Historical Events In December - 22
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1867 Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic on December - 22.
1867 On December - 22 jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician (kinematics), dies at 79
1868 On this day in history john Nance Garner, Texas, (VP-D-1933-41)
1869 Newfoundlanders vote against joining Confederation. (later they see the error of their ways and join up) on December - 22.
1869 Andre[-Paul-Guillaume] Gide, Paris France, writer (Nobel 1947) on December - 22.
1870 Jules Janssen, flies in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse on this day in history.
1870 On this day in history jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse
1870 Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator, dies at 46 [NS=Jan 3 1871] on December - 22.
1873 On December - 22 l[eopold] S[tennett] Amery, British politician
1874 On December - 22 franz Schmidt, composer
1874 On December - 22 johann Peter Pixis, composer, dies at 86
1875 On December - 22 antoine Mariotte, composer
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 "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Mass) on this day in history.
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 On December - 22 ralph Hawtrey, Buckinghamshire England, economist (multiplier)
1880 On this day in history george Eliot, Victorian novelist (Adam Bede), dies on 61st birthday
1881 Enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician on December - 22.
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 August Strindberg's "Lycko-Pers Reja," premieres on this day in history.
1883 On December - 22 arthur James Cook, England, union leader (coal miners)
1885 Pope Leo XIII proclaims extraordinary jubilee on December - 22.
1885 Joseph Deems Taylor, NYC, composer (Peter Ibbetson) on this day in history.
1886 On this day in history 1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC)
1888 On this day in history heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain
1888 Joseph Arthur Rank, English film magnate/baron on December - 22.
1889 On December - 22 mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanon, playwright
1890 On this day in history cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia.
1890 Mark Tobey, US abstract painter (Broadway Norm) on December - 22.
1891 Edward L Bernays, Vienna Austria, 1st public relations agent on this day in history.
1893 On December - 22 benedikt Randhartinger, composer, dies at 91
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