Historical Events In December - 22

1867  Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic on December - 22.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1869  On December - 22 andre[-Paul-Guillaume] Gide, Paris France, writer (Nobel 1947)  

1870  On this day in history jules Janssen, flies in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse  

1870  On December - 22 jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse  

1870  On December - 22 constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator, dies at 46 [NS=Jan 3 1871]  

1873  L[eopold] S[tennett] Amery, British politician on this day in history.  

1874  Franz Schmidt, composer on December - 22.  

1874  On this day in history johann Peter Pixis, composer, dies at 86  

1875  On this day in history antoine Mariotte, composer  

1875  Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1876  Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Ital writer (Futurism e Futurista) on December - 22.  

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

1877  On December - 22 montreal Quebec-Laval University opens a branch campus in Montreal, later the University of Montreal  

1877  Endre Ady, Hungary, lyric poet on December - 22.  

1879  Ralph Hawtrey, Buckinghamshire England, economist (multiplier) on this day in history.  

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

1881  Enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician on this day in history.  

1882  On December - 22 1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison  

1882  Charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright on this day in history.  

1883  August Strindberg's "Lycko-Pers Reja," premieres on this day in history.  

1883  On this day in history arthur James Cook, England, union leader (coal miners)  

1885  Pope Leo XIII proclaims extraordinary jubilee on this day in history.  

1885  On this day in history joseph Deems Taylor, NYC, composer (Peter Ibbetson)  

1886  1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC) on this day in history.  

1888  Heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain on this day in history.  

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

1889  On December - 22 mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanon, playwright  

1890  Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia on December - 22.  

1890  On December - 22 mark Tobey, US abstract painter (Broadway Norm)  

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

1893  On this day in history benedikt Randhartinger, composer, dies at 91  

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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 this day in history.  

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  On December - 22 birth of jakob Obrecht, Brabant, composer  

1459  Djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II was born on this day in history.  

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

1523  On this day in history birth of charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon, archbishop Rouen  

1100  On this day in history death of duke Bretislaus II of Bohemia  

1337  On this day in history daito Kokushi, leader of O-To-Kan Rinzai school in Japan, dies at 54  

1419  John XXIII, [Baldassare Cossa], Italian Pope (1410-15), dies on December - 22.  

1440  Death of Bluebeard, pirate, executed on this day in history.  

1550  Death of Richard Plantagenet (Richard of Eastwell) possibly a son of Richard III on this day in history.  

1603  On December - 22 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 December - 22.