Daily Calendar for December 23rd, 2019

The Old Farmer's Almanac daily calendar gives you quick reference for the significant events on any day throughout the year.

1670s

• 1672: Saturn's moon Rhea discovered

1720s

• Born 1722: Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (Swedish scientist)

1780s

• 1783: George Washington resigned as Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army and retired to his home at Mount Vernon, Virginia, with no inkling that he would be drafted to President 6 years later

1800s

• Born 1805: Joseph Smith (religious leader; organized The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

1820s

• 1823: A Visit From St. Nicholas, attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, first published

1860s

• Born 1867: Madam C. J. Walker (entrepreneur, philanthropist, social activist)

1880s

• 1888: Part of Vincent Van Gogh's left ear was cut off

1900s

• 1900: Reginald Fessenden became the first person to transmit voice over a wireless radio

1920s

• Born 1926: Robert Bly (poet)

1940s

• 1947: Transistor first demonstrated

1960s

• Born 1964: Eddie Vedder (musician)

1980s

• Died 1982: Jack Webb (actor)

• 1983: Jeanne Sauvé was appointed governor-general of Canada

• 1986: U.S. pilots, Dick Rutan and Jeanna Yeager, landed the experimental aircraft Voyager in California after a record 9-day 4-minute nonstop flight around the world without refueling

• Died 1986: Marjorie Child Husted (home economist, helped create Betty Crocker)

2000s

• Died 2000: Victor Borge (comedian & pianist)