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On This Day · The 173rd day of the year

June 22

June 22's recorded history is unusually compressed, gathered within recent centuries rather than reaching into antiquity. Its center of gravity is the 21st century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♋ZodiacCancer ◈BirthstonePearl ❀Birth flowerRose

Cancer is the sign for June 22 — read more on the Cancer page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on June 22?

June 22 is the 173rd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1812 and 2025. Famous people born on June 22 include Meryl Streep, Cyndi Lauper and Dan Brown.

Released on June 22

Movies, games, albums & shows

2023

  • Game Final Fantasy XVI
  • Game Brown Dust II
  • TV The Demon Hunter

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1812

    1812 French declaration of war on Russia

  2. 1813

    War of 1812

  3. 1911

    George V

  4. 1940

    World War II

  5. 1966

    Buddhism in Vietnam

  6. 1979

    Liberal Party (UK)

  7. 2009

    Washington Metro

  8. 2012

    Paraguay

  9. 2022

    June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake

  10. 2025

    United States

Famous birthday twins

Born on June 22

Meryl Streep

b. 1949

Cyndi Lauper

b. 1953

Dan Brown

b. 1964

Emperor Ruizong of Tang

b. 662

Cédric Mongongu

b. 1989

Wim Eijk

b. 1953

Erich Maria Remarque

b. 1898

Deaths

  • 1969Judy Garland
  • 1965David O. Selznick
  • 1942August Froehlich
  • 1936Moritz Schlick
  • 1925Felix Klein
  • 1634Johann von Aldringen

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Aaron of Aleth
  • —Christian feast day: Alban, first recorded Martyr in Britain (commemoration, Anglicanism)
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Pope Innocent V
  • —Christian feast day: Eusebius of Samosata (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: John Fisher (Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Nicetas of Remesiana
  • —Christian feast day: Paulinus of Nola
  • —Christian feast day: Thomas More (Catholic Church)

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