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Notable anniversaries in history for today: June 22
- 150th: 1874 - Dr Andrew T Sill, of Macon, Missouri, founds science of osteopathy.
- 150th: 1874 - Howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Michael Obst; German coxsman (Olympic-gold-1960).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Peter Asher in London, England; singer (Peter and Gordon - "World Without Love").
- 80th: 1944 - US President Franklin Roosevelt signs "GI Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act).
- 80th: 1944 - Longest shut-out in Philadelphia Phillies history; Philadelphia Phillies beat Boston Braves 1-0 in 15 innings.
- 80th: 1944 - Soviet forces launch Operation Bagration, on German Army Group Centre. The Soviet force comprises about 1.2 million men, 166 rifle divisions, 2715 tanks, 24,000 guns, 5327 aircraft, and 700 heavy bombers.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Chris Lemmon; actor (Brothers and Sisters, Richard - Duet, Thunder in Paradise, Knots Landing, Brothers and Sisters).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Freddie Prinze in New York City, New York, USA; comedian/actor (Chico and the Man).
- 70th: 1954 - US Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands.
- 70th: 1954 - Death of Don Hollenbeck at age 49 by suicide; newscaster (NBC, CBS Weekend News, You Are There).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Kevin Sargeant; rocker (Thrashing Doves - "Reprobate's Hymm").
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Mike Edwards; singer (Jesus Jones).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Amy Brenneman; actress (Judging Amy, NYPD Blue).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Lecy Goranson; actress (Roseanne).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Donald Faison; actor (Scrubs).
- 40th: 1984 - The official name of the Turkish city Urfa is changed into Sanliurfa.
- 40th: 1984 - Virgin Atlantic Airways makes its inaugural flight.
- 40th: 1984 - Columbia releases the film The Karate Kid to theaters.
- 15th: 2009 - Kodak announces it will retire Kodachrome color film this year, due to overwhelming competition from digital cameras, after 74 years of production.
- 5th: 2019 - In the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, regional president Ambachew Mekonnen and national-military chief of staff Se'are Mekonnen are assassinated.
- 5th: 2019 - Death of Judith Krantz at age 91; writer (Scruples book, Princess Daisy book).
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