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December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. December 2004: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September December 22, 2003 December 2003 - please do not remove the date header or category December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 9 days remaining until the end of the year.

This is the most common day for winter solstice to occur in the northern hemisphere and summer solstice to occur in the southern hemisphere, heralding various cultural observances. The winter solstice occurs at the instant when the Sun 's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane from the Northern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is North of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' Solstices occur twice a year when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most oriented toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball'

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the class of Russian warships see Izmail class battlecruiser. Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Суво́ров (sometimes transliterated as Aleksandr, Aleksander and Suvarov
1807 - The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the U.S. Congress, at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Embargo Act " was a series of laws passed by the Congress of the United States between the years 1806-1808 during the second term of President Thomas The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Thomas Jefferson (April 13 1743 – July 4 1826 was the third President of the United States (1801–1809 the principal author of the Declaration of Independence
1809 - The Non-Intercourse Act, lifting the Embargo Act except for the United Kingdom and France, passes the U.S. Congress. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year In the last days of President Thomas Jefferson 's Presidency, the United States Congress replaced the Embargo Act of 1807 with the almost unenforceable The Embargo Act " was a series of laws passed by the Congress of the United States between the years 1806-1808 during the second term of President Thomas The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
1849 - The execution of Fyodor Dostoevsky is called off at the last second. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (Фёдор Миха́йлович Достое́вский, sometimes transliterated Dostoyevsky, Dostoievsky,
1851 - The first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Roorkee (रुड़की is a town and a Municipal council in the Indian state India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
1864 - Savannah, Georgia falls to General William Tecumseh Sherman, concluding his "March to the Sea". Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Savannah is a city located in the state of Georgia, United States. Sherman's March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted in late 1864 by Maj
1885 - Ito Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common was a Japanese statesman Resident-General of Korea, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st 5th 7th and 10th and Genrō. is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial Japan. The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime
1894 - The Dreyfus affair begins, in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason, on antisemitic grounds. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Dreyfus Affair a Political scandal which divided France from the 1890s to the early 1900s This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Alfred Dreyfus (9 October 1859 &ndash 12 July 1935 was a French artillery officer of Jewish background whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation. Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility
1920 - The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar GOELRO plan ( Russian: план ГОЭЛРО was the first-ever Soviet plan for national economic recovery and development The Congress of Soviets was the supreme governing body of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Soviet Union in two periods from 1917 to 1936 and
1937 - The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Lincoln Tunnel is a 15 mile (24 km long Tunnel under the Hudson River, connecting Weehawken, New Jersey and the borough The City of New York
1940 - World War II: Himarë is captured by the Greek army. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Himara (also Himara or Himarë Χειμάρρα "Himarra" is a town and a region in southern Albania, part of the District of Vlorë Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
1942 - World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve
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: Vietnam People's Army is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indo-China, now Vietnam. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ardennes Offensive (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945 was a major German offensive launched towards the end of World War II through the forested Ardennes Mountains Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Bastogne ( Dutch: Bastenaken, German: Bastenach, Luxembourgish: Baaschtnech) is a Belgian municipality The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those General Anthony Clement McAuliffe (July 2 1898 - August 11 1975 was the United States Army general who commanded the defending 101st Airborne troops during the The Vietnam People's Army ( VPA) (Quân Đội Nhân Dân Việt Nam is the official name of the Armed forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
1947 - The Constituent Assembly of Italy approves its constitution. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A constituent assembly is a body elected with the purpose of drafting and in some cases adopting a Constitution. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Constitution of the Italian Republic (Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana was enacted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 December 1947 with 453 votes in favour and 62
1956 - Colo is born, the first gorilla to be bred in captivity. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Colo (born December 22 1956 is a Western Gorilla famous for being the first Gorilla to be born in captivity anywhere in the world Gorillas, the largest of the living Primates are ground-dwelling Herbivores that inhabit the Forests of Africa. Animals that live under human care are in captivity. Captivity can be used as a generalizing term to describe the keeping of either Domesticated Animals ( Livestock
1963 - Cruise ship Lakonia burns 180 miles north of Madeira with the loss of 128 lives. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience The TSMS Lakonia, originally named MS Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, was a ship that burned on December 22 1963 with high loss of life History See also History of Madeira Pre-Portuguese times Pliny mentions certain Purple Islands the position of which with reference to the
1964 - Comedian Lenny Bruce is convicted of obscenity. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Lenny Bruce (October 13 1925 &ndash August 3 1966 born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was an American Stand-up comedian, Writer, social Obscenity (in Latin obscenus, meaning "foul repulsive detestable" is a term that is most often used in a legal context to
1964 - First flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird). WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
1965 - In the United Kingdom, a 70mph speed limit is applied to all rural roads including motorways for the first time. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a discussion of the maximum speed possible in the universe see Speed of light and Special relativity. Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation Previously, there had been no speed limit.
