Today in News History

On June 22, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1429, Jamshīd al-Kāshī, Persian astronomer and mathematician (born 1380) passed away. In 1897, British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged. In 1898, Spanish-American War: In a chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the U.S. Fifth Army Corps begins landing at Daiquirí, Cuba, about 16 miles (26 km) east of Santiago de Cuba. Lt. Gen. Arsenio Linares y Pombo of the Spanish Army outnumbers them two-to-one, but does not oppose the landings. In 1932, Amrish Puri, Indian actor (died 2005) was born. In 1956, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani agriculturist and politician, 25th Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs was born. In 1974, Vijay, Indian actor was born. In 1984, Rubén Iván Martínez, Spanish footballer was born. In 1994, Marnus Labuschagne, South African-Australian cricketer was born. In 2012, A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both of the plane's pilots and worsening already-strained relations between Turkey and Syria. In 2014, Rama Narayanan, Indian director and producer (born 1949) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.