He was ordained deacon 16 June and priest 22 December 1633.

Upon arriving at Baltimore, Selkirk on December 22 wrote to John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State at Washington, inquiring about laws covering trade with `` Missouri and Illinois Territories ''.

The second president of the Republic of Texas, Mirabeau B. Lamar, appointed him Secretary of War on December 22, 1838.

Cynesige, the archbishop of York, died on 22 December 1060, and Ealdred was elected Archbishop of York on Christmas Day, 1060.

An example of active passenger and crew member resistance occurred when passengers and flight attendants of American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami on December 22, 2001, teamed up to help helped prevent Richard Reid from igniting explosives hidden in his shoes.

Arnulf of Carinthia ( 850 – 8 December 899 ) was the Carolingian King of East Francia from 887, the disputed King of Italy from 894 and the disputed Holy Roman Emperor from 22 February 896 until his death.

ARIN opened its doors for business on December 22, 1997 after incorporating on April 18, 1997.

# Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia ( 31 December 1586 – 22 February 1659 ).

She died on 22 December 1943 at her home in Near Sawrey at age 77, leaving almost all her property to the National Trust.

Potter died of complications from pneumonia and heart disease on 22 December 1943 at Castle Cottage.

The highest recorded temperature was on June 15, 2000, and the lowest recorded temperature was on December 22, 1990.

#** Prince Louis Napoléon Murat ( Paris, December 22, 1851-Paris, September 22, 1912 ), married in Odessa, 23 November, 1873 Eudoxia Mikhailovna Somova ( Kharkov, February 17, 1850-Nice, May 6, 1924 ), related to Orest Somov, and had issue now extinct in male line ( great-grandfather of actor René Auberjonois )

In tropical astrology, the Sun is considered to be in the sign Capricorn from December 22 to January 20, and in sidereal astrology, from January 15 to February 15.

The parliament adopted the current Constitution of Croatia on 22 December 1990, and decided to declare independence from Yugoslavia.

On 22 December 2010, the UN declared the period from 2011 to 2020 as the UN-Decade on Biodiversity.

:: In January – June 1918: 22 ; in July – December 1918: more than 6, 000 ; in 1918-20: 12, 733.

* Solstice ( called the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere ) occurs on dates varying from December 20 to December 22 ( in UTC ).

* The Zodiac sign for December are Sagittarius ( until December 21 ) or Capricorn ( December 22 onwards ).

The 1969 edition of the Guinness Book lists Lawrence Hill ( age 22 ) of Bolton as having consumed a 2. 5 pint yard of ale in 6. 5 seconds on December 17, 1964.

Diocletian (; c. 22 December 244 – 3 December 311 ), was a Roman Emperor from 284 to 305.

Claude Piron ( 26 February 1931 – 22 January 2008 ) was a psychologist and a translator for the United Nations ( from Chinese, English, Russian and Spanish into French ) from 1956 to 1961.

He was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet on 22 October 1956.

Frederick Soddy ( 2 September 1877 – 22 September 1956 ) was an English radiochemist and monetary economist who explained, with Ernest Rutherford, that radioactivity is due to the transmutation of elements, now known to involve nuclear reactions.

As his family disintegrated around him, Parsons developed strong musical interests, particularly after seeing Elvis Presley perform in concert on February 22, 1956, in Waycross.

* Scott Anthony Lewis ; born February 22, 1956 to Patti Palmer

In 1956, at age 22, Falwell founded the Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, where he served as pastor.

* Hero of the Soviet Union ( 3 February 1956 ( in conjunction with his 75th birthday ), 22 February 1968 ( in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the USSR ))

With an average age of 22, the media labelled the back-to-back title winning side of 1956 " the Busby Babes ", a testament to Busby's faith in his youth players.

Led by MVP Simms who completed 22 of 25 passes for a Super Bowl record 88 % completion percentage, they defeated the Broncos 39 – 20, to win their first championship since 1956.

* James Wilfred Estey ( October 6, 1944 – January 22, 1956 )

* May 22 – Al Simmons, American baseball player ( d. 1956 )

* November 22 – The 1956 Summer Olympics begin in Melbourne, Australia.

* November 22 – Anne Crawford, British actress ( d. 1956 )

* February 22 – Frigyes Riesz, Hungarian mathematician ( d. 1956 )

* September 22 – John T. Raulston, American state judge ( Scopes Monkey Trial ) ( d. 1956 )

Paul Leo Molitor ( born August 22, 1956 ), nicknamed " Molly " and " The Ignitor ", is an American former Major League Baseball designated hitter and infielder.

Colo ( born December 22, 1956 ) is a Western Gorilla famous for being the first gorilla to be born in captivity anywhere in the world.

The first ITV network to launch was London's Associated-Rediffusion on 22 September 1955, with the midlands and North services launching in February 1956 and May 1956 respectively.

The emblem made its first on-air appearance on May 22, 1956.

The psychedelic properties of Turbina corymbosa and comparison of the potency of different varieties were studied in the Central Intelligence Agency's MKULTRA Subproject 22 in 1956.

The original Sidney Lanier Bridge was a vertical lift bridge on U. S. 17 crossing over the Brunswick River and was opened on June 22, 1956.

The song made its debut on the UK Singles Chart in May 1956 ; it peaked at the second spot the next month and stayed on the charts for 22 weeks.

* The Honeymooners ( October 1, 1955 – September 22, 1956 ) TV Series