1974 - Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Grande Comore (officially called Ngazidja and also known as Ngasidja) is an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. Anjouan (also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani) is an autonomous Island of the Union of Comoros. Mohéli, also known as Mwali, is one of the three islands which make up the nation of Comoros. The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ Mayotte remains under French administration. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
1974 - Ted Heath's house is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA. Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 &ndash 17 July 2005 often known as Ted Heath, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the
1978 - The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue a program for Chinese economic reform. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the The Chinese economic reform ( refers to the program of economic reforms called " Socialism with Chinese characteristics " in the People's Republic of
1984 - Subway vigilante Bernhard Hugo Goetz shoots four African-American men on an express train in The Bronx borough of New York City. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Bernard Hugo Goetz, known as Bernhard or Bernie (born November 7, 1947) was dubbed the "Subway Vigilante" by the New York press African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The City of New York
1988 - Chico Mendes, a Brazilian rubber tapper, unionist and environmental activist, is assassinated. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes ( December 15, 1944 – December 22, 1988) was a Brazilian |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Rubber tapping is the process by which Rubber is gathered An Incision is made in the bark of a Rubber tree, which cuts through the Latex A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media.
1989 - After a week of bloody demonstrations, Ion Iliescu takes over as president of Romania, ending Nicolae Ceauşescu's Communist dictatorship. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Ion Iliescu (born March 3, 1930) is a Romanian politician He was the elected President of Romania for eleven years (three terms from 1990 Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Nicolae Ceauşescu (nikoˈlaje tʃauˈʃesku (January 26 1918 – December 25 1989 was the communist dictator of Romania from 1965 until December 1989 when a revolution Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based
1989 - Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor is a former City gate and one of the main symbols of Berlin and Germany. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (
1989 - Kempsey bus crash: Two tourist coaches collide on the Pacific Highway north of Kempsey, New South Wales
1990 - Final independence of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia after termination of trusteeship. The Kempsey bus crash occurred in Australia on December 22, 1989 when two full tourist coaches each travelling at 100km/h collided head-on on the The Pacific Highway is a major transport route in eastern Australia and is part of Australia's Highway 1. Kempsey is a town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia in Kempsey Shire Council. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI is a Micronesian nation of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean The Federated States of Micronesia is an Island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea. In Common law legal systems a trust is an arrangement whereby Property (including real tangible and intangible is managed by one person (or persons or organizations
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 massacred by paramilitary forces. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Acteal Massacre was a massacre of 45 people attending a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic indigenous townspeople including a number of children and For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. The Acteal Massacre was a massacre of 45 people attending a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic indigenous townspeople including a number of children and The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Chiapas is the southernmost state of Mexico, located towards the southeast of the country A paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military force but which are not regarded as having the same status
1999 - The Spanish Civil Guard finds near Calatayud (Zaragoza) another van loaded by ETA with 750 kg of explosives (see related event on December 21, 1999). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Civil Guard ( Guardia Civil) is the Spanish Gendarmerie. It has both military and civilian functions Calatayud - Arabic: قلعة أيوب Qalʻaḧ ʼAyyūb (2005 pop Zaragoza, also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community and former eu '''Euskadi Ta Askatasuna''' or ETA ( Basque for "Basque Homeland and Freedom" ˈɛːta is an illegal armed Basque nationalist Separatist An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
2001 - Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Afghan Northern Alliance, hands over power in Afghanistan to the interim government headed by President Hamid Karzai. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Burhanuddin Rabbani ( - Burhânuddîn Rabbânî) (born 1940 an ethnic Tajik, is a former President of Afghanistan. The United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan ( UIF, Jabha-yi Muttahid-i Islami-yi Milli bara-yi Nijat-i Afghanistan) also known as the Northern Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Hamid Karzai ( حامد کرزي, حامد کرزي) (born 24 December 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December
2001 - Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63. Background A British citizen born in Bromley, South London and educated at Thomas Tallis School in Kidbrooke, London The 2001 Shoe bomb plot was a failed bombing attempt that occurred on American Airlines Flight 63 on 22 December 2001.
