December 25th, 1829

Born on December 25th, 1829

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 71,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 199 days, exactly on February 10th, 2027, people who were born on December 25th, 1829 will be 72,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

Born on December 25th, 1829

62

Patrick Gilmore

Irish-American composer and bandmaster (1829-1892)

*December 25th, 1829, Ballygar †September 24th, 1892, St. Louis

Same year
Born in 1829

57

Chester A. Arthur

President of the United States from 1881 to 1885

*October 5th, 1829, Fairfield †November 18th, 1886, New York City

68

Manuel Tamayo y Baus

Spanish dramatist (1829–1898)

*September 15th, 1829, Madrid †June 20th, 1898, Madrid

55

Ferdinand von Hochstetter

German geologist

*April 30th, 1829, Esslingen am Neckar †July 18th, 1884, Vienna

66

Camillo Walzel

German librettist (1829-1895)

*February 11th, 1829, Magdeburg †March 17th, 1895, Vienna

61

Louis Constanz Berger

German manufacturer and liberal politician (1829-1891)

*August 28th, 1829, Witten †August 9th, 1891, Koblenz-Horchheim

83

Auguste Beernaert

Belgian prime minister and human rights activist (1829-1912)

*July 26th, 1829, Ostend †October 6th, 1912, Lucerne

73

Levi Strauss

German-Jewish-born American businessman

*February 26th, 1829, Buttenheim †September 26th, 1902, San Francisco

78

Oscar II of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and Norway from 1872 to 1905

*January 21st, 1829, Stockholm †December 8th, 1907, Stockholm

64

Anton Rubinstein

Russian pianist, composer and conductor

*November 16th, 1829, Ofatinți †November 8th, 1894, Petergof

55

Alfred Brehm

German naturalist (1829-1884)

*February 2nd, 1829, Renthendorf †November 11th, 1884, Renthendorf

71

Edward Moran

American artist (1829-1901)

*August 19th, 1829, Bolton †June 8th, 1901, New York City

50

Anselm Feuerbach

German painter (1829–1880)

*September 12th, 1829, Speyer †January 4th, 1880, Venice

50

Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

German noble (1829–1880)

*July 6th, 1829, Augustenborg †January 14th, 1880, Wiesbaden

71

Adolf Fick

German-born physician and physiologist (1829-1901)

*September 3rd, 1829, Kassel †August 21st, 1901, Blankenberge

48

José de Alencar

Brazilian writer (1829–1877)

*May 1st, 1829, Fortaleza †December 12th, 1877, Rio de Janeiro

71

Euphémie Vauthier

French writer and journalist

*May 3rd, 1829, Montignac-Lascaux †December 4th, 1900, Antony

72

Jenny Hirsch

German writer, editor (1829-1902)

*November 25th, 1829, Zerbst †March 10th, 1902, Berlin

80

Ernest Pictet

Swiss banker and politician (1829-1909)

*July 9th, 1829, Petit-Saconnex †August 19th, 1909, Petit-Saconnex

68

Francisco Javier Simonet

Spanish historian, writer and author (1829-1897)

*June 1st, 1829, Málaga †July 9th, 1897, Madrid

50

André Moinier

French politician and lawyer (1829-1880)

*September 14th, 1829, Joze †March 11th, 1880, Clermont-Ferrand

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 25th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 25th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1829 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
December 1829