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December 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 December 2005 (Saturday) 25-year-old Scottish human rights worker Kate Burton and her parents are freed unharmed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them two days earlier. ... December 23, 2004 An earthquake of moment magnitude 8. ... December 23, 2003 The Supreme Court of Canada announces (in a 6-3 decision) that the criminalization of marijuana was not unconstitutional. ... December 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → // Events December 31, 2002 United States troops get into a brief gun battle with paramilitary forces of the Warzirstan Scouts of Pakistan, in a remote tribal area along the undefined Afghan/Pakistani border, in Paktia Province... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: December 2 - Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection five days after Dynegy canceled a US$8. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in December, 2000. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 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Events

• 1493 - Georg Alt's German translation of Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle is published.
• 1783 - George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.
• 1793 - The Battle of Savenay, decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries in Revolt in the Vendée during the French Revolution.
• 1823 - The poem A Visit From St. Nicholas (AKA The Night Before Christmas) is published in the Sentinel.
• 1888 - Vincent van Gogh cuts off the lower part of his left ear, takes it to a brothel, and gives it to a prostitute named Rachel.
• 1913 - The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve.
• 1914 - World War I: The Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo.
• 1916 - World War I: Battle of Magdhaba - Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in Egypt's Sinai peninsula.
• 1921 - Visva-Bharati University inaugurated.
• 1936 - Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
• 1937 - First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
• 1938 - South Africa Discovery of the first modern coelacanth.
• 1941 - World War II: Japanese Imperial Army occupied Wake Island.
• 1947 - The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
• 1948 - Seven Japanese convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East were executed at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo.
• 1954 - The first human kidney transplant is performed by Dr. Joseph E. Murray at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
• 1958 - Dedication of Tokyo Tower, world's highest self-supporting iron tower.
• 1972 - The Nicaraguan capital of Managua is struck by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake, killing more than 10,000.
• 1972 - The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having survived by cannibalism.
• 1972 - The Pittsburgh Steelers win their first ever post-season NFL game, defeating the Oakland Raiders 13-7, on a last second play that would become known as The Immaculate Reception.
• 1979 - Soviet war in Afghanistan: Soviet forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.
• 1982 - The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces it has identified dangerous levels of dioxin in the soil of Times Beach, Missouri.
• 1986 - Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California and becomes the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world.
• 1990 - History of Slovenia: 88% of Slovenia's population vote for independence from Yugoslavia in a referendum.
• 2002 - A MQ-1 Predator was shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25, making it the first time in history an aircraft and an unmanned drone had engaged in combat.
• 2004 - Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean is hit by an 8.1 magnitude earthquake.
• 2005 - Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217 from Baku, Azerbaijan to Aktau, Kazakhstan crashed shortly after takeoff killing 23 people.
• 2005 - Chad declares a state of war against Sudan following a December 18th attack on Adré, which left about 100 people dead.

1493 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hartmann Schedel, a german humanist and historian (* February 13, 1440 in Nuremberg, † November 28, 1514 in Nuremberg), was one of the first cartographers to make use of the printing press. ... Depiction of God creating the world Juvenal The Nuremberg Chronicle is one of the best documented early printed books. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... Illustration depicting uniforms and weapons used during the 1779 to 1783 period of the American Revolution by showing four soldiers standing in an informal group General George Washington, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army on June 15, 1775. ... Maryland State House (back) The Maryland State House is the state capitol of Maryland, and is located in Annapolis. ... “Annapolis” redirects here. ... Year 1793 (MDCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Savenay is a commune of the Loire-Atlantique département in France. ... Insignia of the Royalist insurgents during the Revolt in the Vendée (1793) Chouans were insurrectionary royalists in France, in particular Brittany, during the French Revolution, and even for a time under the Empire (from 1793 to 1815), when their headquarters were in London. ... Flag of the so-called Armée Royale et Catholique (Royal and Catholic Army) from Vendée Insigna of the royalist insurgents During the French Revolution, the 1793-1796 uprising in the Vendée, variously known as the Uprising, Insurrection, Revolt, Vendéan Rebellion, or Wars in the Vendée... The French Revolution (1789–1815) was a period of political and social upheaval in the political history of France and Europe as a whole, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Cover of a 1912 edition of the poem, illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. ... For the toll-free telephone number see Toll-free telephone number Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... van Gogh redirects here. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Federal Reserve Act, also known as the Act of December 23, 1913, ch. ... Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856–February 3, 1924), was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. ... The Federal Reserve System is headquartered in the Eccles Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve System (also the Federal Reserve; informally The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Battle of Magdhaba Conflict First World War Date 23 December 1916 Place Sinai peninsula, Australia, New Zealand Ottoman Empire Commanders Gen. ... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ... Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez (west), Gulf of Aqaba (east) from Space Shuttle STS-40 For other uses of the word Sinai, please see: Sinai (disambiguation). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Established by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, the Visva Bharati University (Bangla: বিশ্ব-ভারতী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), located at Santiniketan, West Bengal in India is a Central University. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Buenos Aires Convention was a treaty proposed in 1910 which provided for copyright protection in all countries that were signatory to the convention, for a work created in any member country, where the work carries a notice containing a statement of reservation of rights. ... Not to be confused with copywriting. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Vickers corporation, founded as the Vickers company in 1828, was a British manufacturer, primarily of military equipment. ... The Vickers Wellington was a twin-engine, medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs Chief Designer, R.K. Pierson. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Imperial Japanese Army (大日本帝国陸軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun) was in existence from the Meiji Reformation to the end of World War II. It was created to replace the traditional Japanese samurai with a modern Western-style conscript army. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Assorted discrete transistors A transistor is a semiconductor device, commonly used as an amplifier or an electrically controlled switch. ... Bell Telephone Laboratories or Bell Labs was originally the research and development arm of the United States Bell System, and was the premier corporate facility of its type, developing a range of revolutionary technologies from telephone switches to specialized coverings for telephone cables, to the transistor. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), also known as the Tokyo Trials, the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal or simply as the Tribunal, was convened to try the leaders of the Empire of Japan for three types of crimes: Class A (crimes against peace), Class B (war crimes... Sugamo Prison (Sugamo Kōchi-sho,KyÅ«jitai:巢鴨拘置所,Shinjitai:巣鴨拘置所) was built in the 1920s for political prisoners, using the prisons of Europe as a model. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the former commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, see Joseph Philip Robert Murray. ... The Peter Bent Brigham Hospital was established in Boston in 1913. ... “Boston” redirects here. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tokyo Tower ) is a tower in Shiba Park, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan ( ). It is 332. ... Coordinates: Country Nicaragua Department Managua Municipality Managua Founded 1819 Seat of the Government 1852 Capital of the Nation 1857  - Mayor Dionisio Marenco Area    - City 544 km²  - Urban 173. ... An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, also known less formally as the Andes flight disaster, was an airline flight carrying 45 people that crashed in the Andes on October 13, 1972. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... The Immaculate Reception is the nickname given to one of the most controversial plays in the history of American football. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Combatants USSR DRA Mujahideen of Afghanistan supported by: USA Saudi Arabia Pakistan Iran China and others. ... Soviet redirects here. ... For other places with the same name, see Kabul (disambiguation). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... EPA redirects here. ... Dioxin is the common name for the group of compounds classified as polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs). ... Times Beach, Missouri was a small town of 2,240 residents in St. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Voyager returning from its flight The Scaled Composites Model 76 Voyager aircraft was the first to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. ... Richard “Dick” Rutan (born July 1, 1938) is an aviator who is most famous for flying the Voyager aircraft around the world non-stop with the assistance of Jeana Yeager. ... Jeana Yeager (born May 18, 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an aviator, most famous for flying with Dick Rutan on a non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Voyager aircraft in 1986 from December 14 to December 23. ... Edwards Air Force Base (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW) is a United States Air Force airbase located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley, 7 miles (11 km) due east of Rosamond. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... // The territory of present day Slovenia under the Roman Empire In ancient times Celts and Illyrians inhabited the territory of present-day Slovenia. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia, or literary The Land of South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... At Paris Air Show 2007 The MQ-1 Predator is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which the U.S. Air Force describes as a MALE (medium-altitude, long-endurance) UAV system. ... MiG 25 Foxbat The MiG-25 (NATO reporting name Foxbat) is a high-speed interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft produced by the Soviet Unions Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Macquarie Island lies in the southwest corner of the Pacific Ocean, about half-way between Australia and Antarctica. ... An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL, Azeri: AzÉ™rbaycan Hava Yolları) is the national airline of the former soviet republic of Azerbaijan based in Baku. ... Baku (or Bakı (Baky) pronounced ba-KEY, Баку or Bakı in Azeri, باکو (Baku) in Persian) is the capital of Azerbaijan Republic. ... Aktau is a city in Kazakhstan and a seaport to the Caspian Sea. ... A Declaration of War is a formal declaration issued by a national government indicating that a state of war exists between that nation, and one or more others. ... Adré is an administrative district in Chad. ...

