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Susan Lucci won only once, in 1999, after the 19th nomination; her status as a perpetual nominee for the award had attracted significant media attention since the late 1980s.
Famous Birthdays on December 23
1946 — Susan Lucci
American actress
December 23 has 224 recorded notable births across history, from 968 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 2007 An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state. Source
- 2015 A bomb explodes at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport, killing one airport cleaner. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks claim responsibility for the attack four days later. Source
- 1815 The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published. Source
- 2008 A coup d'état occurs in Guinea hours after the death of President Lansana Conté. Source
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Wesley Clark graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1966 at West Point and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, where he obtained a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
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Chaudhary Charan Singh was an Indian politician, peasant leader, author and an independence activist who briefly served as the prime minister of India from July 1979 to January 1980.
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Morsi refused to acknowledge his removal as valid and continued to maintain that only he could be considered the legitimate President of Egypt.
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Dubbed as the "Prime Star", she is known for her dramatic roles in film and television and was the fourth actress to achieve the Grandslam status for her performance in the film Narito ang Puso Ko (1992).
More major people born on December 23
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1944
Wesley Clark
American general
Wesley Kanne Clark, SSM, BVO, KBE is a retired United States Army officer.
1902
Charan Singh
Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (died 1987)
Chaudhary Charan Singh was an Indian politician, peasant leader, author and an independence activist who briefly served as the prime minister of India from July 1979 to January 1980.
1936
Frederic Forrest
American actor (died 2023)
Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr. was an American actor. A figure of the New Hollywood movement, Forrest was best known for his collaborations with director Francis Ford Coppola, playing featured roles in The Conversation…
1945
Adly Mansour
Egyptian lawyer, judge, and politician, President of Egypt
Adly Mahmoud Mansour is an Egyptian judge and politician who served as the president of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt.
1961
Lorna Tolentino
Filipino actress and producer
Victoria Lorna Perez Aluquin-Fernandez, better known by her stage name Lorna Tolentino, sometimes known as L.T., an abbreviation of her screen name, is a Filipino actress, model, film producer and television…
1935
Esther Phillips
American R&B singer (died 1984)
Esther Phillips was an American singer, best known for her R&B vocals.
1950
Richard Dannatt
Baron Dannatt, English general
General Francis Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt, is a retired senior British Army officer and member of the House of Lords. He was Chief of the General Staff from 2006 to 2009.
1953
Gerrit W. Gong
American religious leader and academic
Gerrit Walter Gong is an American religious leader and former academic serving as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
968
Emperor Zhenzong of Song
emperor of the Song dynasty (died 1022)
Emperor Zhenzong of Song, personal name Zhao Heng, was the third emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 997 to his death in 1022.
1894
Arthur Gilligan
English cricketer (died 1976)
Arthur Edward Robert Gilligan was an English first-class cricketer who captained the England cricket team nine times in 1924 and 1925, winning four Test matches, losing four and drawing one.
1968
Barry Kooser
American painter and animator
Barry R. Kooser is an American artist, painter, and educator who worked at Walt Disney Feature Animation Studios between 1992 and 2003 as a background artist on films such as The Lion King, Pocahontas, Mulan, Lilo &…
1936
Bobby Ross
American football player and coach
Robert Joseph Ross is an American former football coach. He served as the head football coach at The Citadel (1973–1977), the University of Maryland, College Park (1982–1986), Georgia Tech (1987–1991), and the United…
1939
Nancy Graves
American sculptor and painter (died 1995)
Nancy Graves was an American sculptor, painter, printmaker, and filmmaker known for her focus on natural phenomena like camels or maps of the Moon.
1963
Jim Harbaugh
American football player and coach
James Joseph Harbaugh is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the head coach for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).
1948
Jack Ham
American football player and sportscaster
Jack Raphael Ham Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1971 to 1982.
1919
Kenneth M. Taylor
American general and pilot (died 2006)
Kenneth Marlar Taylor was a United States Air Force officer and a flying ace of World War II.
1984
Bernard Pollard
American football player
Bernard Karmell Pollard is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL).
1977
Jari Mäenpää
Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jari Mäenpää is a Finnish singer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He is the founder of the melodic death metal band Wintersun for which he sings and records the majority of instruments except the drums.
1951
Anthony Phillips
English guitarist and songwriter
Anthony Edwin Phillips is an English musician, songwriter, and composer who co-founded the progressive rock band Genesis.