What are the important events that happened on June 22? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

June 22: Facts & Myths About This Day

June 22 is the 174^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 192 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 9, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 477,504 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaheptacontatetragon’ day.

Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 221 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,201 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

June 22 Historical Events

• 1774 –
  The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
• 1807 –
  In the Chesapeake–Leopard Affair, the British warship HMS Leopard attacks and boards the American frigate USS Chesapeake.
• 1813 –
  War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a 30 kilometer journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon.
• 1893 –
  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.
• 1897 –
  British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
• 1940 –
  France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany.
• 1957 –
  The Soviet Union launches an R-12 missile for the first time (in the Kapustin Yar).
• 1969 –
  The Cuyahoga River catches fire, triggering a crack-down on pollution in the river.
• 2003 –
  The largest hailstone ever recorded falls in Aurora, Nebraska
• 2009 –
  Washington Metro train collision: Two Metro trains collide in Washington, D.C., USA, killing nine and injuring over 80.

Who were born on June 22?

• 1805 –
  Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian politician (d. 1872)
• 1906 –
  Billy Wilder, Austrian-born American film director (d. 2002)
• 1922 –
  Bill Blass, American fashion designer (d. 2002)
• 1943 –
  Judith Barker, English actress
• 1946 –
  Eliades Ochoa, Cuban guitarist (Buena Vista Social Club)
• 1961 –
  Stephen Batchelor, British field-hockey player
• 1965 –
  Uwe Boll, German film director
• 1971 –
  Kambri Crews, American writer
• 1979 –
  Xenofon Gittas, Greek footballer
• 1988 –
  Omri Casspi, Israeli pro basketball player

Who died on June 22?

• 1874 –
  Howard Staunton, English chess master (b. 1810)
• 1933 –
  Henry Birkin, British racing driver (b. 1896)
• 1963 –
  Maria Tănase, Romanian singer of traditional and popular music (b. 1913)
• 1984 –
  Joseph Losey, American theater and film director (b. 1909)
• 1995 –
  Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet-songwriter (b. 1931)
• 1997 –
  Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer (b. 1956)
• 2002 –
  Darryl Kile, American baseball player (b. 1968)
• 2004 –
  Bob Bemer, American computer scientist (b. 1920)
• 2007 –
  Erik Parlevliet, Dutch field hockey player (b. 1964)
• 2011 –
  Harley Hotchkiss, Canadian businessman (b. 1927)