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What happened in history on this day: December 23?
On December 23 in ...
- 1915 - J Kern/S Greene's musical "Very Good Eddie" premieres in New York City, New York.
Births on December 23
- 1923 - Birth of Milt Okun in Brooklyn, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Starland Vocal Band Show).
- 1932 - Birth of James Cleveland in Chicago, Illinois, USA; reverend, gospel musician ("Old Time Religion", "It's Me O Lord").
- 1935 - Birth of Esther Phillips [EM Jones]; American singer ("When a Woman Loves a Man").
- 1939 - Birth of Johnny Kidd [Frederick Heath] in London, England; rocker (Johnny Kidd and the Pirates).
- 1940 - Birth of Eugene Record; American singer (Chi Lites - "Give it Away").
- 1941 - Birth of Tim Hardin in Oregon, USA; singer ("If I Were a Carpenter", "Bird on a Wire").
- 1943 - Birth of Derek Small; rocker (Spinal Tap).
- 1943 - Birth of Peter Quaife in Devon, England; rock bassist (Kinks - "Long Tall Sally").
- 1945 - Birth of Ronald Bushy; rocker (Iron Butterfly - "In A Gadda Da Vida").
- 1949 - Birth of Luther Grosvenor; rocker (Spooky Tooth).
- 1955 - Birth of Dave Murray; English pop guitarist (Iron Maiden - "Number of the Beast").
- 1958 - Birth of Dave Murray; English pop guitarist (Iron Maiden - "Powerslave").
- 1960 - Birth of William Sinnot; Scottish pop musician (Shamen - "Move Any Mountain").
- 1965 - Birth of Eddie Vedder; heavy metal singer (Pearl Jam - "Justine").
- 1965 - Birth of Slash; rocker (Guns N' Roses).
- 1985 - Birth of Harry Judd; English drummer (McFly).
Deaths on December 23
- 1992 - Eddie Hazel, US pop guitarist (Funkadelic - "Knee Deep"), dies at age 42.
- 2000 - Death of Victor Borge AKA Borge Rosenbaum at age 91 of heart failure; pianist & comedian (Bing Crosby's Kraft Music Hall on radio, Ed Sullivan Show, Hollywood Palace, The Tonight Show).
- 2007 - Death of Oscar Peterson at age 82; jazz pianist (recorded over 90 albums, won Canada's Juno Award in 1987, Grammy in 1975, 1979, 1980, two in 1991).
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