December 23rd, 2025

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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

Birthdays and future age on December 23rd, 2025

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Bonez MC

German rapper

*December 23rd, 1985, Hamburg

32

Alexis Floyd

American actress, dancer and singer

*December 23rd, 1993, Cleveland

92

Akihito

Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

*December 23rd, 1933, Tokyo Imperial Palace

23

Finn Wolfhard

Canadian actor and musician

*December 23rd, 2002, Vancouver

64

Carol Smillie

Scottish television presenter

*December 23rd, 1961, Glasgow

44

Maritza Correia

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

*December 23rd, 1981, San Juan

61

Jens Heppner

Road bicycle racer

*December 23rd, 1964, Gera

58

Carla Bruni

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

*December 23rd, 1967, Turin

35

Brice Dja Djédjé

Ivorian association football player

*December 23rd, 1990, Aboudé

83

Jerry Koosman

American baseball player

*December 23rd, 1942, Appleton

33

Oscar Riesebeek

Dutch cyclist

*December 23rd, 1992, Ede

63

Stefan Hell

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

*December 23rd, 1962, Arad

48

Tore Johansen

Jazz trumpeter

*December 23rd, 1977, Bodø

82

Queen Silvia of Sweden

Queen consort of Sweden

*December 23rd, 1943, Heidelberg

74

Anthony Phillips

British musician

*December 23rd, 1951, London

82

Harry Shearer

American actor (born 1943)

*December 23rd, 1943, Los Angeles

39

Balázs Dzsudzsák

Hungarian association football player

*December 23rd, 1986, Debrecen

36

Liis Koger

Estonian artist and poet

*December 23rd, 1989, Pärnu

61

Andrew Cooper

Australian rower

*December 23rd, 1964, Melbourne

75

Vicente del Bosque

Spanish footballer

*December 23rd, 1950, Salamanca

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