What day is December 22? Historical events that took place on December 22
This day in history December 22. The most notable events took place on December 22. December 22 every year is Vietnam People's Army Day.
Domestic events taking place on December 22
December 22, 1483:Birthday of King Mac Thai To, founder of Mac dynasty.
December 22, 1788:After being defeated by the three Tay Son brothers, Le Chieu Thong fled to China, asking for help from the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty's Emperor Qianlong immediately sent Ton Si Nghi to lead 290,000 troops to attack Dai Viet. Nguyen Hue ascended the throne as Emperor Quang Trung, officially unifying the Tay Son Dynasty, and marched his troops to the North to confront the enemy.
December 22, 1922:Date of birth: Writer Chu Van's real name is Nguyen Van Chu, from Thai Binh. He is a writer, founding member of the Vietnam Writers' Association, member of the 3rd Executive Committee of the Writers' Association. He was born into a Confucian family and joined the revolution when he was only 18 years old.
December 22, 1935:Musician Huy Thuc's birthday. He is a musician and colonel of the Vietnam People's Army, known for songs such as "Tieng dan ta-lu", "Co gai Pa Ko", "Bac dang cung chung tau hanh quan", and instrumental works such as "Vi mien Nam" (written for monochord).
December 22, 1944:In the forest of Nguyen Binh district (Cao Bang), the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army team was officially established, consisting of 3 platoons with 34 soldiers selected from Cao-Bac-Lang soldiers, directly commanded by Vo Nguyen Giap.
December 22, 1946:The Central Party Standing Committee issued a directive for national resistance.
December 22, 1959:The Vietnam People's Army Museum on Dien Bien Phu Street, Hanoi was established.
December 22 every year:Vietnam People's Army Day
International events taking place on December 22
December 22, 1885:A samurai named Itō Hirobumi became Japan's first prime minister. This was a result of the Meiji Restoration, which led to a reform of the state apparatus.
December 22, 1978:China begins to implement the strategy of liberalization and reform. Liberalization and reform is a strategy to open up China's economy, similar to Doi Moi in Vietnam. The program of liberalization and reform was officially launched, which was also the closing day of the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
December 22, 1988:At the United Nations forum, South Africa, Cuba and Angola signed an agreement granting independence to Namibia, a former German colony during World War I.
December 22, 2010:US President Barack Obama signed into law the repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, a policy aimed at preventing open homosexuality in the US military.
