
June 22
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on June 22. From 1900 until now.
June 22 is under the sign of Cancer.
Famous birthdays on this day include Meryl Streep (1949), Cyndi Lauper (1953) and Emmanuelle Seigner (1966).
Several movies were released around June 22 over the years, such as Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991 directed by James Cameron and Strangers on a Train in 1951 directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
But much more happened on June 22 over the years: find out below
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around June 22 over the years?
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of June 22?
Events
- 2019 2019 Amhara Region coup d'état attempt: An attempted coup in Ethiopia's Amhara state leaves several people dead, including the regional president Ambachew Mekonnen and the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, General Se'are Mekonnen. (BBC)
- 2018 A BNSF Railway freight train with 33 oil tanker cars derails in Lyon County, Iowa; some of the crude leaks into the rain-swollen Rock River. A mandatory evacuation was ordered; there are no injuries. (Des Moines Register)
- 2017 War in Afghanistan: 2017 Lashkargah bombing: A car bomb outside a New Kabul Bank branch in Lashkargah, Helmand Province, kills at least 20 people. The Taliban claims responsibility. (CNN)
- 2016 Moro conflict: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant declares war on the Philippines. (The Philippine Star)
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Famous Birthday
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American attorney and law professor.
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Famous Deaths
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Columbus, Ohio -- Comedienne (Mary...
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of June 22 over the years?
Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber - Despacito
- 2016 Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla - One Dance
- 2015 Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth - See You Again
- 2014 Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX - Fancy
- 2013 Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
- 2012 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
- 2011 Adele - Rolling In The Deep
- 2010 Katy Perry - California Gurls
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2009
The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
- 2008 Lil Wayne - Lollipop
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Top #1 Rock songs
- 2017 Imagine Dragons - Believer
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Ride
- 2015 WALK THE MOON - Shut Up And Dance
- 2014 Paramore - Ain't It Fun
- 2013 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- 2012 Linkin Park - Burn It Down
- 2011 Foo Fighters - Rope
- 2010 Three Days Grace - The Good Life
- 2009 Green Day - Know Your Enemy
Books
Which were the most popular books released around June 22 over the years?
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