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Daily Calendar for Friday, December 22, 2017

Born

  • Giacomo Puccini (composer) –
  • Edwin Arlington Robinson (poet) –
  • Grote Reber (American astronomer) –
  • Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson (U.S. First Lady) –
  • Diane Sawyer (journalist) –
  • Ralph Fiennes (actor) –
  • Lauralee Bell (actress) –
  • Jordin Sparks (singer; season 6 American Idol winner) –

Died

  • George Eliot (writer) –
  • Ferdinand V. Hayden (geologist) –
  • Beatrix Potter (author) –
  • Samuel Beckett (writer) –
  • Joe Strummer (singer) –

Events

  • Construction began for first schoolhouse west of Allegheny Mountains, in Schoenbrunn, Ohio–
  • Continental Fleet was organized by the rebellious American colonies under the command of Esek Hopkins–
  • American Bicycling Journal first published–
  • Edward Johnson, an associate of Thomas Edison, created the first string of Christmas tree lights–
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the central California coast–

Weather

  • Lake-effect snows brought a heavy storm to Turin, New York–

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