Page 4: 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  Andre[-Paul-Guillaume] Gide, Paris France, writer (Nobel 1947) on December - 22.   

1870  On December - 22 jules Janssen, flies in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse   

1870  Jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse on December - 22.   

1870  Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator, dies at 46 [NS=Jan 3 1871] on December - 22.   

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

1874  Franz Schmidt, composer on December - 22.   

1874  On December - 22 johann Peter Pixis, composer, dies at 86   

1875  Antoine Mariotte, composer on this day in history.   

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

1876  Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Ital writer (Futurism e Futurista) on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Mass)   

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

1877  On December - 22 endre Ady, Hungary, lyric poet   

1879  On December - 22 ralph Hawtrey, Buckinghamshire England, economist (multiplier)   

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

1881  Enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician on this day in history.   

1882  1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison on this day in history.   

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

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

1883  Arthur James Cook, England, union leader (coal miners) on December - 22.   

1885  On December - 22 pope Leo XIII proclaims extraordinary jubilee   

1885  On December - 22 joseph Deems Taylor, NYC, composer (Peter Ibbetson)   

1886  1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanon, playwright   

1890  On December - 22 cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia.   

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

1891  On this day in history edward L Bernays, Vienna Austria, 1st public relations agent   

1893  On December - 22 benedikt Randhartinger, composer, dies at 91   

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1095  Roger II of Sicily, King of Sicily (d. 1154) was born on this day in history.   

1178  Emperor Antoku of Japan (d. 1185) was born on this day in history.   

1400  Luca della Robbia, Italy, sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden) was born on this day in history.   

1428  Richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury was born on December - 22.   

1452  Jakob Obrecht, Brabant, composer was born on this day in history.   

1459  On December - 22 birth of djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II   

1515  On this day in history birth of mary of Lorraine, France, pro-French Regent of Scotland   

1523  Charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon, archbishop Rouen was born on December - 22.   

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  On this day in history john XXIII, [Baldassare Cossa], Italian Pope (1410-15), dies   

1440  On December - 22 death of bluebeard, pirate, executed   

1550  Death of Richard Plantagenet (Richard of Eastwell) possibly a son of Richard III on this day in history.   

1603  Mehmed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603), dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history death of peter Mogila, Orthodox Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia (b. 1596)   

1660  On this day in history death of andré Tacquet, Flemish mathematician (b. 1612)