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1525 - Birth of Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600); 1743 - Birth of Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist (d. 1817); 1750 - Death of Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b.
December 22: December solstice (03:28 UTC, 2023); Yule begins; Dongzhi Festival in China (2023) Aerial view of the Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill 856 – An earthquake registering an estimated 7.9 M s struck the eastern Alborz mountains in Persia, causing an estimated 200,000 deaths.
Selected birthdays (or other anniversaries) for inclusion on the main portal page. ... December. Margaret Cho. 1 – Matthew Shepard (1976–1998), American student;
Jimmy Buffett and Other Famous People With Christmas Birthdays. Lacey Muszynski. December 20, 2022 at 7:10 AM ... Feel free to ask any of these famous people who were born on Dec. 25 or 24 — at ...
Famous Birthdays is an American website based in Santa Monica, California, [1] which is dedicated to cataloging the birthdays of famous people and compiling other facts about them. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Background
People born this day of the next year: 10 December. Primarily currently living people. Last update: 11:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC) (GMT), generally updated daily before noon.
1927 – B. R. Ambedkar and his followers burn copies of the Manusmriti in Mahad, Maharashtra, to protest its treatment of Dalit people. [30] 1932 – A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people. [31] 1941 – Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, appointed commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet on December 17, [32] arrives at Pearl Harbor. [33]
Our guide features the best gifts to make people with December birthdays feel special and celebrated, separate from the month's holidays.