Historical Events
- 1st Dairy Queen restaurant opens in Joliet, Illinois
- About 10,000 Afrikaner women march to the union buildings in protest of South Africa's involvement in WWII
- France surrenders to Nazi Germany, with the northern half of the country occupied and the south established as the Nazi client state Vichy France
- SS rounds up 31 German, Polish and Dutch Jews in Roermond, Netherlands
Famous Birthdays
- Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian author and director (Under the Olive Trees, Close Up, Taste of Cherry), born in Tehran (d. 2016)
- Esther Rantzen, British TV presenter (That's Life), born in Berkhamsted, England
Famous Deaths
- Monty Noble, Australian cricket all-rounder (42 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 133, 121 wickets, BB 7/17; NSW), dies at 67
- Walter Hasenvlever, German writer commits suicide at 49
- Wladimir Köppen [Vladimir Köppen], German meteorologist and climatologist who developed the Köppen climate classification system for the regions of the world, dies at 93
Died in 1940 1940 Highlights
About June 22, 1940
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 83 years, 10 months and 5 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Cancer
