Lee Rogers Berger

Paleoanthropologist, physical anthropologist, archaeologist.

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

Fredrik Barth

Norwegian social anthropologist (1928–2016).

Born December 22nd, 1928 in Leipzig.

Died January 24th, 2016 at 87 years old in Oslo. ^[ref]

Brian Locking

British musician.

Born December 22nd, 1938 in Bedworth.

Died October 8th, 2020 at 81 years old in North Wales.

Timothy P. Broglio

American prelate of the roman catholic church.

Born December 22nd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Cleveland Heights. ^[ref]

John Nevil Maskelyne

English inventor and stage magician (1839–1917).

Born December 22nd, 1839 in Cheltenham.

Died May 18th, 1917 at 77 years old in St. George's Hall, London.

Johann Jakob Bachofen

Swiss jurist and philologist (1815–1887).

Born December 22nd, 1815 in Basel.

Died November 25th, 1887 at 71 years old in Basel.

Lubomyr Melnyk

Ukrainian musician and composer.

Born December 22nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Munich.

Alan Bush

British composer, musician, and educator (1900-1995).

Born December 22nd, 1900 in London.

Died October 31st, 1995 at 94 years old in Watford.

Lawrence Sperry

American aviation pioneer.

Born December 22nd, 1892 in Chicago.

Died December 23rd, 1923 at 31 years old in English Channel.

Russell Teibert

Canadian soccer player.

Born December 22nd, 1992 (age 33 years) in Niagara Falls.

Herman Potočnik

Slovenian inventor (1892-1929).

Born December 22nd, 1892 in Pula.

Died August 27th, 1929 at 36 years old in Vienna (pneumonia).

Nicolae Timofti

4th president of moldova (r. 2012–2016).

Born December 22nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Ciutulești.

Josep Maria Sert

Spanish artist (1874-1945).

Born December 22nd, 1874 in Barcelona.

Died November 27th, 1945 at 70 years old in Barcelona.

David Sklansky

American professional poker player and author.

Born December 22nd, 1947 in Teaneck.

Died March 23rd, 2026 at 78 years old in Las Vegas. ^[ref]

Minor Watson

American actor (1889-1965).

Born December 22nd, 1889 in Marianna.

Died July 28th, 1965 at 75 years old in Alton.

Souleymane Camara

Senegalese and french footballer.

Born December 22nd, 1982 (age 43 years) in Dakar.

Peter Green

British historian and novelist (1924–2024).

Born December 22nd, 1924 in London.

Died September 16th, 2024 at 99 years old in Iowa City. ^[ref]

Gheorghe Tătărescu

Romanian politician (1886–1957).

Born December 22nd, 1892 in Târgu Jiu.

Died March 28th, 1957 at 64 years old in Bucharest (tuberculosis).

Bashar Rasan

Iraqi footballer.

Born December 22nd, 1996 (age 29 years) in Baghdad.

Kirk Maltby

Canadian ice hockey player.

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

Grote Reber

American pioneer of radio astronomy (1911–2002).

Born December 22nd, 1911 in Wheaton.

Died December 20th, 2002 at 90 years old in Ouse.

Manfred Burgsmüller

German footballer (1949-2019).

Born December 22nd, 1949 in Essen.

Died May 18th, 2019 at 69 years old in Essen. ^[ref]

Joseph Maria Olbrich

Austrian architect (1867–1908).

Born December 22nd, 1867 in Opava. ^[ref]

Died August 8th, 1908 at 40 years old in Düsseldorf (leukemia). ^[ref]

Marc Allégret

French screenwriter and film director (1900-1973).

Born December 22nd, 1900 in Basel. ^[ref]

Died November 3rd, 1973 at 72 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Eduard Uspensky

Russian writer (1937–2018).

Born December 22nd, 1937 in Yegoryevsk.

Died August 14th, 2018 at 80 years old in Puchkovo (prostate cancer). ^[ref]