Births

• 245- Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra
• 1173 - Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)
• 1513 - Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577)
• 1537 - King John III of Sweden (d. 1592)
• 1582 - Severo Bonini, Italian composer (d. 1663)
• 1597 - Martin Opitz von Boberfeld, German poet (d. 1639)
• 1613 - Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (d. 1676)
• 1621 - Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678)
• 1621 - Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682)
• 1689 - Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (d. 1755)
• 1732 - Richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (d. 1792)
• 1743 - Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (d. 1803)
• 1750 - King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (d. 1827)
• 1777 - Tsar Alexander I of Russia (d. 1825)
• 1790 - Jean François Champollion, French Egyptologist (d. 1832)
• 1804 - Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French literary critic (d. 1869)
• 1805 - Joseph Smith, Jr., American founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1844)
• 1819 - Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch poet and clergyman (d. 1889)
• 1822 - Wilhelm Bauer, German engineer (d. 1875)
• 1843 - Richard Conner, American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient (d. 1924)
• 1854 - Henry B. Guppy, British botanist (d. 1926)
• 1864 - Zorka of Montenegro, Princess of Serbia (d. 1890)
• 1867 - Madam C.J. Walker, American philanthropist and tycoon(d. 1919)
• 1878 - Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (d. 1972)
• 1885 - Pierre Brissaud, French artist (d. 1964)
• 1891 - Alexandr Rodchenko, Russian painter and photographer (d. 1956)
• 1900 - Otto Soglow, American comics artist (d. 1975)
• 1902 - Norman Maclean, American author (d. 1990)
• 1907 - Avraham Stern, Polish-born Zionist leader (d. 1942)
• 1908 - Yousuf Karsh, Turkish-born, Canadian portrait photographer (d. 2002)
• 1911 - Niels Kaj Jerne, English-born immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1994)
• 1911 - James Gregory, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1918 - Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany
• 1918 - José Greco, Italian-born flamenco dancer (d. 2001)
• 1921 - Guy Beaulne, French Canadian actor and theatre director (d. 2001)
• 1922 - Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete and musician (d. 2001)
• 1923 - Günther Schifter, Austrian music journalist
• 1923 - Claudio Scimone, Italian conductor
• 1923 - James Stockdale, U.S. Navy admiral (d. 2005)
• 1923 - Onofre Marimón, Argentine racing driver (d. 1954)
• 1926 - Robert Bly, American poet
• 1928 - Chronis Aidonidis, Greek singer
• 1929 - Chet Baker, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1988)
• 1931 - Ronnie Schell, American actor
• 1933 - Akihito, Emperor of Japan
• 1935 - Paul Hornung, American football player
• 1935 - Esther Phillips, American singer (d. 1984)
• 1936 - Frederic Forrest, American actor
• 1937 - Barney Rosenzweig, American television producer
• 1938 - Bob Kahn, American Internet pioneer
• 1940 - Jorma Kaukonen, American musician
• 1940 - Robert Labine, former mayor of old city of Gatineau, Quebec
• 1940 - Eugene Record, American singer (The Chi-Lites) (d. 2005)
• 1941 - Tim Hardin, American musician (d. 1980)
• 1942 - John Peterman, American fashion designer
• 1943 - Mikhail Gromov, Russian-born mathematician
• 1943 - Harry Shearer, American actor
• 1943 - Ron Allen, baseball player
• 1943 - Elizabeth Hartman, American actress (d. 1987)
• 1943 - Silvia Sommerlath, Queen of Sweden
• 1944 - Wesley Clark, U.S. general and NATO Supreme Allied Commander
• 1945 - Ron Bushy, American drummer (Iron Butterfly)
• 1946 - Edita Gruberova, Slovak operatic soprano
• 1946 - Susan Lucci, American actress
• 1947 – Heikki Lahtinen, Finnish race walker
• 1948 - Jack Ham, American football player
• 1949 - Adrian Belew, American musician
• 1950 - Michael C. Burgess, American politician
• 1951 - Anthony Phillips, British guitarist (Genesis)
• 1952 - William Kristol, American political commentator
• 1956 - Dave Murray, English guitarist (Iron Maiden)
• 1956 - Michele Alboreto, Italian Formula one driver (d. 2001)
• 1957 - Dan Bigras, Canadian singer
• 1957 - Trisha Goddard, English television presenter
• 1958 - Victoria Williams, American singer
• 1958 - Joan Severance, American actress
• 1959 - Geoff Willis, British engineer
• 1961 - Carol Smillie, British television personality
• 1962 - Keiji Muto, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1962 - Bertrand Gachot, Belgian racing driver
• 1963 - Jim Harbaugh, American football player
• 1963 - Donna Tartt, American author
• 1964 - Eddie Vedder, American musician (Pearl Jam)
• 1968 - Carla Bruni, Italian-French model, songwriter and singer
• 1969 - Martha Byrne, American actress
• 1970 - Catriona LeMay Doan, Canadian speed skater
