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Events

Pre-1600

• AD 69 – Vespasian is proclaimed Emperor of Rome; his predecessor, Vitellius, attempts to abdicate but is captured and killed at the Gemonian stairs.BOOK, Michael, Nabil, A Brief History of Patriarchs Coptic Church,weblink CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 19,
• 401 – Pope Innocent I is elected, the only pope to succeed his father in the office.WEB,weblink Sant' Innocenzo I, Prevato, Franco, 2003-08-27, Santi Beati e Testimoni, it, 20 December 2020,
• 856 – Damghan earthquake: An earthquake near the Persian city of Damghan kills an estimated 200,000 people, the sixth deadliest earthquake in recorded history.BOOK, Simon, Ross, Natural Hazards,weblink 1998, Nelson Thornes, 978-0-7487-3951-6, 11,
• 880 – Luoyang, eastern capital of the Tang dynasty, is captured by rebel leader Huang Chao during the reign of Emperor Xizong.BOOK, Graff, David, Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300—900, New York, Routledge, 2002, 9780415239547,weblink 242,
• 1135 – Three weeks after the death of King Henry I of England, Stephen of Blois claims the throne and is privately crowned King of England, beginning the English Anarchy.BOOK, C., Petit-Dutaillis, The Feudal Monarchy in France and England,weblink 5 November 2013, Routledge, 978-1-136-20350-3, 100,
• 1216 – Pope Honorius III approves the Dominican Order through the papal bull of confirmation Religiosam vitam.BOOK, Hinnebusch, William A., Dominican Spirituality: Principles and Practice, Eugene, Ore., Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2014, 9781625644701,weblink 44,
• 1489 – The forces of the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, take control of Almería from the Nasrid ruler of Granada, Muhammad XIII.BOOK, O'Callaghan, Joseph F., The Last Crusade in the West: Castile and the Conquest of Granada, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014, 9780812245875,weblink 180, none, ; BOOK, Vilá, Jacinto Bosch, Al-Mariyya, Encyclopedia of Islam. Vol. IV, Bosworth, C.E., van Donzel, E., Heinrichs, W.P., Pellat, Ch., Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1989, 9789004081185,weblink 577,

1601–1900

• 1769 – Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with the Qing dynasty withdrawing from Burma forever.BOOK, Myint-U, Thant, The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma, New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006, 9780571217595,weblink 104,
• 1788 – Nguyá»…n Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.BOOK, 75 Years of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, 1930-2005: A Selection of Documents from Nine Party Congresses,weblink 2005, Thế Giá»›i Publishers, 6,
• 1790 – The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Alexander Suvorov and his Russian armies.BOOK, Tucker, Spencer C., Leaders: Suvorov, Alexander Vasilievich, A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. Vol. 3: 1775—1860, Tucker, Spencer C., Santa Barbara, Calif., ABC-CLIO, 2010, 9781851096671,weblink 863,
• 1807 – The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the U.S. Congress at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson.BOOK, Olson, James Stuart, Mendoza, Abraham O., American Economic History: A Dictionary and Chronology, Santa Barbara, Calif., Greenwood Press, 2015, 9781610696975,weblink 188,
• 1808 – Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy.BOOK, Broyles, Michael, Beethoven in America, Bloomington, Ind., Indiana University Press, 2011, 9780253357045,weblink 41,
• 1851 – India's first freight train is operated in Roorkee, to transport material for the construction of the Ganges Canal.BOOK, Mondal, Bhaswati, Samanta, Gopa, Mobilities in India: The Experience of Suburban Rail Commuting, Cham, Switzerland, Springer, 2021, 9783030783495,weblink 37,
• 1851 – The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., burns.WEB, History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, An 1851 Library of Congress Fire,weblink United States House of Representatives, 23 October 2021,
• 1864 – American Civil War: Savannah, Georgia, falls to the Union's Army of the Tennessee, and General Sherman tells President Abraham Lincoln: "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah".BOOK, Reid, Brian Holden, The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman, New York, Oxford University Press, 2020, 9780195392739,weblink 371,
• 1885 – Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan.BOOK, Takii, Kazuhiro, Takechi, Manabu, Itō Hirobumi Japan's First Prime Minister and Father of the Meiji Constitution, London, Routledge, 2014, 978-0-41583-886-3, 52,
• 1888 – The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.BOOK, Jóan Pauli, Joensen, Pilot Whaling in the Faroe Islands: History, Ethnography, Symbol,weblink 2009, Faroe University Press, 978-99918-65-25-6, 198,
• 1890 – Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.JOURNAL, Stephens, David, Railways of Nova Scotia, Journal of Education, Spring 1972, 26,weblink 22 December 2021,
• 1891 – Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.BOOK, Peebles, Curtis, Asteroids: A History, Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 2001, 9781560989820,weblink 19,
• 1894 – The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason.BOOK, Derfler, Leslie, The Dreyfus Affair, Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 2002, 9780313317910,weblink xvii, 1–2,

