December 23rd, 2005

Born on December 23rd, 2005

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What happened on December 23rd, 2005?

December 23rd, 2005

An Antonov An-140, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217 from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Aktau, Kazakhstan, heading across the Caspian Sea, crashes, killing 23 people.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-140

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, the last novel released during her lifetime.

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, 1823

The poem "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas," also known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," is published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel.

December 23rd, 2023

A series of massacres targeting Berom civilians unfold in the Plateau State in Nigeria, killing over 200 people and further injuring over 500. No group claims responsibility.

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

Same year
Born in 2005

21

Nithya Sre Sivan

Indian Paralympic athlete

*January 7th, 2005, Karur

20

Sombr

American singer-songwriter

*July 5th, 2005, New York City

21

FloyyMenor

Chilean singer-songwriter

*June 14th, 2005, Vicuña

21

Roxy Dekker

Dutch singer-songwriter

*January 12th, 2005, Amsterdam

21

IShowSpeed

American YouTuber and online streamer

*January 21st, 2005, Cincinnati

20

Alysa Liu

American figure skater

*August 8th, 2005, Clovis

21

Félix Bossuet

French actor

*February 23rd, 2005, Paris

21

Alexandria Villaseñor

American climate activist

*May 18th, 2005, Davis

20

Leonor, Princess of Asturias

38th princess of Asturias and heiress to the Spanish throne

*October 31st, 2005, Madrid

21

Brooke McIntosh

Figure skater

*January 5th, 2005, Toronto

21

Dafne Keen

Spanish and British actress

*January 4th, 2005, Madrid

21

Cian Shields

British racing driver

*March 7th, 2005, Glasgow

21

Arda Güler

Turkish association football player (born 2005)

*February 25th, 2005, Altındağ

20

Lia McHugh

American actress (born 2005)

*November 18th, 2005, Pittsburgh

20

Jakub Menšík

Czech tennis player

*September 1st, 2005, Prostějov

21

Mattia Furlani

Italian athlete

*February 7th, 2005, Marino

21

Arthur Vermeeren

Belgian association football player (born 2005)

*February 7th, 2005, Lier

21

Fermín Aldeguer

Spanish motorcycle road racer

*April 5th, 2005, Murcia

20

Pierce Gagnon

American child actor

*July 25th, 2005, Atlanta

21

Roksana Węgiel

Polish singer

*January 11th, 2005, Jasło

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No: With 365 days 2005 is a normal year and no leap year.

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