December 25th, 1708

Born on December 25th, 1708

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 115,000 days old!

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What happened on December 25th?

December 25th, 2024

After the loss of aircraft systems, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashed near Aktau International Airport while attempting to perform an emergency landing after being hit by a Russian defense missile.

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 .

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.

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

Same year
Born in 1708

69

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768

*November 15th, 1708, London †May 11th, 1778, London Borough of Bromley

69

Albrecht von Haller

Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet (1708-1777)

*October 16th, 1708, Bern †December 12th, 1777, Bern

20

Anna Petrovna of Russia

Elder daughter of Emperor Peter I of Russia and Catherine I of Russia

*February 27th, 1708, Moscow †May 4th, 1728, Kiel

41

Moyse Garrigue

(1708-1750)

*September 9th, 1708, Magdeburg †February 1st, 1750, Magdeburg

80

Paul Egede

Dano-Norwegian theologian

*September 9th, 1708, Kabelvåg †June 6th, 1789, Copenhagen

19

Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne

French noblewoman

*November 24th, 1708, France †July 28th, 1728, Hilpoltstein

60

Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

*July 17th, 1708, Weferlingen †January 20th, 1769, Bayreuth

82

Adam Struensee

German theologian

*September 8th, 1708, Neuruppin †June 20th, 1791, Rendsburg

58

Friedrich Gottfried Houck

German jurist

*August 19th, 1708, Steinfurt †June 28th, 1767, Utrecht

69

Jean-François-Joseph de Rochechouart

Catholic cardinal (1708-1777)

*January 27th, 1708, Toulouse †March 20th, 1777, Paris

69

William Hayes

English composer, organist and singer

*January 25th, 1708, Gloucester †July 27th, 1777, Oxford

67

Egidio Duni

Italian composer

*February 11th, 1708, Matera †June 11th, 1775, Paris

46

Friedrich von Hagedorn

German poet

*April 23rd, 1708, Hamburg †October 28th, 1754, Hamburg

84

Frans Burman

Dutch theologian, university teacher and writer (1708-1793)

*October 3rd, 1708, Amsterdam †April 10th, 1793, Utrecht

81

Jean Chastel

French farmer (1708-1789)

*March 31st, 1708, La Besseyre-Saint-Mary †January 1st, 1790, France

61

Johann Caspar Richter

German merchant (1708-1770)

*September 16th, 1708, Leipzig †August 7th, 1770, Leipzig

59

Daniel Gralath

18th century physicist and mayor of Gdansk

*May 30th, 1708, Gdańsk †July 23rd, 1767, Gdańsk

63

Georg Reutter II

Austrian composer (1708–1772)

*April 6th, 1708, Vienna †March 11th, 1772, Vienna

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Leap year

Yes: 1708 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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