December 23rd (2007) was a Sunday. 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, 2007
» An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the List of Prime Ministers of Nepal named Prime Minister becoming head of state.
December 23rd Famous Deaths for 2007
» William Francis Ganong, Jr., American physiologist and academic (b. 1924)
» Michael Kidd, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1915)
» Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1925)
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)