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T Calendar Gears Gregorian Calendar
2021
December 23 is the 357th day of the
year (358th in leap years) in
the Gregorian calendar.
Eight days remain until the end of the year. Contents
·
1Events ·
2Births ·
3Deaths Events[edit]
·
484 The Arian Vandal Kingdom ceases its persecution
of Nicene Christianity.[1] ·
558 Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks. ·
583 Maya queen Yohl Ik'nal is crowned ruler of Palenque. ·
962 The Sack of Aleppo as
part of the ArabByzantine wars:
Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city
of Aleppo. ·
1572
Theologian Johann Sylvan is
executed in Heidelberg for
his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs. ·
1598 Arauco War: Governor of Chile Martνn
Garcνa Σρez de Loyola is killed in the Battle of Curalaba by Mapuches led by Pelantaru. ·
1688 As part of
the Glorious Revolution,
King James II of England flees
from England to Paris, France after being deposed in favor of his
nephew, William of Orange and
his daughter Mary. ·
1783 George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of
the Continental Army at
the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland. ·
1793 The Battle of Savenay:
A decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries
in War in the Vendιe during
the French Revolution. ·
1815 The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published. ·
1876 First day of
the Constantinople
Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms
in the Balkans. ·
1893 The opera Hansel and
Gretel by Engelbert
Humperdinck is first performed. ·
1913 The Federal Reserve Act is
signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve
System. ·
1914 World War I: Australian and New Zealand
troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt. ·
1916 World War
I: Battle of Magdhaba: Allied forces
defeat Turkish forces
in the Sinai Peninsula. ·
1919 Sex
Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the United
Kingdom. ·
1936 Colombia becomes a signatory to
the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. ·
1936 Spanish Civil War:
The Spanish Republic legalizes
the Regional
Defence Council of Aragon.[2] ·
1941 World War II:
After 15 days of fighting,
the Imperial Japanese
Army occupies Wake Island. ·
1947 The transistor is first demonstrated
at Bell Laboratories. ·
1948 Seven Japanese military and political leaders
convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are
executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan. ·
1954 First
successful kidney transplant is
performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray. ·
1968 The 82 sailors
from the USS Pueblo are
released after eleven months of internment in North Korea. ·
1970 The North
Tower of the World
Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at
1,368 feet (417 m), making it the tallest building in the world. ·
1970 The Democratic
Republic of the Congo officially becomes a one-party state. ·
1972 A 6.5 magnitude
earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000. ·
1972 The 16 survivors of the Andes flight
disaster are rescued after 73 days, surviving by cannibalism. ·
1979 SovietAfghan War:
Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital. ·
1984 After
experiencing an engine fire, Aeroflot Flight 3519 attempts
to make an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk
International Airport but crashes, killing 110 of the 111
people on board.[3] ·
1986 Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force
Base in California becoming the first aircraft
to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling. ·
1990 History of Slovenia:
In a referendum,
88.5% of Slovenia's overall
electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia. ·
2002 A U.S. MQ-1
Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 in
the first combat engagement between a drone and conventional aircraft. ·
2003 PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas
field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, killing at least 234. ·
2007 An agreement is
made for the Kingdom of Nepal to
be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime
Minister becoming head of state. ·
2015 A bomb explodes at
Istanbul's Sabiha Gφkηen
Airport, killing one airport cleaner. The Kurdistan Freedom
Hawks claim responsibility for the attack four days later. Births[edit]
