December 25th, 1831

Born on December 25th, 1831

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What happened on December 25th, 1831?

December 25th, 1831

The Great Jamaican Slave Revolt begins; up to 20% of Jamaica's slaves mobilize in an ultimately unsuccessful fight for freedom.

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What else 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.

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

Born on December 25th, 1831

45

Johann von Herbeck

Austrian musician

*December 25th, 1831, Vienna †October 28th, 1877, Vienna

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33

Ramona Bachmann

Swiss footballer

*December 25th, 1990, Malters

84

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)

*December 25th, 1642, Woolsthorpe Manor †March 31st, 1727, Kensington

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

71

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Politician and the founder of Pakistan (1876–1948)

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

52

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada since 2015

*December 25th, 1971, Ottawa

57

Humphrey Bogart

American actor (1899–1957)

*December 25th, 1899, New York City †January 14th, 1957, Los Angeles

67

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

71

Henry Gage

Governor of California (1852-1924)

*December 25th, 1852, Geneva †August 28th, 1924, Los Angeles

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

*December 25th, 1918, Mit Abu al-Kum †October 6th, 1981, Cairo

24

Siril Verma

Badminton player

*December 25th, 1999, Telangana

92

Helena Rubinstein

Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist

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

62

Patrick Gilmore

Irish-American composer and bandmaster (1829-1892)

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

82

Evelyn Nesbit

American model and actress

*December 25th, 1884, Tarentum †January 17th, 1967, Santa Monica

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

73

Serge Chiesa

Former professional French footballer

*December 25th, 1950, Casablanca

48

David Thompson

Sixth Prime Minister of Barbados (1961-2010)

*December 25th, 1961, London †October 23rd, 2010, Saint Philip

59

Friedrich Wilhelm Grimme

German writer (1827-1887)

*December 25th, 1827, Assinghausen †April 3rd, 1887, Münster

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87

Hedwig Dohm

German feminist, writer, and opinion journalist

*September 20th, 1831, Berlin †June 1st, 1919, Berlin

48

James Clerk Maxwell

Scottish physicist (1831–1879)

*June 13th, 1831, Edinburgh †November 5th, 1879, Cambridge

49

James A. Garfield

President of the United States in 1881

*November 19th, 1831, Moreland Hills †September 19th, 1881, Elberon

84

Adolf von Auer

German jurist

*March 22nd, 1831, Munich †January 14th, 1916, Munich

56

Frederick III, German Emperor

German Emperor (1831-1888)

*October 18th, 1831, Neues Palais in Potsdam †June 15th, 1888, Neues Palais in Potsdam

59

Helena Blavatsky

Russian occult writer

*August 12th, 1831, Dnipro †April 26th, 1891, London

76

Eugène Poubelle

French lawyer and diplomat (1831-1904)

*April 15th, 1831, Caen †July 15th, 1907, Paris

77

Pierre Petit

French photographer (1831–1909)

*August 15th, 1831, Aups †February 16th, 1909, 10th arrondissement of Paris

77

Victorien Sardou

French dramatist (1831-1908)

*September 7th, 1831, Paris †November 8th, 1908, Paris

63

Isma'il Pasha

Khedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1863 to 1879

*December 31st, 1831, Cairo †March 2nd, 1895, Istanbul

63

Hermann Hellriegel

German chemist

*October 21st, 1831, Mausitz †September 24th, 1895, Bernburg

57

Lucy Webb Hayes

First Lady of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*August 28th, 1831, Chillicothe †June 25th, 1889, Fremont

79

Wilhelm Raabe

German writer

*September 8th, 1831, Eschershausen †November 15th, 1910, Brunswick

84

Richard Dedekind

German mathematician (*1831 – †1916)

*October 6th, 1831, Brunswick †February 12th, 1916, Brunswick

73

Mélanie Calvat

French nun and marian visionary

*November 7th, 1831, Corps †December 15th, 1904, Altamura

59

Tommaso Maria Fusco

Italian Catholic priest (1831-1891)

*December 1st, 1831, Pagani †February 24th, 1891, Pagani

78

Paolo Mantegazza

Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1831-1910)

*October 31st, 1831, Monza †August 28th, 1910, San Terenzo

64

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

Shah of Qajar Iran from 1848 to 1896

*July 16th, 1831, Tabriz †May 1st, 1896, Tehran

50

James Starley

British businessman

*April 21st, 1831, Albourne †June 17th, 1881, Coventry

61

Martha von Sabinin

Russian composer

*May 30th, 1831, Copenhagen †December 14th, 1892, Yalta

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1831 is a normal year and no leap year.

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