1901–present

• 1906 – An {{M|w}} 7.9 earthquake strikes Xinjiang, China, killing at least 280.WEB, CHINA: XINJIANG PROVINCE,weblink NGDC NCEI, NCEI, 17 March 2021,
• 1920 – The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR.
• 1921 – Opening of Visva-Bharati College, also known as Santiniketan College, now Visva Bharati University, India.
• 1937 – The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.BOOK, Traffic Engineering,weblink 1936, Institute of traffic engineers, 174,
• 1939 – Indian Muslims observe a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over their not having been consulted over the decision to enter World War II with the United Kingdom.BOOK, Reminiscences of the Day of Deliverance,weblink 1976, National Committee for Birth Centenary Celebrations of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan, 12,
• 1940 – World War II: Himara is captured by the Greek army.
• 1942 – World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.
• 1944 – World War II: Battle of the Bulge: German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!"
• 1944 – World War II: The People's Army of Vietnam is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam.
• 1945 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman issues an executive order giving World War II refugees precedence in visa applications under U.S. immigration quotas.WEB, 1945: Key Dates,weblink 2022-01-17, encyclopedia.ushmm.org, en,
• 1948 – Sjafruddin Prawiranegara established the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia, PDRI) in West Sumatra.BOOK, Abdullah, Taufik, Indonesia: Towards Democracy, 2009, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 978-981-230-366-0, 574,weblink en,
• 1963 – The cruise ship Lakonia burns {{convert|180|mi|km|order=flip}} north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives.BOOK, Jay Robert, Nash, Jay Robert Nash, Darkest hours: a narrative encyclopedia of worldwide disasters from ancient times to the present,weblink 1976, Nelson-Hall, 978-0-88229-140-6, 321,
• 1964 – The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) takes place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, United States.
• 1965 – In the United Kingdom, a {{convert|70|mph|km/h}} speed limit is applied to all rural roads including motorways for the first time.
• 1968 – Cultural Revolution: People's Daily posted the instructions of Mao Zedong that "The intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty."
• 1971 – The international aid organization Doctors Without Borders is founded by Bernard Kouchner and a group of journalists in Paris, France.WEB, Médecins Sans Frontières, Doctors Without Borders, Who We Are,weblink>, 20 December 2021,
• 1973 – A Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes near Tangier-Boukhalef Airport in Tangier, Morocco, killing 106.WEB, Ranter, Harro, ASN Aircraft accident Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N OO-SRD Tangier-Boukhalef Airport (TNG),weblink live, 2021-12-21, aviation-safety.net, Aviation Safety Network,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20050421080130weblink">weblink 2005-04-21,
• 1974 – Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration.
• 1974 – The house of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA.
• 1975 – U.S. President Gerald Ford creates the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in response to the 1970s energy crisis.WEB, Research, CNN Editorial, Oil and Gasoline Fast Facts,weblink 2022-01-13, CNN, 30 July 2013,
• 1978 – The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue a program for Chinese economic reform.
• 1984 – "Subway vigilante" Bernhard Goetz shoots four would-be muggers on a 2 express train in Manhattan section of New York, United States.BOOK, Ron, Christenson, Political Trials in History: From Antiquity to the Present,weblink Transaction Publishers, 978-1-4128-3125-3, 162,
• 1987 – In Zimbabwe, the political parties ZANU and ZAPU reach an agreement that ends the violence in the Matabeleland region known as the Gukurahundi.BOOK, Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa,weblink Towards a New Partnership with Africa: Challenges and Opportunities, Adebayo O. Olukoshi, Lennart Wohlgemuth, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Nordic Africa Institute, 1998, 978-91-7106-422-6, 78,
• 1989 – Romanian Revolution: Communist President of Romania Nicolae CeauÈ™escu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife Elena flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers.BOOK, Jouffroy-Lucien Radel, Reconstructing the Western Alliance: Europe & the U.S.A.,weblink 1990, Lakesider Publishing Company, 978-0-9625359-0-1, 74,
• 1989 – German reunification: Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany.
• 1990 – Lech WaÅ‚Ä™sa is elected President of Poland.
• 1990 – Final independence of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia after termination of trusteeship.
• 1992 – During approach to Tripoli International Airport, a Boeing 727 operating as Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 collides in mid-air with a Libyan Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23, killing 157 people.WEB, Ranter, Harro, ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-2L5 5A-DIA Tripoli International Airport (TIP),weblink live, 2021-12-21, aviation-safety.net, Aviation Safety Network,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20050307072731weblink">weblink 2005-03-07,
• 1996 – Airborne Express Flight 827 crashes in Narrows, Virginia, killing all six people on board.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160411233907weblink">weblink 2016-04-11, live, Uncontrolled Flight into Terrain, ABX Air (Airborne Express) Douglas DC-8-63, N827AX, Narrows, Virginia, December 22, 1996, July 15, 1997, ntsb.gov, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB/AAR-97/05, September 5, 2019,
• 1997 – Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are (wikt:massacre|massacred) by paramilitary forces.
• 1997 – Somali Civil War: Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991.
• 1999 – Just after taking off from London Stansted Airport, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes into Hatfield Forest near Great Hallingbury, killing all four people on board.WEB, Ranter, Harro, ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-2B5F (SCD) HL7451 Great Hallingbury,weblink live, 2020-04-19, aviation-safety.net, Aviation Safety Network,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20050310111221weblink">weblink 2005-03-10,
• 2001 – Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Northern Alliance, hands over power in Islamic State of Afghanistan to the interim government headed by President Hamid Karzai.
• 2001 – Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63.
• 2008 – An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area for a Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plant in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing {{convert|1.1|e9USgal|e6m3|order=flip|abbr=unit}} of coal fly ash slurry in the largest industrial spill in U.S. history.NEWS, Bourne, Joel K., February 19, 2019, Coal's other dark side: Toxic ash that can poison water, destroy life and toxify people,weblinkweblink dead, February 19, 2019, National Geographic, 2020-05-22,
• 2010 – The repeal of the Don't ask, don't tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama.BOOK, J Ford Huffman, Tammy S. Schultz, Marine Corps University Press (U.S.), The End of Don't Ask, Don't Tell: The Impact in Studies and Personal Essays by Service Members and Veterans,weblink 3 December 2012, Government Printing Office, 978-0-16-091558-1, 66,
• 2012 – Bashir Ahmad Bilour of Awami National Party and eight others are killed in a Pakistan Taliban bomber suicide attack in Dhaki Nalbandi area near Qissa Khwani Bazaar.WEB,weblink Suicide attack kills senior minister Bilour, eight others in Peshawar, 22 December 2012,
• 2016 – A study finds the VSV-EBOV vaccine against the Ebola virus between 70 and 100% effective, thus making it the first proven vaccine against the disease.
• 2017 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 against North Korea is unanimously approved.
• 2017 – President Donald Trump signs the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.WEB, 2021-01-28, Donald Trump - Key Events {{!, Miller Center|url=https://millercenter.org/president/trump/key-events|access-date=2022-01-11|website=millercenter.org|language=en}}
• 2018 – A tsunami caused by an eruption of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia kills at least 430 people and injures almost a thousand more.
• 2018 – The 2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown, the longest shutdown of the U.S. federal government in history, begins."Donald Trump - Key Events | Miller Center". millercenter.org. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-11.