·
968 Zhen Zong, emperor of the Song Dynasty (d.
1022) ·
1173 Louis I,
duke of Bavaria (d. 1231) ·
1513 Thomas Smith,
English scholar and diplomat (d. 1577) ·
1525 John
Albert I, duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1576) ·
1573 Giovanni
Battista Crespi, Italian painter, sculptor and architect (d. 1632) ·
1582 Severo Bonini, Italian organist and composer
(d. 1663) ·
1544 Anna of Saxony, only child and heiress of
Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1577) ·
1597 Martin Opitz, German poet and composer (d.
1639) ·
1605 Tianqi Emperor, Chinese emperor (d. 1627) ·
1613 Carl Gustaf Wrangel,
Swedish field marshal and politician, Lord High
Constable of Sweden (d. 1676) ·
1621 Heneage
Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English lawyer and
politician, Lord
Chancellor of England (d. 1682) ·
1621 Edmund Berry Godfrey,
English lawyer and judge (d. 1678) ·
1689 Joseph Bodin
de Boismortier, French composer (d. 1755) ·
1690 Pamheiba, Indian emperor (d. 1751) ·
1713 Maruyama Gondazaemon,
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (d. 1749) ·
1732 Richard Arkwright,
English businessman and inventor, invented the Water frame and Spinning frame (d. 1792) ·
1745 John Jay, American jurist and politician,
1st Chief
Justice of the United States (d. 1829) ·
1750 Frederick
Augustus I of Saxony (d. 1827) ·
1758 Nathan Wilson,
American soldier and politician (d. 1834) ·
1766 Wilhelm Hisinger, Swedish physicist and
chemist (d. 1852) ·
1777 Alexander I of
Russia (d. 1825) ·
1790 Jean-Franηois
Champollion, French philologist, orientalist, and scholar (d.
1832) ·
1793 Dost Mohammad Khan,
emir of Afghanistan (d. 1863) ·
1804 Charles
Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French author, critic, and academic (d.
1869) ·
1805 Joseph Smith, American religious leader,
founder of the Latter Day
Saint movement (d. 1844) ·
1807 Anthony Mary Claret,
Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop and missionary (d. 1870) ·
1810 Edward Blyth, English zoologist (d. 1873) ·
1810 Karl Richard Lepsius,
German Egyptologist (d. 1884) ·
1812 Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (d.
1904) ·
1812 Henri-Alexandre
Wallon, French historian and statesman (d. 1904) ·
1819 Jan Jakob
Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch pastor and poet (d. 1889) ·
