December 23rd, 1943

Born on December 23rd, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1943

80

Queen Silvia of Sweden

Queen consort of Sweden

*December 23rd, 1943, Heidelberg

80

Harry Shearer

American actor (born 1943)

*December 23rd, 1943, Los Angeles

80

Margaret MacMillan

Canadian historian

*December 23rd, 1943, Toronto

80

Butler Lampson

American computer scientist

*December 23rd, 1943, Washington, D.C.

80

Mikhail Gromov

Russian and French mathematician and academic

*December 23rd, 1943, Boksitogorsk

80

Christa Lang

German actress

*December 23rd, 1943, Winterberg

80

Gianni Ambrosio

Italian Catholic bishop

*December 23rd, 1943, Santhià

80

Bárður Jákupsson

Faroese artist, writer, teacher and painter

*December 23rd, 1943, Tórshavn

80

Ron Allen

American baseball player

*December 23rd, 1943, Wampum

43

Elizabeth Hartman

American actress (1943–1987)

*December 23rd, 1943, Youngstown †June 10th, 1987, Pittsburgh

66

Terry Peder Rasmussen

American serial killer (1943-2010)

*December 23rd, 1943, Denver †November 30th, 2010

80

Kenji Maruyama

Japanese writer

*December 23rd, 1943, Iiyama

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Who's birthday is on December 23rd?

38

Bonez MC

German rapper

*December 23rd, 1985, Hamburg

81

Jerry Koosman

American baseball player

*December 23rd, 1942, Appleton

90

Akihito

Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

*December 23rd, 1933, Tokyo Imperial Palace

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

80

Mamnoon Hussain

12th president of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018

*December 23rd, 1940, Agra †July 14th, 2021, Karachi

79

Wesley Clark

United States Army general and 2004 Democratic Party presidential candidate

*December 23rd, 1944, Chicago

30

Alexis Floyd

American actress, dancer and singer

*December 23rd, 1993, Cleveland

66

Jean-Noël Rey

Swiss politician (1949-2016)

*December 23rd, 1949, Sierre †January 16th, 2016, Ouagadougou

78

Adly Mansour

Egyptian judge and statesman; former interim President of Egypt

*December 23rd, 1945, Cairo

59

Zindzi Mandela

South African diplomat and poet

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

73

Mathilde Wesendonck

German poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner

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

62

Carol Smillie

Scottish television presenter

*December 23rd, 1961, Glasgow

64

John Sullivan

English television scriptwriter (1946-2011)

*December 23rd, 1946, Balham †April 23rd, 2011, Surrey

45

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

British television personality

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

21

Finn Wolfhard

Canadian actor and musician

*December 23rd, 2002, Vancouver

39

Tim Hardin

American recording artist; folk musician and composer

*December 23rd, 1941, Eugene †December 29th, 1980, Los Angeles

38

Joseph Smith

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

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

59

Jens Heppner

Road bicycle racer

*December 23rd, 1964, Gera

81

Grynet Molvig

Norwegian actress and singer

*December 23rd, 1942, Råde Municipality

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Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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