Page 4: Historical Events In December - 22

1867  Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic on December - 22.   

1867  Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician (kinematics), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1868  John Nance Garner, Texas, (VP-D-1933-41) on December - 22.   

1869  Newfoundlanders vote against joining Confederation. (later they see the error of their ways and join up) on December - 22.   

1869  On this day in history andre[-Paul-Guillaume] Gide, Paris France, writer (Nobel 1947)   

1870  Jules Janssen, flies in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse on this day in history.   

1870  Jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse on December - 22.   

1870  On this day in history constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator, dies at 46 [NS=Jan 3 1871]   

1873  On this day in history l[eopold] S[tennett] Amery, British politician   

1874  On December - 22 franz Schmidt, composer   

1874  On December - 22 johann Peter Pixis, composer, dies at 86   

1875  On December - 22 antoine Mariotte, composer   

1875  On this day in history nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer, dies at 75   

1876  On this day in history filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Ital writer (Futurism e Futurista)   

1877  "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Mass) on this day in history.   

1877  On December - 22 montreal Quebec-Laval University opens a branch campus in Montreal, later the University of Montreal   

1877  Endre Ady, Hungary, lyric poet on this day in history.   

1879  Ralph Hawtrey, Buckinghamshire England, economist (multiplier) on this day in history.   

1880  George Eliot, Victorian novelist (Adam Bede), dies on 61st birthday on December - 22.   

1881  Enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician on December - 22.   

1882  On this day in history 1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison   

1882  On this day in history charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright   

1883  On this day in history august Strindberg's "Lycko-Pers Reja," premieres   

1883  On December - 22 arthur James Cook, England, union leader (coal miners)   

1885  Pope Leo XIII proclaims extraordinary jubilee on December - 22.   

1885  Joseph Deems Taylor, NYC, composer (Peter Ibbetson) on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history 1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC)   

1888  Heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history joseph Arthur Rank, English film magnate/baron   

1889  On December - 22 mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanon, playwright   

1890  Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia on this day in history.   

1890  Mark Tobey, US abstract painter (Broadway Norm) on December - 22.   

1891  On December - 22 edward L Bernays, Vienna Austria, 1st public relations agent   

1893  Benedikt Randhartinger, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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1095  On this day in history birth of roger II of Sicily, King of Sicily (d. 1154)   

1178  Emperor Antoku of Japan (d. 1185) was born on this day in history.   

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

1459  On this day in history birth of djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II   

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

1523  Charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon, archbishop Rouen was born on this day in history.   

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

1337  On this day in history daito Kokushi, leader of O-To-Kan Rinzai school in Japan, dies at 54   

1419  John XXIII, [Baldassare Cossa], Italian Pope (1410-15), dies on this day in history.   

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  Mehmed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603), dies at 37 on December - 22.   

1646  On this day in history death of peter Mogila, Orthodox Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia (b. 1596)   

1660  On this day in history death of andré Tacquet, Flemish mathematician (b. 1612)