On December 22, history records 49 notable events, 200 famous births and 83 deaths, spanning the years 401 to 1790.
Events on this day include: Pope Innocent I is elected. (401); Muhammad claims to receive his first revelation. (609).
Notable people born on December 22 include Diocletian (244), Gang Gam-chan (948), Roger II of Sicily (1095).
Notable figures who died on this day include Yuan Qianyao (731), Baha' al-Dawla (1012), Cynesige (1060).
Events on 22 December 49
See all →Damghan earthquake: An earthquake near the Persian city of Damghan kills an estimated 200,000 people, the sixth deadliest earthquake in recorded history.
Luoyang, eastern capital of the Tang dynasty, is captured by rebel leader Huang Chao during the reign of Emperor Xizong.
Pope Honorius III approves the Dominican Order through the papal bull of confirmation Religiosam vitam.
Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.
The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Alexander Suvorov and his Russian armies.
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Birthdays on 22 December 200
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