Famous Personalities Born In December - 22
Monday, 20 October 2025
1095 Roger II of Sicily, King of Sicily (d. 1154) was born on this day in history.
1178 On December - 22 birth of emperor Antoku of Japan (d. 1185)
1400 On this day in history birth of luca della Robbia, Italy, sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden)
1428 On this day in history birth of richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury
1452 On this day in history birth of jakob Obrecht, Brabant, composer
1459 On December - 22 birth of djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II
1515 Mary of Lorraine, France, pro-French Regent of Scotland was born on December - 22.
1523 On this day in history birth of charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon, archbishop Rouen
1546 Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese Daimyo (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.
1550 On December - 22 birth of cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher (d. 1631)
1573 Ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia/Groningen was born on this day in history.
1624 On this day in history birth of tomas Micieres, composer
1639 On December - 22 birth of jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699)
1643 On December - 22 birth of rene-Robert Cavelier La Salle, France, French explorer (Louisiana)
1666 On December - 22 birth of guru Gobind Singh, Sikh guru (d. 1708)
1684 Johann J Dillenius, [Dillen], German botanist (Historia Muscorum) was born on this day in history.
1690 On December - 22 birth of meidingnu Pamheiba, King of Manipur (d. 1751)
1694 Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and writer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.
1696 James Oglethorpe, England, General/author/colonizer (Georgia) was born on December - 22.
1700 Egbert de Vrij Temminck, Amsterdam regent was born on December - 22.
1702 Jean E Liotard, [Turk], Swiss painter (Madame d'Epinay) was born on this day in history.
1710 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach was born on this day in history.
1723 On December - 22 birth of carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola-da-gamba-player/composer
1727 William Ellery, US attorney/signer (Declar of Independence) was born on this day in history.
1728 Charles Frederick, Baden, liberal ruler of Baden was born on December - 22.
1744 On December - 22 birth of abigail Adams, Weymouth Mass, 2nd first lady (1797-1801)
1753 On this day in history birth of dugald Stewart, Edinburgh Scot, philosopher (Scottish common sense)
1761 On December - 22 birth of dorothea Jordan, Ireland, French comedic actress
1764 Barbara Juliane Krudener, Latvia, mystic visionary renounced nobility was born on this day in history.
1765 Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician (d. 1825) was born on December - 22.
1767 Andreas Hofer, South Tirol, milt leader (fought Napoleon's France) was born on this day in history.
1768 On December - 22 birth of john Crome, [Old Crome], English landscape painter/etcher
1787 On December - 22 birth of rasmus Rask, Denmark, language scholar
1795 On December - 22 birth of thomas Ainsworth, English/Neth industrialist (Twentse textile)