December 23rd (2013) 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.
December 23rd Famous Deaths for 2013
» Chryssa, Greek-American sculptor (b. 1933)
» Addison Cresswell, English talent agent and producer (b. 1960)
» Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general and weapons designer, designed the AK-47 known as AK-47 rifle (b. 1919)
» Yusef Lateef, American saxophonist, composer, and educator (b. 1920)
» Ricky Lawson, American drummer and composer (Yellowjackets) (b. 1954)
» José Ortiz (comics) named José Ortiz, Spanish illustrator (b. 1932)
» Chuck Patterson, American actor (b. 1945)
» Jeff Pollack, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1959)
» Ted Richmond, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1910)
» Vito Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian mob boss (b. 1945)
» G. S. Shivarudrappa, Indian poet and educator (b. 1926)
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)