Births

Pre-1600

• 244 – Diocletian, Roman emperor (d. 311)BOOK, Theodore Cressy Skeat, Papyri from Panopolis in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin,weblink 1964, Hodges, Figgis, 146,
• 948 – Kang Kam-ch'an, Korean official and general (d. 1031)
• 1095 – Roger II of Sicily (d. 1154)BOOK, Hiroshi Takayama, The Administration of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily,weblink 1 January 1993, BRILL, 90-04-09865-8, 40,
• 1178 – Emperor Antoku of Japan (d. 1185)WEB, Antoku {{!, emperor of Japan |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antoku |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 March 2021 |language=en}}
• 1183 – Chagatai Khan, Mongol ruler (d. 1242)
• 1300 – Khutughtu Khan Kusala, Mongolian emperor (d. 1329)
• 1459 – Sultan Cem, Ottoman politician (d. 1495)
• 1546 – Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō (d. 1604)
• 1550 – Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher and author (d. 1631)
• 1569 – Étienne Martellange, French architect (d. 1641)1591 – Tommaso Dingli, Maltese architect and sculptor (d. 1666)

1601–1900

• 1639 – Jean Racine, French poet and playwright (d. 1699)BOOK, Chase's calendar of events 2021 : the ultimate go-to guide for special days, weeks and months, Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, Maryland, 2020, 9781641434249, 607, en,
• 1666 – Guru Gobind Singh, Indian guru and poet (d. 1708)
• 1694 – Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and academic (d. 1768)
• 1696 – James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia (d. 1785)
• 1723 – Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (d. 1787)
• 1765 – Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (d. 1825)
• 1799 – Nicholas Callan, Irish priest and physicist (d. 1864)
• 1805 – John Obadiah Westwood, English entomologist and archaeologist (d. 1893)
• 1807 – Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, and critic (d. 1873)
• 1819 – Franz Abt, German composer and conductor (d. 1870)BOOK, Robert Percival Porter, Thomas C. MacMillan, William P. Jones, The Inter Ocean Curiosity Shop ...,weblink 1891, Inter Ocean Publishing Company, 64–,
• 1819 – Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician and academic (d. 1892)
• 1839 – John Nevil Maskelyne, English magician (d. 1917)
• 1850 – Victoriano Huerta, Mexican general and politician, 35th President of Mexico (d. 1916)
• 1853 – Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1917)
• 1853 – Evgraf Fedorov, Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist (d. 1919)
• 1853 – Sarada Devi, Indian mystic and philosopher (d. 1920)
• 1856 – Frank B. Kellogg, American lawyer and politician, 45th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
• 1858 – Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (d. 1924)
• 1862 – Connie Mack, American baseball player and manager (d. 1956)
• 1865 – Charles Sands, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1945)WEB, Olympedia – Charles Sands,weblink 2022-10-22, www.olympedia.org,
• 1868 – Jaan Tõnisson, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1941?)
• 1869 – Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1931)
• 1869 – Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and playwright (d. 1935)
• 1872 – Camille Guérin, French veterinarian and bacteriologist (d. 1961)
• 1874 – Franz Schmidt, Austrian cellist, pianist, and composer (d. 1939)
• 1876 – Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (d. 1944)
• 1878 – Myer Prinstein, Polish-American jumper (d. 1925)
• 1880 – Fred Woolley, Australian rugby league player (d. 1955)WEB,weblink Fred Woolley - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project, Rugbyleagueproject.org,
• 1883 – Marcus Hurley, American cyclist (d. 1941)
• 1883 – Edgard Varèse, French-American composer (d. 1965)
• 1884 – St. Elmo Brady, African American chemist and educator (d. 1966)
• 1885 – Deems Taylor, American conductor and critic (d. 1966)
• 1887 – Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (d. 1920)
• 1888 – J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, English businessman, founded Rank Organisation (d. 1972)
• 1889 – George Hutson, English runner and soldier (d. 1914)
• 1892 – Herman Potočnik, Slovenian-Austrian engineer (d. 1929)
• 1894 – Edwin Linkomies, Finnish academic, professor and the Prime Minister of Finland (d. 1963)WEB,weblink Edwin Linkomies, 375 Humanists, 11 February 2015, University of Helsinki, December 31, 2021,
• 1898 – Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (d. 1974)
• 1899 – Gustaf Gründgens, German actor and director (d. 1963)
• 1900 – Marc Allégret, French director and screenwriter (d. 1973)

