Today in History for 21st June 2022

Historical Events

1788 - The population of Vizille, France, demands local parliament
1824 - Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea
1853 - Envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes in Worcester, Massachusetts
1919 - Social Democrat Gustav Bauer forms a German government
1923 - Marcus Garvey sentenced to 5 years for using mail to defraud
2005 - Billy Corgan releases "TheFutureEmbrace", his first solo album

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Famous Birthdays

1900 - Gunnar Ek, Swedish composer and musician, born in Asarum Blekinge (d. 1981)
1912 - Mary McCarthy, American novelist (Group), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1989)
1944 - Tony Scott, English film director and producer (Top Gun; Revenge: Days of Thunder), born in Northumberland, England (d. 2012)
1950 - Joey Kramer, American hard rock drummer (Aerosmith - "Walk This Way"), born in The Bronx, NYC, New York
1969 - Donovan Osborne, Amercian pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Roseville, California
1970 - Pete Rock, American rapper/producer, born in The Bronx, New York

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Famous Deaths

223 - Liu Bei, Emperor of Shu Han (b. 161)
1907 - Lena Rice, Irish tennis player (Wimbledon 1890), dies of tuberculosis at 41
1980 - Bert Kaempfert, German orchestra leader and songwriter, dies of a stroke at 56
1987 - Madman Muntz, American entrepreneur, businessman, electrical engineer, TV commercial actor (b. 1914)
1995 - Tristan Jones, British sailor and author, dies at 71
2013 - Edgeworth Blair "Elliott" Reid, American actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies from heart failure at 93

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