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What happend on 23. December in History
In our data base we found 309 events happened on 23. December:
• 484: Huneric, African king [category: Deaths]
• 484: Huneric dies and is succeeded by his nephew Gunthamund, who becomes king of the Vandals. During his reign the Catholics are free from persecutions. [category: Events]
• 668: Mor Gabriel, Syriac bishop and saint (b. 594) [category: Deaths]
• 679: Dagobert II, Frankish king (b. 650) [category: Deaths]
• 910: Saint Naum, Bulgarian missionary and scholar (b. 830) [category: Deaths]
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• 918: Conrad I of Germany (b. 890) [category: Deaths]
• 962: Arab–Byzantine Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city of Aleppo. [category: Events]
• 1173: Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231) [category: Births]
• 1230: Berengaria of Navarre (b. 1165) [category: Deaths]
• 1513: Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577) [category: Births]
• 1556: Nicholas Udall, English playwright (b. 1504) [category: Deaths]
• 1568: Roger Ascham, English educator and scholar (b. 1515) [category: Deaths]
• 1572: Theologian Johann Sylvan executed in Heidelberg for his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs. [category: Events]
• 1575: Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese military commander (b. 1531) [category: Deaths]
• 1582: Severo Bonini, Italian composer (d. 1663) [category: Births]
• 1588: Henry I, Duke of Guise (b. 1550) [category: Deaths]
• 1597: Martin Opitz, German poet (d. 1639) [category: Births]
• 1613: Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish military commander (d. 1676) [category: Births]
• 1621: Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678) [category: Births]
• 1621: Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English politician (d. 1682) [category: Births]
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• 1631: Michael Drayton, English poet (b. 1563) [category: Deaths]
• 1646: François Maynard, French poet (b. 1582) [category: Deaths]
• 1652: John Cotton, English-American minister (b. 1585) [category: Deaths]
• 1675: Caesar, duc de Choiseul, French marshal and diplomat (b. 1602) [category: Deaths]
• 1688: As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees England to Paris, France after being deposed in favor of his nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary. [category: Events]
• 1689: Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (d. 1755) [category: Births]
• 1690: Pamheiba, Indian emperor (d. 1751) [category: Births]
• 1713: Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (d. 1749) [category: Births]
• 1722: Pierre Varignon, French mathematician (b. 1654) [category: Deaths]
• 1732: Richard Arkwright, English businessman and inventor, invented the Water frame (d. 1792) [category: Births]
• 1743: Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (d. 1803) [category: Births]
• 1750: Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (d. 1827) [category: Births]
• 1758: Nathan Wilson, American politician (d. 1834) [category: Births]
• 1761: Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish spy (b. 1725) [category: Deaths]
• 1763: Antoine François Prévost, French author (b. 1697) [category: Deaths]
• 1771: Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian nun and saint, founded Grey Nuns (b. 1701) [category: Deaths]
• 1777: Alexander I of Russia (d. 1825) [category: Births]
• 1779: Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician (b. 1724) [category: Deaths]
• 1783: George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland. [category: Events]
• 1789: Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French philanthropist and educator (b. 1712) [category: Deaths]
• 1790: Jean-François Champollion, French scholar, philologist, and orientalist (d. 1832) [category: Births]
• 1793: The Battle of Savenay, decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries in War in the Vendée during the French Revolution. [category: Events]
• 1795: Henry Clinton, English general and politician (b. 1730) [category: Deaths]
• 1804: Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic (d. 1869) [category: Births]
• 1805: Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founder and leader of the Latter Day Saint movement (d. 1844) [category: Births]
• 1805: Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer (b. 1723) [category: Deaths]
• 1812: Samuel Smiles, Scottish author (d. 1904) [category: Births]
• 1819: Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch poet and clergyman (d. 1889) [category: Births]
• 1822: Wilhelm Bauer, German engineer (d. 1875) [category: Births]
• 1823: A Visit from St. Nicholas, also known as The Night Before Christmas, is published anonymously. [category: Events]
• 1834: Thomas Malthus, English demographer and economist (b. 1766) [category: Deaths]
• 1839: János Murkovics, Slovene-Hungarian author and educator (d. 1917) [category: Births]
• 1843: Richard Conner, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1924) [category: Births]
• 1846: Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent, French naturalist (b. 1780) [category: Deaths]
• 1854: Henry B. Guppy, English botanist (d. 1926) [category: Births]
