23 December
Notable Births
Finn Wolfhard
b. 2002
Canadian actor and musician (born 2002)
Victor Boniface
b. 2000
Nigerian footballer (born 2000)
Samuel Lino
b. 1999
Brazilian footballer (born 1999)
Bartosz Kapustka
b. 1996
Polish footballer (born 1996)
Mbwana Samatta
b. 1992
Tanzanian footballer
Jeffrey Schlupp
b. 1992
German footballer (born 1992)
Kyren Wilson
b. 1991
English snooker player (born 1991)
Brice Dja Djédjé
b. 1990
Ivorian footballer (born 1990)
Mitch Haniger
b. 1990
American baseball player (born 1990)
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle
b. 1990
American actress and singer
David Szymanski
b. 1989
American video game developer (born 1989)
Mallory Hagan
b. 1988
American politician (born 1988)
Tommaso Bellazzini
b. 1987
Italian footballer
Owen Franks
b. 1987
NZ international rugby union player
Jori Lehterä
b. 1987
Finnish ice hockey player (born 1987)
Beau Champion
b. 1986
Australian rugby league footballer
Balázs Dzsudzsák
b. 1986
Hungarian footballer (born 1986)
T. J. Oshie
b. 1986
American ice hockey player (born 1986)
Dev Hynes
b. 1985
British musician (born 1985)
Harry Judd
b. 1985
British drummer, TV personality and radio presenter (born 1985)
Notable Deaths
Shyam Benegal
d. 2024
Indian director and screenwriter (1934–2024)
Dési Bouterse
d. 2024
Leader of Suriname (1980–1987; 1990–1991; 2010–2020)
Sophie Hediger
d. 2024
Swiss snowboarder (1998–2024)
Joan Didion
d. 2021
American writer (1934–2021)
Leslie West
d. 2020
American musician (1945–2020)
Maurice Hayes
d. 2017
Irish public servant and later politician (1927–2017)
Alfred G. Gilman
d. 2015
American pharmacologist (1941–2015)
Don Howe
d. 2015
English footballer, coach, manager, and pundit
Jean-Marie Pelt
d. 2015
Bülend Ulusu
d. 2015
Prime Minister of Turkey from 1980 to 1983
Edward Greenspan
d. 2014
Canadian lawyer and author
Chryssa
d. 2013
Greek-American artist (1933–2013)
Mikhail Kalashnikov
d. 2013
Russian firearms designer (1919–2013)
Yusef Lateef
d. 2013
American jazz musician (1920–2013)
Ricky Lawson
d. 2013
American drummer (1954–2013)
G. S. Shivarudrappa
d. 2013
Indian poet (1926–2013)
Robert W. Wilson (philanthropist)
d. 2013
American hedge fund manager, philanthropist and art collector (1926–2013)
Jean Harris
d. 2012
Headmistress; convicted celebrity murderer (1923–2012)
Eduardo Maiorino
d. 2012
Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter
Fred Hargesheimer
d. 2010
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