2003 - A magnitude 6. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 6 earthquake hits near San Simeon, California; see San Simeon earthquake

Births

1095 - Roger II of Sicily, King of Sicily (d. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer San Simeon ( ZIP Code: 93452 Area code 805) is an unincorporated settlement on the Pacific coast of San Luis Obispo County California. Roger II ( 22 December 1095 &ndash 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his 1154)
1178 - Emperor Antoku of Japan (d. Emperor Antoku (安徳天皇 Antoku-tennō) ( December 22, 1178 &ndash April 24, 1185) was the 81st emperor 1185)
1546 - Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese Daimyo (d. Kuroda Yoshitaka (黒田孝高 December 22, 1546 -1604 was a Japanese Daimyo of the late Sengoku through early Edo periods Renowned 1604)
1550 - Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher (d. Cesare Cremonini, sometimes Cesare Cremonino ( 22 December 1550 - 19 July 1631) was an Italian professor of Natural 1631)
1639 - Jean Racine, French dramatist (d. Jean Racine ( ( December 22, 1639 &ndash April 21, 1699) was a French Dramatist, one of the "big three" of 1699)
1666 - Guru Gobind Singh, Sikh guru (d. Guru Gobind Singh (ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ gʊɾu gobɪn̪d̪ sɪ́ŋg ( December 22, 1666 &ndash 7 October, 1708) was Sikh (English or; ਸਿੱਖ sikkh, IPA) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. 1708)
1690 - Meidingnu Pamheiba, King of Manipur (d. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Meidingu Pamheiba (1690-1751 was an emperor in Manipur in the early 18th century A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or Manipur (mnipur in Meitei Mayek) is a state in northeastern India, making its capital in the city of 1751)
1694 - Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and writer (d. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Hermann Samuel Reimarus ( December 22, 1694, Hamburg - March 1, 1768, Hamburg was a German Philosopher and 1768)
1696 - James Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the state of Georgia (d. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James Oglethorpe (December 22 1696 &ndash June 30 1785 was a British general a Philanthropist, and was the founder of the colony of Georgia. 1785)
1723 - Karl Friedrich Abel, German composer (d. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Carl Friedrich Abel ( December 22, 1723 &ndash June 20 1787) was a German composer of the Classical era. 1787)
1765 - Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician (d. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Friedrich Pfaff (sometimes spelled Friederich) was born in Stuttgart on December 22, 1765, and died in Halle on April 1825)
1805 - John Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist (d. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or John Obadiah Westwood ( 22 December 1805 &ndash 2 January 1893) was an English Entomologist and Archaeologist 1893)
1807 - Johann Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian poet (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven, ( December 22, 1807 - October 21, 1873) Norwegian poet and critic was born in Bergen 1873)
1819 - Franz Wilhelm Abt, German composer (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Franz Wilhelm Abt ( 22 December 1819 - 31 March 1885) was a German Composer. 1870)
1819 - Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician (d. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pierre Ossian Bonnet ( December 22, 1819 - 22 June, 1892) French Mathematician. 1892)
1853 - Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan pianist (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common María Teresa Carreño García de Sena ( December 22 1853 - June 12 1917) was a Venezuelan pianist singer composer and conductor 1917)
1853 - Yevgraf Fyodorov, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Yevgraf Stepanovich Fyodorov, sometimes spelled Evgraf Stepanovich Fedorov (Евгра́ф Степа́нович Фёдоров ( December 22, 1853 &ndash 1919)
1856 - Frank B. Kellogg, U.S. Secretary of State, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Frank Billings Kellogg ( December 22, 1856 – December 21, 1937) was an American lawyer Politician and Statesman The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1937)
1858 - Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini ( December 22, 1858 1924)
1860 - Austin Norman Palmer, American penmanship innovator (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Austin Norman Palmer ( December 22, 1860 &ndash November 16, 1927) innovated the field of Penmanship with the development of the 1927)
1862 - Connie Mack, American baseball executive (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Cornelius Alexander Mack ( December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956) born Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, was an American 1956)
1869 - Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Edwin Arlington Robinson ( December 22, 1869 &ndash April 6, 1935) was an American Poet, who won three Pulitzer 1935)
1869 - Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dmitri Fyodorovich Egorov (Дмитрий Фёдорович Егоров ( December 22, 1869, Moscow, Russia – September 10, 1931)
1872 - Camille Guérin, French veterinarian and bacteriologist (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Jean-Marie Camille Guérin ( December 22, 1872, Poitiers, France – June 9, 1961, 1961)
