Historical Events In December - 22
Thursday, 28 September 2023
1976 Olive Diefenbaker dies; wife of former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker on this day in history.
1977 On December - 22 36 die as grain elevator at Continental Grain Company plant explodes
1977 On this day in history after only ten months as a professional jockey, sixteen-year-old Steve Cauthen won his 355th race and set a new earnings record.
1977 On December - 22 the Canadian government starts building first six new naval frigates; part of $1.5 billion naval program. (not nearly enough)
1977 Johann Nepomuk David, composer, dies at 82 on December - 22.
1979 Darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77 on this day in history.
1980 On this day in history eisenhower returned to Norfolk, Virginia after a 251-day deployment, the longest underway deployment for a Navy ship since World War II. She had been underway for 152 continuous days
1980 On December - 22 pres-elect Reagan appoints Jean Kirkpatrick (UN delegate) and James Watt (Interior)
1980 Dick Kallman, actor (Hank Dearborn-Hank), murdered at 47 on this day in history.
1984 On this day in history bernhard Goetz shoots 4 black youths on a NYC subway train
1984 On December - 22 madonna's "Like a Virgin," single goes #1 for 6 weeks
1985 On this day in history sTS 51-L vehicle moves to Launch Pad 39B
1986 On December - 22 quebec Court of Appeal declares that Article 58 or Bill 101 making French the sole languageauthorized on commercial signs is unconstitutional.
1986 On December - 22 celius Dougherty, composer, dies at 84
1987 On December - 22 canada beats Finland 4-1 to win first-ever gold medal at the annual Izvestia hockey tournament.
1987 On December - 22 motley Crue's Nikki Sixx overdoses from Heroin
1987 On this day in history alice Terry, [Taaffe], actress (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse), dies
1988 2 robbers wearing police uniforms rob armored truck of $3 M in NJ on this day in history.
1988 South Africa signs accord granting independence to South-West Africa on December - 22.
1988 On December - 22 tug hits oil barge, spreads 231,000 gal on 300 mi of WA and BC coast
1988 On this day in history tucker Smith, singer/dancer (Cool-West Side Story), dies
1989 On this day in history after 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts Nicolea Ceausescu
1989 On this day in history cold wave -4øF in Oklahoma City, -6øF in Tulsa, -12øF in Pittsburgh PA, -18øF in Denver CO, -23øF in Kansas City MO, -42øF in Scottsbluff NB, -47øF in Hardin MT and -60øF in Black Hills SD
1989 On December - 22 samuel Beckett, Irish/French writer (Molloy, Nobel 1969), dies at 83
1989 Cold wave: -4øF in Oklahoma City, -6øF in Tulsa, -12øF in Pittsburgh PA, -18øF in Denver CO, -23øF in Kansas City MO, -42øF in Scottsbluff NB, -47øF in Hardin MT and -60øF in Black Hills SD on December - 22.
1990 Iraq announces it will never give up Kuwait on this day in history.
1990 Israeli ferry capsizes killing 21 US servicemen on December - 22.
1990 Lech Walesa sworn in as Poland's first popularly elected president on December - 22.
1990 On December - 22 cecil Effinger, composer, dies at 76
1991 Ernst Krenek, Austrian/US composer (Orpheus & Eurydike), dies at 91 on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history frederick W Franz, CEO (Watch Tower), dies at 99
1993 Alexander Mackendrick, director (Whiskey Galore!), dies at 81 on December - 22.
1994 On December - 22 italian Prime Minister Berlusconi resigns dec23
1995 On this day in history quebec Lucien Bouchard announces that he is a candidate for the leadership of the Parti Québécois.
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