CoM Moderators Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Historical Events 1774 - British parliament accepts Quebec Act, which extends the province's territory and restores French civil law 1865 - Acknowledged as 1st Class Cricket debut of Dr W. G. Grace; as a 16-year-old he is dismissed for 0 playing for Gentlemen of South v Players of South at Kennington Oval, London 1875 - Garonne Flood: great damage in Verdun and Toulouse, kills about 1,000 1961 - MLB Chicago Cubs' Ernie Banks ends 717 consecutive games played streak 1983 - NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period 2012 - Cult Bollywood film "Gangs of Wasseypur Part 1" directed by Anurag Kashyap is released in India More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Julian S. Huxley, English biologist/philosopher, Darwin's Bulldog, born in London, England (d. 1975) 1888 - Harold Burton, American politician (Rep (R) Ohio 1941-45), U.S. Supreme Court justice, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1964) 1942 - Murphy Dunne, American actor and musician, born in Chicago, Illinois 1942 - Toyohiro Akiyama, Japanese journalist and cosmonaut (1st Japanese and 1st journalist in space, Soyuz TM-11), born in Tokyo, Japan 1957 - Garry Beers, Australian rocker (Inxs - "Kiss the Dirt"), born in Sydney, New South Wales 1975 - Andreas Klöden, German professional road cyclist (Olympic Bronze 2000), born in Mittweida, East Germany More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1950 - Julio Fonseca, Costa Rican composer, dies at 65 1985 - Pat Hales, English tennis player (US C'ships women's singles 1955 runner-up; French C'ship doubles 1955, 60 and Wimbledon doubles 1955 runner-up), dies at 56 1988 - Ross Ford, actor (Reform School Girl, Jungle Patrol), dies 1996 - Leo Nichols, businessman, honorary consul and longtime friend of Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, dies at 65 2007 - Guy Vander Jagt, American politician (Rep-R-MI, 1966-93), dies at 75 2012 - Fernie Flaman, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs) and coach (Northeastern University 1970-89), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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