December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining.
It is the 300th day counting from March 1, every year.
Events:
Births:
- 1 BC (traditionally): birth of Jesus Christ, held to be the Son of God in Christian belief, considered a prophet and wise man in Islamic belief. The actual date of Christ's birth is a subject of dispute and is celebrated on several different days worldwide.
- 1642 - Sir Isaac Newton, physicist and mathematician (+ 1727)
- 1742 - Charlotte von Stein[?], girlfriend of Goethe (+ 1827)
- 1763 - Claude Chappe, telecommunications pioneer semaphore lines.
- 1771 - Dorothy Wordsworth[?], diarist and sister of William Wordsworth (+ 1855)
- 1821 - Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross
- 1856 - Hans von Bartels, German painter
- 1863 - Charles Pathé[?], movie producer
- 1876 - Muhammed Ali Jinnah, first Governor-General of Pakistan (disputed)
- 1883 - Maurice Utrillo, a "Montmartre" artist (+ 1955)
- 1886 - Kid Ory, jazz musician (+ 1973)
- 1887 - Conrad Nicholson Hilton[?], hotelier (+ 1979)
- 1899 - Humphrey Bogart, actor (+ 1957)
- 1906 - Sir Lew Grade[?], film producer (+ 1998)
- 1907 - Cab Calloway, bandleader (+ 1994)
- 1908 - Quentin Crisp, author, gay activist (+ 1999)
- 1908 - Helen Twelvetrees[?], actress (+ 1958)
- 1912 - Tony Martin[?], singer
- 1913 - Henri Nannen[?], journalist and publisher (+ 1966)
- 1915 - Pete Rugolo[?], bandleader
- 1918 - Anwar Sadat, Egyptian president (+ 1981)
- 1924 - Rod Serling, scriptwriter, host of The Twilight Zone) (+ 1975)
- 1936 - Ismail Merchant[?], movie producer
- 1943 - Hanna Schygulla[?], actress
- 1945 - Noel Redding, bassist: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- 1945 - Gary Sandy[?], actor
- 1945 - Kenny Stabler[?], American football player
- 1946 - Jimmy Buffett, singer, songwriter
- 1946 - Larry Csonka[?], American football player
- 1948 - Barbara Mandrell[?], singer, actress
- 1949 - Sissy Spacek, actress
- 1954 - Robin Campbell[?], guitarist and singer of UB40
- 1954 - Annie Lennox, singer of Eurythmics
- 1958 - Rickey Henderson, baseball player
- 1971 - Dido, singer
Deaths:
- 795 - Pope Adrian I
- 1635 - Samuel de Champlain - French explorer, founder of Quebec City.
- 1683 - Kara Mustafa, Ottoman pasha and general who lost the Battle of Vienna.
- 1933 - Francesc Macià, President of Generalitat, Autonomous government of Catalonia
- 1938 - Karel Capek, Czech author, inventor of the word robot
- 1946 - W. C. Fields, actor, comedian
- 1951 - Harry T. Moore[?], civil rights activist: assassinated
- 1957 - Charles Pathé[?], movie producer
- 1973 - Ismet Inonu, statesman
- 1977 - Charlie Chaplin, actor
- 1983 - Joan Miró, painter
- 1989 - Nicolae Ceauşescu, Romanian dictator
- 1989 - Billy Martin[?], baseball player, manager
- 1995 - Dean Martin, singer, actor
- 1996 - JonBenet Ramsey, murder victim
Holidays and Observances:
See Also:
December 24 - December 26 - November 25 - January 25 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December
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