Page 4: Historical Events In December - 22

1867  Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic on this day in history.   

1867  Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician (kinematics), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1868  John Nance Garner, Texas, (VP-D-1933-41) on December - 22.   

1869  Newfoundlanders vote against joining Confederation. (later they see the error of their ways and join up) on this day in history.   

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 December - 22.   

1870  Jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse on December - 22.   

1870  Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator, dies at 46 [NS=Jan 3 1871] on this day in history.   

1873  L[eopold] S[tennett] Amery, British politician on December - 22.   

1874  On December - 22 franz Schmidt, composer   

1874  Johann Peter Pixis, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history antoine Mariotte, composer   

1875  On this day in history nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer, dies at 75   

1876  Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Ital writer (Futurism e Futurista) on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Mass)   

1877  On December - 22 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  Ralph Hawtrey, Buckinghamshire England, economist (multiplier) on this day in history.   

1880  On December - 22 george Eliot, Victorian novelist (Adam Bede), dies on 61st birthday   

1881  On December - 22 enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician   

1882  On this day in history 1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison   

1882  On this day in history charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright   

1883  On this day in history august Strindberg's "Lycko-Pers Reja," premieres   

1883  On December - 22 arthur James Cook, England, union leader (coal miners)   

1885  On this day in history pope Leo XIII proclaims extraordinary jubilee   

1885  On December - 22 joseph Deems Taylor, NYC, composer (Peter Ibbetson)   

1886  On December - 22 1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC)   

1888  Heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain on December - 22.   

1888  Joseph Arthur Rank, English film magnate/baron on December - 22.   

1889  On this day in history mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanon, playwright   

1890  Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history mark Tobey, US abstract painter (Broadway Norm)   

1891  Edward L Bernays, Vienna Austria, 1st public relations agent on this day in history.   

1893  Benedikt Randhartinger, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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1095  Roger II of Sicily, King of Sicily (d. 1154) was born on December - 22.   

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 this day in history.   

1452  Jakob Obrecht, Brabant, composer was born on December - 22.   

1459  Djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II was born on December - 22.   

1515  On December - 22 birth of mary of Lorraine, France, pro-French Regent of Scotland   

1523  Charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon, archbishop Rouen was born on this day in history.   

1100  Death of Duke Bretislaus II of Bohemia on December - 22.   

1337  On December - 22 daito Kokushi, leader of O-To-Kan Rinzai school in Japan, dies at 54   

1419  On this day in history john XXIII, [Baldassare Cossa], Italian Pope (1410-15), dies   

1440  On December - 22 death of bluebeard, pirate, executed   

1550  On this day in history death of richard Plantagenet (Richard of Eastwell) possibly a son of Richard III   

1603  On this day in history mehmed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603), dies at 37   

1646  Death of Peter Mogila, Orthodox Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia (b. 1596) on this day in history.   

1660  Death of André Tacquet, Flemish mathematician (b. 1612) on this day in history.