December 25th, 1264

Born on December 25th, 1264

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 277,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 640 days, exactly on February 14th, 2026, people who were born on December 25th, 1264 will be 278,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 25th?

December 25th, 2016

A Tupolev Tu-154 of the Russian Defence Ministry crashed into the Black Sea shortly after taking off from Sochi International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.

December 25th, 2009

A fire destroyed Longford's 19th-century St Mel's Cathedral, considered the "flagship cathedral" of the Irish midlands.

December 25th, 2007

A tiger at the San Francisco Zoo escaped from its enclosure and attacked three patrons before it was shot and killed.

December 25th, 2000

Russian president Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill officially adopting a new national anthem, with music by Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov originally composed for the anthem of the Soviet Union.

December 25th, 1991

In a nationally televised speech, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as President of the Soviet Union.

December 25th, 1990

British computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee introduced WorldWideWeb, the world's first web browser and WYSIWYG HTML editor.

December 25th, 1989

Romanian Revolution: Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena were condemned to death on a wide range of charges and executed.

December 25th, 1968

In Tamil Nadu, India, families of striking Dalit workers were massacred by a gang, allegedly led by their landlords.

December 25th, 1941

Second World War: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when Mark Aitchison Young, the Governor of Hong Kong, surrendered the territory to Japan after 18 days of fierce fighting.

December 25th, 1927

The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng, a revolutionary socialist political party that sought Vietnamese independence from French colonial rule, was formed in Hanoi.

December 25th, 1809

American physician Ephraim McDowell performed the world's first removal of an ovarian tumor.

December 25th, 1758

Based on predictions by Edmond Halley in 1705, Johann Georg Palitzsch observed a comet that was later named Halley's Comet (pictured).

December 25th, 1100

Baldwin I was crowned the first king of Jerusalem (depicted) in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

December 25th, 1066

Norman Conquest: William the Conqueror was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, but continued to face rebellions over the following years and was not secure on the throne until after 1072.

December 25th, 1046

Henry III was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Clement II.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 25th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 25th?

84

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)

*December 25th, 1642, Woolsthorpe Manor †March 31st, 1727, Kensington

33

Ramona Bachmann

Swiss footballer

*December 25th, 1990, Malters

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

52

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada since 2015

*December 25th, 1971, Ottawa

67

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

24

Siril Verma

Badminton player

*December 25th, 1999, Telangana

54

John IV Laskaris

13th-century emperor of Nicaea

*December 25th, 1250, İznik †January 1st, 1305

71

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Politician and the founder of Pakistan (1876–1948)

*December 25th, 1876, Karachi †September 11th, 1948, Karachi

57

Humphrey Bogart

American actor (1899–1957)

*December 25th, 1899, New York City †January 14th, 1957, Los Angeles

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

*December 25th, 1918, Mit Abu al-Kum †October 6th, 1981, Cairo

45

Jeremy Strong

American actor

*December 25th, 1978, Jamaica Plain

77

Reinhard Rauball

Germany politician (SPD)

*December 25th, 1946, Northeim

53

Peter Beyer

German politician

*December 25th, 1970, Ratingen

48

David Thompson

Sixth Prime Minister of Barbados (1961-2010)

*December 25th, 1961, London †October 23rd, 2010, Saint Philip

73

Serge Chiesa

Former professional French footballer

*December 25th, 1950, Casablanca

38

Delphine O

French politician

*December 25th, 1985, Mont-Saint-Aignan

92

Helena Rubinstein

Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist

*December 25th, 1872, Kraków †April 1st, 1965, New York City

80

Charles Athanase Walckenaer

French civil servant and scientist (1771-1852)

*December 25th, 1771, Paris †April 26th, 1852, Paris

57

Darius Rochebin

French-speaking Swiss journalist

*December 25th, 1966, Geneva

96

Ram Narayan

Classical sarangi player from India

*December 25th, 1927, Udaipur

61

Dean Cameron

American actor

*December 25th, 1962, Morrison

82

Evelyn Nesbit

American model and actress

*December 25th, 1884, Tarentum †January 17th, 1967, Santa Monica

52

Dido

English singer and songwriter (born 1971)

*December 25th, 1971, Kensington

81

Benjamin Pierce

American politician (1757–1839)

*December 25th, 1757, Chelmsford †April 1st, 1839, Hillsborough County

69

Annie Lennox

Scottish singer-songwriter

*December 25th, 1954, Aberdeen

47

Armin van Buuren

Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer

*December 25th, 1976, Leiden

71

Henry Gage

Governor of California (1852-1924)

*December 25th, 1852, Geneva †August 28th, 1924, Los Angeles

43

Park Kahi

South Korean singer, dancer and actress

*December 25th, 1980, Daegu

33

Moreno Moser

Road racing cyclist

*December 25th, 1990, Trento

74

Sissy Spacek

American actress

*December 25th, 1949, Quitman

56

Christophe Marguin

Chef from France

*December 25th, 1967, Lyon

79

Jean-Christian Petitfils

French banker, writer, political scientist and historian

*December 25th, 1944, Paris

81

John Davidson

Actor (1886-1968)

*December 25th, 1886, New York City †January 16th, 1968, Los Angeles

77

Stuart Wilson

British actor

*December 25th, 1946, Guildford

69

Jo de Haan

Dutch cyclist (1936–2006)

*December 25th, 1936, Klaaswaal †April 19th, 2006, Huijbergen

98

Henry Hillman

American entrepreneur

*December 25th, 1918, Pittsburgh †April 14th, 2017, Pittsburgh

84

Bob James

American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer

*December 25th, 1939, Missouri

90

Quentin Crisp

English writer, humorist and actor (1908-1999)

*December 25th, 1908, Sutton †November 21st, 1999, Chorlton-cum-Hardy

100

Noëlla Rouget

French Resistance member and survivor of Ravensbrück

*December 25th, 1919, Saumur †November 22nd, 2020, Geneva

47

Tuomas Holopainen

Finnish songwriter, producer and keyboardist

*December 25th, 1976, Kitee

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Public holidays on December 25th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 25th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1264 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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