Top Historical Events That Happened on December 22

1868  John Nance Garner, Texas, (VP-D-1933-41)   

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

1869  Andre[-Paul-Guillaume] Gide, Paris France, writer (Nobel 1947)   

1870  Jules Janssen, flies in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse   

1870  Jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse.   

1870  Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator, dies at 46 [NS=Jan 3 1871].   

1873  L[eopold] S[tennett] Amery, British politician.   

1874  Franz Schmidt, composer   

1874  Johann Peter Pixis, composer, dies at 86   

1875  Antoine Mariotte, composer   

1875  Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer, dies at 75   

1876  Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Ital writer (Futurism e Futurista)   

1877  "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Mass)   

1877  Montreal Quebec-Laval University opens a branch campus in Montreal, later the University of Montreal.   

1877  Endre Ady, Hungary, lyric poet   

1879  Ralph Hawtrey, Buckinghamshire England, economist (multiplier)   

1880  George Eliot, Victorian novelist (Adam Bede), dies on 61st birthday.   

1881  Enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician.   

1882  1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison   

1882  Charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright.   

1883  August Strindberg's "Lycko-Pers Reja," premieres   

1883  Arthur James Cook, England, union leader (coal miners)   

1885  Pope Leo XIII proclaims extraordinary jubilee   

1885  Joseph Deems Taylor, NYC, composer (Peter Ibbetson)   

1886  1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC).   

1888  Heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain   

1888  Joseph Arthur Rank, English film magnate/baron   

1889  Mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanon, playwright.   

1890  Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia.   

1890  Mark Tobey, US abstract painter (Broadway Norm).   

1891  Edward L Bernays, Vienna Austria, 1st public relations agent   

1893  Benedikt Randhartinger, composer, dies at 91   

1894  French officer Alfred Dreyfus court-martialed for treason, triggers worldwide charges of anti-Semitism (Dreyfus later vindicated)   

1894  French officer, Alfred Dreyfus, are discovered guilty of selling secrets to Germany   

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1095  Roger ii of sicily: King of sicily   

1178  Emperor antoku of japan: Emperor antoku of japan (d. 1185)   

1400  Luca della robbia: Italy, sculptor (madonna of rose garden)   

1428  Richard neville warwick: 2nd earl of salisbury   

1452  Jakob obrecht: Brabant, composer   

1459  Djem sultan: Son of turks sultan mehmed ii   

1515  Mary of lorraine: France, pro-french regent of scotland   

1523  Charles "cardinal" of bourbon: Archbishop rouen   

1100  Death of Duke bretislaus ii of bohemia: Duke bretislaus ii of bohemia   

1337  Daito kokushi: Leader of o-to-kan rinzai school in japan,   

1419  John xxiii: [baldassare cossa], italian pope (1410-15),   

1440  Death of Bluebeard: Pirate, executed   

1550  Richard plantagenet possibly a son of richard iii: Richard plantagenet (richard of eastwell) possibly a son of richard iii   

1603  Mehmed iii: Sultan of turkey (1595-1603),   

1646  Death of Peter mogila: Orthodox metropolitan of kiev and galicia (b. 1596)   

1660  Death of André tacquet: Flemish mathematician (b. 1612)