What happend on 22nd June

21.06
23.06
1911

George V is crowned King of the United Kingdom, succeeding his father, Edward VII.

1898

Spanish-American War: United States Marines land in Cuba.

1893

The Royal Navy battleship HMS Camperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMS Victoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.

1866

Battle of Custoza: an Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.

1825

British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America.

1633

The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his scientific view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe.

1593

Battle of Sisak: Slovene