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23 December 1947 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 December 1947 was a Tuesday.
- Top Film of 1947
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1947 was Forever Amber.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 23 December is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 December 1947 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 December 1947 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 23 December
- 1936 Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- 1941 World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.
- 1947 The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
- 1954 First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.
- 1955 The first film adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, premieres.
Famous people born on 23 December
- Jim Harbaugh, American football player and coach (born 1963)
- Eddie Vedder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1964)
- Corey Haim, Canadian actor (1971–2010)
- Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)
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Events of 1947 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1947 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 19 January – to 15 March – an arctic cold snap with five major blizzards caused many deaths.
- 18 May – the 21st anniversary of the founding of the Fianna Fáil party was celebrated in the Capitol Theatre, Dublin.
- 7 July – the Aer Lingus airline began a direct service between Dublin and Amsterdam.
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Michael Gambon19 October 1940ActorView their day →Brenda Fricker17 February 1945ActressView their day →Gerry Adams6 October 1948Republican politicianView their day →Phil Lynott20 August 1949Rock musicianView their day →Sinéad Cusack18 February 1948ActressView their day →Rory Gallagher2 March 1948GuitaristView their day →Fionnula Flanagan10 December 1941ActressView their day →Gilbert O'Sullivan1 December 1946Singer-songwriterView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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