• 1864: Princess Zorka of Montenegro (d. 1890) [category: Births]
• 1867: Madam C. J. Walker, American businesswoman and philanthropist (d. 1919) [category: Births]
• 1874: Viggo Wiehe, Danish actor (d. 1956) [category: Births]
• 1878: Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer (d. 1972) [category: Births]
• 1884: John Chisum, American cattle baron (b. 1824) [category: Deaths]
• 1885: Pierre Brissaud, French painter (d. 1964) [category: Births]
• 1891: Alexander Rodchenko, Russian painter and photographer (d. 1956) [category: Births]
• 1893: The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed. [category: Events]
• 1896: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Italian author (d. 1957) [category: Births]
• 1900: Otto Soglow, American cartoonist (d. 1975) [category: Births]
• 1902: Charan Singh, Indian politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (d. 1987) [category: Births]
• 1902: Norman Maclean, American author (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1902: Frederick Temple, English archbishop and academic (b. 1821) [category: Deaths]
• 1907: Avraham Stern, PolishZionist leader (d. 1942) [category: Births]
• 1907: James Roosevelt, American soldier and politician (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1907: Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean author and poet (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1908: Yousuf Karsh, Turkish-Canadian photographer (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1910: Kurt Meyer, German SS officer (d. 1961) [category: Births]
• 1911: James Gregory, American actor (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1911: Niels Kaj Jerne, English-Danish immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1912: Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (b. 1850) [category: Deaths]
• 1913: The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System. [category: Events]
• 1914: World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt. [category: Events]
• 1916: Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1916: World War I: Battle of Magdhaba – Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. [category: Events]
• 1918: Helmut Schmidt, German politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany [category: Births]
• 1918: José Greco, Italian-American dancer and choreographer (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1918: Kumar Pallana, Indian-American actor [category: Births]
• 1919: Kenneth M. Taylor, American pilot (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1919: Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the United Kingdom. [category: Events]
• 1921: Guy Beaulne, French Canadian actor and director (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1921: Visva-Bharati University is inaugurated. [category: Events]
• 1922: Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete and pianist (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1923: Günther Schifter, Austrian journalist (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1923: James Stockdale, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1923: Onofre Marimón, Argentine race car driver (d. 1954) [category: Births]
• 1924: Bob Kurland, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1925: Duncan Hallas, English author and politician (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1925: Rayner Unwin, English publisher (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1926: Robert Bly, American poet and author [category: Births]
• 1926: Swami Shraddhanand, Indian educator (b. 1856) [category: Deaths]
• 1928: Chronis Aidonidis, Greek singer [category: Births]
• 1929: Chet Baker, American trumpet player and singer (d. 1988) [category: Births]
• 1929: Dick Weber, American bowler (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1931: Ronnie Schell, American actor [category: Births]
• 1931: Wilson Bentley, American photographer (b. 1865) [category: Deaths]
• 1933: Akihito, Japanese emperor [category: Births]
• 1935: Abdul Ghani Minhat, Malaysian footballer (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1935: Esther Phillips, American singer (d. 1984) [category: Births]
• 1935: Paul Hornung, American football player [category: Births]
• 1936: Frederic Forrest, American actor [category: Births]
• 1936: Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. [category: Events]
• 1936: First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber. [category: Events]
• 1937: Avi, American author [category: Births]
• 1937: Barney Rosenzweig, American screenwriter and producer [category: Births]
• 1938: Bob Kahn, American computer scientist and engineer, co-developed the Transmission Control Protocol [category: Births]
• 1938: Discovery of the first modern coelacanth in South Africa. [category: Events]
• 1939: Anthony Fokker, Dutch aircraft manufacturer, designed the Fokker Dr.I and Fokker D.VII (b. 1890) [category: Deaths]
• 1940: Eugene Record, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Chi-Lites) (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1940: Jorma Kaukonen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna) [category: Births]
• 1940: Robert Labine, Canadian politician [category: Births]
• 1940: World War II: Greek submarine Papanikolis (Y-2) sinks the Italian motor ship Antonietta. [category: Events]
