List of Famous people born on December 23rd
Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony
Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony, in Denmark known as Magdalena Sibylla, was the Princess of Denmark from 1634 to 1647 as the wife of Prince-Elect Christian of Denmark, and the Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg as the wife of Frederick Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
Karl Richard Lepsius
Karl Richard Lepsius was a pioneering Prussian egyptologist, linguist and modern archaeologist.
Kurt von der Chevallerie
Kurt von der Chevallerie was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the German 1st Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Chevallerie retired from the Army on 31 January 1945 and was missing in action since 18 April 1945 near Kolberg.
Takayoshi Ohmura
Takayoshi Ohmura is a Japanese musician and songwriter. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his first instrument was the piano, which he began playing when he was three years old. By the age of 11, he had started to play acoustic guitar, moving to electric guitar at the age of 14. By the age of 17, he had developed an interest in western hard rock and heavy metal music and devoted himself to it.
Martin Opitz
Martin Opitz von Boberfeld was a German poet, regarded as the greatest of that nation during his lifetime.
Vénus Khoury-Ghata
Vénus Khoury-Ghata is a renowned Turkish-Lebanese poet and writer. She won the Miss Beirut beauty pagent in 1959. Ghara holds French citizenship.
Susannah Haughton
José Campeche
José Campeche y Jordán, is the first known Puerto Rican visual artist and considered by art critics as one of the best rococo artists in the Americas. Campeche y Jordán loved to use colors that referenced the landscape of Puerto Rico, as well as the social and political crème de la crème.
Antonina Seredina
Antonina Alexandrovna Seredina was a Russian sprint canoeist. She won the 500 m singles and doubles events at the 1960 Olympics, and placed third in the doubles in 1968 and fourth in 1964. She also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and three silvers.