Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: December 23
December 23, 2024 is the 358th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 8 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Capricorn is your zodiac sign. Turquoise is your modern birthstone. Onyx is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: December 23
- 1936 –First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
- 1938 –Discovery of the first modern coelacanth in South Africa.
- 1940 –World War II: Greek submarine Papanikolis (Υ-2) sinks the Italian motor ship Antonietta.
- 1972 –The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having survived by cannibalism.
- 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.
- 1990 –History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia’s overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia.
- 2002 –A MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25, making it the first time in history that an aircraft and an unmanned drone had engaged in combat.
- 2003 –PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, killing at least 234.
- 2007 –An agreement is made for the monarchy of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state.
Who were born on December 23?
- 1874 –Viggo Wiehe, Danish actor (d. 1956)
- 1925 –Rayner Unwin, British book publisher (d. 2000)
- 1938 –Bob Kahn, American Internet pioneer
- 1948 –Jack Ham, American football player
- 1948 –Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer, educator, author, and music journalist
- 1953 –Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia
- 1963 –Jim Harbaugh, American football player
- 1964 –Eddie Vedder, American musician (Pearl Jam)
- 1970 –Catriona LeMay Doan, Canadian speed skater
- 1979 –Summer Altice, American model and actress
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