1874 - Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Franz Schmidt ( December 22, 1874 &ndash February 11, 1939) was an Austrian Composer, cellist and pianist 1939)
1876 - Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Italian poet and editor (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Filippo Tommaso Emilio Marinetti ( December 22, 1876 – December 2, 1944) was an Italian ideologue 1944)
1883 - Edgard Varèse French-born composer (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse, whose name was also spelled Edgar Varèse 1965)
1887 - Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1920)
1888 - J. Arthur Rank, British film producer (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Joseph Arthur Rank 1st Baron Rank ( December 22 1888 &ndash March 29 1972) was a British industrialist and Film producer 1972)
1898 - Vladimir Aleksandrovich Fock, Russian physicist (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vladimir Aleksandrovich Fock (or Fok, Владимир Александрович Фoк ( December 22 1898 &ndash December 27 1974 1974)
1899 - Gustav Gründgens, German actor (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gustaf Gründgens ( December 22, 1899 – October 7, 1963) was one of Germany 's most famous actors of the 20th century leading 1963)
1900 - Marc Allégret, French film director and screenwriter (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Marc Allégret ( December 22, 1900 - November 3, 1973) was a French Screenwriter and Film director. 1973)
1901 - André Kostelanetz, American popular music orchestra leader and arranger (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting André Kostelanetz (Russian Андрей Костеланец December 22, 1901, St 1980)
1903 - Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Haldan Keffer Hartline ( December 22, 1903 &ndash March 17, 1983) was an American physiologist who was a cowinner (with The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1983)
1905 - Kenneth Rexroth, American poet (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Kenneth Rexroth ( December 22[[ 905]] &ndash June 6[[ 982]] was an American Poet, Translator and critical Essayist He was among the 1982)
1905 - Pierre Brasseur, French actor (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Pierre Brasseur, born Pierre-Albert Espinasse ( December 22, 1905 in Paris &ndash died August 16, 1972 in Bruneck-Brunico 1972)
1907 - Dame Peggy Ashcroft, English actress (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Dame Peggy Ashcroft DBE ( 22 December, 1907 &ndash 14 June, 1991) was an acclaimed Academy Award -winning English 1991)
1909 - Patricia Hayes, English actress (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Patricia Lawlor Hayes, OBE ( December 22, 1909 – September 19, 1998) was an English comedy actress 1998)
1912 - Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson (December 22 1912&ndashJuly 11 2007 was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 having been the wife of First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 2007)
1915 - Barbara Billingsley, American actress
1917 - Gene Rayburn, American game show host (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Barbara Billingsley (born December 22, 1915) is an American film television and character actress, who in her five decades of television Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gene Rayburn ( December 22, 1917 &ndash November 29, 1999) was an American Radio and Television personality 1999)
1921 - Hawkshaw Hawkins, American country singer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Harold Franklin Hawkins ( December 22, 1921 &ndash March 5, 1963) better known by his stage name Hawkshaw Hawkins, was a Country 1963)
1922 - Jack Brooks, American politician
1922 - Ruth Roman, American actress (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Bascom Brooks (born December 22 1922 is a retired Democratic Politician from the U Ruth Roman ( December 22, 1922 – September 9, 1999) was an American actress 1999)
1924 - Frank Corsaro, American stage director
1925 - Lewis Glucksman, American financier (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Corsaro (born December 22, 1924, in New York City) is one of America's foremost stage directors of opera and theatre Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lewis L Glucksman ( December 22, 1925 — July 5, 2006) was a former Lehman Brothers trader and former chief executive officer of 2006)
1934 - David Pearson, American racecar driver
1936 - James Burke, British writer
1936 - Hector Elizondo, American actor
1936 - Wojciech Frykowski, Polish actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Gene Pearson (born December 22, 1934 in Spartanburg, South Carolina) is a former American NASCAR Racecar Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a Northern Irish Science Historian, Héctor Elizondo (born December 22, 1936) is a Golden Globe -nominated and Emmy Award -winning American actor 1969)
1937 - Eduard Uspensky, Russian writer
1938 - Matty Alou, Dominican baseball player
1938 - Lucien Bouchard, Quebec politician
1939 - James Gurley, American musician
1942 - Dick Parry, English musician (Pink Floyd)
1943 - Paul Wolfowitz, American politician
1944 - Steve Carlton, American baseball player
1945 - Diane Sawyer, American journalist
1946 - Rick Nielsen, American musician (Cheap Trick)
1948 - Noel Edmonds, English game show host
1948 - Steve Garvey, American baseball player
