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The night before the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC there was an eclipse of the moon
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43510525/battle-of-pydna-168-bc/

The Battle of Raphia, also known as the Battle of Gaza, was a battle fought on 22 June 217 BC
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56213416/battle-of-raphia/



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The 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake occurred on June 22, 2002
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Bou%27in-Zahra_earthquake

A hailstone 7 inches in diameter fell in Aurora, Nebraska in the US on June 22, 2003
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t37361093/hailstone/

On 22 June, 1799, the prototype of the meter was solemnly presented to the Council of Elders
http://www.roma1.infn.it/~dagos/history/sm/node8.html



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The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded in 1675.
http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory

Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Households of the United Kingdom dating from 22 June 1675
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomer_Royal

The Mirasteilas Observatory became fully operational on 22 June 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falera_Observatory

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory was founded on June 22, 1944
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t30543352/jet-propulsion-laboratory/



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Vanguard SLV 6 was launched on June 22, 1959
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=VAGSL6

The first test of the R-12 Dvina missile was conducted at Kapustin Yar on 22 June 1957.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-12_%28missile%29

The GRAB 1 satellite was launched into space on 22 June 1960
http://ncst-www.nrl.navy.mil/HomePage/GRAB/GRAB.html

The Transit 2A satellite was launched on June 22, 1960
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_(satellite)#mediaviewer/File:GRAB_1_and_Transit_2A_(launch_preparations).png

Solrad 1 was launched on June 22, 1960
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54117481/solrad-1/

Salyut 5 was launched on June 22, 1976
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43510159/salyut-5-space-station/

The Ofek-9 reconnaissance satellite was launched on June 22, 2010 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofeq_9



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Yury Petrovich Artyukhin (June 22, 1930 - August 4, 1998) was a Soviet Russian cosmonaut 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yury_Artyukhin

James Daniel "BJ" Bjorken (born 1934) is an American theoretical physicist. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bjorken

John Larkin Kerwin, CC OQ FRSC (June 22, 1924 - May 1, 2004) was a Canadian physicist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larkin_Kerwin

al-Kashani (c. 1380 - 22 June 1429) was a Persian astronomer and mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghiyath_al-Kashi

Nicholas Sanduleak (June 22, 1933 - May 7, 1990) was an American astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Sanduleak

Ewen A. Whitaker (22 June 1922 - 11 October 2016) was a British-born astronomer who specialised in Lunar studies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewen_Whitaker

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (22 July 1784 - 17 March 1846) was a German astronomer
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Friedrich_Bessel



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The Sky is a Canadian science information television series which aired from 22 June to 28 September 1958.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sky_(Canadian_TV_series)

On 22 June 2009, Kodak announced the end of Kodachrome production, citing declining demand.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t40209436/kodachrome/

June 22, 1996: id Software releases the very first Quake.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t3876863/quake-3-arena/



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NGC 6844 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 22nd June 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57889659/ngc-6844/

NGC 7179 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 22nd June 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57889654/ngc-7179/

NGC 7191 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 22nd June 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57889645/ngc-7191/

NGC 7192 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 22nd June 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57889643/ngc-7192/

NGC 7199 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 22nd June 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57889634/ngc-7199/

NGC 7219 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 22nd June 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57889620/ngc-7219/



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The asteroid 2011 MD was discovered on June 22, 2011
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43540652/asteroid-2011-md/

Pluto's moon Charon was discovered by astronomer James Christy on June 22, 1978
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_%28moon%29

The June Bootids Meteor Shower is active from June 22 to July 2
http://observatory.ballarat.net/june-bootids-meteor-shower/



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Meteorites

The Ploschkovitz (L5 Chondrite) meteorite fell in Severocesky, Czech Republic, on the 22nd June 1723.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43510625/ploschkovitz-meteorite/

The Malotas (H5 Chondrite) meteorite fell in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, on the 22nd June, 1931.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43510608/malotas-meteorite/

The Erakot (CM2 Chondrite) meteorite fell in Madhya Pradesh, India, on the 22nd June, 1940.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43510602/erakot-meteorite/



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