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Notable anniversaries in history for today: December 23
- 300th: 1724 - Emperor Charles VI names Maria Elisabeth land guardian of Australia Netherlands.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Floyd Kalber in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; newscaster (NBC Weekend News anchor - 1973).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of D J D Dees; pharmacist/Dutch minister of WVC (VVD).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Enneüs Heerma; Dutch minister of Housing (CDA).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Hans Tentije [Johann Krämer]; Dutch poet (Nachtwit).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of U C Joshi; cricket player (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India).
- 70th: 1954 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to theaters in the USA. The film is based on the novel by Jules Verne.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Andy Gabel in Chicago, Illinois, USA; short track skater (Olympics-1994).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Petr Klima in Chaomutov, Czechoslovakia; NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning).
- 60th: 1964 - India and Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed.
- 40th: 1984 - Viv Richards scores 208 in Test Cricket at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 30th: 1994 - Baseball owners impose salary cap, fiercely opposed by players.
- 30th: 1994 - Didier Rocher, son of French cosmetic maker Yves Rocher, dies at age 41.
- 30th: 1994 - Nora Dunfree, US actress (Grass Harp), dies at age 78.
- 30th: 1994 - Sebastian Lewis Shaw, British actor (High Season, Ace of Spades), dies at age 89 (born 1905).
- 20th: 2004 - Free-agent outfielder J.D. Drew signs a five-year, $55 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- 20th: 2004 - Death of P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India (born 1921).
- 5th: 2019 - 28 people are killed and 13 others injured after a bus plunges into a ravine on a winding road in South Sumatra.
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