June 22 Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1949: Meryl Streep - Doubt
- 1964: Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code Author
- 1953: Cyndi Lauper - Singer
- 1933: Dianne Feinstein - U.S. Senator
Famous Deaths
- 2008: George Carlin - Comedian
- 1987: Fred Astaire - Actor
- 1969: Judy Garland - Actress
Music Chart Toppers
The 1980s
- 1981: Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to the murder of John Lennon.
The 1940s
- 1944: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the GI Bill of Rights, authorizing a broad package of benefits for World War II veterans.
- 1940: World War II: Adolf Hitler forces France to sign an armistice after the Nazis took over Paris.
The 1910s
- 1911: Britain's King George V was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
June 22 Moment of Zen
- 2006: A herd of elephants play soccer in Thailand
- 2005: Jack is not trying to be funny. Jack is trying to hurt Judy's feelings
- 2004: Mike Melvill, the test pilot on the first privately owned vehicle in space
- 1999: A driver is overcome with joy after his motorcycle jumps a large waterfall
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