December 23rd, 1898

Born on December 23rd, 1898

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What happened on December 23rd?

December 23rd, 1776

American Revolutionary War: American troops, overwhelmed by British reinforcements, retreated from the Battle of Iron Works Hill.

December 23rd, 1997

The Pioneer Helmet, one of only six Anglo-Saxon helmets to be discovered, was first placed on public display.

December 23rd, 2008

The Guinean military engineered a coup d'état, announcing that it planned to rule the country for two years prior to a new presidential election.

December 23rd, 1984

An engine fire caused Aeroflot Flight 3519 to crash shortly after takeoff from Krasnoyarsk, USSR, killing all but one of the 111 people on board.

December 23rd, 1958

Tokyo Tower, then the world's tallest freestanding tower, opened.

December 23rd, 1957

Leading the Australia national cricket team, Ian Craig became the youngest-ever Test cricket captain at the time.

December 23rd, 1938

The first living specimen of a coelacanth, long believed to be extinct, was discovered in a South African fisherman's catch.

December 23rd, 1919

The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act was enacted, lifting most of the existing common-law restrictions on women in the United Kingdom.

December 23rd, 1916

First World War: Allied forces gained a strategic victory at the Battle of Magdhaba on the Sinai Peninsula.

December 23rd, 1815

Jane Austen's novel Emma was first published.

December 23rd, 1793

French Revolution: A Royalist counter-revolutionary army was decisively defeated at the Battle of Savenay, although fighting continued in the War in the Vendée for years afterward.

December 23rd, 1783

George Washington resigned as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis (painting shown).

December 23rd, 2015

A bomb explodes at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport, killing one airport cleaner. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks claim responsibility for the attack four days later.

December 23rd, 2008

A coup d'état occurs in Guinea hours after the death of President Lansana Conté.

December 23rd, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 23rd

Born on December 23rd, 1898

72

Rafael Rivelles

Actor

*December 23rd, 1898, Valencia Province †December 3rd, 1971, Madrid

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 23rd?

38

Bonez MC

German rapper

*December 23rd, 1985, Hamburg

91

Henri Wallon

French politician (1812-1904)

*December 23rd, 1812, Valenciennes †November 13th, 1904, Paris

96

Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of West Germany (1974-1982), SPD

*December 23rd, 1918, Hamburg †November 10th, 2015, Hamburg

60

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

Sicilian writer and prince (1896-1957)

*December 23rd, 1896, Palermo †July 23rd, 1957, Rome

73

Mathilde Wesendonck

German poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner

*December 23rd, 1828, Elberfeld †August 31st, 1902, Altmünster

90

Akihito

Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

*December 23rd, 1933, Tokyo Imperial Palace

84

Marie Bell

French actress (1900-1985)

*December 23rd, 1900, Bordeaux †August 14th, 1985, Neuilly-sur-Seine

74

Otto Soglow

American cartoonist

*December 23rd, 1900, Yorkville †April 3rd, 1975, New York City

38

Joseph Smith

Founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)

*December 23rd, 1805, Sharon †June 27th, 1844, Carthage

84

Charan Singh

Fifth prime minister of India (1902-1987)

*December 23rd, 1902, Noorpur †May 29th, 1987, New Delhi

30

Alexis Floyd

American actress, dancer and singer

*December 23rd, 1993, Cleveland

85

Jean Lacroix

French philosopher

*December 23rd, 1900, 6th arrondissement of Lyon †June 27th, 1986, Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or

68

Julien Carette

Actor

*December 23rd, 1897, Paris †July 20th, 1966, Le Vésinet

76

Juan Ramón Jiménez

Spanish poet

*December 23rd, 1881, Moguer †May 29th, 1958, San Juan

21

Finn Wolfhard

Canadian actor and musician

*December 23rd, 2002, Vancouver

76

Arnold Bode

German artist (1900-1977)

*December 23rd, 1900, Kassel †October 3rd, 1977, Kassel

91

John Cromwell

American actor, director and producer (1886/7–1979)

*December 23rd, 1887, Toledo †September 26th, 1979, Santa Barbara

93

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

American actor (1921-2015)

*December 23rd, 1921, New York City †July 31st, 2015, Los Angeles

45

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

British television personality

*December 23rd, 1971, Hampshire †February 8th, 2017, South Kensington

59

Zindzi Mandela

South African diplomat and poet

*December 23rd, 1960, Soweto †July 13th, 2020, Johannesburg

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Born in 1898

83

Marta Linz

Hungarian violinist, composer, conductor

*December 21st, 1898, Budapest †January 11th, 1982, Berlin

72

Johannes S. Andersen

Norwegian criminal, businessman and resistance fighter during the Second World War

*July 9th, 1898, Oslo †July 29th, 1970, Horten

78

Franz Altheim

German historian (1898-1976)

*October 6th, 1898, Frankfurt †October 17th, 1976, Münster

77

Ernst Meyer

German historian of classical antiquity (1898-1975)

*February 21st, 1898, Pinneberg †November 18th, 1975, Zürich

50

Sergei Eisenstein

Soviet filmmaker (1898–1948)

*January 10th, 1898, Riga †February 11th, 1948, Moscow

77

Paul Robeson

American singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976)

*April 9th, 1898, Princeton †January 23rd, 1976, Philadelphia

58

Bertolt Brecht

German poet, playwright, theatre director (1898-1956)

*February 10th, 1898, Augsburg †August 14th, 1956, East Berlin

94

Shirley Booth

American actress (1898–1992)

*August 30th, 1898, Brooklyn †October 16th, 1992, Chatham

38

Federico García Lorca

Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director (1898–1936)

*June 5th, 1898, Fuente Vaqueros †July 31st, 1936, Víznar

78

Alvar Aalto

Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976)

*February 3rd, 1898, Kuortane †May 11th, 1976, Helsinki

80

Golda Meir

Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974

*April 21st, 1898, Ukraine †December 8th, 1978, Jerusalem

89

Giuseppe Saragat

5th President of Italy (1898-1988)

*September 19th, 1898, Turin †June 11th, 1988, Rome

42

Agnes Ayres

American actress (1892–1940)

*April 4th, 1898, Carbondale †December 25th, 1940, Los Angeles

38

George Gershwin

American composer and pianist (1898–1937)

*September 26th, 1898, Brooklyn †July 11th, 1937, Hollywood

44

Stephen Vincent Benét

American poet, short story writer, novelist

*July 22nd, 1898, Bethlehem †March 13th, 1943, New York City

71

Helene Wessel

German politician (1898-1969)

*July 6th, 1898, Hörde †October 13th, 1969, Bonn

76

Umm Kulthum

Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress

*December 31st, 1898, Tamay Ez-Zahayra †February 3rd, 1975, Cairo

72

Theodor Lohrmann

German association football player

*September 7th, 1898, Heidelberg †September 4th, 1971

70

Marianne von Angern

German author

*August 24th, 1898, Sopron †January 1st, 1969, Aachen

81

Herbert Marcuse

German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898–1979)

*July 19th, 1898, Berlin †July 29th, 1979, Starnberg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1898 is a normal year and no leap year.

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