1822 Wilhelm Bauer, German engineer (d. 1875) ·
1828 Mathilde Wesendonck,
German poet and author (d. 1902) ·
1839 Jαnos Murkovics,
Slovene-Hungarian author and educator (d. 1917) ·
1843 Richard Conner, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1924) ·
1854 Henry B. Guppy, English botanist and author
(d. 1926) ·
1867 Madam C. J. Walker,
American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Madame
C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company (d. 1919) ·
1870 John Marin, American architect and painter
(d. 1953) ·
1878 Stephen Timoshenko,
Ukrainian-American engineer and academic (d. 1972) ·
1885 Pierre Brissaud, French illustrator, painter,
and engraver (d. 1964) ·
1894 Arthur Gilligan, English cricketer (d. 1976) ·
1895 Nola Luxford, New Zealand-American actress
and broadcaster (d. 1994) ·
1896 Giuseppe
Tomasi di Lampedusa, Italian lieutenant and author (d. 1957) ·
1900 Merle Barwis, American-Canadian
supercentenarian (d. 2014) ·
1900 Marie Bell, French actress and stage
director (d. 1985) ·
1900 Otto Soglow, American cartoonist (d. 1975) ·
1902 Norman Maclean, American author and academic
(d. 1990) ·
1902 Charan Singh, Indian lawyer and politician,
5th Prime Minister of
India (d. 1987) ·
1907 Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean author and poet
(d. 2005) ·
1907 James Roosevelt, American general and
politician (d. 1991) ·
1907 Avraham Stern, Polish Zionist leader (d. 1942) ·
1908 Yousuf Karsh, Armenian-Canadian photographer
(d. 2002) ·
1910 Kurt Meyer, German general (d. 1961) ·
1911 James Gregory,
American actor (d. 2002) ·
1911 Niels Kaj Jerne, English-Danish physician
and immunologist, Nobel
Prize laureate (d. 1994) ·
1912 Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist
and academic (d. 1998) ·
1912 Woodrow Borah, American historian of Spanish
America (d. 1999) ·
1916 Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter
(d. 2008) ·
1918 Josι Greco, Italian-American dancer and
choreographer (d. 2000) ·
1918 Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist,
and politician, 5th Chancellor
of Germany (d. 2015) ·
1919 Kenneth M. Taylor,
American general and pilot (d. 2006) ·
1921 Guy Beaulne, Canadian actor and director (d.
2001) ·
1922 Micheline Ostermeyer,
French discus thrower, shot putter, and pianist (d. 2001) ·
1923 Onofre Marimσn,
Argentinian race car driver (d. 1954) ·
1923 Gόnther Schifter,
Austrian journalist and radio host (d. 2008) ·
1923 James Stockdale, American admiral and
pilot, Medal of Honor recipient
(d. 2005) ·
1924 Bob Kurland, American basketball player and
politician (d. 2013) ·
1925 Duncan Hallas, English author and politician
(d. 2002) ·
1925 Rayner Unwin, English publisher (d. 2000) ·
1926 Robert Bly, American poet and essayist ·
1926 Harold Dorman, American rock & roll
singer-songwriter (d. 1988) ·
1929 Chet Baker, American jazz trumpet player,
flugelhorn player, and singer (d. 1988) ·
1929 Dick Weber, American professional bowler (d.
2005) ·
1932 Richard Clark
Barkley, American soldier, academic, and diplomat, United
States Ambassador to East Germany (d. 2015) ·
1933 Akihito, Japanese emperor ·
1933 Noella Leduc, American baseball player (d.
2014) ·
1935 Paul Hornung, American football player and
sportscaster ·
1935 Johnny Kidd,
English rock & roll singer-songwriter (d. 1966) ·
1935 Abdul Ghani Minhat,
Malaysian footballer and manager (d. 2012) ·
1935 Esther Phillips, American R&B singer (d.
1984) ·
1936 Bobby Ross, American football player and
coach ·
1936 Willie
Wood, American football player ·
1937 Barney Rosenzweig,
American screenwriter and producer ·
1937 Nelson Shanks, American painter, historian,
and educator (d. 2015) ·
1938 Bob Kahn, American computer scientist and
engineer, co-developed the Transmission
Control Protocol ·
