December 23rd (1968) was a Monday. It's the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 8 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 23rd December, 1968
» The 82 sailors from the USS Pueblo AGER-2 6 are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea.
Famous Birthdays on December 23 in 1968
» Lucy Bell, English-Australian actress
» Karyn Bryant, American journalist, actress, producer, and screenwriter
» Quincy Jones III, English-Swedish songwriter and producer
» Barry Kooser, American artist and animation filmmaker
» Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, Puerto Rican-American photographer
» René Tretschok, German footballer and manager
December 23rd Holidays in History
» Flag days in Sweden Birthday of the Queen Queen Silvia of Sweden Silvia, an Flag days in Sweden official flag day (Sweden)
» Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
» Abassad (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria named Coptic Church)
» John Cantius
» O Emmanuel
» Psote (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria named Coptic Church)
» Saint Thorlak known as Thorlac Thorhallsson, patron saint of Iceland; The last day of preparations before Christmas.
» December 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Festivus, a holiday made popular by the sitcom 'Seinfeld'
» HumanLight (Secular humanism in United States)
» Larentalia, in honor of Dea Tacita called Larenta. (Roman Empire)
» Night of the Radishes (Oaxaca, Oaxaca known as Oaxaca, Mexico)