Historical Events In December - 22

1867  Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic on this day in history.   

1867  Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician (kinematics), dies at 79 on December - 22.   

1868  John Nance Garner, Texas, (VP-D-1933-41) on December - 22.   

1869  Newfoundlanders vote against joining Confederation. (later they see the error of their ways and join up) on this day in history.   

1869  On December - 22 andre[-Paul-Guillaume] Gide, Paris France, writer (Nobel 1947)   

1870  Jules Janssen, flies in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse on this day in history.   

1870  Jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse on this day in history.   

1870  On December - 22 constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator, dies at 46 [NS=Jan 3 1871]   

1873  L[eopold] S[tennett] Amery, British politician on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history franz Schmidt, composer   

1874  Johann Peter Pixis, composer, dies at 86 on December - 22.   

1875  Antoine Mariotte, composer on December - 22.   

1875  Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1876  On December - 22 filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Ital writer (Futurism e Futurista)   

1877  "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Mass) on December - 22.   

1877  On this day in history montreal Quebec-Laval University opens a branch campus in Montreal, later the University of Montreal   

1877  On this day in history endre Ady, Hungary, lyric poet   

1879  Ralph Hawtrey, Buckinghamshire England, economist (multiplier) on this day in history.   

1880  George Eliot, Victorian novelist (Adam Bede), dies on 61st birthday on December - 22.   

1881  On December - 22 enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician   

1882  On December - 22 1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison   

1882  On December - 22 charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright   

1883  On December - 22 august Strindberg's "Lycko-Pers Reja," premieres   

1883  On December - 22 arthur James Cook, England, union leader (coal miners)   

1885  On December - 22 pope Leo XIII proclaims extraordinary jubilee   

1885  Joseph Deems Taylor, NYC, composer (Peter Ibbetson) on this day in history.   

1886  1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC) on December - 22.   

1888  Heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain on this day in history.   

1888  Joseph Arthur Rank, English film magnate/baron on this day in history.   

1889  Mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanon, playwright on December - 22.   

1890  Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia on this day in history.   

1890  Mark Tobey, US abstract painter (Broadway Norm) on December - 22.   

1891  Edward L Bernays, Vienna Austria, 1st public relations agent on December - 22.   

1893  Benedikt Randhartinger, composer, dies at 91 on December - 22.   

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1095  On December - 22 birth of roger II of Sicily, King of Sicily (d. 1154)   

1178  Emperor Antoku of Japan (d. 1185) was born on December - 22.   

1400  Luca della Robbia, Italy, sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden) was born on December - 22.   

1428  Richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury was born on this day in history.   

1452  On December - 22 birth of jakob Obrecht, Brabant, composer   

1459  Djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II was born on this day in history.   

1515  Mary of Lorraine, France, pro-French Regent of Scotland was born on this day in history.   

1523  Charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon, archbishop Rouen was born on this day in history.   

1100  On December - 22 death of duke Bretislaus II of Bohemia   

1337  On this day in history daito Kokushi, leader of O-To-Kan Rinzai school in Japan, dies at 54   

1419  John XXIII, [Baldassare Cossa], Italian Pope (1410-15), dies on December - 22.   

1440  Death of Bluebeard, pirate, executed on December - 22.   

1550  On December - 22 death of richard Plantagenet (Richard of Eastwell) possibly a son of Richard III   

1603  On December - 22 mehmed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603), dies at 37   

1646  Death of Peter Mogila, Orthodox Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia (b. 1596) on December - 22.   

1660  On December - 22 death of andré Tacquet, Flemish mathematician (b. 1612)