Historical Events In December - 22
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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