Daily Calendar for Sunday, December 22, 1895
Born
- Giacomo Puccini (composer) β
- Edwin Arlington Robinson (poet) β
- Grote Reber (American astronomer) β
- Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson (U.S. First Lady) β
- Diane Sawyer (journalist) β
- Ralph Fiennes (actor) β
- Lauralee Bell (actress) β
- Jordin Sparks (singer; season 6 American Idol winner) β
Died
- George Eliot (writer) β
- Ferdinand V. Hayden (geologist) β
- Beatrix Potter (author) β
- Samuel Beckett (writer) β
- Joe Strummer (singer) β
Events
- Construction began for first schoolhouse west of Allegheny Mountains, in Schoenbrunn, Ohioβ
- Continental Fleet was organized by the rebellious American colonies under the command of Esek Hopkinsβ
- American Bicycling Journal first publishedβ
- Edward Johnson, an associate of Thomas Edison, created the first string of Christmas tree lightsβ
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the central California coastβ
Weather
- Lake-effect snows brought a heavy storm to Turin, New Yorkβ
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