Historical Events In December - 22
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1894 On this day in history french officer Alfred Dreyfus court-martialed for treason, triggers worldwide charges of anti-Semitism (Dreyfus later vindicated)
1894 French officer, Alfred Dreyfus, found guilty of selling secrets to Germany on this day in history.
1894 -23] Dutch coast hit by hurricane on December - 22.
1895 On this day in history wilhelm Rontgen, the German physicist, makes the first ever X-ray of his wife's hand
1896 Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, St Petersburg Russia, poet on this day in history.
1897 On December - 22 bering Sea Claims Commission recommends US pay Canadian sealers $463,454; to compensate for seizure of vessels.
1899 On this day in history dwight L Moody, US evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement), dies
1900 A new 35-horsepower car built by Daimler from a design by Emil Jellinek was completed. The car was named for Jellinek's daughter, Mercedes on this day in history.
1902 Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1907 On December - 22 saint-Saëns/Fokines ballet "Le Cygne," premieres in St Petersburg
1908 Marie Jungius, Dutch teacher/fairy tale writer, dies at 44 on this day in history.
1910 On this day in history uS postal savings stamps first issued
1910 On this day in history uS postal savings stamps 1st issued
1913 Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913), dies at 69 on December - 22.
1915 Federal Baseball League disolved on December - 22.
1917 Flanders declares it's independence, under Pieter Tack on December - 22.
1917 Francesca Saveria Cabrini, US saint/patron of immigrant, dies at 67 on December - 22.
1918 Albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83 on December - 22.
1919 On December - 22 uS deports 250 alien radicals
1919 Government of Ireland Act of Power (Home Rule for Ireland) on this day in history.
1922 Montreal Quebec official opening of the Mount Royal Hotel, with 1.046 rooms on this day in history.
1922 Belgian parliament rejects Dutch university in Ghent on this day in history.
1923 On this day in history bill Ponsford & Edgar Mayne make 456 opening stand for Vict
1923 Arthur H Bird, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.
1924 On December - 22 babe Dye of NHL's Toronto St Patricks scores 5 goals beat Bruins 10-2
1930 On December - 22 6 West europe lands signs Convention of Oslo
1934 1st flight from Netherland to Curacao (Christmas flight 1934) on this day in history.
1935 On this day in history yaeko Iwasaki, student of D S Harada Roshi, 1st awakening in Kamakura
1936 The birth of James Burke, British writer on December - 22.
1936 The initial common carrier license issued by ICC, Scranton, Pa on December - 22.
1936 1st common carrier license issued by ICC, Scranton, Pa on this day in history.
1937 Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic on this day in history.
1937 Lincoln Tunnel (NYC) opens to traffic on December - 22.
1937 Daito Kokushi, Zen founder of Daitokuji, dies in Kyoto at 55 on this day in history.
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