1939 Nancy Graves, American sculptor and painter
(d. 1995) ·
1940 Mamnoon Hussain, Pakistani businessman and
politician, 12th President of Pakistan ·
1940 Jorma Kaukonen, American singer-songwriter
and guitarist ·
1940 Robert Labine, Canadian politician ·
1940 Jeanie Lambe, Scottish jazz singer ·
1940 Kevin Longbottom, Australian rugby league
player (d. 1986) ·
1940 Eugene Record, American soul
singer-songwriter (d. 2005) ·
1941 Peter Davis,
English businessman ·
1941 Tim Hardin, American folk singer-songwriter
and musician (d. 1980) ·
1942 Quentin Bryce, Australian lawyer and
politician, 25th Governor-General
of Australia ·
1943 Ron Allen,
American baseball player ·
1943 Mikhail
Leonidovich Gromov, Russian-French mathematician and academic ·
1943 Harry Shearer, American actor, voice artist,
and comedian ·
1943 Queen Silvia of
Sweden ·
1944 Wesley Clark, American general ·
1945 Adly Mansour, Egyptian lawyer, judge, and
politician, President of
Egypt ·
1945 Geoffrey Wheatcroft,
English journalist and author ·
1946 Robbie Dupree, American singer-songwriter ·
1946 Edita Gruberovα,
Slovak soprano and actress ·
1946 Susan Lucci, American actress ·
1946 John Sullivan,
English screenwriter, producer, and composer (d. 2011) ·
1947 Bill Rodgers,
American runner ·
1948 David
Davis, English politician, Minister of
State for Europe ·
1948 Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer,
and journalist ·
1948 Jack Ham, American football player and
sportscaster ·
1948 Rick Wohlhuter, American runner ·
1949 Adrian Belew, American singer-songwriter and
guitarist ·
1949 Reinhold Weege, American screenwriter and
producer (d. 2012) ·
1950 Michael C. Burgess,
American obstetrician and politician ·
1950 Richard
Dannatt, Baron Dannatt, English general ·
1950 Vicente del Bosque,
Spanish footballer and manager ·
1950 Ilchi Lee, South Korean author and educator ·
1951 Anthony Phillips, English guitarist and
songwriter ·
1952 William Kristol, American journalist,
publisher, and political activist/pundit ·
1953 Andres Alver, Estonian architect and
academic ·
1953 Gerrit W. Gong, American religious leader
and academic ·
1954 Raivo Jδrvi, Estonian radio host and
politician (d. 2012) ·
1954 Brian Teacher, American tennis player[4] ·
1955 Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet and
playwright ·
1955 Grace Knight, English-Australian
singer-songwriter ·
1956 Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver
(d. 2001) ·
1956 Dave Murray,
English guitarist and songwriter ·
1957 Dan Bigras, Canadian singer-songwriter ·
1957 Peter Wynn, Australian rugby league player
and businessman ·
1958 Joan Severance, American actress ·
1958 Victoria Williams,
American singer-songwriter ·
1961 Ezzat el Kamhawi, Egyptian journalist and
author ·
1961 Ketan J. Patel, Kenyan-English biologist and
academic ·
1961 Carol Smillie, Scottish model and actress ·
1961 Lorna Tolentino, Filipino actress and
producer ·
1962 Bertrand Gachot, Belgian race car driver ·
1962 Stefan Hell, Romanian-German physicist and
chemist, Nobel Prize laureate ·
1962 Kang Je-gyu, South Korean director,
producer, and screenwriter ·
1962 Keiji Mutoh, Japanese wrestler and actor ·
1963 Jim Harbaugh, American football player and
coach ·
1963 Jess Harnell, American singer-songwriter ·
1963 Donna Tartt, American author ·
1963 Ante Zelck, German businessman ·
1964 Eddie Vedder, American singer-songwriter and
guitarist ·
1966 Badi Assad, Brazilian singer-songwriter and
guitarist ·
1967 Carla Bruni, Italian-French
singer-songwriter and model ·
1967 Tim Fountain, English author and playwright ·
1967 Otis Grant, Jamaican-Canadian boxer, coach,
and manager ·
1968 Karyn Bryant, American journalist, actress,
producer, and screenwriter ·
1968 Barry Kooser, American painter and animator ·
1968 Manuel Rivera-Ortiz,
