December 23rd, 1955

Born on December 23rd, 1955

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What happened on December 23rd, 1955?

December 23rd, 1955

The first film adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, premieres.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unknown_Soldier_(1955_film)

What else 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.

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

Born on December 23rd, 1955

68

Carol Ann Duffy

Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)

*December 23rd, 1955, Glasgow

68

Stefan Arngrim

Canadian actor

*December 23rd, 1955, Toronto

68

Şivan Perwer

Kurdish singer-songwriter, composer

*December 23rd, 1955, Siverek

68

Grace Knight

Australian singer-songwriter

*December 23rd, 1955, Manchester

68

Paul Kratka

American wellness advocate, marketing and management executive, and actor

*December 23rd, 1955, Los Angeles

68

Manuela Moura Guedes

Portuguese singer, television presenter

*December 23rd, 1955, Cadaval

68

Steven M Landek

American politician in Illinois (born 1955)

*December 23rd, 1955, Chicago

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

38

Bonez MC

German rapper

*December 23rd, 1985, Hamburg

59

Zindzi Mandela

South African diplomat and poet

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

91

Henri Wallon

French politician (1812-1904)

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

62

Carol Smillie

Scottish television presenter

*December 23rd, 1961, Glasgow

90

Akihito

Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

*December 23rd, 1933, Tokyo Imperial Palace

96

Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of West Germany (1974-1982), SPD

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

30

Alexis Floyd

American actress, dancer and singer

*December 23rd, 1993, Cleveland

59

Jens Heppner

Road bicycle racer

*December 23rd, 1964, Gera

45

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

British television personality

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

61

Stefan Hell

Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany

*December 23rd, 1962, Arad

66

Jean-Noël Rey

Swiss politician (1949-2016)

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

70

Holly Dale

Canadian film and television director and film producer

*December 23rd, 1953, Toronto

72

Anthony Phillips

British musician

*December 23rd, 1951, London

56

Carla Bruni

Italian and French singer, model and spouse of former president of France

*December 23rd, 1967, Turin

73

Mathilde Wesendonck

German poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner

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

44

Michele Alboreto

Italian racecar driver

*December 23rd, 1956, Milan †April 25th, 2001, Klettwitz

21

Finn Wolfhard

Canadian actor and musician

*December 23rd, 2002, Vancouver

52

Andreas Kappes

Racing cyclist

*December 23rd, 1965, Bremen †July 31st, 2018, Cologne

81

Jerry Koosman

American baseball player

*December 23rd, 1942, Appleton

73

Vicente del Bosque

Spanish footballer

*December 23rd, 1950, Salamanca

Same year
Born in 1955

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

68

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

68

Guillermo Lasso

47 president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

68

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

69

Lasse Lindtner

Norwegian actor

*March 7th, 1955, Bergen

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

68

Steve Jones

English guitarist

*September 3rd, 1955, Shepherd's Bush

69

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

68

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

*October 5th, 1955, Neuilly-sur-Seine

68

Saw Swee Leong

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1955, Penang

69

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

61

Jimmy LaFave

American musician

*July 12th, 1955, Wills Point †May 21st, 2017, Austin

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

69

Jair Bolsonaro

President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério

68

Adolf Sauerland

German politician

*June 4th, 1955, Duisburg

43

Gerhard Gundermann

German musician

*February 21st, 1955, Weimar †June 21st, 1998, Spreetal

69

Martin Jehne

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 27th, 1955, Hamburg

68

Isabelle Adjani

French actress

*June 27th, 1955, 17th arrondissement of Paris

68

Whoopi Goldberg

American actress, comedian, author and television personality

*November 13th, 1955, New York City

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No: With 365 days 1955 is a normal year and no leap year.

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