December 22 in History

Historical Events on December 22

1135 Stephen of Blois becomes King of England

1807 The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the U.S. Congress, at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson.

1885 Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.

1894 The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason.

1937 The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.

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!"

1964 The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) took place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.

1974 The house of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA.

2016 Syrian government forces retake control of the besieged areas of Aleppo.

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Famous Birthdays on December 22

1934 David Pearson (racing driver)

1970 Ted Cruz

1984 Basshunter

1993 Meghan Trainor

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Famous Deaths on December 22

1942 Franz Boas

1943 Beatrix Potter

1989 Samuel Beckett

2002 Joe Strummer

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