What are the important events that happened on December 22? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

December 22: Facts & Myths About This Day

December 22 is the 357^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 9 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 9, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 481,896 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectapentacontaheptagon’ day.

Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 38 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,384 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

December 22 Historical Events

• 1790 –
  The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies.
• 1942 –
  World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.
• 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!”
• 1951 –
  The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya.
• 1956 –
  Colo, the first gorilla to be bred in captivity, is born at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio.
• 1964 –
  The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) took place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif.
• 1974 –
  The house of former British Prime Minister Ted Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA.
• 1984 –
  Bernhard Hugo Goetz shoots four African-American would-be muggers on an express train in Manhattan, New York City.
• 2008 –
  An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 1.1 e9USgal of coal fly ash slurry.
• 2010 –
  The repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning on homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama.

Who were born on December 22?

• 1915 –
  Barbara Billingsley, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1919 –
  Lil Green, American Blues Singer (d. 1954)
• 1921 –
  Dimitri Fampas, Greek classical guitarist (d. 1996)
• 1939 –
  James Gurley, American musician (d. 2009)
• 1954 –
  Hideshi Matsuda, Japanese racing driver
• 1960 –
  Mark Brydon, British musician (Moloko)
• 1960 –
  Wakin Chau, Chinese singer
• 1963 –
  Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian footballer
• 1969 –
  Greg Biffle, American racecar driver
• 1993 –
  Ali Lohan, American singer

Who died on December 22?

• 1646 –
  Petru Movilă, Moldavian religious figure (b. 1596)
• 1738 –
  Constantia Jones, British prostitute (b. c. 1708)
• 1767 –
  John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)
• 1942 –
  Franz Boas, German anthropologist (b. 1858)
• 1965 –
  Richard Dimbleby, English journalist and broadcaster (b. 1913)
• 1968 –
  Raymond Gram Swing, American journalist and broadcaster (b. 1887)
• 1992 –
  Harry Bluestone, Film music Composer (b. 1907)
• 2002 –
  Joe Strummer, English musician (The Clash) (b. 1952)
• 2004 –
  Doug Ault, American baseball player (b. 1950)
• 2006 –
  Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer (b. 1919)