• 1970 - Raymont Harris, American football player
• 1971 - Corey Haim, Canadian actor
• 1971 - Masayoshi Yamazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1971 - Michalis Klokidis, Greek footballer
• 1971 - Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, British socialite
• 1974 - Agustín Delgado, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1975 - Sky Lopez, American actress
• 1975 - Vadim Sharifijanov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1976 - Jamie Noble, American professional wrestler
• 1976 - Brad Lidge, American baseball player
• 1976 - Dimitris Mavrogenidis, Greek footballer
• 1977 - Alge Crumpler, American football player
• 1977 - Jari Mäenpää, Finnish guitarist and singer
• 1977 - Paul Shirley, American basketball player
• 1978 - Andra Davis, American football player
• 1978 - Esthero, Canadian musician and singer
• 1978 - Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1978 - Estella Warren, Canadian model and actress
• 1978 - Jodie Marsh, British pornographic model
• 1979 - Summer Altice, American model and actress
• 1979 - Scott Gomez, American ice hockey player
• 1981 - Beth, Spanish singer
• 1982 - Thillai Thinesh, Indian JAVA Programmer
• 1983 - Michael Chopra, English footballer
• 1985 - Harry Judd, British drummer (McFly)
• 1985 - Luke O'Loughlin, Australian actor
• 1988 - Eri Kamei, Japanese singer
• 1990 - Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, American actress, model, and singer
• 1991 - Joe Wilson, Australian musician, lead vocalist for (Powderfinger)

Events Roman emperor Philip the Arabian entrusted future emperor Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus with an important command on the Danube Trieu Thi Trinh Vietnamese warrior women begins her three year resistance against the invading Chinese. ... This article is about the Queen of the Palmyrene Empire who conquered Egypt. ... Canonization of Saint Thomas à Becket, buried at Canterbury Castle at Abergavenny was seized by the Welsh. ... Duke Louis I of Bavaria (German: Ludwig I der Kelheimer, Herzog von Bayern, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein) (Kelheim, 23 December 1173 – 15 September 1231 in Kelheim) was the Duke of Bavaria in 1183 and the Count of Palatinate of the Rhine in 1214. ... // Events Ardengus becomes bishop of Florence. ... 1513 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Thomas Smith (December 23, 1513–August 12, 1577), was an English scholar and diplomat. ... Events March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold May 28 - Publication of the Bergen Book, better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings. ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ... John III (Johan III) (December 23, 1537 – November 17, 1592) was King of Sweden from 1568 until his death. ... Year 1592 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Gregorian Calendar switch: Year 1582 involved conversion to the Gregorian calendar. ... Severo Bonini (December 23, 1582 - December 5, 1663) was an Italian composer, organist and writer on music. ... Year 1663 (MDCLXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see: 1597 (number). ... Martin Opitz von Boberfeld (December 23, 1597 – August 20, 1639), German poet, was born in BolesÅ‚awiec (Bunzlau) in Silesia, the son of a prosperous citizen. ... Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... Carl Gustaf Wrangel Carl Gustaf Wrangel (December 23, 1613 - July 5, 1676) was a Swedish soldier. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... 1621 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (23 December 1621 - 12 October 1678) was an English magistrate whose mysterious death caused anti-Catholic uproar in England. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham (23 December 1621 - 1682), lord chancellor of England, was descended from an old family, many of whose members had attained to high legal eminence, and was the eldest son of Sir Heneage Finch, recorder of London, by his first wife Frances, daughter of Sir... The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and prior to the Union the Chancellor of England and the Lord Chancellor of Scotland, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom, and its predecessor states. ... Year 1682 (MDCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1689 (MDCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (born December 23, 1689 in Thionville; died October 28, 1755 in Roissy-en-Brie) was a French baroque composer of instrumental music, cantatas, opera ballets, and vocal music. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... [[Media: ]] Richard Arkwright Sir Richard Arkwright (23 December 1732 – 3 August 1792) to Ellen and Thomas Arkwright he was an Englishman credited with the spinning frame — later renamed the water frame following the transition to water power. