THIS DAY IN HISTORY 22/06
JUNE 22ND
1825 – British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British
1874 – Dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy
1874 – Game of lawn tennis introduced
1911 – King George V crowned king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and all his realms and territories beyond the sea.
1941 – The Lithuanian 1941 independence begin
1978 – Pluto’s satelite Charon is discovered
1981 – Iran president Bani Sadr deposed
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
1767 – Wilhelm von Humboldt, German philosopher and statesman (d. 1835)
1897 – Norbert Elias, English/Dutch philosopher (Process of Civilization)
1931 – Hennadiy Udovenko, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, politician and diplomat (UN General Assembly President, 1997-8), (d. 2013)
1947 – Jerry Rawlings, former President of Ghana
1949 – Meryl Streep, Summit, New Jersey, American actress (French Lieutenant’s Woman, Sophie’s Choice)
1954 – Bobby Valentino, rocker (Fabulous Poodles)
1964 – Dan Brown, Exeter, New Hampshire, American author of thriller fiction (The Da Vinci Code)
1971 – Mary Lynn Rajskub, Trenton, Michigan, American actress (Chloe O’Brian-24)
1985 – Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Greek-Cameroonian basketball player
1986 – Ramin Ott, American Samoan football player
1988 – Kieran Lee, English football player
FAMOUS DEATHS
1874 – Howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies
1965 – David O Selznick, producer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 63
1969 – Judy Garland, actress (Wizard of Oz, Easter Parade), dies at 47 of an overdose
1987 – Fred Astaire, actor/dancer (Royal Wedding, Let’s Dance), dies at 88
2004 – Mattie Stepanek, American poet (b. 1990)
2004 – Bob Bemer, American computer scientist (b. 1920)
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