Births on December 23

Vadim Sharifijanov

Born on December 23, 1975

Vadim Sharifijanov, Russian ice hockey player

Vadim Rimovich Sharifijanov (Russian: Вадим Римович Шарифьянов; born December 23, 1975) is a Russian former professional ice hockey right winger who spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils and the Vancouver Canucks.

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Events on 1975

26 Jun

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Two FBI agents and a member of the American Indian Movement are killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; Leonard Peltier is later convicted of the murders in a controversial trial.
15 Aug

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup.
15 Aug

Yasukuni Shrine
Takeo Miki makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by an incumbent prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II.
27 Aug

Dili
The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.
1 Oct

Ellice Islands
The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu.

Births on December 23

Vadim Sharifijanov

Born on December 23, 1975

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Events on 1975

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Yasukuni Shrine

Dili

Ellice Islands