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June 22nd, 2002	Event	An earthquake in western Iran measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale kills more than 261 people.
June 22nd, 1978	Event	Charon, a satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto, is discovered.
June 22nd, 1976	Event	Canadian House of Commons abolishes capital punishment.
June 22nd, 1969	Event	The Cuyahoga River catches fire, which triggered a crack-down on pollution in the river.
June 22nd, 1962	Event	An Air France Boeing 707 jet crashes in bad weather in Guadeloupe, West Indies killing 113.
June 22nd, 1957	Event	The Soviet Union launches R-12 missile for the first time (in Kapustin Yar).
June 22nd, 1944	Event	Opening day of the Soviet Union s Operation Bagration against Army Group Centre.
June 22nd, 1942	Event	Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the capture of Tobruk.
June 22nd, 1941	Event	Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa, one of the most dramatic turning points of World War II.
June 22nd, 1941	Event	First anti-fascist armed unit in occupied Europe founded by Croatian partisans near Sisak, Croatia.

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