Historical Events In December - 22

1959  Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Ft Worth on December - 22.  

1959  On this day in history gilda Gray, actress (Piccadilly), dies of heart attack at 60  

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 this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history kinderman Place in the Bronx named  

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 December - 22.  

1963  On December - 22 oakland Raider Tom Flores passes for 6 touchdowns vs Houston (52-49)  

1964  On December - 22 lockheed SR-71 spy aircraft reaches 3,530 kph (record for a jet)  

1964  On this day in history quebec- Opening of the Eastern Townships Autoroute.  

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

1965  Radio Mil (Domincan Republic) transmitter blown up on December - 22.  

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

1965  On this day in history 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 this day in history lee Krieger, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini), dies at 48  

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

1969  On this day in history anglican Church of Canada ordains first woman deacon.  

1969  On this day in history 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.  

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  On December - 22 donald Foster, actor (Herbert Johnson-Hazel), dies at 80  

1970  SS Commander Franz Stangl of Treblinka, sentenced to life in prison on this day in history.  

1971  On this day in history uN General Assembly ratifies Kurt Waldheim as secretary-general  

1971  Godfried Jan Arnold Bomans, Dutch writer (Eric), dies at 58 on December - 22.  

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  On this day in history pierre Berton quoted in Canadian Magazine as saying, "A Canadian is somebody who knows how to make love in a canoe."  

1973  On December - 22 domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer, dies at 87  

1974  Referenda in Comoros-3 islands for independence, 1 stays French on December - 22.  

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  On December - 22 fosco Giachetti, entertainer, dies at 70  

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  On December - 22 birth of emperor Antoku of Japan (d. 1185)  

1400  Luca della Robbia, Italy, sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden) was born on December - 22.  

1428  On this day in history birth of richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury  

1452  Jakob Obrecht, Brabant, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  On December - 22 birth of charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon, archbishop Rouen  

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

1337  On December - 22 daito Kokushi, leader of O-To-Kan Rinzai school in Japan, dies at 54  

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

1440  On December - 22 death of bluebeard, pirate, executed  

1550  On this day in history death of richard Plantagenet (Richard of Eastwell) possibly a son of Richard III  

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 December - 22.  

1660  On December - 22 death of andré Tacquet, Flemish mathematician (b. 1612)