December 22nd (1944) was a Friday. It's the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 9 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 22nd December, 1944
» World War II: Battle of the Bulge Nazi Germany known as German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!"
Famous Birthdays on December 22 in 1944
» Mary Archer, English chemist and academic
» Steve Carlton, American baseball player
» Barry Jenkins, English drummer (The Animals)
December 22nd Famous Deaths for 1944
» Harry Langdon, American actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1884)
» Eleni Papadaki, Greek actress and singer (b. 1903)
December 22nd Holidays in History
» Armed Forces Day (Vietnam)
» Christian Calendar of saints called Feast Day:
» Anastasia of Sirmium (Eastern Orthodox Church known as Orthodox Church)
» Frances Xavier Cabrini
» O antiphon known as O Rex
» Lottie Moon (Episcopal Church (USA))
» December 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Srinivasa Ramanujan e.g National Mathematics Day (India)
» Public holidays in Zimbabwe known as Unity Day (Zimbabwe)
» Winter solstice related observance (see December 21):