December 23rd, 2000

Born on December 23rd, 2000

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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, 2000

23

Haile Thomas

American motivational speaker

*December 23rd, 2000, Dallas

23

Sekou Doumbouya

French basketball player (born 2000)

*December 23rd, 2000, Conakry

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

38

Bonez MC

German rapper

*December 23rd, 1985, Hamburg

21

Finn Wolfhard

Canadian actor and musician

*December 23rd, 2002, Vancouver

30

Alexis Floyd

American actress, dancer and singer

*December 23rd, 1993, Cleveland

91

Henri Wallon

French politician (1812-1904)

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

31

Oscar Riesebeek

Dutch cyclist

*December 23rd, 1992, Ede

33

Brice Dja Djédjé

Ivorian association football player

*December 23rd, 1990, Aboudé

96

Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of West Germany (1974-1982), SPD

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

27

Melvin Twellaar

Dutch rower

*December 23rd, 1996, Amsterdam

90

Akihito

Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

*December 23rd, 1933, Tokyo Imperial Palace

45

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

British television personality

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

42

Maritza Correia

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

*December 23rd, 1981, San Juan

73

Mathilde Wesendonck

German poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner

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

38

Joseph Smith

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

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

59

Zindzi Mandela

South African diplomat and poet

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

30

Felix Großschartner

Austrian cyclist

*December 23rd, 1993, Wels

25

Kaden Groves

Australian cyclist

*December 23rd, 1998, Gympie

62

Carol Smillie

Scottish television presenter

*December 23rd, 1961, Glasgow

59

Jens Heppner

Road bicycle racer

*December 23rd, 1964, Gera

56

Carla Bruni

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

*December 23rd, 1967, Turin

34

Liis Koger

Estonian artist and poet

*December 23rd, 1989, Pärnu

Same year
Born in 2000

24

Khea

Argentine rapper

*April 13th, 2000, Virreyes

24

Manuel Turizo

Colombian singer

*April 12th, 2000, Montería

23

Nadie por pendejo

Argentine singer-songwriter (born 2000)

*August 25th, 2000, Rosario

24

Benee

New Zealand singer-songwriter

*January 30th, 2000, Grey Lynn

24

Surf Mesa

American record producer and multi-instrumentalist

*April 10th, 2000, Seattle

23

Elena Wassen

German diver

*November 1st, 2000, Eschweiler

23

Isac Elliot

Finnish-Swedish pop singer, songwriter, dancer and actor

*December 26th, 2000, Kauniainen

23

Mxmtoon

American singer-songwriter and YouTuber

*July 9th, 2000, Oakland

23

Cameron Kasky

American activist against gun violence

*November 11th, 2000, Hollywood

23

Mischa Bredewold

Dutch cyclist

*June 20th, 2000, Amersfoort

23

Joshua Bassett

American actor and singer-songwriter

*December 22nd, 2000, Oceanside

23

Mina Jacobsen

Norwegian YouTuber

*November 30th, 2000, Eidsvoll Municipality

24

María Becerra

Argentine singer (born. 2000)

*February 12th, 2000, Quilmes

24

Ice Spice

American rapper

*January 1st, 2000, The Bronx

23

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Indian badminton player

*August 13th, 2000, Amalapuram

23

24kGoldn

American rapper and singer

*November 13th, 2000, San Francisco

24

Yeat

American rapper singer-songwriter, and record producer (born. 2000)

*February 26th, 2000, Irvine

23

Halla Bouksani

Badminton player

*July 30th, 2000, Kouba

23

Mata

Polish rapper

*July 14th, 2000, Warsaw

23

Amalie Magelund

Badminton player

*May 13th, 2000, Roskilde

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Born on December 23rd, 2000
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Leap year

Yes: 2000 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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