What happened on December 22

60 documented historical events happened on December 22, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Pope Innocent I began his papacy, succeeding Anastasius I. On the same day, in another year: An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 struck the eastern Alborz mountains in Persia, causing an estimated 200,000 deaths. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on December 22, including Giorgio Oberweger, Barbara Billingsley, Phillip Glasier. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

99 people with a Wikipedia article died on December 22, including AD 69, Baha al-Dawla, Cynesige. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

15 observances are celebrated on December 22 around the world: Dongzhi Festival, Armed Forces Day (Vietnam), Christian feast day: Anastasia of Sirmium (Orthodox Church), Christian feast day: Eimhin, Christian feast day: Ernan, Son of Eogan, Christian feast day: Frances Xavier Cabrini (outside US). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.