Page 7: Historical Events In December - 22

1959  Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Ft Worth on this day in history.   

1959  Gilda Gray, actress (Piccadilly), dies of heart attack at 60 on this day in history.   

1960  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 on December - 22.   

1961  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1962  Kinderman Place in the Bronx named on this day in history.   

1962  1,000,000th NBA point scored on this day in history.   

1963  On December - 22 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 this day in history.   

1963  Oakland Raider Tom Flores passes for 6 touchdowns vs Houston (52-49) on December - 22.   

1964  Lockheed SR-71 spy aircraft reaches 3,530 kph (record for a jet) on December - 22.   

1964  On December - 22 quebec- Opening of the Eastern Townships Autoroute.   

1964  Bonifacio Gil Garcia, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1965  On December - 22 radio Mil (Domincan Republic) transmitter blown up   

1965  Belgian govt shuts 6 coal mine on this day in history.   

1965  Al Ritz, actor (Gorilla, Hi Ya Chum), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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  Lee Krieger, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini), dies at 48 on December - 22.   

1968  Louise Granville, entertainer, dies of influenza at 73 on December - 22.   

1969  Anglican Church of Canada ordains first woman deacon on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history montreal Quebec FLQ terrorists explode bomb in a post office truck.   

1969  On this day in history myriam Bédard biathlon athlete and Olympic medalist, was born at Loretteville, Quebec, she took up biathlon while an army cadet at age 15   

1969  Supreme Court rules 1968 Montreal lottery illegal; Quebec sets up provincial lottery corporation; first draw to take place March 14, 1970 on this day in history.   

1969  Donald Foster, actor (Herbert Johnson-Hazel), dies at 80 on December - 22.   

1970  SS Commander Franz Stangl of Treblinka, sentenced to life in prison on December - 22.   

1971  UN General Assembly ratifies Kurt Waldheim as secretary-general on this day in history.   

1971  On December - 22 godfried Jan Arnold Bomans, Dutch writer (Eric), dies at 58   

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 this day in history.   

1973  Pierre Berton quoted in Canadian Magazine as saying, "A Canadian is somebody who knows how to make love in a canoe." on December - 22.   

1973  On this day in history domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer, dies at 87   

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 December - 22.   

1976  35 Unification church couples wed in NYC on this day in history.   

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1095  Roger II of Sicily, King of Sicily (d. 1154) was born on this day in history.   

1178  Emperor Antoku of Japan (d. 1185) was born on December - 22.   

1400  Luca della Robbia, Italy, sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden) was born on this day in history.   

1428  On December - 22 birth of richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury   

1452  On December - 22 birth of jakob Obrecht, Brabant, composer   

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

1515  Mary of Lorraine, France, pro-French Regent of Scotland was born on December - 22.   

1523  Charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon, archbishop Rouen was born on December - 22.   

1100  Death of Duke Bretislaus II of Bohemia on this day in history.   

1337  Daito Kokushi, leader of O-To-Kan Rinzai school in Japan, dies at 54 on December - 22.   

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

1440  Death of Bluebeard, pirate, executed on December - 22.   

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

1603  Mehmed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603), dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1646  On December - 22 death of peter Mogila, Orthodox Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia (b. 1596)   

1660  Death of André Tacquet, Flemish mathematician (b. 1612) on December - 22.