Famous Personalities Born In December - 22
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
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 this day in history.
1452 Jakob Obrecht, Brabant, composer was born on this day in history.
1459 Djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II was born on December - 22.
1515 Mary of Lorraine, France, pro-French Regent of Scotland was born on this day in history.
1523 Charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon, archbishop Rouen was born on December - 22.
1546 On December - 22 birth of kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese Daimyo (d. 1604)
1550 Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.
1573 On this day in history birth of ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia/Groningen
1624 Tomas Micieres, composer was born on December - 22.
1639 Jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.
1643 On December - 22 birth of rene-Robert Cavelier La Salle, France, French explorer (Louisiana)
1666 On this day in history 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 Meidingnu Pamheiba, King of Manipur (d. 1751) was born on this day in history.
1694 Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and writer (d. 1768) was born on December - 22.
1696 James Oglethorpe, England, General/author/colonizer (Georgia) was born on December - 22.
1700 On this day in history birth of egbert de Vrij Temminck, Amsterdam regent
1702 On this day in history birth of jean E Liotard, [Turk], Swiss painter (Madame d'Epinay)
1710 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach was born on this day in history.
1723 Carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola-da-gamba-player/composer was born on this day in history.
1727 On December - 22 birth of william Ellery, US attorney/signer (Declar of Independence)
1728 On this day in history birth of charles Frederick, Baden, liberal ruler of Baden
1744 On December - 22 birth of abigail Adams, Weymouth Mass, 2nd first lady (1797-1801)
1753 Dugald Stewart, Edinburgh Scot, philosopher (Scottish common sense) was born on this day in history.
1761 On this day in history birth of dorothea Jordan, Ireland, French comedic actress
1764 On this day in history birth of barbara Juliane Krudener, Latvia, mystic visionary renounced nobility
1765 On December - 22 birth of johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician (d. 1825)
1767 On this day in history birth of andreas Hofer, South Tirol, milt leader (fought Napoleon's France)
1768 John Crome, [Old Crome], English landscape painter/etcher was born on December - 22.
1787 On December - 22 birth of rasmus Rask, Denmark, language scholar
1795 Thomas Ainsworth, English/Neth industrialist (Twentse textile) was born on this day in history.