December 22

December 22

Born on This Day

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  • Famous People Involved in Sex Scandals
  • Cast of Harry Potter Movies
  • Cast of Skyfall

  Ralph Fiennes

  Film Actor / 1962 -

  Ralph Fiennes is a British film actor best known for his performances in Schindler's List, The English Patient and The Constant Gardener.

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  Ralph Fiennes

  Born: December 22, 1962
  Age: 50 years old
  Birthplace: Suffolk, England
  Occupation: Film Actor
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  • Famous Capricorns
  • Famous People Named Paul
  • Famous People Born in 1943

  Paul Wolfowitz

  Government Official / 1943 -

  Paul Wolfowitz is a U.S. government official who is best known as the leading architect of the Iraq War under President George Bush's administration.

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  Paul Wolfowitz

  1943 | 69 years old
  Government Official

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  • The 27 Club
  • Famous Hispanic Artists
  • Famous Black Artists

  Jean-Michel Basquiat

  Painter / 1960 - 1988

  Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Neo-Expressionist painter in the 1980s. He is best known for his primitive style and his collaboration with pop artist Andy Warhol.

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  Jean-Michel Basquiat

  1960 | 27 years old
  Painter

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  • Beatty's Babes
  • Famous Capricorns
  • Famous News Anchors

  Diane Sawyer

  News Anchor, Journalist / 1945 -

  As the first female correspondent on 60 Minutes and the current anchor of ABC World News, Diane Sawyer blazed a path for women in broadcast journalism.

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  Diane Sawyer

  Born: December 22, 1945
  Age: 67 years old
  Birthplace: Glasgow, Kentucky, United States
  Occupation: News Anchor, Journalist
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  • People with Animal Names
  • Influential Women of Washington
  • U.S. First Ladies

  Lady Bird Johnson

  Women's Rights Activist, U.S. First Lady / 1912 - 2007

  The wife of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson served as first lady from 1963 to 1969.

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  Lady Bird Johnson

  1912 | 94 years old
  Women's Rights Activist, ...

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  • TV Moms: 1950s
  • Famous Capricorns
  • Famous Actresses

  Barbara Billingsley

  Television Actress / 1915 - 2010

  From 1957 to 1963, actress Barbara Billingsley played the perfect apron-wearing, cookie-baking housewife June Cleaver on TV's Leave it to Beaver.

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  Barbara Billingsley

  1915 | 94 years old
  Television Actress

December 22

Died on This Day

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  • Musical Monikers
  • Name Changers
  • London Punk- Cultural Icons: 1970s

  Joe Strummer

  Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1952 - 2002

  Joe Strummer was a British singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as the co-founder and member of the punk rock band The Clash.

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  Joe Strummer

  Died: December 22, 2002
  Age: 50 years old
  Place: Broomfield, Somerset , England
  Occupation: Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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  • Famous Cancerians
  • Famous People Named Franz
  • Famous Scientists

  Franz Boas

  Scientist, Academic Author / 1858 - 1942

  Franz Boas was a German-born anthropologist who founded the relativistic, culture-centered school of American anthropology that dominated 20th century thought.

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  Franz Boas

  1942 | 84 years old
  Scientist, Academic Author

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  • Name Changers
  • Famous Sagittarians
  • Famous People Named George

  George Eliot

  Journalist, Author / 1819 - 1880

  Victorian novelist George Eliot wrote books exploring human psychology such as The Mill on the Floss. Her work was noted for its realism.

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  George Eliot

  1880 | 61 years old
  Journalist, Author

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  • Foremothers of Rock
  • Famous Taureans
  • Famous Singers

  Ma Rainey

  Singer / 1886 - 1939

  Singer Ma Rainey was the first popular stage entertainer to incorporate authentic blues into her song repertoire and became known as the "Mother of the Blues."

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  Ma Rainey

  Died: December 22, 1939
  Age: 53 years old
  Place: , United States
  Occupation: Singer
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  • Irish Eyes
  • Famous Arians
  • Famous People Named Samuel

  Samuel Beckett

  Writer / 1906 - 1989

  20th century Irish novelist, playwright and poet Samuel Beckett penned the play Waiting for Godot. In 1969, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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  Samuel Beckett

  1989 | 83 years old
  Writer

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  • Famous Children's Authors
  • Famous Leos
  • Famous People Named Helen

  Beatrix Potter

  Author / 1866 - 1943

  British author Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) wrote and illustrated more than 20 children's books starring Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and Benjamin Bunny.
  

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  Beatrix Potter

  1943 | 77 years old
  Author