Events & Holidays In December - 23

Feast of the Radishes (Oaxaca only) (Mexico)

Festivus (United States of America)

Las Posadas (9 days) (Mexico)

Queen's Birthday (Sweden)

Suez Victory Day (Egypt)

Tenno Tanjobi / Emperor's Birthday (Japan)

1173  Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.   

1174  On this day in history birth of louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach   

1513  On this day in history birth of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577)   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.   

1544  On this day in history birth of anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)   

1548  Pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of severo Bonini, composer   

1597  On this day in history birth of martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"   

0558  On this day in history childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62   

0679  Death of Dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered on this day in history.   

0910  Death of Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar on this day in history.   

0913  Death of Conrad of Franconia on this day in history.   

0918  On this day in history conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies   

1116  Ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1230  Death of Berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England on this day in history.   

1236  On this day in history philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies