Today in News History

On June 22, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1767, Wilhelm von Humboldt, German philosopher, academic, and politician, Interior Minister of Prussia (died 1835). was born. In 1828, Lars Ingier, Norwegian road manager, land owner, and mill owner (born 1760) passed away. In 1845, Richard Seddon, English-New Zealand politician, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1906) was born. In 1889, Joseph Cohen, British solicitor, property developer, cinema magnate and Jewish community leader (died 1980) was born. In 1890, Aleksander Warma, Estonian commander and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (died 1970) was born. In 1940, Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016) was born. In 1944, Helmut Dietl, German director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015) was born. In 1946, Józef Oleksy, Polish economist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Poland (died 2015) was born. In 1956, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani agriculturist and politician, 25th Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs was born. In 1974, Jo Cox, British politician (died 2016) was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.