1948 - Lynne Thigpen, American actress (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eduard Uspenskiy (in Russian Эдуард Успенский born December 22, 1937) is a Russian Writer and author of several Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mateo Rojas "Matty" Alou (born December 22 1938 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former Center fielder in Lucien Bouchard PC GOQ (born December 22, 1938) is a Quebec lawyer diplomat and Politician. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Gurley (born December 22, 1939, in Detroit Michigan) is an American Musician. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dick Parry (born December 22, 1942 in Kentford, Suffolk, England) is an English Saxophonist. Pink Floyd are Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (born December 22, 1943) is a former United States Ambassador to Indonesia, U Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944 in Miami Florida) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball, from to Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Lily Diane Sawyer (born December 19, 1945) is a Television Reporter for ABC and co-anchor of its morning news show Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rick Nielsen (born December 22, 1946 in Rockford Illinois) is the lead Guitarist, Backing vocalist, and primary songwriter of Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Noel Ernest Edmonds Steven Patrick Garvey (born December 22, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball First baseman, and current Southern California Cherlynne Theresa “Lynne” Thigpen ( December 22 1948 &ndash March 12 2003) was an American stage and television actress 2003)
1949 - Maurice Gibb, English musician (The Bee Gees) (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice Ernest Gibb CBE ( December 22 1949 &ndash January 12 2003) was a Musician and Singer-songwriter The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. 2003)
1949 - Robin Gibb, English musician (The Bee Gees)
1951 - Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster
1953 - BernNadette Stanis, actress
1953 - Ian Turnbull, Canadian ice hockey player
1954 - Hideshi Matsuda, Japanese racing driver
1955 - Lonnie Smith, American baseball player
1957 - Carole James, Canadian politician
1958 - Frank Gambale, Australian musician
1958 - David Heavener, American actor and musician
1959 - Bernd Schuster, German footballer
1960 - Wakin Chau, Chinese singer
1960 - Jean-Michel Basquiat, American artist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. See also Bee Gees Robin Hugh Gibb CBE (b December 22, 1949) is a singer and songwriter The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Major-General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor 6th Duke of Westminster, KG, CB, OBE, TD, DL (born 22 December 1951 Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bern Nadette Stanis is an American actress best known for her role as the strong-willed Thelma Evans on the CBS sitcom, Good Times Ian Turnbull (born December 22, 1953 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former Professional Ice hockey defenceman Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Hideshi Matsuda (松田秀士 born December 22, 1954, Kochi Japan) is a racecar driver and Japanese TV reporter Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Lonnie Smith (born December 22, 1955 in Chicago Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Carole Alison James, MLA, (born December 22, 1957, in Dukinfield, England) is a Canadian politician and former public Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Gambale (born December 22, 1958) is an Australian Jazz fusion Guitarist. David Heavener (born December 22 1958 in Louisville Kentucky) is an American singer/songwriter/director/actor/composer/producer/writer The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bernd Schuster (born December 22, 1959 in Augsburg) is a German football coach and former player Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wakin Chau is a Hong Kong Singer and Actor popular in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Mainland China. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Michel Basquiat ( December 22 1960 - August 12, 1988) was an American Artist. 1988)
1960 - Luther Campbell (Luke), American rap artist (2 Live Crew)
1960 - Patrick Fitzgerald, American attorney
1961 - Andrew Fastow, American businessman
1962 - Ralph Fiennes, English actor
1963 - Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian footballer
1963 - Luna H. Mitani, Japanese American surrealism painter
1966 - Dmitry Bilozerchev, Soviet gymnast
1966 - Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, German singer and bassplayer (Destruction)
1967 - Dan Petrescu, Romanian footballer
1967 - Richey James Edwards, Welsh musician (Manic Street Preachers) (disappeared in 1995)
1967 - Stéphane Gendron, Quebec politician
1967 - Paul Morris, Australian racing driver
1968 - Dina Meyer, American actress
1968 - Lauralee Bell, American actress
1969 - Myriam Bédard, Canadian athlete
1971 - Pat Mastroianni, Canadian actor
1972 - Big Tigger, television host
1972 - Vanessa Paradis, French singer
1974 - Heather Donahue, American actress
1975 - Chris Adler, American actor
1975 - Crissy Moran, American erotic actress
1975 - Dmitri Khokhlov, Russian footballer
1975 - Stanislav Neckář, Czech ice hockey player
1976 - Brian A. Alexander, American screenwriter and director
1976 - Jason Lane, American Baseball Player
