Historical Events
Dambuster Awarded Victoria Cross
617 Squadron (Dambusters) attends investiture at Buckingham Palace; Commanding Officer Guy Gibson awarded the Victoria Cross
Famous Birthdays
- Eumir Deodato, Brazilian jazz, pop, bossa nova, and cross-over pianist (Also Sprach Zarathustra), arranger, and music producer, born in and arranger, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Ralph Molina, American drummer (Crazy Horse, Neil Young's backing band), born in Puerto Rico
- Steve Weber, American psychedelic folk guitarist, (The Holy Modal Rounders - "Bird Song"; "You've Got the Right String but the Wrong Yo-Yo"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
About June 22, 1943
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 80 years, 10 months and 5 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Cancer