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... // Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. ... Ippolit Fyodorovich Bogdanovich (December 23, 1743, Perevolochna – January 18, 1803, Kursk) was a Russian classicist author of light poetry, best known for his long poem Dushenka (1778). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London, England April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex... Frederick Augustus I of Saxony Frederick Augustus I (German: ; December 23, 1750 - May 5, 1827) was King of Saxony (1805-1827) from the House of Wettin. ... Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Aleksandr I Pavlovich (Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825?), was Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801-1 December 1825 and Ruler of Poland from 1815–1825, as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland. ... Year 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1790 (MDCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Jean-François Champollion For the Champollion comet rendezvous spacecraft, see Champollion (spacecraft). ... Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Joseph Smith redirects here. ... For other uses, see Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (disambiguation). ... Jan. ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate (December 23, 1819 - December 24, 1889), Dutch divine, prose writer and poet, was born at The Hague. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Wilhelm Bauer Wilhelm Bauer (December 23, 1822 - June 20, 1875) built several hand-powered submarines. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1843 (MDCCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Richard Conner (December 23, 1843 - November 4, 1924) was an American Civil War Union Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery in action. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Brougham Guppy FRS (23 December 1854 - 23 April 1926) was a British botanist. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Zorka of Montenegro Princess Ljubica, better known as Princess Zorka (1864-1890), born Ljubica Petrović-NjegoÅ¡ of Montenegro (Љубица Петровић-Његош) became Princess Petar KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević in Serbia. ... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Sarah Breedlove Madam C.J. Walker or Madame Charles Joseph Walker (December 23, 1867–May 25, 1919) was an African American philanthropist and tycoon who made her fortune developing i like cheese a lot a hugely successful line of beauty and hair products for black women. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Stephen Timoshenko Stephen P. Timoshenko or Stepan Prokofyevich Timoshenko (Ukrainian: , Russian: , December 23, 1878 – May 29, 1972), is reputed to be the father of modern engineering mechanics. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Pierre Brissaud (December 23, 1885- 1964) was a French Art Deco illustrator, painter and engraver. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Alexandr Rodchenko (November 23(Old Style) December 5(New Style), 1891 in St. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... Otto Soglow (December 23, 1900-April 3, 1975) was an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip The Little King. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Norman Fitzroy Maclean (23 December 1902 in Clarinda, Iowa — 2 August 1990 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American author and scholar most noted for his books A River Runs Through It and Other Stories (1976) and Young Men and Fire (1992). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Avraham Stern Avraham Stern (Hebrew: אברהם שטרן Avraham Shtern), alias Yair (Hebrew: יאיר) (December 23, 1907 - February 12, 1942) was the founder and leader of the Zionist underground organization later known as Lehi and also known as the Stern Gang. Stern was born in Suwalki, Poland, immigrated to Israel in 1925, and studied... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Yousuf Karsh - Self portrait Yousuf Karsh, CC (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was a Canadian photographer of Armenian birth, and one of the most famous and accomplished portrait photographers of all time. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Niels Kaj Jerne (December 23, 1911 - October 7, 1994) was a British-Danish-Swedish (English-born) immunologist. ... Emil Adolf von Behring was the first person to receive the Nobel Prize in physiology or Medicine, for his work on the treatment of diphtheria. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... James Gregory (December 23, 1911 - September 16, 2002) was a great American character actor noted for playing brash roles such as McCarthy-like Senator Joseph Iselin in the Manchurian Candidate (1962) and loudmouthed Inspector Luger in Barney Miller (TV-Series 1975 - 1982). