December 23
People born on this day are Capricorn.
- 1979
Soviet–Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.
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After experiencing an engine fire, Aeroflot Flight 3519 attempts to make an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport but crashes, killing 110 of the 111 people on board.
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Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling.
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History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia.
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A U.S. MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 in the first combat engagement between a drone and conventional aircraft.
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An explosion at the PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field in Kai County, Chongqing, China, kills at least 234.
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An Antonov An-140, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217 from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Aktau, Kazakhstan, heading across the Caspian Sea, crashes, killing 23 people.
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An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state.
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A coup d'état occurs in Guinea hours after the death of President Lansana Conté.
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A bomb explodes at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport, killing one airport cleaner. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks claim responsibility for the attack four days later.
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A series of massacres targeting Berom civilians unfold in the Plateau State in Nigeria, killing over 200 people and further injuring over 500. No group claims responsibility.
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The crash of Harmony Jets Flight 185 killed all eight people on board, including the Libyan Army chief Mohammed al-Haddad in Ankara, Turkey.
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2000Victor Boniface, Nigerian footballer
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1999Samuel Lino, Brazilian footballer
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1996Bartosz Kapustka, Polish footballer
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1992Mbwana Samatta, Tanzanian footballer
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1992Jeff Schlupp, German footballer
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1991Kyren Wilson, English snooker player
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1990Brice Dja Djédjé, Ivorian footballer
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1990Mitch Haniger, American baseball player
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1990Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, American actress and singer
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1989David Szymanski, American video game developer
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1988Mallory Hagan, American beauty queen, Miss America 2013
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1987Tommaso Bellazzini, Italian footballer
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