Puerto Rican-American photographer ·
1968 Renι Tretschok,
German footballer and manager ·
1969 Greg Biffle, American race car driver ·
1969 Martha Byrne, American actress and singer ·
1969 Rob Pelinka, American sports agent ·
1969 Rodney Culver, American football player (d.
1996) ·
1970 Catriona LeMay Doan,
Canadian speed skater and sportscaster ·
1970 Raymont Harris, American football player ·
1970 Karine Polwart, Scottish singer-songwriter
and guitarist ·
1971 Chris Cook,
American race car driver ·
1971 Corey Haim, Canadian actor (d. 2010) ·
1971 Jo Johnson, English banker, journalist, and
politician ·
1971 Michalis Klokidis,
Greek footballer ·
1971 Tara
Palmer-Tomkinson, English model, actress, and author (d. 2017) ·
1971 Wim Vansevenant, Belgian cyclist ·
1971 Masayoshi Yamazaki,
Japanese singer-songwriter ·
1972 Christian Potenza,
Canadian actor, voice actor and singer ·
1972 Morgan, Italian singer-songwriter and
composer ·
1974 Agustνn Delgado,
Ecuadorian footballer and politician ·
1974 Mieszko Talarczyk,
Polish-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2004) ·
1975 Vadim Sharifijanov,
Russian ice hockey player ·
1975 Lady Starlight, American singer-songwriter ·
1976 Joanna Hayes, American hurdler and coach ·
1976 Brad Lidge, American baseball player ·
1976 Dimitris
Mavrogenidis, Uzbek-Greek footballer and manager ·
1976 Jamie Noble, American wrestler and producer ·
1977 Matt Baker,
English television presenter ·
1977 Alge Crumpler, American football player ·
1977 Tore Johansen, Norwegian trumpeter and
composer ·
1977 Jari Mδenpδδ,
Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist ·
1977 Paul Shirley, American basketball player and
blogger ·
1978 Esthero, Canadian-American singer-songwriter
and producer ·
1978 Andra Davis, American football player ·
1978 Vνctor
Martνnez, Venezuelan baseball player ·
1978 Estella Warren, Canadian swimmer, model, and
actress ·
1979 Abraham Chebii, Kenyan runner ·
1979 Scott Gomez, American ice hockey player ·
1979 Megan Mayhew Bergman,
American author and educator ·
1979 Kenny Miller, Scottish footballer ·
1979 Yukifumi Murakami,
Japanese javelin thrower ·
1980 Cody Ross, American baseball player ·
1981 Maritza Correia, Puerto Rican-American
swimmer ·
1981 Yuriorkis Gamboa, Cuban boxer ·
1981 Hiro Fujiwara, Japanese manga artist ·
1981 Agnes Milowka, Polish-Australian diver,
explorer, photographer, and author (d. 2011) ·
1981 Mario Santana, Argentinian footballer ·
1982 Brad Nelson, American baseball player ·
1982 Thomas Rohregger, Austrian cyclist ·
1983 Michael Chopra, English footballer ·
1983 Lisa Dobriskey, English runner ·
1983 Hanley Ramνrez,
Dominican baseball player ·
1984 Dudu Aharon, Israeli singer-songwriter ·
1984 Josh Satin, American baseball player ·
1984 Sebastian Werle, German rugby player ·
1985 Harry Judd, English drummer and songwriter ·
1986 Thomas Bourgin, French motorcycle racer (d.
2013) ·
1986 Beau Champion, Australian rugby league
player ·
1986 Balαzs Dzsudzsαk,
Hungarian footballer ·
1986 T. J. Oshie, American ice hockey player ·
1987 Tommaso Bellazzini,
Italian footballer ·
1987 Owen Franks, New Zealand rugby player ·
1988 Mallory Hagan, Miss America 2013 ·
1989 Liis Koger, Estonian painter and poet ·
1992 Jeff Schlupp, German footballer ·
1994 Reed Alexander, American actor ·
1996 Bartosz Kapustka, Polish footballer ·
2002 Finn Wolfhard, Canadian actor and musician Deaths[edit]
·
423 Ming
Yuan Di, ruler of Northern Wei (b. 392) ·
484 Huneric, Vandal king[1] ·
668 Gabriel of Beth
Qustan, bishop and saint (b. 594) ·
679 Dagobert II, Frankish king (probable;[5] b. 650) ·
761 Gaubald, Frankish bishop (b. 700) ·
889 Solomon
II, bishop of Constance ·
910 Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian missionary and
scholar ·
918 Conrad I,
king of East Francia (b.
