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In 1793, Haitian Revolution: The Battle of Cap-Français ends with French Republican troops and black slave insurgents capturing the city. This featured entry focuses on the immediate decision and its direct historical impact.
June 22 in History
1793 — Haitian Revolution: The Battle of Cap-Français ends with French Republican troops and black slave insurgents capturing the city
June 22 spans 53 recorded events across recorded history, from 217 BC to 2025. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.
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Historical Events
53 events
217 BC – 2025
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More major events on June 22
The featured story and these ranked highlights form a quick summary. Every recorded event remains available in the chronology below.
- 1984 Virgin Atlantic launches with its first flight from London to Newark. Source
- 1978 Charon, the first of Pluto's satellites to be discovered, was first seen at the United States Naval Observatory by James W. Christy. Source
- 1812 France declares war on Russia, starting Napoleon's invasion. Read story Source
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The revolution was one of the only known slave rebellions in human history that led to the founding of a state which was both free from slavery and ruled by former captives. This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.
Did you know
In 1793, Haitian Revolution: The Battle of Cap-Français ends with French Republican troops and black slave insurgents capturing the city had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.
Did you know
In 1793, Haitian Revolution: The Battle of Cap-Français ends with French Republican troops and black slave insurgents capturing the city had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.
Did you know
In 1793, Haitian Revolution: The Battle of Cap-Français ends with French Republican troops and black slave insurgents capturing the city had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.
-217
Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
Battle of the Syrian Wars (217 BC)
-168
Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus who surrenders after the battle, ending the Third Macedonian War.
Battle of the Third Macedonian War in 168 BC
431
The Council of Ephesus, the third ecumenical council, begins, dealing with Nestorianism.
Ecumenical council in Ephesus in 431, convened by Emperor Theodosius II
813
Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars led by Krum defeat the Byzantine army near Edirne.
Emperor Michael I is forced to abdicate in favor of Leo V the Armenian.
816
Election of pope Stephen IV following the death of pope Leo III earlier that month.
Head of the Catholic Church from 816 to 817
910
The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army near the Rednitz River, killing its leader Gebhard, Duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine).
Ethnic group
1527
Fatahillah expels Portuguese forces from Sunda Kelapa, now regarded as the foundation of Jakarta.
16th-century military commander in the Sultanate of Demak
1555
A Mughal army under Humayun and Bairam Khan defeats an Afghan army under Sikandar Shah Suri in the battle of Sirhind, allowing Humayun to capture Delhi and reestablish the Mughal Empire in India.
Armed forces of the Mughal Empire
1593
Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Ottomans.
Part of the Long Turkish and Hundred Years' Croatian-Ottoman Wars (1593)
1633
The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy.
Department of the Roman Curia
1774
The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
1774 law setting up Quebec as part of the British Empire
1783
A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France.
Volcanic event
1807
In the Chesapeake–Leopard affair, the British warship HMS Leopard attacks and boards the American frigate USS Chesapeake.
1807 naval incident between UK and US
1812
France declares war on Russia, starting Napoleon's invasion.
Beginning of Napoleon's invasion of Russia
1813
War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a thirty kilometres (19 mi) journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon.
1812–1815 conflict in North America
1839
Cherokee leaders Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot are assassinated for signing the Treaty of New Echota, which had resulted in the Trail of Tears.
Indigenous people of the United States
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.
Naval warfare force of the United Kingdom
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.
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.
1907
The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
Rapid transit system in England
1911
George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936
1911
Mexican Revolution: Government forces bring an end to the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in the Second Battle of Tijuana.
Nationwide armed struggle in Mexico (1910–1920)
1918
The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
1918 deadly train collision in Gary, Indiana, United States
1922
British Army Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson is killed by the Irish Republican Army helping to spark the Irish Civil War.
Highest military rank of the British Army
1940
World War II: France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany, in the same railroad car in which the Germans signed the Armistice in 1918.
Global conflict (1939–1945)
1941
World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
German state from 1933 to 1945
1942
World War II: Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the Axis capture of Tobruk.
German field marshal (1891–1944)
1944
World War II: Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre.
1944 Soviet military offensive during WW2
1944
U.S.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.
1945
World War II: The Battle of Okinawa comes to an end with an American flag-raising ceremony.
Major 1945 battle of the Pacific War
1948
The ship HMT Empire Windrush brought the first group of 802 West Indian immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom.
Passenger liner and cruise ship
1948
King George VI formally gives up the title "Emperor of India", half a year after Britain actually gave up its rule of India.
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
1962
Air France Flight 117 crashes on approach to Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe, killing 112 people.
1962 aviation accident in Guadeloupe
1965
The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea is signed.
1965 treaty establishing basic relations
1966
Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyen Cao Ky crushed the Buddhist Uprising.
1969
The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
River in Ohio, United States
1978
Charon, the first of Pluto's satellites to be discovered, was first seen at the United States Naval Observatory by James W.
Christy.
1979
Former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.
British political party (1859–1988)
1984
Virgin Atlantic launches with its first flight from London to Newark.
Airline of the United Kingdom
1986
The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy.
This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2–1 and later goes on to win the World Cup.
1990
Cold War: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.
1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
2000
Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 is struck by lightning and crashes into Wuhan's Hanyang District, killing 49 people.
2000 passenger plane crash in Wuhan, Hubei province, China
2002
An earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw strikes a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slow official response.
Measure of earthquake size
2007
The small town of Elie, Manitoba is hit by Canada's most intense tornado on record.
Place in Manitoba, Canada
2009
A Washington D.C Metro train traveling southbound near Fort Totten station collides into another train waiting to enter the station.
Nine people are killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others are injured.
2012
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco.
Country in South America
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.
Air forces of the Turkish military
2015
The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing.
All six of the gunmen are killed and 18 people are injured.
2022
An earthquake occurs in eastern Afghanistan resulting in over 1,000 deaths.
Earthquake in Afghanistan and Pakistan
2025
The United States conducts airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
Country primarily in North America