1901–present

• 1901 – Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American conductor and composer (d. 1980)
• 1903 – Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
• 1905 – Pierre Brasseur, French-Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1972)
• 1905 – Pierre Levegh, French ice hockey player and racing driver (d. 1955)
• 1905 – Kenneth Rexroth, American poet, translator, and academic (d. 1982)
• 1907 – Peggy Ashcroft, English actress (d. 1991)
• 1908 – Giacomo Manzù, Italian sculptor and academic (d. 1991)
• 1909 – Patricia Hayes, English actress (d. 1998)
• 1911 – Danny O'Dea, English actor (d. 2003)
• 1912 – Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943)
• 1912 – Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007)
• 1913 – Giorgio Oberweger, Italian discus thrower and hurdler (d. 1998)
• 1915 – Barbara Billingsley, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1915 – Phillip Glasier, English author and academic (d. 2000)
• 1917 – Gene Rayburn, American game show host and actor (d. 1999)WEB, Famous birthdays for Dec. 22: Ralph Fiennes, Vanessa Paradis,weblink UPI, 21 December 2023, 22 December 2022,
• 1921 – Dimitri Fampas, Greek guitarist and composer (d. 1996)
• 1921 – Hawkshaw Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1963)
• 1922 – Ruth Roman, American actress (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 2015)
• 1923 – Peregrine Worsthorne, English journalist and author (d. 2020)
• 1924 – Frank Corsaro, American actor and director (d. 2017)
• 1925 – Lewis Glucksman, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2006)
• 1925 – Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Turkish footballer and manager (d. 2012)
• 1926 – Alcides Ghiggia, Italian-Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2015)
• 1926 – Roberta Leigh, English writer, artist and TV producer (d. 2014)
• 1928 – Fredrik Barth, German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (d. 2016)
• 1929 – Wazir Mohammad, Indian-Pakistani cricketer
• 1930 – Ardalion Ignatyev, Russian sprinter and educator (d. 1998)
• 1931 – Gisela Birkemeyer, German hurdler and coach
• 1931 – Carlos Graça, São Toméan lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (d. 2013)
• 1932 – Phil Woosnam, Welsh soccer player and manager (d. 2013)
• 1933 – John Hartle, English motorcycle racer (d. 1968)
• 1934 – David Pearson, American race car driver (d. 2018)
• 1935 – Paulo Rocha, Portuguese director and screenwriter (d. 2012)
• 1936 – James Burke, Irish historian and author
• 1936 – Héctor Elizondo, American actor and director
• 1937 – Charlotte Lamb, English author (d. 2000)
• 1937 – Eduard Uspensky, Russian author, poet, and playwright (d. 2018)
• 1937 – Ken Whitmore, English author and playwright
• 1938 – Matty Alou, Dominican-American baseball player and scout (d. 2011)
• 1938 – Lucien Bouchard, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of Quebec
• 1938 – Red Steagall, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and poet
• 1940 – Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (d. 2009)
• 1940 – Mike Molloy, English journalist, author, and illustrator
• 1942 – Jerry Koosman, American baseball player
• 1942 – Dick Parry, English saxophonist
• 1943 – Stefan Janos, Slovak-Swiss physicist and academic
• 1943 – Paul Wolfowitz, American banker and politician, 25th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
• 1944 – Mary Archer, English chemist and academic
• 1944 – Steve Carlton, American baseball player
• 1944 – Barry Jenkins, English drummer
• 1945 – Frances Lannon, English historian and academic
• 1945 – Sam Newman, Australian footballer and sportscaster
• 1945 – Diane Sawyer, American journalist
• 1946 – Roger Carr, English businessman
• 1946 – C. Eugene Steuerle, American economist and author
• 1947 – Brian Daley, American author and screenwriter (d. 1996)
• 1947 – Dilip Doshi, Indian cricketer
• 1948 – Steve Garvey, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1948 – Don Kardong, American runner, journalist, and author
• 1948 – Rick Nielsen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1948 – Chris Old, English cricketer and coach
• 1948 – Lynne Thigpen, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
