On this day: December 23
Events
Pagan kingdomDecember 23, AD 849 – December 17, 1297 · World History
First Constitutional EraDecember 23, 1876 – February 14, 1878 · World History- Release of La Bête HumaineDecember 23, 1938 · Film
- Founding of Hindustan Aeronautics LimitedDecember 23, 1940 · Companies
- Release of Wind & WutheringDecember 23, 1976 · Music
Founding of Bombardier AerospaceDecember 23, 1986 · Companies- Release of Heretic (video game)December 23, 1994 · Gaming
Release of Gran Turismo (1997 video game)December 23, 1997 · Gaming
Second Battle of FallujahDecember 23, 2004 · Wars & Conflicts
Born on this day
James GibbsDecember 23, 1682 – August 5, 1754 · Culture
Joseph Bodin de BoismortierDecember 23, 1689 – October 28, 1755 · Music
Axel Fredrik CronstedtDecember 23, 1722 – August 19, 1765 · Science
Richard ArkwrightDecember 23, 1732 – August 3, 1792 · Technology
Wilhelm HisingerDecember 23, 1766 – June 28, 1852 · Technology
Samuel SmilesDecember 23, 1812 – April 16, 1904 · Culture
Ildefons CerdàDecember 23, 1815 – August 23, 1876 · Culture
Madam C. J. WalkerDecember 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919 · Technology
John MarinDecember 23, 1870 – October 1953 · Culture
Nikolaj VelimirovićDecember 23, 1880 – March 18, 1956 · Culture
Juan Ramón JiménezDecember 23, 1881 – May 29, 1958 · Culture
Marc AllégretDecember 23, 1900 – November 3, 1973 · Film
Niels Kaj JerneDecember 23, 1911 – October 7, 1994 · Science
Dino RisiDecember 23, 1916 – June 7, 2008 · Film
Helmut SchmidtDecember 23, 1918 – November 10, 2015 · Politics
Jorge Medina EstévezDecember 23, 1926 – October 3, 2021 · Culture
Chet BakerDecember 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988 · Music
Tom KibbleDecember 23, 1932 – June 2, 2016 · Science
Karol J. BobkoDecember 23, 1937 – August 17, 2023 · Space
Bob KahnDecember 23, 1938 – present · Technology
Tim HardinDecember 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980 · Music
Mikhail GromovDecember 23, 1943 – present · Science
Harry ShearerDecember 23, 1943 – present · Film
Graham BonnetDecember 23, 1947 – present · Music
Adrian BelewDecember 23, 1949 – present · Music
Anthony PhillipsDecember 23, 1951 – present · Music
Stefan HellDecember 23, 1962 – present · Science
Manuel Rivera-OrtizDecember 23, 1968 – present · Art
Jari MäenpääDecember 23, 1977 – present · Music
Beatriz LuengoDecember 23, 1982 – present · Film
Finn WolfhardDecember 23, 2002 – present · Film