The important events that happened in India on June 22:
- 1911: King George V was proclaimed Emperor of India.
- 1932: Amrish Puri, Indian actor, was born.
- 1941: Germany invaded the Soviet Union during World War II.
- 1948: King George VI formally gave up the title of “Emperor of India”.
- 1962: Air France Flight 117 crashed on approach to Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe, killing 112 people.
- 1965: The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea was signed.
- 1974: Vijay, Tamil actor, was born.
- 2009: The 21st century’s longest solar eclipse was visible in India.
In addition to these historical events, June 22 is also the death anniversary of several notable figures in Indian history, including:
- Jagannathdas Ratnakar: A Brajbhasha poet, he is considered one of the best poets of the modern era.
- Bhadant Anand Kausalyan: A Buddhist monk, he was the founder of the Maha Bodhi Society of India.
- Kedarnath Agarwal: A Hindi writer, he is best known for his novels and short stories.
World’s history.
The important events that happened in the world on June 22:
- 1633: The Catholic Church forces Galileo Galilei to renounce his heliocentric world view.
- 1757: The Battle of Plassey is fought, marking the beginning of British rule in India.
- 1887: Julian Huxley, English biologist and philosopher, is born.
- 1941: Germany invades the Soviet Union during World War II.
- 1944: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.
- 1945: The Battle of Okinawa comes to an end.
- 1986: Diego Maradona scores his memorable “Hand of God” goal (the ball struck his hand, but the referee mistakenly thought it had hit his head) to help Argentina defeat England in a World Cup quarterfinal game; Argentina went on to win the tournament.
- 1990: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled. The crossing point on the sector border between East Berlin and West Berlin had become obsolete with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
- 2008: George Carlin, American comedian, dies at age 71.