• 1941: Serge Reding, Belgian weightlifter (d. 1975) [category: Births]
• 1941: Tim Hardin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1941: World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island. [category: Events]
• 1942: John Peterman, American businessman, founded The J. Peterman Company [category: Births]
• 1942: Quentin Bryce, Australian politician, 25th Governor-General of Australia [category: Births]
• 1943: Elizabeth Hartman, American actress (d. 1987) [category: Births]
• 1943: Harry Shearer, American actor [category: Births]
• 1943: Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov, Russian-French mathematician [category: Births]
• 1943: Queen Silvia of Sweden [category: Births]
• 1943: Ron Allen, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1944: Wesley Clark, American general [category: Births]
• 1944: Peder Lykkeberg, Danish swimmer (b. 1878) [category: Deaths]
• 1946: Edita Gruberová, Slovak soprano [category: Births]
• 1946: John Sullivan, English screenwriter (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1946: Susan Lucci, American actress [category: Births]
• 1946: John A. Sampson, American gynecologist (b. 1873) [category: Deaths]
• 1946: Kiki Preston, American socialite (b. 1898) [category: Deaths]
• 1947: Graham Bonnet, English singer-songwriter (The Marbles, Rainbow, Anthem, and Michael Schenker Group) [category: Births]
• 1947: The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories. [category: Events]
• 1948: Charles Herbert, American actor [category: Births]
• 1948: Jack Ham, American football player [category: Births]
• 1948: Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer, author, and journalist [category: Births]
• 1948: Akira Mutō, Japanese army commander (b. 1883) [category: Deaths]
• 1948: Hideki Tōjō, Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1884) [category: Deaths]
• 1948: Seven Japanese convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan. [category: Events]
• 1949: Adrian Belew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (King Crimson, Tom Tom Club, and The Bears) [category: Births]
• 1949: Reinhold Weege, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1950: Ilchi Lee, South Korean educator and author [category: Births]
• 1950: Michael C. Burgess, American politician [category: Births]
• 1950: Vicente del Bosque, Spanish footballer and manager [category: Births]
• 1950: Vincenzo Tommasini, Italian composer (b. 1878) [category: Deaths]
• 1951: Anthony Phillips, English guitarist and songwriter (Genesis) [category: Births]
• 1952: William Kristol, American politician and journalist, founded The Weekly Standard [category: Births]
• 1953: Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia [category: Births]
• 1953: Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet politician (b. 1899) [category: Deaths]
• 1954: René Iché, French sculptor (b. 1897) [category: Deaths]
• 1954: First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray. [category: Events]
• 1955: Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet and playwright [category: Births]
• 1956: Dale Berra, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1956: Dave Murray, English guitarist and songwriter (Iron Maiden and Urchin) [category: Births]
• 1956: Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1957: Dan Bigras, Canadian singer and actor [category: Births]
• 1957: Trisha Goddard, English television host and actress [category: Births]
• 1958: Joan Severance, American actress [category: Births]
• 1958: Victoria Williams, American singer-songwriter (Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers) [category: Births]
• 1958: Dedication of Tokyo Tower, the world's highest self-supporting iron tower. [category: Events]
• 1959: Geoff Willis, English engineer [category: Births]
• 1961: Carol Smillie, Scottish model and actress [category: Births]
• 1961: Ezzat el Kamhawi, Egyptian author [category: Births]
• 1961: Lorna Tolentino, Filipino actress [category: Births]
• 1961: Kurt Meyer, German SS officer (b. 1910) [category: Deaths]
• 1962: Bertrand Gachot, Belgian race car driver [category: Births]
• 1962: Kang Je-gyu, South Korean director [category: Births]
• 1962: Keiji Mutoh, Japanese wrestler [category: Births]
• 1963: Ante Zelck, German businessman [category: Births]
• 1963: Donna Tartt, American author [category: Births]
• 1963: Jess Harnell, American voice actor and singer (Rock Sugar) [category: Births]
• 1963: Jim Harbaugh, American football player [category: Births]
• 1964: Eddie Vedder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Bad Radio, and Hovercraft) [category: Births]
• 1966: Badi Assad, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist [category: Births]
• 1967: Carla Bruni, Italian-French singer-songwriter and model [category: Births]
• 1967: Otis Grant, Jamaican-Canadian boxer [category: Births]
• 1967: Tim Fountain, English playwright [category: Births]
• 1968: Karyn Bryant, American television host and actress [category: Births]
• 1968: Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, American photographer [category: Births]
• 1968: Quincy Jones III, English songwriter and producer [category: Births]
• 1968: René Tretschok, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1968: The 82 sailors from the USS Pueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea. [category: Events]
