December 23rd
- 1807 – George S. Shanklin born.
- 1812 – Joseph J. Bullock born.
- 1832 – Andrew Jackson Clements born.
- 1853 – Young E. Allison born.
- 1861 – William Clayton Anderson died, aged 34.
- 1881 – Dick Sutherland born.
- 1888 – Landaff Andrews died, aged 84.
- 1924 – Richard E. Bush born.
- 1935 – Paul Hornung born.
- 1943 – Merrell Fankhauser born.
- 1949 – Adrian Belew born.
- 1961 – Patsy Terrell born.