890) ·
940 Ar-Radi, Abbasid caliph (b. 909) ·
1172 Ugo Ventimiglia, Italian cardinal ·
1193 Thorlak, patron saint of Iceland (b. 1133) ·
1230 Berengaria of
Navarre, queen of England (b. 1165) ·
1304 Matilda of Habsburg,
duchess regent of Bavaria (b. 1253) ·
1383 Beatrice
of Bourbon, Queen of Bohemia (b. 1320) ·
1384 Thomas
Preljubović, ruler of Epirus ·
1392 Isabella
of Castile, duchess of York (b. 1355) ·
1556 Nicholas Udall, English cleric, playwright,
and educator (b. 1504) ·
1568 Roger Ascham, English scholar and academic
(b. 1515) ·
1575 Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese samurai (b. 1531) ·
1588 Henry I,
duke of Guise (b. 1550) ·
1631 Michael Drayton, English poet and playwright
(b. 1563) ·
1638 Barbara Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1552)[6] ·
1646 Franηois Maynard,
French poet and academic (b. 1582) ·
1652 John Cotton,
English minister and theologian (b. 1585) ·
1675 Caesar, duc de
Choiseul, French general and diplomat (b. 1602) ·
1722 Pierre Varignon, French mathematician and
academic (b. 1654) ·
1761 Alastair Ruadh
MacDonnell, Scottish spy (b. 1725) ·
1763 Antoine Franηois
Prιvost, French novelist and translator (b. 1697) ·
1771 Marie-Marguerite
d'Youville, Canadian nun and saint, founded Grey Nuns (b. 1701) ·
1779 Augustus
Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief
Secretary for Ireland (b. 1724) ·
1789 Charles-Michel
de l'Ιpιe, French priest and educator (b. 1712) ·
1795 Henry Clinton, English general and
politician (b. 1730) ·
1805 Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and author (b.
1723) ·
1834 Thomas Robert
Malthus, English economist and demographer (b. 1766) ·
1884 John Chisum, American businessman and poker
player (b. 1824) ·
1889 Constance Naden, English poet and
philosopher (b. 1858) ·
1902 Frederick Temple, English archbishop and academic
(b. 1821) ·
1906 Mdungazwe Ngungunyane Nxumalo, last emperor
of the Gaza Empire (b.
c.1850) ·
1912 Otto Schoetensack,
German anthropologist and academic (b. 1850) ·
1926 Swami Shraddhanand,
Indian monk, missionary, and educator (b. 1856) ·
1930 Mustafa Fehmi
Kubilay, Turkish lieutenant and educator (b. 1906) ·
1931 Wilson Bentley, American meteorologist and
photographer (b. 1865) ·
1939 Anthony Fokker, Indonesia-born Dutch pilot
and engineer, designed the Fokker Dr.I and Fokker D.VII (b. 1890)[7] ·
1946 John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and
academic (b. 1873) ·
1948 Akira Mutō, Japanese general (b. 1883) ·
1948 Hideki Tojo, Japanese general and
politician, 40th Prime Minister of
Japan (b. 1884) ·
1948 Seishirō
Itagaki, Japanese general (b. 1885) ·
1948 Heitarō Kimura,
Japanese general (b. 1888) ·
1948 Iwane Matsui, Japanese general (b. 1878) ·
1948 Kenji Doihara, Japanese general (b. 1883) ·
1948 Kōki Hirota, Japanese diplomat and
politician, 32nd Prime Minister of
Japan (b. 1878) ·
1950 Vincenzo Tommasini,
Italian composer (b. 1878) ·
1953 Lavrentiy Beria, Georgian-Russian general
and politician, Russian
Minister of Internal Affairs (b. 1899) ·
1954 Renι Ichι, French soldier and sculptor (b.
1897) ·
1961 Carolyn Sherwin
Bailey, American author (b. 1875) ·
1961 Kurt Meyer, German general (b. 1910) ·
1970 Charles Ruggles, American actor (b. 1886) ·
1970 Aleksander Warma, Estonian lieutenant and
politician, Prime
Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1890) ·
1972 Andrei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed
the Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-104 (b. 1888) ·
1973 Charles Atlas, Italian-American bodybuilder
and model (b. 1892) ·
1973 Irna Phillips, American screenwriter,
created Guiding Light and As the World Turns (b.