• 1969: Martha Byrne, American actress [category: Births]
• 1969: Mary Boquitas, Mexican singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1969: Rob Pelinka, American basketball player, agent, and lawyer [category: Births]
• 1969: Rodney Culver, American football player (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1970: Catriona Le May Doan, Canadian speed skater [category: Births]
• 1970: Holly Samos, English radio host [category: Births]
• 1970: Karine Polwart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Burns Unit, Malinky, and The Fruit Tree Foundation) [category: Births]
• 1970: Raymont Harris, American football player [category: Births]
• 1970: Charles Ruggles, American actor (b. 1886) [category: Deaths]
• 1970: The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 1,368 feet (417 m), making it the tallest building in the world. [category: Events]
• 1971: Corey Haim, Canadian-American actor (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1971: Masayoshi Yamazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1971: Michalis Klokidis, Greek footballer [category: Births]
• 1971: Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, English model and author [category: Births]
• 1971: Wim Vansevenant, Belgian cyclist [category: Births]
• 1971: Pasha Hristova, Bulgarian singer (b. 1946) [category: Deaths]
• 1972: Christian Potenza, Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1972: Andrei Tupolev, Soviet aircraft designer, designed the Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-104 (b. 1888) [category: Deaths]
• 1972: A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000. [category: Events]
• 1972: The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having survived by cannibalism. [category: Events]
• 1973: Charles Atlas, Italian-American bodybuilder (b. 1892) [category: Deaths]
• 1973: Irna Phillips, American screenwriter, director, and producer (b. 1901) [category: Deaths]
• 1974: Agustín Delgado, Ecuadorian footballer [category: Births]
• 1974: Mieszko Talarczyk, Polish-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Nasum and Genocide Superstars) (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1975: Lady Starlight, American singer [category: Births]
• 1975: Sky Lopez, American porn actress [category: Births]
• 1975: Thanasis Sentementes, Greek footballer [category: Births]
• 1975: Vadim Sharifijanov, Russian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1976: Brad Lidge, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1976: Dimitris Mavrogenidis, Greek footballer [category: Births]
• 1976: Jamie Noble, American wrestler and producer [category: Births]
• 1977: Alge Crumpler, American football player [category: Births]
• 1977: Jari Mäenpää, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Wintersun, Ensiferum, and Arthemesia) [category: Births]
• 1977: Matt Baker, English television host [category: Births]
• 1977: Paul Shirley, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1978: Andra Davis, American football player [category: Births]
• 1978: Estella Warren, Canadian model and actress [category: Births]
• 1978: Esthero, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer [category: Births]
• 1978: Jodie Marsh, English model [category: Births]
• 1978: Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan baseball player [category: Births]
• 1979: Holly Madison, American model and actress [category: Births]
• 1979: Kenny Miller, Scottish footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Scott Gomez, American ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1979: Summer Altice, American model and actress [category: Births]
• 1979: Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (b. 1898) [category: Deaths]
• 1979: Soviet war in Afghanistan: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital. [category: Events]
• 1980: Cody Ross, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1980: Elvin Ng, Singaporean actor [category: Births]
• 1981: Agnes Milowka, Polish-Australian diver, explorer, author, and photographer (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1981: Beth, Spanish singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1981: Mario Santana, Argentine footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Maritza Correia, American swimmer [category: Births]
• 1981: Yuriorkis Gamboa, Cuban boxer [category: Births]
• 1982: Brad Nelson, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1982: Thomas Rohregger, Austrian cyclist [category: Births]
• 1982: Jack Webb, American actor, producer, and director (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 1982: The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces it has identified dangerous levels of dioxin in the soil of Times Beach, Missouri. [category: Events]
• 1983: Carlos Jiménez, Spanish basketball player [category: Births]
• 1983: Hanley Ramírez, Dominican baseball player [category: Births]
• 1983: Michael Chopra, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1983: Colin Middleton, Irish painter and illustrator (b. 1910) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: Sebastian Werle, German rugby player [category: Births]
• 1984: Joan Lindsay, Australian author (b. 1896) [category: Deaths]
