Died on
Who died on December 22
99 figures who shaped history died on December 22.
- 99deaths
- 60events
Best known
Best known
AD 69
Calendar year
Baha al-Dawla
Amir of Iraq from 988 to 1012
Cynesige
Archbishop of York from 1051 to 1060
Bretislav II
Duke of Bohemia from 1092 to 1100
Olav Magnusson
King of Norway from 1103 to 1115
Antipope John XXIII
Italian bishop and Pisan antipope from 1410 to 1415
AD 69 — Calendar year, who died on December 22 69.
Baha al-Dawla — Amir of Iraq from 988 to 1012, who died on December 22 1012.
Cynesige — Archbishop of York from 1051 to 1060, who died on December 22 1060.
Bretislav II — Duke of Bohemia from 1092 to 1100, who died on December 22 1100.
Olav Magnusson — King of Norway from 1103 to 1115, who died on December 22 1115.
Antipope John XXIII — Italian bishop and Pisan antipope from 1410 to 1415, who died on December 22 1419.
All entries
- 731YYuan QianyaoChinese politician during the Tang dynasty
- 1530
Willibald PirckheimerGerman Renaissance lawyer, author and Renaissance humanist - 1554
Moretto da BresciaItalian painter (c. 1498 – c. 1554) - 1572
François ClouetFrench Renaissance miniaturist and painter (c. 1510–1572) - 1603
Mehmed IIISultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 to 1603 - 1641
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully17th-century French soldier and politician - 1646
Petro MohylaEastern Orthodox Saint, Metropolitan and reformer - 1660
André TacquetBrabantian mathematician and priest - 1666
GuercinoItalian Baroque artist - 1681RRichard AlleineEnglish clergyman
- 1767
John NewberyEnglish publisher - 1788
Percivall PottEnglish surgeon
- 1806
William Vernon18th century American slave trader & merchant - 1828
William Hyde WollastonEnglish chemist and physicist - 1853
Manuel María LombardiniPresident of Mexico in 1853 - 1867
Jean-Victor PonceletFrench engineer and mathematician - 1870
Gustavo Adolfo BécquerSpanish poet and writer - 1880
George EliotEnglish novelist and poet - 1884
John ChisumAmerican businessman, rancher
- 1891
Paul de LagardeGerman biblical scholar and orientalist - 1899
Dwight L. MoodyAmerican evangelist - 1902
Richard von Krafft-EbingAustrian neurologist, psychiatrist, and nobleman - 1915
Rose Talbot BullardAmerican physician - 1917
Frances Xavier CabriniItalian-American religious sister
- 1918
Aristeidis Moraitinis (aviator)Greek naval aviator - 1919
Hermann WeingärtnerGerman gymnast - 1924
Karl DenkeGerman serial killer - 1925
Amelie BeeseGerman aviator - 1925
Frank MunseyAmerican publisher and politician - 1939
Ma RaineyAmerican blues singer - 1940
Nathanael WestAmerican novelist - 1941
Karel HašlerCzech songwriter and actor - 1942
Franz BoasGerman-born American anthropologist - 1943
Beatrix PotterEnglish writer and illustrator - 1944
Harry LangdonAmerican actor and comedian - 1950
Frederick FreakeBritish polo player - 1957
Frank George WoollardBritish mechanical engineer - 1959
Gilda GrayPolish-American dancer and actress - 1960
Ninian ComperBritish architect - 1962
Ross McLartyAustralian politician - 1965
Richard DimblebyEnglish journalist and broadcaster - 1968RRaymond Gram SwingAmerican journalist
- 1969
Enrique PeñarandaPresident of Bolivia from 1940 to 1943 - 1971
Godfried BomansDutch author - 1974
Sterling NorthAmerican writer - 1974
Carlos Alberto SacheriArgentine philosopher - 1979
Darryl F. ZanuckAmerican film producer - 1985
D. BoonAmerican guitarist and singer - 1986
Mary BurchellBritish novelist, campaigner for Jewish refugees - 1986
David PenhaligonBritish politician - 1987
Luca ProdanItalian-born Argentine musician - 1988
Chico MendesBrazilian trade union leader and environmentalist - 1989
Samuel BeckettIrish writer - 1992
Harry BluestoneBritish-American composer and violinist - 1992
Frederick FranzAmerican Jehovah's Witness - 1993
Don DeForeAmerican actor
- 1995
Butterfly McQueenAmerican actress - 1995
James MeadeBritish economist and Nobel Laureate - 1996JJack HammAmerican cartoonist
- 1997SSebastian Arcos BergnesCuban human rights activist
- 2001OOvidiu IacovRomanian footballer
- 2001WWalter Newton ReadAmerican lawyer
- 2002
Desmond HoytePresident of Guyana, politician, lawyer - 2002
Joe StrummerBritish musician - 2004
Doug AultAmerican baseball player - 2006
Elena MukhinaSoviet gymnast - 2006
Galina UstvolskayaRussian composer - 2007
Charles CourtAustralian politician - 2007
Adrian CristobalFilipino writer - 2009LLuis Francisco CuéllarColombian politician
- 2009
Albert ScanlonEnglish footballer - 2010
Fred FoyAmerican actor - 2012
Chuck CherundoloAmerican football player and coach - 2012
Ryan FreelAmerican baseball player - 2012
Cliff OsmondAmerican actor - 2012
Lim Keng YaikMalaysian politician - 2013
Diomedes DíazColombian vallenato artist - 2013
Hans HækkerupDanish politician (died 2013) - 2013OOscar PeerSwiss novelist, playwright and philologist
- 2014JJohn Robert BeysterAmerican scientist and entrepreneur
- 2014CChristine CavanaughAmerican actress
- 2014
Joe CockerEnglish singer
- 2014
Bernard StoneChicago alderman - 2015
Peter LundbladSwedish singer and songwriter - 2015
Freda Meissner-BlauAustrian politician and activist - 2016
Chad RobinsonAustralian rugby league footballer - 2017
Gonzalo Morales Sáurez - 2018
Paddy AshdownBritish politician - 2018
Simcha RotemWarsaw Ghetto Uprising veteran
- 2018SSeventeen (Indonesian band)Indonesian pop rock band
- 2019
Ram DassAmerican spiritual teacher - 2023LLeon CoatesEnglish composer
- 2025
Chris ReaEnglish musician and producer
Frequently asked questions
Who died on December 22?
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.
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.
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