Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In December - 22
Thursday, 21 November 2024
1976 On this day in history olive Diefenbaker dies; wife of former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. 
1977 36 die as grain elevator at Continental Grain Company plant explodes on this day in history.
1977 After only ten months as a professional jockey, sixteen-year-old Steve Cauthen won his 355th race and set a new earnings record on this day in history.
1977 The Canadian government starts building first six new naval frigates; part of $1.5 billion naval program. (not nearly enough) on December - 22.
1977 Johann Nepomuk David, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.
1979 Darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77 on this day in history.
1980 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 on this day in history.
1980 On this day in history 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 December - 22 bernhard Goetz shoots 4 black youths on a NYC subway train
1984 On this day in history madonna's "Like a Virgin," single goes #1 for 6 weeks
1985 STS 51-L vehicle moves to Launch Pad 39B on this day in history.
1986 Quebec Court of Appeal declares that Article 58 or Bill 101 making French the sole languageauthorized on commercial signs is unconstitutional on December - 22.
1986 Celius Dougherty, composer, dies at 84 on December - 22.
1987 Canada beats Finland 4-1 to win first-ever gold medal at the annual Izvestia hockey tournament on this day in history.
1987 On this day in history motley Crue's Nikki Sixx overdoses from Heroin
1987 Alice Terry, [Taaffe], actress (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse), dies on December - 22.
1988 2 robbers wearing police uniforms rob armored truck of $3 M in NJ on this day in history.
1988 On December - 22 south Africa signs accord granting independence to South-West Africa
1988 Tug hits oil barge, spreads 231,000 gal on 300 mi of WA and BC coast on this day in history.
1988 On December - 22 tucker Smith, singer/dancer (Cool-West Side Story), dies
1989 After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts Nicolea Ceausescu on December - 22.
1989 On December - 22 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 this day in history samuel Beckett, Irish/French writer (Molloy, Nobel 1969), dies at 83
1989 On December - 22 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
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 On December - 22 lech Walesa sworn in as Poland's first popularly elected president
1990 Cecil Effinger, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1991 On this day in history ernst Krenek, Austrian/US composer (Orpheus & Eurydike), dies at 91
1992 Frederick W Franz, CEO (Watch Tower), dies at 99 on this day in history.
1993 On December - 22 alexander Mackendrick, director (Whiskey Galore!), dies at 81
1994 On December - 22 italian Prime Minister Berlusconi resigns dec23
1995 On December - 22 quebec Lucien Bouchard announces that he is a candidate for the leadership of the Parti Québécois.
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