Famous Personalities Born In December - 22
Wednesday, 05 November 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 On December - 22 birth of luca della Robbia, Italy, sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden) 

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 this day in history. 

1515 On this day in history birth of mary of Lorraine, France, pro-French Regent of Scotland 

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 December - 22. 

1573 Ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia/Groningen was born on this day in history. 

1624 On December - 22 birth of tomas Micieres, composer 

1639 On this day in history birth of jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699) 

1643 Rene-Robert Cavelier La Salle, France, French explorer (Louisiana) was born on this day in history. 

1666 Guru Gobind Singh, Sikh guru (d. 1708) was born on this day in history. 

1684 On this day in history birth of johann J Dillenius, [Dillen], German botanist (Historia Muscorum) 

1690 On this day in history birth of meidingnu Pamheiba, King of Manipur (d. 1751) 

1694 On December - 22 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 December - 22. 

1702 On December - 22 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 December - 22. 

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 Abigail Adams, Weymouth Mass, 2nd first lady (1797-1801) was born on December - 22. 

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 December - 22. 

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 On this day in history birth of thomas Ainsworth, English/Neth industrialist (Twentse textile) 

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