Andrei Iordan

Prime minister of kyrgyzstan (1934-2006).

Born December 22nd, 1934 in Soviet Union.

Died January 20th, 2006 at 71 years old in Bishkek.

Marthe Gosteli

Swiss suffragist and archivist (1917-2017).

Born December 22nd, 1917 in Ittigen.

Died April 7th, 2017 at 99 years old in Muri bei Bern (falling from height). ^[ref]

Anthony Edwards

Australian rower.

Born December 22nd, 1972 (age 53 years) in Ballarat.

Urszula Włodarczyk

Athletics competitor.

Born December 22nd, 1965 (age 60 years) in Wałbrzych.

Sergei Aschwanden

Swiss judoka.

Born December 22nd, 1975 (age 50 years) in Bern.

Manfred Zsak

Austrian footballer.

Born December 22nd, 1964 (age 61 years) in Mödling.

Ana Capeta

Portuguese footballer.

Born December 22nd, 1997 (age 28 years) in Aljustrel.

Abiodun Koya

Nigerian gospel singer, opera singer, actress, songwriter and poet.

Born December 22nd, 1980 (age 45 years) in Ogun State.

Marina Kuptsova

Russian high jumper.

Born December 22nd, 1981 (age 44 years) in Moscow.

José Antonio Nieves Conde

Spanish film director (1911–2006).

Born December 22nd, 1911 in Segovia.

Died September 14th, 2006 at 94 years old in Madrid.

Marcus Hurley

American racing cyclist (1883–1941).

Born December 22nd, 1883 in New Rochelle.

Died March 28th, 1941 at 57 years old in New York City.

Carlos Graça

São tomé and príncipe politician (1931-2013).

Born December 22nd, 1931 in Lisbon.

Died April 17th, 2013 at 81 years old in Lisbon.

Naotake Hanyu

Japanese association football player.

Born December 22nd, 1979 (age 46 years) in Chiba.

Vitaly Chekhover

Russian chess player (1908-1965).

Born December 22nd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.

Died February 11th, 1965 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Jason Christie

New zealand bicycle racer.

Born December 22nd, 1990 (age 35 years) in Ashburton.

Ronny Martens

Belgian footballer.

Born December 22nd, 1958 (age 67 years) in Belgium.

George Hutson

British long-distance runner.

Born December 22nd, 1889 in Lewes.

Died September 14th, 1914 at 24 years old in Venizel.

Štefan Marko Daxner

Slovak politician (1822-1892).

Born December 22nd, 1823 in Tisovec. ^[ref]

Died April 11th, 1892 at 68 years old in Tisovec. ^[ref]

Lara Davenport

Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist.

Born December 22nd, 1983 (age 42 years) in Sydney.

Katrin Zimmermann

East german swimmer.

Born December 22nd, 1966 (age 59 years) in Gera.

György Petri

Hungarian poet, translator, journalist (1943–2000).

Born December 22nd, 1943 in Budapest.

Died July 16th, 2000 at 56 years old in Budapest (laryngeal cancer).

Lulu Wang

Dutch writer.

Born December 22nd, 1960 (age 65 years) in Beijing.

Giorgio Oberweger

Italian athletics competitor.

Born December 22nd, 1913 in Trieste.

Died October 14th, 1998 at 84 years old in Rome.

Viola Kibiwot

Kenyan middle-distance runner.

Born December 22nd, 1983 (age 42 years) in Keiyo District.

Danielle Carruthers

American hurdler.

Born December 22nd, 1979 (age 46 years) in Paducah.