December 22 Holidays

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Birth of Sayyidina `Ali ibn Abi Talib (ر) major
• Chinese: Dongzhi Festival major

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2016 — Syrian government forces retake control of the besieged areas of Aleppo. ↗
• 2010 — The repeal of the Don't ask, don't tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the United States military,... ↗
• 2008 — An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 1.1 billion US gallons (4,200,000 m3) of... ↗
• 2001 — Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Northern Alliance, hands over power in Afghanistan to the interim government headed by... ↗
• 2001 — Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63. ↗

See all historical events for this day →

🎂 Notable Births

• 1998 — G Hannelius, American actress and singer
• 1994 — Rúben Lameiras, Portuguese footballer
• 1993 — David Klemmer, Australian rugby league player
• 1993 — Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1992 — Michaela Hončová, Slovak tennis player