Comedian Davey Reilly

Events in 1990 and 22-6

Events in the world in the birth year of Davey Reilly

• General Manuel Noriega surrenders in Panama (Jan. 3).
• Yugoslav Communists end 45-year monopoly of power (Jan. 22).
• Communist Party relinquish sole power in Soviet government (Feb. 7). Background: Dissolution of the USSR
• South Africa frees Nelson Mandela, imprisoned 27½ years (Feb. 11).
• US-Soviet summit reaches accord on armaments (June 1).
• Western Alliance ends Cold War and proposes joint action with Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (July 6).
• Iraqi troops invade Kuwait, setting off the Persian Gulf War (Aug. 2 et seq.). Background: The Persian Gulf War
• East and West Germany reunited (Aug. 31 et seq.).
• Margaret Thatcher resigns as British Prime Minister (Nov. 22); John Major succeeds her (Nov. 28).
• Lech Walesa wins Poland's runoff Presidential election (Dec. 9).

Birthday Davey Reilly (22-6) in history

• Day 22-6 year 1815: Emperor Napoleon abdicated for the second time after his defeat at Waterloo.
• Day 22-6 year 1870: The U.S. Justice Department was created.
• Day 22-6 year 1874: Dr. Andrew Still became the first to practice osteopathy.
• Day 22-6 year 1943: W.E.B. DuBois became the first black member of the National Institute of Letters.
• Day 22-6 year 1944: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill of Rights.
• Day 22-6 year 1969: Singer-actress Judy Garland died.
• Day 22-6 year 1987: Actor-dancer-singer Fred Astaire died.
• Day 22-6 year 2011: Legendary Boston crime boss,James "Whitey" Bulger is found and arrested by federal authorities in Santa Monica, Calif.