1977 - Steve Kariya, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 - Lee Eun-ju, South Korean actress (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Luther R Campbell (born December 22, 1960) also known as Doo Doo Brown, Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke or Luke, is 2 Live Crew is a hip hop group from Miami Florida. They caused considerable controversy with the Sexual themes in their work particularly on their Patrick J Fitzgerald (born December 22, 1960) is an American attorney and the current United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew Stuart Fastow (born 22 December 1961 was the Chief financial officer of Enron Corporation until the U Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( "rafe fines" born 22 December 1962) is a British Actor. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giuseppe Bergomi (born December 22, 1963 in Milan) is an Italian former Football (soccer player who spent his entire career Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luna H Mitani (born December 22, 1963) is a Japanese-American Artist. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Dmitry Vladimirovich Bilozerchev (Дмитрий Владимирович Билозерчев born December 22, 1966 in Moscow) is a Soviet Marcel Schirmer (born on December 22, 1966) is the founding bassist/vocalist of German Thrash metal band Destruction. Destruction are a German Thrash metal band from Lörrach, in southern Germany. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Daniel Vasile Petrescu (born 22 December, 1967 in Bucharest, Romania) is a former international football player whose teams included Richard "Richey" James Edwards (born 22 December 1967 in Blackwood, Wales, UK) (also known as Richey James Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as the " Manics " or " MSP " are a Welsh rock band consisting of James Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Stéphane Gendron (born December 22, 1967 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec) is the current mayor of Huntingdon, Quebec Paul Morris (born December 22, 1967 in Morwell Victoria Australia) is a V8 Supercar racecar driver Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968) is an American film and television actress, best known for her roles in Starship Troopers Lauralee Kristen Bell (born December 22 1968) is an American Soap opera actress. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Myriam Bédard (born December 22, 1969) is a Canadian biathlete (retired winner of two Olympic gold medals Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Pasquale "Pat" Mastroianni (born December 22 1971) is a Canadian Actor most famous for his role as ' Joey Jeremiah ' on the Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Big Tigger (born December 22, 1972) is the Stage name of Darius Morgan, an American television and Radio personality Vanessa Chantal Paradis (born December 22, 1972 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France) is a French Singer and actress Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Heather Donahue (born December 22, 1974) is an American actress famous for her role which she undertook using her real name in the movie Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chris Adler (born December 22, 1975) is an American Film Actor and Writer. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Crissy Moran (born December 22, 1975, in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American former pornographic actress. Dmitri Khokhlov (Дмитрий Валерьевич Хохлов (born 22 December, 1975 in Krasnodar) is a Russian football player Stanislav Neckář (stɑnɪslɑv nɛtskɑʃ (nets-cash born December 22, 1975 in Písek, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian A Alexander (b 22 December, 1976 in San Mateo California) is an American film and television crew member screenwriter and director Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Dean Lane (born December 22, 1976 in Santa Rosa, California) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Steven Tetsuo Kariya (born December 22, 1977 in North Vancouver, BC) is a professional Ice hockey forward currently playing Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Lee Eun-ju ( November 16, 1980 — February 22, 2005) was a South Korean actress. 2005)
1980 - Chris Carmack, American actor
1983 - Jennifer Hawkins, Australian Miss Universe
1984 - Basshunter, popular Swedish singer
1989 - Jordin Sparks, American singer and American Idol winner
1990 - Jean-Baptiste Maunier, French actor

Deaths

1100 - Duke Bretislaus II of Bohemia
1550 - Richard Plantagenet (Richard of Eastwell) possibly a son of Richard III
1603 - Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Christopher Carmack (born December 22, 1980) better known as Chris Carmack, is an American actor and former male fashion model Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Jennifer Hawkins (born 22 December 1983 and the Hunter Pirates Basketball team and also worked as a model. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Jonas Erik Altberg (born December 22, 1984, in Halmstad, Sweden) better known by the Pseudonym Basshunter, is a Swedish Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Jordin Brianna Sparks (born December 22 1989 Sparks is an Evangelical Christian and attends Calvary Community Church in Phoenix Arizona American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Jean-Baptiste Maunier (born December 22, 1990) nicknamed JB or Jean-Bapt is a French actor and singer Bretislaus II ( Czech: Břetislav II; c 1060 &ndash December 22, 1100) was the Duke of Bohemia from 14 September Richard Plantagenet or Richard of Eastwell (? 1469 - December 22, 1550) is known only from Francis Peck 's Desiderata Curiosa Mehmed III ( Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثالث Meḥmed-i sālis, Turkish: III The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish 1566)
