 death of matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister (b. 1662)