December 25
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:
- 800 - Coronation of Charlemagne.
- 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the Soviet Union.
Births:
- 1 (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
- 1742 - Charlotte von Stein, girlfriend of Goethe (+ 1827)
- 1771 - Dorothy Worsworth
- 1821 - Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross
- 1863 - Charles Pathé, movie producer
- 1887 - Conrad Nicholson Hilton, hotelier (+ 1979)
- 1907 - Cab Calloway, bandleader
- 1908 - Quentin Crisp, author and gay activist
- 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)
- 1936 - Ismail Merchant, movie producer
- 1943 - Hanna Schygulla, actress
- 1945 - Noel Redding, bassist: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- 1945 - Gary Sandy, actor
- 1945 - Kenny Stabler, football player
- 1946 - Jimmy Buffett, singer, songwriter)
- 1946 - Larry Csonka, football player
- 1948 - Barbara Mandrell, singer and 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:
- 1933 - Francesc Macià, President of Generalitat, Autonomous government of Catalonia
- 1938 - Karel Capek, Czek author, inventor of the word robot
- 1946 - W. C. Fields, actor and 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 Ceaucescu, Romanian dictator
- 1995 - Dean Martin, singer, actor
Holidays and Observances:
- The Christmas holiday is celebrated on this day in Western Christianity.
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