June 22
People born on this day are Cancer.
- 1979
Former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.
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Virgin Atlantic launches with its first flight from London to Newark.
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The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2–1 and later goes on to win the World Cup.
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Cold War: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.
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Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 is struck by lightning and crashes into Wuhan's Hanyang District, killing 49 people.
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The small town of Elie, Manitoba is hit by Canada's most intense tornado on record.
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A Washington D.C Metro train traveling southbound near Fort Totten station collides into another train waiting to enter the station. Nine people are killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others are injured.
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Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco.
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A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both of the plane's pilots and worsening already-strained relations between Turkey and Syria.
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The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All six of the gunmen are killed and 18 people are injured.
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An earthquake occurs in eastern Afghanistan resulting in over 1,000 deaths.
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The United States conducts airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
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2006Zépiqueno Redmond, Dutch footballer
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2001Luciano Gondou, Argentine footballer
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1999Sam Retford, Australian-English actor
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1996Mikel Merino, Spanish footballer
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1996Rodri, Spanish footballer
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1994Sébastien Haller, French-Ivorian footballer
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1994Marnus Labuschagne, South African-Australian cricketer
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1994Carlos Vinícius Santos de Jesus, Brazilian footballer
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1993Loris Karius, German footballer
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1993Danny Ward, Welsh footballer
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1992Ura Kazuki, Japanese sumo wrestler
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1992Harry Reid, British actor
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