Born on December 24th, 1818
Weekday
Thursday
December 24th, 1818 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1818 - January 20th, 1819
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 74,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 1 days, exactly on April 27th, 2024, people who were born on December 24th, 1818 will be 75,000 days old!
74,999 Days
10,714 Weeks
2,464 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on December 24th, 1818?
The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the Nikolauskirche in Oberndorf, Austria.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night
The Christmas carol "Silent Night" (audio featured) by Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber was first performed in a church in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_carolWhat else happened on December 24th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 24th
Born on December 24th, 1818
70 James Prescott Joule
English physicist and brewer (1818-1889)
*December 24th, 1818, Salford †October 11th, 1889, SaleSame Day
Who's birthday is on December 24th?
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78 Charles Hermite
French mathematician (1822-1901)
*December 24th, 1822, Dieuze †January 14th, 1901, Paris
56 Adam Mickiewicz
Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855)
*December 24th, 1798, Zavosse †November 26th, 1855, Istanbul
69 Antonio de Trueba
Spanish writer (1819-1889)
*December 24th, 1819, Galdames †March 10th, 1889, Bilbao
65 Matthew Arnold
British poet and cultural critic (1822–1888)
*December 24th, 1822, Laleham †April 15th, 1888, Liverpool
69 Eugène Scribe
French dramatist and librettist (1791-1861)
*December 24th, 1791, Paris †February 20th, 1861, Paris
90 Witold Pyrkosz
Polish actor (1926-2017)
*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw.jpg "Lorenz Caffier")
Justin Clinchant
French general
*December 24th, 1820, Thiaucourt-Regniéville †March 20th, 1881, Paris
53 Gabriel García Moreno
President of Ecuador (1860 - 1865) / (1869) / (1869 - 1875)
*December 24th, 1821, Guayaquil †August 6th, 1875, Quito
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93 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
10th prime minister of India in 1996, 1998 and from 1999–2004
*December 24th, 1924, Gwalior †August 16th, 2018, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
46 Selim III
Ottoman sultan (1761-1808)
*December 24th, 1761, Istanbul †July 29th, 1808, Constantinople.jpg "Stephenie Meyer")
Same year
Born in 1818
64 Ivan Turgenev
Russian writer (1818–1883)
*October 28th, 1818, Oryol †September 3rd, 1883, BougivalFerdinand von Roemer
German geologist (1818-1891)
*January 5th, 1818, Hildesheim †December 14th, 1891, Wrocław.jpg "Francesco Crispi")
82 Francesco Crispi
Italian patriot and statesman (1818–1901)
*October 4th, 1818, Ribera †August 11th, 1901, NaplesKarl Müllenhoff
German philologist (1818-1884)
*September 8th, 1818, Marne †February 19th, 1884, BerlinFranz von Löher
German historian (1818–1892)
*October 15th, 1818, Paderborn †March 1st, 1892, Munich
47 Ignaz Semmelweis
Hungarian physician, early pioneer of antiseptic procedures (1818–1865); introduced hand disinfection standards, in obstetrical clinics (1847)
*July 1st, 1818, Tabán †August 13th, 1865, Oberdöbling_Portret_van_de_Franse_componist_Charles_Gounod,_RP-F-F01482.jpg "Charles Gounod")
87 Christian IX of Denmark
King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906
*April 8th, 1818, Gottorf Castle †January 29th, 1906, AmalienborgMarius Petipa
French-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer
*March 11th, 1818, Marseille †July 1st, 1910, HurzufEmily Brontë
British novelist and poet (1818–1848)
*July 30th, 1818, Thornton †December 19th, 1848, Haworth
63 Mary Todd Lincoln
First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865
*December 13th, 1818, Lexington †July 16th, 1882, Springfield
James FitzGerald
New Zealand politician (1818–1896)
*March 4th, 1818, Bath †August 2nd, 1896, WellingtonAlexander II of Russia
Emperor of Russia (1818–1881)
*April 17th, 1818, Small Nicholas Palace †March 1st, 1881, Winter PalacePaul Meurice
French writer
*February 5th, 1818, former 4th arrondissement of Paris †December 11th, 1905, 17th arrondissement of Paris
61 Paul Octave Hébert
Confederate Army general
*December 12th, 1818, Iberville Parish †August 29th, 1880, Iberville Parish
58 Sophie of Württemberg
Queen Consort of the Netherlands
*June 17th, 1818, Stuttgart †June 3rd, 1877, Huis ten Bosch
66 Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe
German chemist (1818-1884)
*September 27th, 1818, Elliehausen †November 25th, 1884, LeipzigBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on December 24th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Christmas Eve) which are celebrated on December 24th.
December 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_24_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Aðfangadagskvöld, the day when the 13th and the last Yule Lad arrives to towns. (Iceland)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_IcelandFeast of the Seven Fishes (Italian Americans)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Seven_FishesJuleaften (Denmark)/Julaften (Norway)/Julafton (Sweden)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_and_Christmas_in_DenmarkNittel Nacht (certain Orthodox Jewish denominations)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nittel_NachtNochebuena (Spain and Spanish-speaking countries)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_EveThe Declaration of Christmas Peace (Old Great Square of Turku, Finland's official Christmas City)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_PeaceWigilia (Poland)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/WigiliaQuviasukvik, the Inuit new year (Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia)
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuviasukvikKūčios (Lithuania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KūčiosIndependence Day (Libya)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_LibyaDay of Military Honour – Siege of Ismail (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Military_HonourDate as a Roman numeral / digit
24.12.1818
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1818 is a normal year and no leap year.