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Historical Events In December - 22

Tuesday, 19 March 2024

1976  Olive Diefenbaker dies; wife of former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1977  On this day in history 36 die as grain elevator at Continental Grain Company plant explodes  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1977  After only ten months as a professional jockey, sixteen-year-old Steve Cauthen won his 355th race and set a new earnings record on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1977  On this day in history the Canadian government starts building first six new naval frigates; part of $1.5 billion naval program. (not nearly enough)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1977  Johann Nepomuk David, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1979  On December - 22 darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1980  Eisenhower returned to Norfolk, Virginia after a 251-day deployment, the longest underway deployment for a Navy ship since World War II. She had been underway for 152 continuous days on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1980  On December - 22 pres-elect Reagan appoints Jean Kirkpatrick (UN delegate) and James Watt (Interior)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1980  Dick Kallman, actor (Hank Dearborn-Hank), murdered at 47 on December - 22.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1984  On this day in history bernhard Goetz shoots 4 black youths on a NYC subway train  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1984  On December - 22 madonna's "Like a Virgin," single goes #1 for 6 weeks  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1985  On December - 22 sTS 51-L vehicle moves to Launch Pad 39B  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1986  On this day in history quebec Court of Appeal declares that Article 58 or Bill 101 making French the sole languageauthorized on commercial signs is unconstitutional.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1986  Celius Dougherty, composer, dies at 84 on December - 22.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1987  Canada beats Finland 4-1 to win first-ever gold medal at the annual Izvestia hockey tournament on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1987  On this day in history motley Crue's Nikki Sixx overdoses from Heroin  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1987  Alice Terry, [Taaffe], actress (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1988  On this day in history 2 robbers wearing police uniforms rob armored truck of $3 M in NJ  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1988  South Africa signs accord granting independence to South-West Africa on December - 22.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1988  On this day in history tug hits oil barge, spreads 231,000 gal on 300 mi of WA and BC coast  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1988  Tucker Smith, singer/dancer (Cool-West Side Story), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts Nicolea Ceausescu on December - 22.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  On December - 22 cold wave -4øF in Oklahoma City, -6øF in Tulsa, -12øF in Pittsburgh PA, -18øF in Denver CO, -23øF in Kansas City MO, -42øF in Scottsbluff NB, -47øF in Hardin MT and -60øF in Black Hills SD  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  Samuel Beckett, Irish/French writer (Molloy, Nobel 1969), dies at 83 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  On December - 22 cold wave: -4øF in Oklahoma City, -6øF in Tulsa, -12øF in Pittsburgh PA, -18øF in Denver CO, -23øF in Kansas City MO, -42øF in Scottsbluff NB, -47øF in Hardin MT and -60øF in Black Hills SD  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  Iraq announces it will never give up Kuwait on December - 22.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  Israeli ferry capsizes killing 21 US servicemen on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  On December - 22 lech Walesa sworn in as Poland's first popularly elected president  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  On December - 22 cecil Effinger, composer, dies at 76  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  Ernst Krenek, Austrian/US composer (Orpheus & Eurydike), dies at 91 on December - 22.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1992  On this day in history frederick W Franz, CEO (Watch Tower), dies at 99  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1993  Alexander Mackendrick, director (Whiskey Galore!), dies at 81 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1994  On this day in history italian Prime Minister Berlusconi resigns dec23  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1995  On this day in history quebec Lucien Bouchard announces that he is a candidate for the leadership of the Parti Québécois.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In December - 22

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1095  Roger II of Sicily, King of Sicily (d. 1154) was born on December - 22.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1178  On December - 22 birth of emperor Antoku of Japan (d. 1185)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1400  On December - 22 birth of luca della Robbia, Italy, sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1428  On December - 22 birth of richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1452  On December - 22 birth of jakob Obrecht, Brabant, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1459  Djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1515  Mary of Lorraine, France, pro-French Regent of Scotland was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1523  Charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon, archbishop Rouen was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In December - 22

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1100  On December - 22 death of duke Bretislaus II of Bohemia  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1337  Daito Kokushi, leader of O-To-Kan Rinzai school in Japan, dies at 54 on December - 22.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1419  John XXIII, [Baldassare Cossa], Italian Pope (1410-15), dies on December - 22.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1440  Death of Bluebeard, pirate, executed on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1550  On December - 22 death of richard Plantagenet (Richard of Eastwell) possibly a son of Richard III  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1603  Mehmed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603), dies at 37 on December - 22.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1646  Death of Peter Mogila, Orthodox Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia (b. 1596) on December - 22.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1660  On this day in history death of andré Tacquet, Flemish mathematician (b. 1612)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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