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Day Of The Week: December 23
December 23, 2025 is the 357th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 8 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Tuesday.
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
- 1572 –Theologian Johann Sylvan executed in Heidelberg for his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs
- 1688 –As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees England to Paris after being deposed in favour of his nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary.
- 1793 –The Battle of Savenay, decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries in Revolt in the Vendée during the French Revolution.
- 1823 –A Visit from St. Nicholas, also known as The Night Before Christmas, is published anonymously.
- 1913 –The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve.
- 1936 –Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- 1948 –Seven Japanese convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo.
- 1972 –The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having survived by cannibalism.
- 1990 –History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia’s overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia.
- 2003 –PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, killing at least 234.
Who were born on December 23?
- 1713 –Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (d. 1749)
- 1805 –Joseph Smith, Jr., American religious leader (d. 1844)
- 1925 –Duncan Hallas, British political figure (d. 2002)
- 1935 –Esther Phillips, American singer (d. 1984)
- 1941 –Tim Hardin, American musician (d. 1980)
- 1952 –William Kristol, American political commentator
- 1970 –Catriona LeMay Doan, Canadian speed skater
- 1977 –Jari Mäenpää, Finnish guitarist and singer
- 1984 –Sebastian Werle, German rugby player
- 1986 –Beau Champion, Australian Rugby League Player
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