Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In December - 22
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
1959 On this day in history continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Ft Worth 
1959 Gilda Gray, actress (Piccadilly), dies of heart attack at 60 on December - 22.
1960 On December - 22 helicopters of HS-3 and HU-2 from Valley Forge rescued 27 men from the oiler SS Pine Ridge as she was breaking up in heavy seas 100 miles off Cape Hatteras.
1961 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on December - 22.
1962 Kinderman Place in the Bronx named on this day in history.
1962 On December - 22 1,000,000th NBA point scored
1963 On this day in history official 30-day mourning period for President John F Kennedy ends
1963 Reginald Binette kills four parishioners of Christ the King Roman Catholic Church in Ottawa in robbery attempt on December - 22.
1963 Oakland Raider Tom Flores passes for 6 touchdowns vs Houston (52-49) on this day in history.
1964 Lockheed SR-71 spy aircraft reaches 3,530 kph (record for a jet) on December - 22.
1964 On this day in history quebec- Opening of the Eastern Townships Autoroute.
1964 On December - 22 bonifacio Gil Garcia, composer, dies at 66
1965 On December - 22 radio Mil (Domincan Republic) transmitter blown up
1965 On this day in history belgian govt shuts 6 coal mine
1965 On December - 22 al Ritz, actor (Gorilla, Hi Ya Chum), dies at 62
1967 Then Justice Minister Pierre Trudeau tells the Commons that "There is no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation." on December - 22.
1967 On December - 22 lee Krieger, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini), dies at 48
1968 Louise Granville, entertainer, dies of influenza at 73 on this day in history.
1969 On this day in history anglican Church of Canada ordains first woman deacon.
1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono spend an hour with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and meet the Minister of Health, John Munro to discuss drug abuse on December - 22.
1969 On December - 22 montreal Quebec FLQ terrorists explode bomb in a post office truck.
1969 Myriam Bédard biathlon athlete and Olympic medalist, was born at Loretteville, Quebec, she took up biathlon while an army cadet at age 15 on this day in history.
1969 Supreme Court rules 1968 Montreal lottery illegal; Quebec sets up provincial lottery corporation; first draw to take place March 14, 1970 on December - 22.
1969 Donald Foster, actor (Herbert Johnson-Hazel), dies at 80 on December - 22.
1970 On this day in history sS Commander Franz Stangl of Treblinka, sentenced to life in prison
1971 On December - 22 uN General Assembly ratifies Kurt Waldheim as secretary-general
1971 Godfried Jan Arnold Bomans, Dutch writer (Eric), dies at 58 on this day in history.
1972 Canadian folk singer Joni Mitchell receives a gold record for her album, For the Roses; includes the single, You Turn Me on, I'm a Radio on December - 22.
1973 Pierre Berton quoted in Canadian Magazine as saying, "A Canadian is somebody who knows how to make love in a canoe." on this day in history.
1973 Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.
1974 Referenda in Comoros-3 islands for independence, 1 stays French on this day in history.
1974 Sault Ste Marie's Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins becomes the 6th NHLer to score 500 goals, in a 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings on December - 22.
1974 Fosco Giachetti, entertainer, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1976 On this day in history 35 Unification church couples wed in NYC
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