1646 - Peter Mogila, Orthodox Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia (b. Peter Mogila (Петро Могила Romanian: Petru Movilă; December 21, 1596 &ndash December 22, 1646) was a 1596)
1660 - André Tacquet, Flemish mathematician (b. André Tacquet ( Antwerp June 23, 1612 &ndash December 22, Antwerp 1660 was a Flemish Mathematician. 1612)
1681 - Richard Alleine, English Puritan clergyman (b. Richard Alleine (1610/11- 22 December 1681) was an English Puritan divine. 1611)
1708 - Hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (b. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Hedvig Sofia Augusta Princess of Sweden ( 26 June 1681 - 22 December 1708) Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp. 1681)
1738 - Constantia Jones, British prostitute (executed)
1767 - John Newbery, English publisher (b. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Constantia Jones (born c 1708 died by execution December 22, 1738) was a Prostitute in London, UK during the term Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Newbery (baptized 9 July 1713 &ndash 22 December 1767) was a British publisher of books who first made Children's 1713)
1788 - Percivall Pott, English physician and surgeon (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Percivall Pott ( January 6, 1714 &ndash December 22, 1788, London, England) was an English surgeon, one of 1714)
1806 - William Vernon, American merchant (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Vernon ( January 17, 1719 &ndash December 22, 1806) of Newport Rhode Island was a New England trader who played 1719)
1867 - Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jean-Victor Poncelet ( July 1, 1788 &ndash December 22, 1867) was a French Engineer and Mathematician who served 1788)
1870 - Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet and writer (b. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gustavo Adolfo Domínguez Bastida, better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, ( Seville February 17, 1836 &ndash Madrid December 1836)
1828 - William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap William Hyde Wollaston FRS ( August 6, 1766 &ndash December 22, 1828) was an English Chemist and physicist 1766)
1880 - George Eliot, English writer (b. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Mary Ann (Marian Evans ( 22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880) better known by her Pen name George Eliot, was an 1819)
1899 - Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Early life Dwight Moody was born in Northfield Massachusetts to a large family 1837)
1902 - Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German psychiatrist (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing ( August 14 1840 &ndash December 22 1902) was an Austro-German sexologist and Psychiatrist 1840)
1917 - Mother Cabrini, first American citizen canonized by the Catholic Church (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1850)
1939 - Ma Rainey, American singer (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey ( April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939) was one of the earliest known 1886)
1940 - Nathanael West, American writer (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nathanael West (born Nathan von Wallenstein Weinstein, October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was a US author screenwriter and 1903)
1942 - Franz Boas, German anthropologist (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Franz Boas ( July 9, 1858 &ndash December 21, 1942) was a German - American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern 1858)
1943 - Beatrix Potter, English writer (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1866)
1944 - Harry Langdon, American silent film actor (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry L Langdon ( June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) was an American Comedian who appeared in Vaudeville, 1884)
1947 - Hans Aumeier, German Nazi official and concentration camp commandant (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hans Aumeier ( August 20, 1906 - January 28, 1948) was an SS - Sturmbannführer and the deputy commandant 1906)
1947 - Therese Brandl, Nazi concentration camp guard (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Therese "Rose" Brandl ( February 1, 1902 &ndash January 28, 1948) was a Nazi concentration camp guard 1902)
1959 - Gilda Gray, Polish-born American dancer and actress (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gilda Gray ( October 24, 1901 – December 22, 1959) was a Polish born American actress and dancer who became famous in the US 1901)
1965 - Richard Dimbleby, English journalist and broadcaster (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Richard Dimbleby CBE ( May 25, 1913 &ndash December 22, 1965) was an English Journalist and broadcaster 1913)
1971 - Godfried Bomans, Dutch author and television personality (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Godfried Bomans ( March 2, 1913, The Hague &ndash December 22, 1971, Bloemendaal) was a popular Dutch author and television 1913)
1979 - Darryl F. Zanuck, American producer (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Darryl Francis Zanuck ( September 5, 1902 &ndash December 22, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning producer, Writer 1902)
