Famous Personalities Born In December - 22
Friday, 19 September 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 December - 22.
1400 Luca della Robbia, Italy, sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden) was born on December - 22.
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 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 December - 22.
1523 Charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon, archbishop Rouen was born on this day in history.
1546 Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese Daimyo (d. 1604) was born on December - 22.
1550 On December - 22 birth of cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher (d. 1631)
1573 On this day in history birth of ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia/Groningen
1624 On this day in history birth of tomas Micieres, composer
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 Guru Gobind Singh, Sikh guru (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.
1684 Johann J Dillenius, [Dillen], German botanist (Historia Muscorum) was born on December - 22.
1690 On this day in history birth of meidingnu Pamheiba, King of Manipur (d. 1751)
1694 On this day in history birth of hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and writer (d. 1768)
1696 On December - 22 birth of james Oglethorpe, England, General/author/colonizer (Georgia)
1700 Egbert de Vrij Temminck, Amsterdam regent was born on this day in history.
1702 Jean E Liotard, [Turk], Swiss painter (Madame d'Epinay) was born on December - 22.
1710 On December - 22 birth of wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach
1723 On this day in history 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 On December - 22 birth of charles Frederick, Baden, liberal ruler of Baden
1744 On this day in history 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 Dorothea Jordan, Ireland, French comedic actress was born on this day in history.
1764 Barbara Juliane Krudener, Latvia, mystic visionary renounced nobility was born on December - 22.
1765 On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician (d. 1825)
1767 On December - 22 birth of andreas Hofer, South Tirol, milt leader (fought Napoleon's France)
1768 On December - 22 birth of john Crome, [Old Crome], English landscape painter/etcher
1787 Rasmus Rask, Denmark, language scholar was born on this day in history.
1795 Thomas Ainsworth, English/Neth industrialist (Twentse textile) was born on this day in history.