December 8th, 1823

Born on December 8th, 1823

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on December 8th?

December 8th, 1813

Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 premiered in Vienna, conducted by the composer himself.

December 8th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British commander-in-chief Sir William Howe withdrew his troops from the Battle of White Marsh to Philadelphia.

December 8th, 2013

Metallica (pictured) played a concert in Antarctica, becoming the first band to perform on all seven continents.

December 8th, 2010

The Japanese experimental spacecraft IKAROS flew by Venus at a distance of 80,800 km (50,200 mi), completing its planned mission to demonstrate solar-sail technology.

December 8th, 1998

The Australian Cricket Board's cover-up of Shane Warne and Mark Waugh's involvement with bookmakers was revealed.

December 8th, 1991

Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian leaders signed the Belovezh Accords, agreeing to dissolve the Soviet Union and establish the Commonwealth of Independent States.

December 8th, 1988

In Chng Suan Tze, the Court of Appeal of Singapore held that preventive detention was subject to judicial review, prompting the government to amend the constitution and legislation to avoid judicial review.

December 8th, 1987

A man shot and killed eight people at the Australia Post building in Melbourne, before jumping to his death.

December 8th, 1980

English musician John Lennon was murdered at the entrance of the Dakota, where he resided in New York City.

December 8th, 1963

After being struck by lightning while in a holding pattern, Pan Am Flight 214 crashed near Elkton, Maryland, U.S., killing all 81 people on board.

December 8th, 1942

The Holocaust in Greece: German occupiers began the destruction of the Jewish cemetery of Salonica, using the headstones as building materials around the city.

December 8th, 1941

The Holocaust: The Chełmno extermination camp in occupied Poland, the first such Nazi camp to kill Jews, began operations.

December 8th, 1927

Three different organizations established by Robert S. Brookings merged to form the Brookings Institution, one of the United States' oldest think tanks.

December 8th, 1880

At an assembly of 10,000 Boers, Paul Kruger announced the fulfilment of the decision to restore the government and volksraad of the South African Republic.

December 8th, 1854

Pope Pius IX promulgated the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, proclaiming the dogmatic definition of the Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was conceived free of original sin.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 8th

Same year
Born in 1823

90

Alfred Russel Wallace

British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823-1913)

*January 8th, 1823, Usk †November 7th, 1913, Broadstone

38

Abdülmecid I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1823-1861)

*April 25th, 1823, Istanbul †June 25th, 1861, Istanbul

62

Eduard Oscar Schmidt

German zoologist (1823–1886)

*February 21st, 1823, Torgau †January 17th, 1886, Kappelrodeck

70

Louis Martin

Father of Saint Thérèse de Lisieux, spouse of and Marie-Azélie Guérin (1823-1894)

*August 22nd, 1823, Bordeaux †July 29th, 1894, Arnières-sur-Iton

63

Alexander Ostrovsky

Russian playwright (1823-1886)

*March 31st, 1823, Moscow †June 2nd, 1886, Schelykovo

67

Théodore de Banville

French writer (1823-1891)

*March 14th, 1823, Moulins †March 13th, 1891, Paris

76

Friedrich Max Müller

German-born British philologist, orientalist and indologist (1823–1900)

*December 6th, 1823, Dessau †October 28th, 1900, Oxford

68

Leopold Kronecker

German mathematician who worked on number theory and algebra (1823–1891)

*December 7th, 1823, Legnica †December 29th, 1891, Berlin

91

Jean-Henri Fabre

French entomologist and author (1823-1915)

*December 21st, 1823, Saint-Léons †October 11th, 1915, Sérignan-du-Comtat

65

Alexandre Cabanel

French painter (1823–1889)

*September 28th, 1823, Montpellier †January 23rd, 1889, Paris

72

John Russell Hind

English astronomer

*May 12th, 1823, Nottingham †December 23rd, 1895, Twickenham

76

Friedrich Max Müller

German-born British philologist, orientalist and indologist (1823–1900)

*December 6th, 1823, Dessau †October 28th, 1900, Oxford

70

Johann Wilhelm Schwedler

German civil engineer, structural engineer and constructor (1823-1894)

*June 28th, 1823, Berlin †June 9th, 1894, Berlin

29

Gotthold Eisenstein

German mathematician

*April 16th, 1823, Berlin †October 11th, 1852, Berlin

36

Phineas Gage

19th century American railway worker who survived a large brain trauma

*July 9th, 1823, Grafton County †May 21st, 1860, San Francisco

72

Adolf Streckfuß

German author (1823–1895)

*May 10th, 1823, Berlin †October 11th, 1895, Berlin

37

Zacharias Dase

German mental calculator

*November 30th, 1823, Hamburg †November 30th, 1860, Hamburg

56

William Henry Powell

American artist (1823–1879)

*February 14th, 1823, New York City †October 6th, 1879, New York City

62

Hedwig Prohl

German writer (1823–1886)

*June 30th, 1823, Gniew †February 12th, 1886, Wrocław

76

Emma Hardinge Britten

British spiritualist, editor (1823-1899)

*May 2nd, 1823, London †October 2nd, 1899, Manchester

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1823 is a normal year and no leap year.

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