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Today in History
Find out what happened on the 22nd of June in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 22nd of June
C. Joseph Vijay (born 22 June 1974) is an Indian film actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. He is one of the highest paid actors in the industry, and is referred to by fans and media as Thalapathy (commander).Aged 10, his first role was in the drama Vetri (1984); he continued to perform as a child artist in films until Ithu Engal Neethi (1988), directed by his father S. A. Chandrasekhar.
Amrish Lal Puri (22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005) was an Indian actor, who was an important figure in Indian theatre and cinema. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, including Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad. He is remembered for playing iconic villainous roles in Hindi cinema as well as other Indian and international film industries.
Sriram Raghavan (born 22 June 1963) is an Indian film director and screen writer. He is notable for producing a 45-minute docufiction on Indian serial killer Raman Raghav and 2004 Hindi feature film Ek Hasina Thi produced by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Urmila Matondkar and Saif Ali Khan. His second feature film was 2007’s Johnny Gaddar.
Thomas Beach Alter (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) was an Indian actor of American descent. He was best known for his work in Hindi cinema and the Indian theatre.In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
Sushma Jayadev, known professionally as Devayani, is an Indian actress who predominantly acts in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu along with a few Kannada, Hindi and Bengali films. She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her performances in the films Surya Vamsam and Bharathi and a Special Award for Kadhal Kottai.
Notable Moments
1555 Emperor Humayun declared his son, Akbar as his heir.
1939 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose separated from the Congress and established the Forward Bloc.
1946 The first cricket Test match between England and India began at the Lodgers Cricket Ground in London.
2009 The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century appeared in India.
2016 ISRO created history in 2016 by launching 20 satellites.