Who Was Born Today – December 22 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on December 22 | ||
1856 | Frank Kellogg, U.S. Secretary of State who tried to outlaw war with the Kellogg-Briand Pact. | |
1858 | Giacomo Puccini, Italian operatic composer best known for Madam Butterfly. | |
1883 | Arthur Wergs Mitchell, first African-American to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. | |
1912 | Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson, wife of US President Lyndon Baines Johnson. | |
1921 | Hawkshaw Hawkins (Harold Hawkins), country singer; he died along with country stars Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas when the small plane that was carrying them crashed in 1963. | |
1945 | Diane Sawyer, journalist; anchor of ABC World News. | |
1949 | Robin and Maurice Gibb, singers, songwriters; co-founders of the Bee Gees band. | |
1946 | Rick Nielsen, musician, vocalist, primary songwriter of the band Cheap Trick. | |
1951 | Charles de Lint, author; helped popularize the urban fantasy genre; received World Fantasy Award (2000) for the collection Moonlight and Vines. | |
1951 | Major-General Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, owner of the property company Grosvenor Group. |
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