1901) ·
1979 Peggy Guggenheim, American-Italian art
collector (b. 1898) ·
1982 Jack Webb, American actor, director,
producer, and screenwriter (b. 1920) ·
1983 Colin Middleton, Irish painter and
illustrator (b. 1910) ·
1984 Joan Lindsay, Australian author and
playwright (b. 1896) ·
1992 Vincent Fourcade, French interior designer
(b. 1934) ·
1994 Sebastian Shaw,
English actor, director, and playwright (b. 1905) ·
1995 Patric Knowles, English actor (b. 1911) ·
1998 Joe Orlando, Italian-American author and
illustrator (b. 1927) ·
2000 Billy Barty, American actor (b. 1924) ·
2000 Victor Borge, Danish-American comedian,
pianist, and conductor (b. 1909) ·
2001 Bola Ige, Nigerian lawyer and politician,
3rd Governor of Oyo
State (b. 1930) ·
2004 P. V. Narasimha Rao,
Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of
India (b. 1921) ·
2005 Lajos Barσti, Hungarian footballer and
manager (b. 1914) ·
2006 Charlie Drake, English actor (b. 1925) ·
2006 Timothy J. Tobias,
American pianist and composer (b. 1952) ·
2006 Johnny
Vincent, English footballer (b. 1947) ·
2007 William
Francis Ganong, Jr., American physiologist and academic (b. 1924) ·
2007 Michael Kidd, American dancer and
choreographer (b. 1915) ·
2007 Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and
composer (b. 1925)[8] ·
2009 Robert L. Howard, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1939) ·
2009 Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme,
Tibetan general and politician (b. 1910) ·
2009 Edward Schillebeeckx,
Belgian theologian and academic (b. 1914) ·
2010 Fred Hargesheimer,
American soldier and pilot (b. 1916) ·
2010 K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and
politician, 7th Chief Minister
of Kerala (b. 1918) ·
2011 Aydın Menderes,
Turkish economist and politician (b. 1946) ·
2012 Jean Harris, American educator and murderer
(b. 1923) ·
2012 Eduardo Maiorino, Brazilian mixed martial
artist and kick-boxer (b. 1979) ·
2013 Chryssa, Greek-American sculptor (b. 1933) ·
2013 Mikhail Kalashnikov,
Russian general and weapons designer, designed the AK-47 rifle (b. 1919)[9] ·
2013 Yusef Lateef, American saxophonist,
composer, and educator (b. 1920) ·
2013 Ricky Lawson, American drummer and composer
(b. 1954) ·
2013 Josι Ortiz,
Spanish illustrator (b. 1932) ·
2013 G. S. Shivarudrappa,
Indian poet and educator (b. 1926) ·
2013 Kerimbubu Shopokova,
Kyrgyzstani collective farm worker of the Soviet era (b.
1917) ·
2013 Robert
W. Wilson, American philanthropist and art collector (b. 1928) ·
2014 Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author
(b. 1944) ·
2014 Robert V. Hogg, American statistician and
academic (b. 1924) ·
2015 Alfred G. Gilman, American pharmacologist
and biochemist, Nobel
Prize laureate (b. 1941) ·
2015 Don Howe, English footballer and manager (b.
1935) ·
2015 Jean-Marie Pelt, French biologist,
pharmacist, and academic (b. 1933) ·
2015 Bόlent Ulusu, Turkish admiral and
politician, 18th Prime
Minister of Turkey (b. 1923) ·
2017 Maurice Hayes, Irish educator and politician
(b. 1927) Holidays and observances[edit]
·
Birthday of the Queen Silvia,
an official flag day (Sweden) ·
Children's Day (South Sudan and Sudan) ·
Christian Feast Day: o Abassad (Coptic
Church) o Behnam,
Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Coptic
Church)[10] o Psote (Coptic
Church) o Thorlac Thorhallsson, patron saint of Iceland; The last day of preparations
before Christmas. o Victoria o December
23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) ·
Day of all level
operational control structures servicemen (Ukraine) ·
Festivus, a parody holiday made popular by
the sitcom Seinfeld ·
HumanLight (Secular humanism in United States) ·
Kisan Diwas (Uttar Pradesh, India) ·
Night of the
Radishes (Oaxaca City,
Mexico) ·
Tibb's Eve (Newfoundland
and Labrador) ·
Tom Bawcock's Eve (Mousehole, Cornwall) |
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