• 1985: Harry Judd, English drummer (McFly) [category: Births]
• 1985: Luke O'Loughlin, Australian actor [category: Births]
• 1986: Beau Champion, Australian rugby player [category: Births]
• 1986: T. J. Oshie, American ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1986: Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling. [category: Events]
• 1987: Owen Franks, New Zealand rugby player [category: Births]
• 1987: Tommaso Bellazzini, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1988: Eliana Ramos, Uruguayan model (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1988: Eri Kamei, Japanese singer (Morning Musume and Tanpopo) [category: Births]
• 1988: Yuka Kashino, Japanese singer and dancer (Perfume) [category: Births]
• 1990: Anna Maria Perez de Taglé, American actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1990: History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia. [category: Events]
• 1992: Jeff Schlupp, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1992: Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (Funkadelic and Parliament) (b. 1950) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Vincent Fourcade, French interior designer (b. 1934) [category: Deaths]
• 1994: Sebastian Shaw, English actor (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 1995: Patric Knowles, English actor (b. 1911) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: Michelle Thomas, American actress (b. 1968) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Billy Barty, American actor (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Noor Jehan, Pakistani singer and actress (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Victor Borge, Danish-American comedian, conductor, and pianist (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: Bola Ige, Nigerian lawyer and politician, Governor of Oyo State (b. 1930) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: A MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25. [category: Events]
• 2003: PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, killing at least 234. [category: Events]
• 2004: P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer and coach (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Norman D. Vaughan, American explorer (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Charlie Drake, English comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Johnny Vincent, English footballer (b. 1947) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Timothy J. Tobias, American composer (b. 1952) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Michael Kidd, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1915) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: William Francis Ganong, Jr., American physiologist (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 2009: Edward Schillebeeckx, Belgian theologian (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Tibetan general and politician (b. 1910) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Robert L. Howard, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1939) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Fred Hargesheimer, American pilot (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: K. Karunakaran, Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (b. 1918) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Abe Deutschendorf, American politician (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Anand Abhyankar, Indian actor (b. 1963) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Cristian Tudor, Romanian footballer (b. 1982) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Eduardo Maiorino, Brazilian mixed martial artist (b. 1979) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jean Harris, American educator and murderer (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Judy Nerat, American politician (b. 1948) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Pedro Toledo, Puerto Rican police officer (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• _: Abassad (Coptic Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Birthday of the Queen Silvia, an official flag day (Sweden) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christmas Adam, a Christmas celebration on the eve of Christmas Eve [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Festivus, a holiday made popular by the sitcom Seinfeld [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: HumanLight (Secular humanism in United States) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: John Cantius [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Larentalia, in honor of Larenta. (Roman Empire) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Night of the Radishes (Oaxaca, Mexico) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: O Emmanuel [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Psote (Coptic Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: The Emperor's Birthday, birthday of Akihito, the current Emperor of Japan. (Japan) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Thorlac Thorhallsson, patron saint of Iceland; The last day of preparations before Christmas. [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Tibb's Eve, a celebration marking the start of the Christmas season in Newfoundland and Labrador. [category: Holidays and observances]