December 25th, 1505

Born on December 25th, 1505

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 189,000 days old!

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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

Born on December 25th, 1505

43

Christine of Saxony

German noblewoman (1506-1549)

*December 25th, 1505, Dresden †April 15th, 1549, Kassel

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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

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

88

Antoinette de Bourbon

Duchess consort of Guise

*December 25th, 1494, Ham †January 22nd, 1583, Joinville

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

80

Charles Athanase Walckenaer

French civil servant and scientist (1771-1852)

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

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

92

Helena Rubinstein

Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist

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

38

Delphine O

French politician

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

57

Darius Rochebin

French-speaking Swiss journalist

*December 25th, 1966, Geneva

81

Benjamin Pierce

American politician (1757–1839)

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

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Born in 1505

63

Levinus Lemnius

Dutch writer (1505-1568)

*May 20th, 1505, Zierikzee †July 1st, 1568, Zierikzee

65

Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg (1535-1571)

*January 13th, 1505, Old Cölln †January 3rd, 1571, Köpenick

72

Achilles Gasser

German physician and astrologer

*November 3rd, 1505, Lindau †December 4th, 1577, Augsburg

63

Mikołaj Rej

Polish poet and prose writer, politician and musician of the Renaissance (1505-1569)

*February 4th, 1505, Zhuravno †January 1st, 1569, Rejowiec

52

Melchior Zobel von Giebelstadt

Bishop of Wurtzburg

*September 18th, 1505, Giebelstadt †April 15th, 1558, Würzburg

53

Queen Maria of Hungary

Governor of the Netherlands; queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia as the wife of King Louis II

*September 15th, 1505, Brussels metropolitan area †October 18th, 1558, Cigales

80

Thomas Tallis

English composer

*January 30th, 1505, Kent †November 23rd, 1585, Greenwich

69

Louis, Count of Stolberg

German nobleman (1505-1574)

*January 12th, 1505, Stolberg †September 1st, 1574, Wertheim

50

Johannes Scheyring

German politician (1505-1555)

*March 10th, 1505, Magdeburg †May 8th, 1555, Magdeburg

67

Aegidius Tschudi

Swiss historian (1505-1572)

*February 5th, 1505, Glarus †February 28th, 1572, Glarus

44

Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton

English earl (1505-1550)

*December 21st, 1505, London †July 30th, 1550, London

40

Philipp von Hutten

German explorer

*December 18th, 1505, Maroldsweisach †May 17th, 1546, Quíbor

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1505 is a normal year and no leap year.

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