1985 - D. Boon, American singer and guitarist (The Minutemen) (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) D Boon (born Dennes Dale Boon, April 1, 1958 – December 22, 1985) was an American Singer, Songwriter The Minutemen were an American Punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California in 1980 1958)
1988 - Chico Mendes, Brazilian rubber tapper, unionist, and environmental activist (assassinated) (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes ( December 15, 1944 – December 22, 1988) was a Brazilian 1944)
1989 - Samuel Beckett, Irish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989 was an Irish Writer, Dramatist and poet The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1906)
1992 - Frederick Franz, Watchtower president (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Frederick William Franz ( September 12 1893 – December 22 1992) served as President of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, the 1893)
1993 - Don DeFore, American actor (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Donald John DeFore ( August 25, 1913 - December 22, 1993) was an American Actor who played "the regular guy" 1913)
1995 - Butterfly McQueen, American actress (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Butterfly McQueen ( January 7, 1911 &ndash December 22, 1995) was an American Film and Television actress 1911)
1995 - James Meade, English economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Edward Meade ( June 23 1907, Swanage, Dorset December 22 1995, Cambridge) was a British Economist The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1907)
1998 - Michelle Thomas, American actress (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) ---- Michelle Thomas ( September 23 1969 - December 23, 1998) was an Actress who is best known for her roles as Myra Monkhouse 1969)
2002 - Desmond Hoyte, President of Guyana (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Hugh Desmond Hoyte ( March 9, 1929 &ndash December 22, 2002) was a Guyanese politician When Guyana was declared a republic in 1970 the president was elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term and possessed largely ceremonial powers 1929)
2002 - Joe Strummer, English musician (The Clash) (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002 better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder lyricist Rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were 1952)
2003 - Dave Dudley, American singer (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Dave Dudley ( May 3 1926 – December 22 2003) was a Country music singer 1928)
2004 - Doug Ault, American baseball player (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Douglas Reagan Ault ( March 9, 1950 – December 22, 2004) was a Major League Baseball First baseman / Designated hitter 1950)
2006 - Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Galina Ivanovna Ustvolskaya, also Ustwolskaja or Oustvolskaia ( Гали́на Ива́новна Уство́льская, June 17 1919 Petrograd 1919)
2006 - Dennis Linde, American songwriter (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dennis Linde (March 18 1943 Abilene Texas – December 22 2006 Nashville Tennessee) was an American singer and songwriter whose work was primarily in Country 1943)
2007 - Adrian Cristobal, Filipino writer (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Adrian E Cristobal ( February 20, 1932 — December 22, 2007) was a Filipino writer who frequently touched on political and historical themes 1932)

Holidays and observances

In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice, sometimes known as Yule, occurs on or very close to this date. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Northern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is North of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' The winter solstice occurs at the instant when the Sun 's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane from the Yule is a winter festival historically celebrated primarily in northern Europe but now celebrated in many other countries in various forms In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs around this time. Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' Solstices occur twice a year when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most oriented toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes
R.C. Saints - commemoration of Frances Xavier Cabrini, O Rex, Anastasia of Sirmium
Japan - Tōji (winter solstice)
Chinese Culture - Winter Solstice where is commonly met with the eating of glutinous flour balls(Tang Yuen). The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints The O Antiphons are Antiphons used at daily prayer in the evenings of the last days of Advent in various Liturgical Christian traditions Saint Anastasia ( Greek: "resurrection" often, "St For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Dōngzhì Festival or Winter Solstice Festival ( Chinese: 冬至 Pinyin: dōng zhì; "The Extreme of Winter" is one of the most The Culture of China (traditional Chinese 中國文化 simplified Chinese 中国文化 is home to one of the world's oldest and most complex Civilizations covering a history Marks the middle or "Extreme" of winter. Tang Yuen was introduced in China as an item of propaganda back in the Dynasties.
Indonesia Mother Day, as an achievement for Dewi Sartika. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.
Yalda Night Longest Day Of Year, from Ancient Persia. Shabe Yaldā ( or Shabe Chelle ( is an Iranian festival originally celebrated on the Northern Hemisphere's longest night of the year that is on the

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