• 1949 – Maurice Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2003)
• 1949 – Robin Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)
• 1949 – Ray Guy, American football player (d. 2022)
• 1950 – Manfred Moore, American football player and rugby league player (d. 2020)WEB,weblink Manfred Moore player page, May 23, 2008, databasefootball.com, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070209040810weblink">weblink February 9, 2007,
• 1951 – Lasse Bengtsson, Swedish journalist
• 1951 – Charles de Lint, Dutch-Canadian author and critic
• 1951 – Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, British landowner, businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016)
• 1951 – Tony Isabella, American comic book writer, editor, actor, artist and criticWEB, Miller, John Jackson, John Jackson Miller,weblink Comics Industry Birthdays, Comics Buyer's Guide, June 10, 2005, Iola, Wisconsin,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110218031356weblink">weblink February 18, 2011, dead, mdy-all,
• 1951 – Jan Stephenson, Australian golfer
• 1952 – Sandra Kalniete, Latvian politician and diplomat, former Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1953 – Ian Turnbull, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1953 – Tom Underwood, American baseball player (d. 2010)
• 1954 – Hideshi Matsuda, Japanese racing driver
• 1954 – Derick Parry, Nevisian cricketer
• 1955 – Galina MuraÅ¡ova, Lithuanian discus thrower
• 1955 – Lonnie Smith, American baseball player
• 1955 – Thomas C. Südhof, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1956 – Jane Lighting, English businesswoman
• 1957 – Stephen Conway, English bishop
• 1957 – Carole James, English-Canadian educator and politician
• 1957 – Peter Mortimer, Australian rugby league player
• 1958 – Frank Gambale, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1958 – David Heavener, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
• 1959 – Bernd Schuster, German footballer and manager
• 1960 – Jean-Michel Basquiat, American painter and poet (d. 1988)
• 1960 – Luther Campbell, American rapper and actor
• 1960 – Paul Kuniholm, Artist
• 1961 – Yuri Malenchenko, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronautWEB,weblink Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko, August 23, 2021, European Space Agency,
• 1962 – Ralph Fiennes, English actorWEB, Rose, Mike, Today's famous birthdays list for December 22, 2022 includes celebrities Ralph Fiennes, Meghan Trainor,weblink The Plain Dealer, Associated Press, 21 December 2023, 22 December 2022,
• 1963 – Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian footballer and coach
• 1963 – Brian McMillan, South African cricketer and educator
• 1963 – Luna H. Mitani, Japanese-American painter and illustrator
• 1964 – Mike Jackson, American baseball player
• 1964 – Simon Kirby, English businessman and politician
• 1965 – David S. Goyer, American screenwriter
• 1965 – Urszula WÅ‚odarczyk, Polish heptathlete and triple jumper
• 1966 – Dmitry Bilozerchev, Russian gymnast and coach
• 1966 – Marcel Schirmer, German singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1966 – David Wright, English lawyer and politician
• 1967 – Richey Edwards, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
• 1967 – Stéphane Gendron, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1967 – Rebecca Harris, English businesswoman and politician
• 1967 – Dan Petrescu, Romanian footballer and manager
• 1968 – Emre Aracı, Turkish composer, conductor, and historian
• 1968 – Luis Hernández, Mexican footballer
• 1968 – Lori McKenna, American singer-songwriter
• 1968 – Dina Meyer, American actress
• 1969 – Myriam Bédard, Canadian biathlete
• 1969 – Mark Robins, English footballer and manager
• 1970 – Gary Anderson, Scottish darts player
• 1970 – Ted Cruz, Canadian-American lawyer and politician
• 1971 – Ajeenkya Patil, Indian economist and academic
• 1972 – Mark Hill, English musician, producer and songwriter
• 1972 – Kirk Maltby, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
• 1972 – Vanessa Paradis, French singer-songwriter and actressBOOK, Stan Jeffries, Encyclopedia of World Pop Music, 1980-2001,weblink 2003, Greenwood Press, 978-0-313-31547-3, 151,
