Historical Events In December - 22

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 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 December - 22.  

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

1963  Official 30-day mourning period for President John F Kennedy ends on this day in history.  

1963  Reginald Binette kills four parishioners of Christ the King Roman Catholic Church in Ottawa in robbery attempt on December - 22.  

1963  On this day in history 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  Quebec- Opening of the Eastern Townships Autoroute on December - 22.  

1964  Bonifacio Gil Garcia, composer, dies at 66 on December - 22.  

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

1965  Belgian govt shuts 6 coal mine on December - 22.  

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

1967  On this day in history then Justice Minister Pierre Trudeau tells the Commons that "There is no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation."  

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 this day in history.  

1969  On December - 22 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 this day in history.  

1969  Montreal Quebec FLQ terrorists explode bomb in a post office truck on December - 22.  

1969  On December - 22 myriam Bédard biathlon athlete and Olympic medalist, was born at Loretteville, Quebec, she took up biathlon while an army cadet at age 15  

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

1969  Donald Foster, actor (Herbert Johnson-Hazel), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

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

1971  Godfried Jan Arnold Bomans, Dutch writer (Eric), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1972  On December - 22 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.  

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  Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer, dies at 87 on December - 22.  

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 this day in history fosco Giachetti, entertainer, dies at 70  

1976  On this day in history 35 Unification church couples wed in NYC  

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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 December - 22.  

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

1428  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1515  On this day in history birth of mary of Lorraine, France, pro-French Regent of Scotland  

1523  On December - 22 birth of charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon, archbishop Rouen  

1100  Death of Duke Bretislaus II of Bohemia on December - 22.  

1337  Daito Kokushi, leader of O-To-Kan Rinzai school in Japan, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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

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

1550  Death of Richard Plantagenet (Richard of Eastwell) possibly a son of Richard III on December - 22.  

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

1646  Death of Peter Mogila, Orthodox Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia (b. 1596) on this day in history.  

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