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*[[2012]] – [[2012 phenomenon]]: Festivities are held in parts of Mesoamerica to commemorate the conclusion of b’ak’tun 13, a roughly 5,126-year-long cycle in the [[Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar]] whose passing many [[New Age]] spiritualists had earlier held to portend a variety of cataclysmic or transformative events.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alper |first=Alexandra |date=21 December 2012 |title=Celebrations in Mexico as world survives Maya "end of days" |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE8BJ16Q/ |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[2020]] – A [[great conjunction]] of [[Jupiter]] and [[Saturn]] occurs, with the two planets separated in the sky by 0.1 degrees. This is the closest conjunction between the two planets since 1623.<ref>{{Cite web|title=See the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, 21 December 2020|url=https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/great-conjunction-jupiter-saturn|access-date=2020-11-29|website=BBC Sky at Night Magazine}}</ref>
*[[2023]] – 14 people are killed and 25 others injured during [[2023 Prague shooting|a mass shooting]] at [[Charles University]] in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]. The perpetrator, a student at the university, kills himself after police arrived; he also killed his father before the shooting.<ref>{{cite web |title=A lone gunman opens fire in a Prague university, killing 15 people and injuring 24 |url=https://apnews.com/article/prague-shooting-dead-injured-9a383bc6919c1b0d929cf06aa4818341 |website=AP News |date=21 December 2023 |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref>
==Births==
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*[[1950]] – [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]], American screenwriter and producer, co-founded [[DreamWorks Animation]]<ref name="UPI"></ref>
* 1950 – [[Max Maven]], American magician and mentalist (d. 2022)
* 1950 – [[Lillebjørn Nilsen]], Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2024)
*[[1951]] – [[Steve Perryman]], English footballer and manager
*[[1952]] – [[Joaquín Andújar]], Dominican baseball player (d. 2015)
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*[[1956]] – [[Dave Laut]], American shot putter (d. 2009)
*[[1957]] – [[Ray Romano]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1957 – [[Tony Lewis (musician)|Tony Lewis]], English singer and songwriter (d. 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tonylewismusic.com/news/2018/9/18/forbes-magazine-interview|title=Forbes Magazine Interview|website=Tony Lewis|date=18 September 2018 |access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref>
*[[1958]] – [[Tamara Bykova]], Russian high jumper
*[[1959]] – [[Florence Griffith Joyner]], American sprinter and actress (d. 1998)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
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*[[1975]] – [[Paloma Herrera]], Argentine ballerina
*[[1977]] – [[Buddy Carlyle]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Buddy Carlyle |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/buddy-carlyle-234194 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref>
* 1977 – [[Corey Collymore]], Barbadian cricketer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.middlesexccc.com/squads/hall-of-fame/corey-collymore|title=Corey Collymore|publisher=[[Middlesex County Cricket Club]]|website=middlesexccc.com}}</ref>
* 1977 – [[Leon MacDonald]], New Zealand rugby player
* 1977 – [[Emmanuel Macron]], French politician, 25th [[President of France]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Sophie Pedder|title=Revolution Française: Emmanuel Macron and the quest to reinvent a nation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lhc0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT54|date=21 June 2018|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4729-4861-8|pages=54}}</ref>
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*[[1989]] – [[Mark Ingram II]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Ingram II |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13981/mark-ingram-ii |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref>
* 1989 – [[Tamannaah]], Indian actress
*[[1991]] – [[Nic Maddinson]], Australian cricketer<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/333780.html ESPNcricinfo</ref>
* 1991 – [[Otis (wrestler)|Otis]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Otis Dozovic |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/25765217/wwe-profile-page-otis-dozovic |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=20 December 2023 |date=8 March 2022}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Riccardo Saponara]], Italian footballer
*[[1992]] – [[Ha Ha Clinton-Dix]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ha Ha Clinton-Dix |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16735/ha-ha-clintondix |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref>
* 1992 – [[Jamie Oleksiak]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamie Oleksiak |url=https://www.nhl.com/kraken/player/jamie-oleksiak-8476467 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1994]] – [[Luke Brooks]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/luke-brooks/summary.html|title=Luke Brooks - Career Stats & Summary|publisher=Rugby League Project|access-date=2016-03-14}}</ref>
*[[1996]] – [[Kaitlyn Dever]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1997]] – [[Madelyn Cline]], American actress and model<ref name="UPI"></ref>
* 1997 – [[Charlie McAvoy]], American ice hockey player <ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlie McAvoy Stats And News |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/player/charlie-mcavoy-8479325 |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2002]] – [[Clara Tauson]], Danish tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clara Tauson {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/327793/clara-tauson |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
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