• 1974 – Rei Hance, American actress
• 1975 – Sergei Aschwanden, Swiss martial artist
• 1975 – Dmitri Khokhlov, Russian footballer and manager
• 1975 – Marcin MiÄ™ciel, Polish footballer
• 1975 – Stanislav Neckář, Czech ice hockey player
• 1975 – Takuya Onishi, Japanese astronautBOOK, O'Sullivan, John, Japanese Missions to the International Space Station: Hope from the East, 2019, Springer Praxis Books, Cham, Switzerland, 9783030045340, 249,
• 1976 – Katleen De Caluwé, Belgian sprinter
• 1976 – Jason Lane, American baseball player and coach
• 1976 – Aya Takano, Japanese author and illustrator
• 1977 – Steve Kariya, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1978 – Danny Ahn, South Korean singer
• 1978 – Joy Ali, Fijian boxer (d. 2015)
• 1978 – Emmanuel Olisadebe, Nigerian-Polish footballer
• 1979 – Jamie Langfield, Scottish footballer and coach
• 1980 – Chris Carmack, American actor, singer, and model
• 1980 – Marcus Haislip, American basketball playerWEB, Marcus Haislip,weblink National Basketball Association, 21 December 2023,
• 1981 – Marina Kuptsova, Russian high jumper
• 1982 – Britta Heidemann, German fencer
• 1982 – Alinne Moraes, Brazilian actress and model
• 1983 – José Fonte, Portuguese footballer
• 1983 – Doc Gallows, American wrestler
• 1983 – Viola Kibiwot, Kenyan runner
• 1984 – Basshunter, Swedish singer, record producer and DJWEB,weblink Basshunter, AllMusic, 3 May 2022,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161006094412weblink">weblink 6 October 2016, live,
• 1984 – Greg Finley, American actor
• 1986 – Dennis Armfield, Australian footballer
• 1986 – Fatih Öztürk, Turkish footballer
• 1987 – Zack Britton, American baseball playerWEB, Zack Britton,weblink Major League Baseball, 21 December 2023,
• 1987 – Éder, Bissau-Portuguese footballer
• 1988 – Scott Darling, American ice hockey playerWEB, Scott Darling,weblink National Hockey League, 21 December 2023,
• 1988 – Mohamed El Shenawy, Egyptian footballerWEB,weblink FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Egypt, FIFA, 9, 4 June 2018, 10 June 2018,weblink 19 June 2018, dead,
• 1988 – Leigh Halfpenny, Welsh rugby player
• 1989 – Jordin Sparks, American singer-songwriter and actressWEB, Jordin Sparks,weblink 1 April 2022, AllMusic,
• 1989 – Jacob Stallings, American baseball playerWEB, Jacob Stallings 25,weblink 10 April 2024, Major League Baseball,
• 1990 – Jean-Baptiste Maunier, French actor and singer
• 1991 – DaBaby, American rapperWEB, Niemietz, Brian, DaBaby's Las Vegas battery case gets tossed,weblink New York Daily News, 17 December 2022, 6 December 2021,
• 1992 – Michaela Hončová, Slovak tennis playerWEB, Tennis Abstract: Michaela Honcova Match Results, Splits, and Analysis,weblink 2022-10-22, www.tennisabstract.com,
• 1992 – Nick Johnson, American basketball playerWEB, Nick Johnson,weblink National Basketball Association, 21 December 2023,
• 1992 – Moonbyul, South Korean rapper, vocalist and songwriter
• 1993 – Raphaël Guerreiro, Portuguese footballer
• 1993 – Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter and producerWEB, Robehmed, Natalie, 30 Under 30: Eight Questions With Meghan Trainor,weblink Forbes, October 31, 2018, January 5, 2015,weblink October 31, 2018, live,
• 1994 – Rúben Lameiras, Portuguese footballer
• 1998 – G Hannelius, American actress and singerTWEET, G Hannelius, g_hannelius, 7559953798, January 9, 2010, @HappyBDayNoie asked: How old are u? A: I just turned 11 on Dec. 22, February 23, 2016,weblink February 23, 2016, live,
• 1998 – Casper Ruud, Norwegian tennis playerWEB, Casper Ruud {{!, Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/casper-ruud/rh16/overview|access-date=2021-09-16|website=ATP Tour}}
• 2000 – Joshua Bassett, American actor and singerWEB,weblink 10 Things You Didn't Know About Joshua Bassett, Hanson-Firestone, Dana, November 14, 2019, TVOvermind, December 23, 2019,
• 2001 – Camila Osorio, Colombian tennis playerWEB,weblink WTAtennis.com Profile: Camila Osorio, Women's Tennis Association, 17 October 2022,
• 2006 – Callan McKenna, Scottish footballer; goalkeeper at AFC BournemouthWEB,weblink Cherries sign young 'keeper McKenna, February 2024,

