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Significance of 22nd June:



World Rainforest Day is celebrated on June 22 every year after it was launched in 2017. It's a reminder for individuals, communities, and governments worldwide to work together to protect our rainforests.


1941- World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.

1946- The first cricket Test match between England and India began at the Lodgers Cricket Ground in London.

1948- King George VI formally gives up the title "Emperor of India", half a year after Britain actually gave up its rule of India.

1965- The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea is signed

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. 



Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:

1889- Kalidas Roy was a poet of the Tagore era of Bengali literature and a teacher.

1900- Ganesh Ghosh was a Bengali independence activist, revolutionary and politician.

1932- Amrish Lal Puri was an Indian actor and one of the most successful villain roles in Hindi cinema, as well as international cinema.



Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:

1959- Tulsi Lahiri was a Bengali actor, director and play writer.

1985- Mohar Singh Rathore was a social reformer and politician from the Indian National Congress. He was a follower of Arya Samaj and Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan movement. 

2020- Amalendu Bandyopadhyay was an astronomer and activist. Was He was the Founder Director of the Positional Astronomy Centre, Kolkata.

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