Page 5: Historical Events In December - 22
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
1894 On this day in history french officer Alfred Dreyfus court-martialed for treason, triggers worldwide charges of anti-Semitism (Dreyfus later vindicated)
1894 On this day in history french officer, Alfred Dreyfus, found guilty of selling secrets to Germany
1894 On this day in history -23] Dutch coast hit by hurricane
1895 On December - 22 wilhelm Rontgen, the German physicist, makes the first ever X-ray of his wife's hand
1896 Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, St Petersburg Russia, poet on this day in history.
1897 On this day in history bering Sea Claims Commission recommends US pay Canadian sealers $463,454; to compensate for seizure of vessels.
1899 On this day in history dwight L Moody, US evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement), dies
1900 On this day in history a new 35-horsepower car built by Daimler from a design by Emil Jellinek was completed. The car was named for Jellinek's daughter, Mercedes.
1902 On this day in history richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist, dies at 62
1907 Saint-Saëns/Fokines ballet "Le Cygne," premieres in St Petersburg on December - 22.
1908 Marie Jungius, Dutch teacher/fairy tale writer, dies at 44 on this day in history.
1910 US postal savings stamps first issued on December - 22.
1910 US postal savings stamps 1st issued on this day in history.
1913 On this day in history menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913), dies at 69
1915 On December - 22 federal Baseball League disolved
1917 Flanders declares it's independence, under Pieter Tack on this day in history.
1917 On this day in history francesca Saveria Cabrini, US saint/patron of immigrant, dies at 67
1918 On December - 22 albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83
1919 US deports 250 alien radicals on this day in history.
1919 Government of Ireland Act of Power (Home Rule for Ireland) on this day in history.
1922 Montreal Quebec official opening of the Mount Royal Hotel, with 1.046 rooms on December - 22.
1922 Belgian parliament rejects Dutch university in Ghent on this day in history.
1923 On this day in history bill Ponsford & Edgar Mayne make 456 opening stand for Vict
1923 Arthur H Bird, composer, dies at 67 on December - 22.
1924 On December - 22 babe Dye of NHL's Toronto St Patricks scores 5 goals beat Bruins 10-2
1930 On December - 22 6 West europe lands signs Convention of Oslo
1934 On December - 22 1st flight from Netherland to Curacao (Christmas flight 1934)
1935 Yaeko Iwasaki, student of D S Harada Roshi, 1st awakening in Kamakura on December - 22.
1936 The birth of James Burke, British writer on December - 22.
1936 The initial common carrier license issued by ICC, Scranton, Pa on this day in history.
1936 On this day in history 1st common carrier license issued by ICC, Scranton, Pa
1937 On December - 22 lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic
1937 On December - 22 lincoln Tunnel (NYC) opens to traffic
1937 Daito Kokushi, Zen founder of Daitokuji, dies in Kyoto at 55 on December - 22.
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