Deaths

Pre-1600

• AD 69 – Vitellius, Roman emperor (b. 15)
• 731 – Yuan Qianyao, official of the Chinese Tang dynasty
• 1012 – Baha' al-Dawla, Buyid amir of Iraq
• 1060 – Cynesige, Archbishop of York
• 1100 – Bretislav II of Bohemia (b. 1060)
• 1115 – Olaf Magnusson, King of Norway (b. 1099)
• 1419 – Antipope John XXIII
• 1530 – Willibald Pirckheimer, German lawyer and author (b. 1470)
• 1554 – Alessandro Bonvicino, Italian painter (b. 1498)
• 1572 – François Clouet, French miniaturist (b. c. 1510)

1601–1900

• 1603 – Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1566)
• 1641 – Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1560)
• 1646 – Petro Mohyla, Ruthenian metropolitan and saint (b. 1596)
• 1660 – André Tacquet, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1612)
• 1666 – Guercino, Italian painter (b. 1591)
• 1681 – Richard Alleine, English minister and author (b. 1611)
• 1767 – John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)Maxted, Ian. "John Newbery". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
• 1788 – Percivall Pott, English physician and surgeon (b. 1714)
• 1806 – William Vernon, English-American merchant (b. 1719)
• 1828 – William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (b. 1766)
• 1853 – Manuel María Lombardini, Mexican general and politician. President (1853) (b. 1802)
• 1867 – Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1788)
• 1870 – Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1836)
• 1880 – George Eliot, English novelist and poet (b. 1819)BOOK, Josephine McDonagh, George Eliot,weblink 1997, Oxford University Press, 978-0-7463-0799-1, 95,
• 1891 – Paul de Lagarde, German biblical scholar and orientalist (b. 1827)
• 1899 – Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Publishers (b. 1837)

