TIME

Here are some interesting facts ih history happened on 23 December.

1. St Philip of Moscow martyred by Ivan the Terrible
2. Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea a satellite of Saturn
3. John Flamsteed observes Uranus but doesn't realize its undiscovered
4. Washington resigns as US Army's commander-in-chief
5. US Federal Reserve system authorized
6. Ireland divided into two parts each with its own parliament
7. Transistor invented by Bardeen Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs
8. PM Tojo 6 other Japanese hung for war crimes by US
9. Borman Lovell & Anders 1st men to orbit moon
10. Earthquake destroys central Managua Nicaragua
11. Islanders end 15 games winless streak
12. 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices
13. Congress passes Metric Conversion Act
14. Islanders scored 7 goals in one period against the Rangers Trottier scores 8 pts vs Rangers 5 goals-NHL rec 6 pts in 1 pd
15. Rutan & Yeager make 1st around-the-world flight without refueling

These famous people were born on 23 December.

1. 1732 - Sir Richard Arkwright, invented spinning frame
2. 1777 - Alexander I, tsar of Russia (1801-25)
3. 1790 - Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics
4. 1805 - Joesph Smith, founded Mormon church
5. 1812 - Samuel Smiles, Scottish writer (Self-Help, Character, Duty)
6. 1860 - Harriet Monroe, American poet, editor of Poetry magazine
7. 1918 - Jose Greco, dancer
8. 1924 - Ruth Roman, in Boston Mass
9. 1925 - Harry Guardino, Actor (Hill Street Blues)
10. 1935 - Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packer (the Golden Boy)
11. 1941 - Elizabeth Hartman, in Youngstown Ohio
12. 1949 - Susan Lucci, soap star