On December 23, history records 33 notable events, 208 famous births and 101 deaths, spanning the years 484 to 1793.
Events on this day include: Huneric dies and is succeeded by his nephew Gunthamund, who becomes king of the Vandals. During his reign Christians are protected from persecution. (484); Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks. (558).
Notable people born on December 23 include Emperor Zhenzong (968), Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (1173), Thomas Smith (diplomat) (1513).
Notable figures who died on this day include Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei (423), Huneric (484), Mor Gabriel (668).
Events on 23 December 33
See all →Huneric dies and is succeeded by his nephew Gunthamund, who becomes king of the Vandals. During his reign Christians are protected from persecution.
Hagia Sophia in Constantinople reopened with a rebuilt dome after a series of earthquakes caused the original to collapse.
Arab-Byzantine wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo.
Theologian Johann Sylvan is executed in Heidelberg for his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs.
As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees from England to Paris, France after being deposed in favor of his nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary.
George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.
The Battle of Savenay: a decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries in War in the Vendée during the French Revolution.