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What happened in history on this day: June 22?
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Births on June 22
- 1859 - Birth of Frank Heino Damrosch; author/musician/teacher (founder of Institute of Music).
- 1901 - Birth of Jack Whiting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor/singer (Marge and Gower Champion Show).
- 1910 - Birth of Jennie Tourel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera 1943-47).
- 1910 - Birth of Peter Pears in Farnham, England; tenor (Death in Venice).
- 1936 - Birth of Kris Kristofferson, singer/actor (Amerika, Millenium, Dead Man's Gun, Pair of Aces).
- 1943 - Birth of Jimmy Castor in New York City, New York, USA; rocker (Troglodyte).
- 1944 - Birth of Peter Asher in London, England; singer (Peter and Gordon - "World Without Love").
- 1947 - Birth of Howard Kaylan; rocker (The Turtles - "Happy Together", "Eleanor").
- 1948 - Birth of Todd Rundgren, rock singer ("Hello it's Me", "Bang on the Drum All Day").
- 1949 - Birth of Alan Osmond in Ogden, Utah, USA; singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie).
- 1949 - Birth of Gary Moffet; guitarist (April Wine).
- 1956 - Birth of Derek Forbes; rocker (Simple Minds - "Water Front").
- 1956 - Birth of Green (Gartside); rocker (Scritti Politti - "Flesh and Blood").
- 1957 - Birth of Garry Beers in Sydney, Australia; rocker (Inxs - "Kiss the Dirt").
- 1959 - Birth of Alan Anton; rock musician (Cowboy Junkies).
- 1961 - Birth of Jimmy Somerville; rocker (Bronski Beat, Communards - "You Are My World").
- 1962 - Birth of Ruby Turner; rocker (No Where to Run).
- 1963 - Birth of Anne-Marie Ruddock; rocker (Amazulu - "Excitable").
- 1964 - Birth of Kevin Sargeant; rocker (Thrashing Doves - "Reprobate's Hymm").
- 1964 - Birth of Mike Edwards; singer (Jesus Jones).
- 1965 - Birth of Tommy Cunningham; rocker (Wet Wet Wet - "Wishing I Was").
- 1970 - Birth of Steven Page; singer (Barenaked Ladies).
- 1973 - Birth of Chris Traynor; guitarist (Helmet).
Deaths on June 22
- 1969 - Death of Judy Garland at age 47 in London, England; singer and actress (The Wizard of Oz, A Star is Born).
- 1987 - Death of Fred Astaire at age 88 at Century City Hospital in Los Angeles, California, USA; singer, dancer ("Night and Day", "Cheek to Cheek", "The Way You Look Tonight", "The Liar's Song").
- 1988 - Death of Dennis Day at age 71 of Lou Gehrig's disease in Los Angeles, California, USA; comic actor/singer (Jack Benny Show radio show, Dennis Day Show radio show, Jack Benny Show TV show).
- 1990 - Death of Corinthian (Kripp) Johnson at age 57 of cancer in Pontiac, Michigan, USA; musician (Dell-Vikings - "Come Go With Me" (1957), "Whispering Bells" (1957)).
- 2022 - Death of Patrick Adams at age 72; record producer (Sister Sledge, Eddie Kendricks, Gladys Knight, Salt-N-Pepa).
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