December 25th, 1725

Born on December 25th, 1725

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 109,000 days old!

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What happened on December 25th, 1725?

December 25th, 1725

J. S. Bach leads the first performance of the Christmas cantata Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110, making laughter audible in singing.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach

December 25th, 1725

J. S. Bach led the first performance of the Christmas cantata Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110, making laughter audible in singing.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach

What else 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 .

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

Same year
Born in 1725

30

Louis Mandrin

French outlaw

*February 11th, 1725, Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs †May 26th, 1755, Valence

73

Giacomo Casanova

Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)

*April 2nd, 1725, Venice †June 4th, 1798, Vienna

49

Robert Clive

British military officer and East India Company official (1725-1774)

*September 25th, 1725, Shropshire †November 22nd, 1774, London

58

James Otis

Lawyer in colonial Massachusetts (1725-1783)

*February 5th, 1725, Barnstable †May 23rd, 1783, Andover

79

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

French painter (1725 – 1805)

*August 21st, 1725, Tournus †March 21st, 1805, Paris

82

John Newton

Anglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist (1725–1807)

*July 24th, 1725, London †December 21st, 1807, London

77

Georg Christoph Kornacher

German politician (1725-1803)

*March 20th, 1725, Heilbronn †January 18th, 1803, Heilbronn

90

Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken

Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont

*November 16th, 1725, Ribeauvillé †February 11th, 1816, Bad Arolsen

68

Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne

French noble

*August 15th, 1725, Paris †December 2nd, 1793, Paris

88

Ferdinando Bertoni

Italian composer and organist (1725–1813)

*August 15th, 1725, Salò †December 1st, 1813, Desenzano del Garda

58

Johann Christoph Stockhausen

German theologian

*October 20th, 1725, Gladenbach †September 1st, 1784, Hanau

73

Karl Wilhelm Ramler

German poet

*February 25th, 1725, Kołobrzeg †April 11th, 1798, Berlin

78

Martin Knoller

Painter (1725-1804)

*November 8th, 1725, Steinach am Brenner †July 24th, 1804, Milan

61

Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel

Royal Navy admiral (1725-1786)

*April 25th, 1725, London †October 2nd, 1786, Elveden

74

Louise von Plessen

Lady-in-waiting, writer (1725-1799)

*April 26th, 1725, Vienna †September 14th, 1799, Celle

64

Johann Peter Miller

Lutheran theologian and educationist (1725-1789)

*April 17th, 1725, Leipheim †May 29th, 1789, Göttingen

89

Johann Anton von Pergen

Austrian diplomat (1725-1814)

*February 15th, 1725, Vienna †May 12th, 1814, Vienna

80

Lachlan McIntosh

American general (1725–1806)

*March 17th, 1725, Kingussie †February 20th, 1806, Savannah

79

Jean Henri Latude

French writer

*March 23rd, 1725, Montagnac †January 1st, 1805, former 10th arrondissement of Paris

62

Thomas Cushing

First Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor, briefly acting governor (1725-1788)

*March 24th, 1725, Quincy †February 28th, 1788, Boston

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1725 is a normal year and no leap year.

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