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (born December 23, 1918) is a German Social Democratic politician. ... The head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (German: Kanzler). ... José Greco (December 23, 1918 – January 3, 2001) was a flamenco dancer and choreographer. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Guy Beaulne (23 December 1921 – 1 October 2001) was a French Canadian actor and theatre director. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Micheline Ostermeyer (December 23, 1922-October 18, 2001) was a French athlete and pianist. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Günther Schifter Günther Schifter (born December 23, 1923) is an Austrian journalist, radio presenter and record collector. ... Claudio Scimone (b. ... Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale (December 23, 1923 – July 5, 2005) was one of the most highly decorated officers in the history of the United States Navy. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Onofre Agustín Marimón was a Formula One driver from Zárate, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Bly (born December 23, 1926 in Madison, Minnesota) is a poet, author, and leader of the Mythopoetic Mens Movement in the United States. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chronis Aidonidis (Greek:Χρόνης Αηδονίδης) is a Greek singer. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chesney Henry Chet Baker Jr. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ronnie Schell is a U.S. actor and stand-up comedian. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Emperor Akihito reads the Speech from the Throne to the Japanese Diet His Imperial Majesty Akihito (明仁) (born December 23, 1933) is the current and 125th Emperor of Japan. ... For the CPR ocean liner, see Empress of Japan. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Paul Vernon Hornung (born December 23, 1935 in Louisville, Kentucky) was an outstanding all-around athlete who played college basketball but is best known as an American football player. ... Esther Mae Jones (1935-1984) who performed as Little Esther and as Esther Phillips, was an American singer; she performed in the pop, country, jazz, and rhythm and blues fields, including soul music. ... This article is about the year. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frederic Forrest (born December 23, 1936 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American actor. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barney Rosenzweig at an April 2007 book fair in Los Angeles Barney Rosenzweig (born December 23, 1937 in Los Angeles, California) is an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winning television producer. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Robert E. Kahn, (born December 23, 1938), along with Vinton G. Cerf, invented the TCP/IP protocol, the technology used to transmit information on the modern Internet. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Robert Bob Labine(born on December 23, 1940 in Gatineau, Quebec) was a Quebec politician in Gatineau, Quebec. ... Motto: Ursus super montem ivit Area: 342. ... Eugene Record Eugene Record (December 23, 1940 – July 22, 2005) was lead vocalist of The Chi-Lites during the 1960s and 1970s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Tim Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was a United States folk musician and composer who was a part of the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene and performer at the Woodstock Festival. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Peterman is a well-known catalog and retail entrepreneur from Lexington, Kentucky who operates The J Peterman Company. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov Russian: Михаил Леонидович Громов (born December 23, 1943, also known as Mikhael Gromov, Michael Gromov, or Misha Gromov) is a mathematician known for important contributions in many different areas of geometry, especially metric geometry, symplectic geometry, and geometric group theory. ... Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American comedic actor and writer. ... Ronald Frederick Allen (born December 23, 1943 in Wampum, Pennsylvania) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball, and the brother of baseball All-Star Dick Allen and outfielder-infielder Hank Allen. ... Mary Elizabeth Hartman (December 23, 1943 – June 10, 1987) was an American actress best known for her performance in the 1965 film A Patch of Blue, a role for which she won a Golden Globe for Most Promising Female Newcomer and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Her Majesty Queen Silvia (Silvia Renate Sommerlath), styled Her Majesty The Queen, was born on 23 December 1943 in Heidelberg in Germany. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wesley Kanne Clark (born December 23, 1944) is a retired four-star general of the United States Army. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Ron Bushy was a co-founder of the rock band