December 23 is the 356th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 9 days remaining, 10 in leap years.
Events
Births
- 1790 - Jean François Champollion, egyptologist, deciphered the Rosetta Stone (+ 1832)
- 1822 - Wilhelm Bauer, engineer (+ 1875)
- 1885 - Pierre Brissaud, French artist
- 1918 - Helmut Schmidt, German Bundeskanzler 1974-1982
- 1933 - Akihito, Emperor of Japan
- 1940 - Jorma Kaukonen
- 1943 - Silvia, Queen of Sweden
- 1958 - Victoria Williams, singer
Deaths
- 1939 - Anthony Fokker, aircraft manufacturer
- 1948 - Hideki Tojo (prime minister of Japan), hanged for war crimes
- 1973 - Charles Atlas
- 1992 - Eddie Hazel, guitarist, originally with Funkadelic
- 2000 - Victor Borge, 91, Danish/American humorist and pianist
Holidays and Observances
- Roman Empire - Larentalia, a festival in honor of Larenta
- Ancient Latvia - Ziemassvetki held
See Also:
December 22 - December 24 - November 23 - January 23 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December