Page 4: Historical Events In December - 22

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

1867  On this day in history jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician (kinematics), dies at 79   

1868  On December - 22 john Nance Garner, Texas, (VP-D-1933-41)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1873  L[eopold] S[tennett] Amery, British politician on December - 22.   

1874  On December - 22 franz Schmidt, composer   

1874  On this day in history johann Peter Pixis, composer, dies at 86   

1875  Antoine Mariotte, composer on December - 22.   

1875  Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1877  "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Mass) on December - 22.   

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

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

1879  On this day in history ralph Hawtrey, Buckinghamshire England, economist (multiplier)   

1880  George Eliot, Victorian novelist (Adam Bede), dies on 61st birthday on this day in history.   

1881  On December - 22 enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician   

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

1882  Charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright on this day in history.   

1883  August Strindberg's "Lycko-Pers Reja," premieres on December - 22.   

1883  On this day in history 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 December - 22.   

1886  1st national accountants' society in US formed (NYC) on December - 22.   

1888  On December - 22 heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain   

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

1889  On this day in history mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanon, playwright   

1890  Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia on December - 22.   

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

1891  Edward L Bernays, Vienna Austria, 1st public relations agent on December - 22.   

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

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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 this day in history.   

1400  On this day in history birth of luca della Robbia, Italy, sculptor (Madonna of Rose Garden)   

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

1452  Jakob Obrecht, Brabant, composer was born on December - 22.   

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

1100  On December - 22 death of duke Bretislaus II of Bohemia   

1337  On this day in history 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  Death of Bluebeard, pirate, executed on December - 22.   

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 December - 22.   

1646  On December - 22 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)