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23 December 2024
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
No items available.
Notable births
No items available.
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
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 22.3 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
2.15 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Libra
8.31 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.