22nd June – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

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 June

Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974) commonly known as Vijay, is an Indian Actor, Playback singer, brand ambassador and Producer. He made his debut as a lead actor in the flim Naalaya Theerpu in 1992, and has since then starred in numerous commercially successful and acclaimed films in various genres such as Poove Unakkaga (1996), Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997), Priyamudan (1998).
Amrish Puri  22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005) was a leading theater and film actor from India, who was a key player in the Indian theater movement that picked up steam in the 1960s. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, such as Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad.
Devayani (born Sushma Jayadev on 22 June 1973) is an Indian film actress. She starred in numerous Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, along with a few Hindi films and one Bengali film. She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for her performances in the films Kadhal Kottai and Surya Vamsam.
Karan V Grover (born 22 June 1982) is an Indian actor, who is best known for his work, during 2004–2007, in the television series Saarrthi, that aired on STAR Plus. His latest television drama was Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli which aired on Zee TV. Before Karan V Grover got into acting, he was training as a chemical engineer,
Prof. M J Rabi Singh is a scholar in Tamil and comparative literature. Born in 1939 in Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu, India, he currently resides in Chennai, India. He initially started his academic career as a tutor in Voorhees college, Vellore. He then served as Assistant Professor at Government Arts College and then at Presidency college, Chennai. He went on to become a Professor in Tamil.

Death Anniversaries on 22nd June

Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao (17 January 1908 – 22 June 1994), known popularly as L. V. Prasad was an Indian film producer, actor, director, cinematographer and businessman. He was one of the pioneers of Indian cinema and is the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest Award for films in India.
Gilbert Blaize Rego (September 3, 1921 – June 21, 2012) was an Indian Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Rego was born in Mumbai and was ordained a priest on December 3, 1953. Rego was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Simla and Chandigargh on March 11, 1971 and ordained bishop on September 11, 1971.
Mohar Singh Rathore (5 January 1926 – 22 June 1985) was a social reformer & political Congress worker. He was a follower of Arya Samaji and Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan movement (land donation movement). He advocated for social reforms such as discouraging purdah, dowry, child marriage & Untouchability. He died a sitting Member of the Parliament of India.
William John Price (4 December 1903 – 22 June 1987) was an English footballer, who was born in India. He played for England amateurs. Price played for the Coldstream Guards, the 10th Hussars, Woking Town, Brentford and Fulham before joining Port Vale in May 1937.
Sadashiv Ganpatrao “Sadu” Shinde   (August 18, 1923, Mumbai, Maharashtra – June 22, 1955, Mumbai, Maharashtra) was an Indian cricketer who played in seven Tests from 1946 to 1952. A leg-spinner, Shinde was described as “frail and willowy”. Apart from the leg break and the conventional googly, Shinde could also bowl a different googly.
 

 

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