Today in News History

On June 22, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1889, Joseph Cohen, British solicitor, property developer, cinema magnate and Jewish community leader (died 1980) was born. In 1926, Rachid Solh, Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (died 2014) was born. In 1927, Anthony Low, Indian-English historian and academic (died 2015) was born. In 1928, Ralph Waite, American actor and director (died 2014) was born. In 1946, Stephen Waley-Cohen, English journalist and businessman was born. In 1950, John Perdue, former West Virginia State Treasurer 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. In 1975, Urmas Reinsalu, Estonian academic and politician, 28th Estonian Minister of Defence was born. 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.