On This Day in History for December 22
Events in History
- 401 St. Innocent I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1135 Norman nobles recognize Stefanus van Blois as English king
- 1216 Pope Honorius III delegates decree "Religiosam vitam eligentibus"
- 1465 Peace of St Truiden: Louis van Bourbon becomes bishop of Liège
- 1536 English scholar Reginald Pole appointed cardinal
- 1590 Army of Moroccan Pasha Ahmad al-Mansur begins its epic 135 day crossing of the Saharan desert on his way to defeat the Songhai Empire
- 1596 Ferryboat Meuniers crashes in Paris, 150 die
- 1642 Pope Urbanus VIII publishes decree In eminente
- More Events in History
Diocletian
Roger II
Jean Racine
Frank KelloggWeddings in History
- 1915 Biologist Alexander Fleming (34) weds Sara McElroy
- 1968 Author and cooking show host Ina Garten (20) weds dean Jeffrey Garten
- 1968 Julie Nixon weds Dwight David Eisenhower
More Weddings in History
George Eliot
Beatrix Potter
Lucy Burns
Chico Mendes
Samuel BeckettDecember in History
'Good Sport' in The Trenches
Prime Minister's son, Raymond Asquith tells his wife of life and death on the battlefront in World War I on this day in 1915.
December 21, 1915
Elvis Meets Nixon
Richad Nixon meets Elvis Presley at the White House, December 21, 1970
December 21, 1970
The Rise and Fall of Mrs Mapp, the Bone-Setter
Born in poverty and obscurity, she died on this day in the same state, but along the way Sarah Wallin became the much sought-after Mrs Mapp, the Epsom Bone-Setter
December 22, 1737
Business a Rocky Road for Hansom Cab Pioneer
Architect and inventor Joseph Hansom was a man of vision who somehow found it impossible to turn his great ideas into money-making ventures.
December 23, 1834