June 22 in History

Historical Events on June 22

1622 Portuguese forces repel a Dutch invasion at the Battle of Macau during the Dutch-Portuguese War.

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.

1907 The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.

1941 Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.

1942 Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the capture of Tobruk.

1944 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.

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.

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.

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Famous Birthdays on June 22

1949 Meryl Streep

1949 Elizabeth Warren

1978 Dan Wheldon

1982 Ian Kinsler

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Famous Deaths on June 22

1874 Howard Staunton

1969 Judy Garland

1987 Fred Astaire

2008 George Carlin

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