December 25th, 1568

Born on December 25th, 1568

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 166,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 682 days, exactly on March 19th, 2026, people who were born on December 25th, 1568 will be 167,000 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

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

64

Johannes Buxtorf

German Calvinist theologian

*December 25th, 1564, Kamen †September 13th, 1629, Basel

71

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Politician and the founder of Pakistan (1876–1948)

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

26

Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain

Queen consort of Spain (1584-1611)

*December 25th, 1584, Graz †October 3rd, 1611, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

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

62

Noël Brûlart de Sillery

French diplomat (1578-1640)

*December 25th, 1577, Kingdom of France †September 26th, 1640, Kingdom of France

80

Charles Athanase Walckenaer

French civil servant and scientist (1771-1852)

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

77

Reinhard Rauball

Germany politician (SPD)

*December 25th, 1946, Northeim

45

Jeremy Strong

American actor

*December 25th, 1978, Jamaica Plain

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

92

Helena Rubinstein

Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist

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

81

Benjamin Pierce

American politician (1757–1839)

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

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70

Tommaso Campanella

Italian philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet (1568-1639)

*September 4th, 1568, Stilo †May 21st, 1639, Paris

76

Urban VIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1623 to 1644

*April 5th, 1568, Florence †July 29th, 1644, Rome

29

Gunilla Bielke

Queen of Sweden

*June 25th, 1568, Östergötland †June 25th, 1597, Bråborg Castle

64

Salome Alt

Mistress to German Prince bishop

*November 21st, 1568, Salzburg †June 27th, 1633, Wels

23

Aloysius Gonzaga

Italian aristocrat and Jesuit seminarian and saint

*March 9th, 1568, Castiglione delle Stiviere †June 21st, 1591, Rome

57

Honoré d'Urfé

French writer (1568-1625)

*February 11th, 1568, Marseille †June 1st, 1625, Villefranche-sur-Mer

54

Sophie of Brandenburg

Regent of Saxony (1568-1622)

*June 6th, 1568, Flecken Zechlin †December 7th, 1622, Colditz Castle

51

Onorio Longhi

Italian architect

*October 12th, 1568, Viggiù †December 31st, 1619, Rome

71

Henry Wotton

English writer, poet, politician and ambassador (1568-1639)

*March 30th, 1568, Boughton Place †December 1st, 1639, Eton College

63

Johannes Hartmann

German chemist, physician and rector (1568-1631)

*January 15th, 1568, Amberg †December 7th, 1631, Marburg

56

Princess Anna of Sweden

Swedish princess (1568-1625)

*May 17th, 1568, Eskilstuna †February 26th, 1625, Brodnica

58

Bernardo de Balbuena

Poet

*November 20th, 1568, Valdepeñas †October 11th, 1627, San Juan

61

Christian I

Prince of Anhalt, then Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

*May 11th, 1568, Bernburg †April 17th, 1630, Bernburg

69

Daniel Cramer

German theologian

*January 20th, 1568, Recz †October 5th, 1637, Szczecin

59

Zdeněk Vojtěch Popel von Lobkowitz

Czech nobleman (1568-1628)

*August 15th, 1568, Prague †June 16th, 1628, Vienna

48

Karl Ludwig von Sulz

9 Jul 1568 Tiengen - 29 Sep 1616 Trino

*July 9th, 1568, Waldshut-Tiengen †September 29th, 1616, Turin

78

David Gloxin

Roman jurist and organist (1568-1646)

*February 8th, 1568, Choszczno †September 11th, 1646, Lübeck

61

Charlotte Catherine de La Trémoille

French princess (1568-1629)

*June 18th, 1568, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre †August 29th, 1629, Paris

45

Ventura Salimbeni

Italian painter (1568-1613)

*January 20th, 1568, Siena †November 23rd, 1613, Siena

46

Virginia de' Medici

Italian noble (1568-1615)

*May 29th, 1568, Florence †January 15th, 1615, Modena

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Leap year

Yes: 1568 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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