On This Day: 22 June

22 June in Indian history

• 1948The ship HMT Empire Windrush brought the first group of 802 West Indian immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom.India
• 1948King George VI formally gives up the title "Emperor of India", half a year after Britain actually gave up its rule of India.India
• 1897British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.India
• 1555A Mughal army under Humayun and Bairam Khan defeats an Afghan army under Sikandar Shah Suri in the battle of Sirhind, allowing Humayun to capture Delhi and reestablish the Mughal Empire in India.India

22 June in world history

• 2025The United States conducts airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
• 2022An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw caused the deaths of at least 1,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
• 2012Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco.
• 1979Former British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.
• 1966Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ crushed the Buddhist Uprising.
• 1941World War II: As Axis troops began their invasion of the Soviet Union, the Lithuanian Activist Front started an uprising to liberate Lithuania from Soviet occupation.
• 1922British Army Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson is killed by the Irish Republican Army helping to spark the Irish Civil War.
• 1911Mexican Revolution: Government forces bring an end to the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in the Second Battle of Tijuana.
• 1898Spanish–American War: In a chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the U.S. Fifth Army Corps begins landing at Daiquirí, Cuba, about 16 miles (26 km) east of Santiago de Cuba. Lt. Gen. Arsenio Linares y Pombo of the Spanish Army outnumbers them two-to-one, but does no
• 1893The 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.
• 1839Cherokee leaders Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot are assassinated for signing the Treaty of New Echota, which had resulted in the Trail of Tears.
• 1813War of 1812: After learning of a forthcoming American attack, Laura Secord walked 20 mi (32 km) from Queenston, Upper Canada, to warn British lieutenant James FitzGibbon (depicted).
• 1807The British warship HMS Leopard pursued and attacked the American frigate USS Chesapeake in the belief that the crew of the latter included deserters from the Royal Navy.
• 1593Habsburg troops defeated a larger Ottoman force at the Battle of Sisak in the Kingdom of Croatia, triggering the Long Turkish War.

Born on 22 June

• 1974Vijay, Indian actorIndia
• 1962Clyde Drexler, American basketball player and coach
• 1940Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016)
• 1932Amrish Puri, Indian actor (died 2005)India
• 1927Anthony Low, Indian-English historian and academic (died 2015)India
• 1921Joseph Papp, American director and producer (died 1991)

Died on 22 June

• 2014Rama Narayanan, Indian director and producer (born 1949)India
• 1997Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer-songwriter (born 1956)
• 1905Francis Lubbock, American colonel and politician, 9th governor of Texas (born 1815)
• 431Paulinus of Nola, Christian bishop and poet (born 354)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 22 June in history?

2025: The United States conducts airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. 2022: An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw caused the deaths of at least 1,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan. 2012: Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco. 1979: Former British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.

What happened on 22 June in Indian history?

1948: The ship HMT Empire Windrush brought the first group of 802 West Indian immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom. 1948: King George VI formally gives up the title "Emperor of India", half a year after Britain actually gave up its rule of India. 1897: British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.

Which famous people were born on 22 June?

Vijay, Indian actor (1974); Clyde Drexler, American basketball player and coach (1962); Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016) (1940); Amrish Puri, Indian actor (died 2005) (1932).

Which day is observed on 22 June?

Anti-Fascist Struggle Day (Croatia); Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War (Belarus); Father's Day (Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Jersey); Teachers' Day (El Salvador); Windrush Day (UK).