June 22
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[edit] Events
- 1633 - The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his scientific view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe.
- 1812 - Napoleon declares war on Russia and invades
- 1815 - Second abdication of Napoleon
- 1898 - Spanish-American War: United States Marines land in Cuba.
- 1940 - France forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany.
- 1941 - Germany atacks the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
- 1942 - Erwin Rommel was promoted to Field Marshal after the capture of Tobruk
[edit] Births
- 1903 - John Dillinger, American bank robber (d. 1934)
- 1906 - Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and pilot (d. 2001)
- 1933 - Dianne Feinstein, American politician
[edit] Deaths
- 1993 - Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (b. 1912)
