December 23 in history
Events on December 23
Notable events that happened on December 23 in past years.
- 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.
Wikipedia article: Harmony Jets Flight 185 - 2008
A coup d'état occurs in Guinea hours after the death of President Lansana Conté.
Wikipedia article: 2008 Guinean coup d'état - 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.
Wikipedia article: General Atomics MQ-1 Predator - 1984
After experiencing an engine fire, Aeroflot Flight 3519 attempts to make an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport but crashes, killing 110 of the 111 people on board.
Wikipedia article: Aeroflot Flight 3519 - 1972
The Immaculate Reception is caught by Franco Harris to win the Pittsburgh Steelers their first ever playoff victory, after defeating the Oakland Raiders.
Wikipedia article: Immaculate Reception - 1970
The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially becomes a one-party state.
Wikipedia article: Democratic Republic of the Congo - 1955
The first film adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, premieres.
Wikipedia article: The Unknown Soldier (1955 film) - 1947
The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
Wikipedia article: Transistor - 1936
Spanish Civil War: The Spanish Republic legalizes the Regional Defence Council of Aragon.
Wikipedia article: Spanish Civil War - 1914
World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.
Wikipedia article: World War I - 1893
The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.
Wikipedia article: Hansel and Gretel (opera) - 1815
The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published.
Wikipedia article: Emma (novel) - 1773
Moscow State Academy of Choreography is founded under the reign of Catherine II. It is the second ballet school in Russia after Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.
Wikipedia article: Moscow State Academy of Choreography - 962
The Sack of Aleppo as part of the Arab–Byzantine wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo.
- 484
The Arian Vandal Kingdom ceases its persecution of Nicene Christianity.
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