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23 December 2022
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2008 - The Guinean military engineered a coup d'état, announcing that it planned to rule the country for two years prior to a new presidential election.Combined armed forces of Guinea
Anniversary
1997 - The Pioneer Helmet, one of only six Anglo-Saxon helmets to be discovered, was first placed on public display.7th-century Anglo-Saxon boar-crested helmet
Anniversary
1990 - About 88 percent of eligible voters in Slovenia voted to secede from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.Anniversary
1984 - An engine fire caused Aeroflot Flight 3519 to crash shortly after takeoff from Krasnoyarsk, USSR, killing all but one of the 111 people on board.1984 aviation accident in the Soviet Union
Anniversary
1958 - Tokyo Tower, then the world's tallest freestanding tower, opened.Communications and observation tower in Japan
Historical events
History
2025 - The crash of Harmony Jets Flight 185 killed all eight people on board, including the Libyan Army chief Mohammed al-Haddad in Ankara, Turkey.2025 aviation accident in Turkey
History
2023 - A series of massacres targeting Berom civilians unfold in the Plateau State in Nigeria, killing over 200 people and further injuring over 500. No group claims responsibility.Mass murders in Nigeria, 23–25 December 2023
History
2015 - A bomb explodes at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport, killing one airport cleaner. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks claim responsibility for the attack four days later.Terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey
History
2008 - A coup d'état occurs in Guinea hours after the death of President Lansana Conté.Military coup shortly after President Lansana Conté died
History
2007 - An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state.Sovereign kingdom in South Asia (1768–2008)
History
2005 - An Antonov An-140, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217 from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Aktau, Kazakhstan, heading across the Caspian Sea, crashes, killing 23 people.Twin-turboprop regional airliner by Antonov
History
2003 - An explosion at the PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field in Kai County, Chongqing, China, kills at least 234.Chinese oil producer
History
2002 - A U.S. MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 in the first combat engagement between a drone and conventional aircraft.Family of unmanned aerial vehicles
History
1990 - History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia.History
1986 - Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling.American aircraft; first to fly around the world non-stop, unrefueled (1986)
Notable births
Born
2002 - Finn Wolfhard, Canadian actor and musicianCanadian actor and musician (born 2002)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Shyam Benegal, Indian director and screenwriter (born 1934)Indian director and screenwriter (1934–2024)
Died
2024 - Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname (born 1945)Leader of Suriname (1980–1987; 1990–1991; 2010–2020)
Died
2024 - Sophie Hediger, Swiss snowboarder (born 1998)Swiss snowboarder (1998–2024)
Died
2023 - William Pope.L, American performance artist (born 1955)American visual artist (1955–2023)
Died
2022 - Brandon Montrell, American TikTok personality and stand-up comedian (born 1979)American comedian (1979–2022)
Died
2020 - Leslie West, American singer and guitarist (born 1945)American musician (1945–2020)
Died
2017 - Maurice Hayes, Irish educator and politician (born 1927)Irish public servant and later politician (1927–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
0.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 0.1 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
1.62 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
2.63 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.