December 23rd, 1978

Born on December 23rd, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on December 23rd, 1978?

December 23rd, 1978

Alitalia Flight 4128 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea while on approach to Falcone Borsellino Airport in Palermo, Italy, killing 108.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alitalia_Flight_4128

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, 1978

45

Estella Warren

Canadian actress, model, and former synchronized swimmer

*December 23rd, 1978, Peterborough

45

Esthero

Canadian singer

*December 23rd, 1978, Stratford

45

Jeyz

German rapper

*December 23rd, 1978, Frankfurt

45

Andra Davis

American football player, linebacker

*December 23rd, 1978, Live Oak

45

Víctor Martínez

Venezuelan professional baseball player

*December 23rd, 1978, Ciudad Bolívar

45

Jodie Marsh

English glamour model and television personality (born 1978)

*December 23rd, 1978, Brentwood

45

Aleš Kotalík

Czech ice hockey player

*December 23rd, 1978, Jindřichův Hradec

45

Akiko Yada

Japanese actress

*December 23rd, 1978, Takatsu-ku

45

Josh Cowdery

American film actor

*December 23rd, 1978, Little Rock

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

38

Bonez MC

German rapper

*December 23rd, 1985, Hamburg

46

Tore Johansen

Jazz trumpeter

*December 23rd, 1977, Bodø

30

Alexis Floyd

American actress, dancer and singer

*December 23rd, 1993, Cleveland

42

Maritza Correia

Puerto Rican swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, former world record-breaker

*December 23rd, 1981, San Juan

91

Henri Wallon

French politician (1812-1904)

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

45

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

British television personality

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

44

Holly Madison

American television personality

*December 23rd, 1979, Astoria

21

Finn Wolfhard

Canadian actor and musician

*December 23rd, 2002, Vancouver

96

Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of West Germany (1974-1982), SPD

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

90

Akihito

Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

*December 23rd, 1933, Tokyo Imperial Palace

56

Carla Bruni

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

*December 23rd, 1967, Turin

59

Zindzi Mandela

South African diplomat and poet

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

59

Jens Heppner

Road bicycle racer

*December 23rd, 1964, Gera

47

Torsten Jansen

German handball player

*December 23rd, 1976, Adenau

62

Carol Smillie

Scottish television presenter

*December 23rd, 1961, Glasgow

33

Brice Dja Djédjé

Ivorian association football player

*December 23rd, 1990, Aboudé

41

Thomas Rohregger

Road bicycle racer

*December 23rd, 1982, Innsbruck

73

Mathilde Wesendonck

German poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner

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

46

Alge Crumpler

American football player

*December 23rd, 1977, Greenville

31

Oscar Riesebeek

Dutch cyclist

*December 23rd, 1992, Ede

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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