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| December 23rd |
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| About December 23rd is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are eight days remaining until the end of the calendar year. December 23rd is Festivus, a holiday made popular by the television show Seinfeld. Births 1928 - Roger Jepsen, former U.S. Senator (Iowa) 1935 - Paul Hornung, Hall of Fame running back, safety, punter 1935 - Esther Phillips, singer, R&B vocalist ("Release Me") 1936 - Willie Wood, Hall of Fame football safety 1944 - Wesley Clark, U.S. Army General, politician 1946 - Susan Lucci, actress (All My Children) 1948 - Jack Ham, Hall of Fame linebacker 1964 - Eddie Vedder, singer, songwriter (Pearl Jam) Deaths 2006 - Marilyn Waltz, actress, playboy model Events 1783 - George Washington resigns as general of the Army and retires to Mount Vernon, Virginia. 1823 - The poem "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement C. Moore is first published. 1888 - Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, suffering from depression, uses a razor to cut off the lower part of his left ear. 1972 - Rookie running back Franco Harris makes the "Immaculate Reception" in the Pittsburgh Steelers 13-7 win over the Oakland Raiders. 1986 - Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager fly their aircraft Voyager non-stop around the world, landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California, becoming the first people to do so. |
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