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On December 23, 484: The Arian Vandal Kingdom ceases its persecution of Nicene Christianity.

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The Arian Vandal Kingdom ceases its persecution of Nicene Christianity.

Arianism is a Christological doctrine that rejects the traditional notion of the Trinity, teaching that Jesus was created by God and is therefore distinct from God. It is named after its proponent Arius and is regarded as heretical by most modern mainstream branches of Christianity. Arianism is held by a minority of modern denominations, although some of these groups espouse related doctrines such as Socinianism, and others avoid the term "Arian" because of its historically negative connotations.

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Born on December 23

Finn Wolfhard 2002– Canadian actor and musician (born 2002)
Victor Boniface 2000– Nigerian footballer (born 2000)
Samuel Lino 1999– Brazilian footballer (born 1999)
Bartosz Kapustka 1996– Polish footballer (born 1996)
Reed Alexander 1994– American journalist, author, and former actor
Spencer Daniels 1992– American film and television actor
Mbwana Samatta 1992– Tanzanian footballer
Jeff Schlupp 1992– German footballer (born 1992)
Kyren Wilson 1991– English snooker player (born 1991)
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Brice Dja Djédjé 1990– Ivorian footballer (born 1990)
Mitch Haniger 1990– American baseball player (born 1990)
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle 1990– American actress and singer
David Szymanski 1989– American video game developer (born 1989)
Mallory Hagan 1988– American politician (born 1988)
Tommaso Bellazzini 1987– Italian footballer
Owen Franks 1987– NZ international rugby union player
Jori Lehterä 1987– Finnish ice hockey player (born 1987)
Thomas Bourgin 1986– French motorcycle racer

People

Died on December 23

Shyam Benegal Indian director and screenwriter (1934–2024)
Dési Bouterse Leader of Suriname (1980–1987; 1990–1991; 2010–2020)
Sophie Hediger Swiss snowboarder (1998–2024)
William Pope.L American visual artist (1955–2023)
Brandon Montrell American comedian (1979–2022)
Joan Didion American writer (1934–2021)
Leslie West American musician (1945–2020)
Maurice Hayes Irish public servant and later politician (1927–2017)
Alfred G. Gilman American pharmacologist (1941–2015)
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Don Howe English footballer, coach, manager, and pundit
Jean-Marie Pelt French biologist, pharmacist, and academic (born 1933)
Bülent Ulusu Prime Minister of Turkey from 1980 to 1983
Edward Greenspan Canadian lawyer and author
Robert V. Hogg American statistician and academic (1924–2014)
Chryssa Greek-American artist (1933–2013)
Mikhail Kalashnikov Russian firearms designer (1919–2013)
Yusef Lateef American jazz musician (1920–2013)
Ricky Lawson American drummer (1954–2013)

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  1. 484 The Arian Vandal Kingdom ceases its persecution of Nicene Christianity.

    Christological doctrine attributed to Arius

    Arianism is a Christological doctrine that rejects the traditional notion of the Trinity, teaching that Jesus was created by God and is therefore distinct from God. It is named after its proponent Arius and is regarded as heretical by most modern mainstream branches of Christianity. Arianism is held by a minority of modern denominations, although some of these groups espouse related doctrines such as Socinianism, and others avoid the term "Arian" because of its historically negative connotations.

  2. 558 Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks.

    King of the Franks (r. 511–558) of the Merovingian dynasty

    Chlothar I, sometime called "the Old", also anglicised as Clotaire from the original French version, was a king of the Franks of the Merovingian dynasty and one of the four sons of Clovis I.

  3. 583 Maya queen Yohl Ik'nal is crowned ruler of Palenque.

    Queen of the Mayan city-state of Palenque from 583 to 604

    Yohl Ikʼnal, also known as Lady Kan Ik, Lady Kʼanal Ikʼnal, and sometimes rendered as Ix Yohl Ikʼnal, was queen regnant of the Maya city-state of Palenque. She acceded to the throne on 23 December 583 CE and ruled until her death in 604.

  4. 962 The Sack of Aleppo as part of the Arab–Byzantine wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo.

    Capture and destruction of the city in 962 CE

    The sack of Aleppo in December 962 was carried out by the Byzantine Empire under Nikephoros Phokas. Aleppo was the capital of the Hamdanid emir Sayf al-Dawla, the Byzantines' chief antagonist at the time.

  5. 1299 The Ilkhanate ruler Ghazan defeats a Mamluk army that opposes his invasion into Syria in the Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar near Homs.

    1256-1335 Post-Mongol Empire khanate in Iran

    The Ilkhanate or Il-khanate was a Mongol khanate founded in the southwestern territories of the Mongol Empire. It was ruled by the Il-Khans or Ilkhanids, and known to the Mongols as Hülegü Ulus. The Ilkhanid realm was officially known as the Land of Iran (Irānzamin) or simply Iran.

  6. 1598 Arauco War: Governor of Chile Martín García Óñez de Loyola is killed in the Battle of Curalaba by Mapuches led by Pelantaru.
  7. 1688 As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees from England to Paris after being deposed in favor of his son-in-law and nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary.
  8. 1773 Moscow State Academy of Choreography is founded under the reign of Catherine II. It is the second ballet school in Russia after Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.
  9. 1783 George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.
  10. 1793 The Battle of Savenay: A decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries in War in the Vendée during the French Revolution.
  11. 1815 The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published.
  12. 1823 The poem "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas," also known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," is published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel.
  13. 1876 First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
  14. 1893 The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.
  15. 1905 The Tampere conference, where Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin meet for the first time, is held in Tampere, Finland.
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  1. 1913 The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.
  2. 1914 World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.
  3. 1914 World War I: During the Battle of Sarikamish, Ottoman forces mistook one another for Russian troops. The following friendly fire incident leaves 2,000 Ottomans dead and many more wounded.
  4. 1916 World War I: Battle of Magdhaba: Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula.
  5. 1919 Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the United Kingdom, allowing women to serve as lawyers, civil servants, and in other professions, as well as to serve on juries.
  6. 1936 Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
  7. 1936 Spanish Civil War: The Spanish Republic legalizes the Regional Defence Council of Aragon.
  8. 1941 World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.
  9. 1947 The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
  10. 1948 Seven Japanese military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.
  11. 1950 Korean War: General Walton Walker dies in a jeep accident and is replaced by General Matthew Ridgway in the Eighth United States Army.
  12. 1954 First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.
  13. 1955 The first film adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, premieres.
  14. 1960 Hilkka Saarinen née Pylkkänen is murdered in the so-called "oven homicide" case in Krootila, Kokemäki, Finland.
  15. 1968 The 82 sailors from the USS Pueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea.

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