1901–present

• 1902 – Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychiatrist and author (b. 1840)
• 1915 – Rose Talbot Bullard, American medical doctor and professor (b. 1864)
• 1917 – Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (b. 1850)
• 1918 – Aristeidis Moraitinis, Greek lieutenant and pilot (b. 1891)
• 1919 – Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (b. 1864)
• 1924 – Karl Denke, German serial killer and cannibal (b. 1860)WEB, Karl Denke born 1866,weblink 28 August 2023, www.denke.org, WEB, Lutteroth, Johanna, 8 April 2014, Der Menschenfresser von Münsterberg,weblink 20 November 2022, Der Spiegel, WEB, Fuhrer, Armin, 3 September 2017, "Papa Denke" - der beliebte Nachbar war ein Serienkiller und Kannibale,weblink 20 November 2022, Focus (German magazine), Focus, WEB, Voss, Jens, 15 June 2022, "Papa Denke": Der Menschenfresser von Münsterberg,weblink 20 November 2022, National Geographic Deutschland,
• 1925 – Amelie Beese, German pilot and engineer (b. 1886)
• 1939 – Ma Rainey, American singer (b. 1886)WEB, Ma Rainey {{!, Biography, Songs, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ma-Rainey |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=24 November 2020 |language=en}}
• 1940 – Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (b. 1903)
• 1941 – Karel HaÅ¡ler, Czech actor, director, composer, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
• 1942 – Franz Boas, German-American anthropologist and linguist (b. 1858)
• 1943 – Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator (b. 1866)WEB, Beatrix Potter {{!, British author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Beatrix-Potter |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=24 November 2020 |language=en}}
• 1944 – Harry Langdon, American actor, comedian, and vaudevillian (b. 1884)
• 1950 – Frederick Freake, English polo player (b. 1876)
• 1957 – Frank George Woollard, English engineer (b. 1883)
• 1959 – Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress and dancer (b. 1901)
• 1960 – Ninian Comper, Scottish-English architect (b. 1864)
• 1962 – Ross McLarty, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1891)
• 1965 – Richard Dimbleby, English journalist (b. 1913)
• 1968 – Raymond Gram Swing, American journalist (b. 1887)
• 1969 – Enrique Peñaranda, 45th President of Bolivia (b. 1892)
• 1971 – Godfried Bomans, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1913)
• 1974 – Sterling North, American author and critic (b. 1906)
• 1979 – Darryl F. Zanuck, American director and producer (b. 1902)
• 1985 – D. Boon, American singer and musician (b. 1958)
• 1986 – Mary Burchell, English author and activist (b. 1904)
• 1986 – David Penhaligon, Cornish Liberal Politician (b. 1944), Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro (1974-1986)
• 1987 – Luca Prodan, Italian-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)
• 1988 – Chico Mendes, Brazilian trade union leader and activist (b. 1944)
• 1989 – Samuel Beckett, Irish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
• 1992 – Harry Bluestone, English violinist and composer (b. 1907)
• 1992 – Frederick William Franz, American religious leader (b. 1893)
• 1993 – Don DeFore, American actor (b. 1913)
• 1995 – Butterfly McQueen, American actress and dancer (b. 1911)
• 1995 – James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
• 1996 – Jack Hamm, American cartoonist and television host (b. 1916)
• 1997 – Sebastian Arcos Bergnes, Cuban-American dentist and activist (b. 1931)
• 2001 – Ovidiu Iacov, Romanian footballer (b. 1981)
• 2001 – Walter Newton Read, American lawyer and second chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (b. 1918)
• 2002 – Desmond Hoyte, Guyanese lawyer, politician and President of Guyana (b. 1929)WEB, Desmond Hoyte {{!, president of Guyana |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hugh-Desmond-Hoyte |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 January 2020 |language=en}}
• 2002 – Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
• 2004 – Doug Ault, American baseball player and manager (b. 1950)WEB, Doug Ault {{!, Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/9e0451ed |website=sabr.org |access-date=31 January 2020}}
• 2006 – Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (b. 1960)
• 2006 – Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer (b. 1919)
• 2007 – Charles Court, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1911)
• 2007 – Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and playwright (b. 1932)WEB, Columnist Adrian Cristobal passes away,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20070709212017weblink">weblink dead, 2007-07-09, 2007-12-23,
• 2009 – Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (b. 1940)
• 2009 – Albert Scanlon, English footballer (b. 1935)
• 2010 – Fred Foy, American soldier and announcer (b. 1921)NEWS, Tucker, Ken, Fred Foy, 'Lone Ranger' announcer, has died at age 89,weblink 8 September 2020, Entertainment Weekly, 22 December 2010,
• 2012 – Chuck Cherundolo, American football player and coach (b. 1916)
• 2012 – Ryan Freel, American baseball player (b. 1976)
• 2012 – Cliff Osmond, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
• 2012 – Lim Keng Yaik, Malaysian physician and politician (b. 1939)
• 2013 – Diomedes Díaz, Colombian singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
• 2013 – Hans Hækkerup, Danish lawyer and politician (b. 1945)
• 2013 – Oscar Peer, Swiss author, playwright, and philologist (b. 1928)
• 2014 – John Robert Beyster, American physicist and academic (b. 1924)
• 2014 – Christine Cavanaugh, American actress (b. 1963)
• 2014 – Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (b. 1944)WEB,weblink Joe Cocker, Grammy-winning singer, dies at age of 70, 22 December 2014, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, The Guardian, 8 September 2020,
• 2014 – Bernard Stone, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
• 2015 – Peter Lundblad, Swedish singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
• 2015 – Freda Meissner-Blau, Australian activist and politician (b. 1927)WEB, Freda Meissner-Blau wird mit Promenade am Wiener Donaukanal geehrt - derStandard.at,weblink DER STANDARD, 12 October 2020, de-AT,
• 2016 – Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (b. 1980)
• 2017 – Gonzalo Morales Sáurez, Costa Rican painter (b. 1945)
• 2018 – Paddy Ashdown, British politician (b. 1941)NEWS, Ex-Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown dies aged 77,weblink BBC, 23 December 2018, 23 December 2022,
• 2018 – Simcha Rotem, last survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (b. 1924)
• 2018 – Herman Sikumbang, Indonesian guitarist (b. 1982); casualty during 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami
• 2019 – Ram Dass, American spiritual teacher and author (b. 1931)WEB,weblink Baba Ram Dass, psychedelic pioneer and New Age guru, is dead at 88, Scottie Andrew, CNN.com, December 22, 2019, December 28, 2019,

Holidays and observances

• Dongzhi Festival
• Armed Forces Day (Vietnam)
• Christian feast day:
  • Anastasia of Sirmium (Orthodox Church)
  • Eimhin
  • Ernan, Son of Eogan
  • Frances Xavier Cabrini (outside US)
  • Hunger
  • O Rex
  • Henry Budd (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • Lottie Moon (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • December 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Mother's Day (Indonesia)
• National Mathematics Day (India)
• Teachers' Day (Cuba)
• Unity Day (Zimbabwe)

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