December 25th, 1851

Born on December 25th, 1851

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 62,000 days old!

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What 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.

December 25th, 1046

Henry III was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Clement II.

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

Born on December 25th, 1851

62

Herman Frasch

United States mining engineer and inventor

*December 25th, 1851, Oberrot †May 1st, 1914, Paris

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71

Henry Gage

Governor of California (1852-1924)

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

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

71

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Politician and the founder of Pakistan (1876–1948)

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

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

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

92

Helena Rubinstein

Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist

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

67

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

67

Wilhelm Viëtor

German philologist

*December 25th, 1850, Langgöns †September 22nd, 1918, Marburg

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

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

70

Elizabeth Fedde

Norwegian Lutheran deaconess

*December 25th, 1850, Flekkefjord Municipality †February 25th, 1921

24

Siril Verma

Badminton player

*December 25th, 1999, Telangana

82

Evelyn Nesbit

American model and actress

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

28

Hristo Botev

Bulgarian poet and revolutionary

*December 25th, 1847, Kalofer †May 20th, 1876

77

Reinhard Rauball

Germany politician (SPD)

*December 25th, 1946, Northeim

62

Nogi Maresuke

Japanese general (1849-1912)

*December 25th, 1849, Remains of Mōri Kai-no-kami's Residence †September 13th, 1912, Akasaka-ku

81

John Davidson

Actor (1886-1968)

*December 25th, 1886, New York City †January 16th, 1968, Los Angeles

73

Serge Chiesa

Former professional French footballer

*December 25th, 1950, Casablanca

45

Jeremy Strong

American actor

*December 25th, 1978, Jamaica Plain

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84

Francis Bell

New Zealand politician (1851-1936)

*March 31st, 1851, Nelson †March 13th, 1936, Wellington

69

Adalbert Ricken

German Roman Catholic priest and mycologist

*March 18th, 1851, Fulda †March 1st, 1921, Fulda

87

Karl Börgemann

German architect (1851–1938)

*April 22nd, 1851, Hanover †September 22nd, 1938, Hanover

82

Dora Montefiore

Suffragette, socialist, writer

*December 20th, 1851, Coulsdon †December 21st, 1933, Hastings

74

Léon Bourgeois

French statesman (1851-1925)

*May 29th, 1851, former 9th arrondissement of Paris †September 29th, 1925, Épernay

77

Ferdinand Foch

French marchal and military theorist (1851–1929)

*October 2nd, 1851, Tarbes †March 20th, 1929, Paris

90

Arthur Evans

British archaeologist and scholar (1851–1941)

*July 8th, 1851, Nash Mills †July 11th, 1941, Youlbury House

80

Melvil Dewey

American librarian

*December 10th, 1851, Adams Center †December 26th, 1931, Lake Placid

66

Émile Boirac

French philosopher, parapsychologist, promoter of Esperanto and writer

*August 26th, 1851, Guelma †September 20th, 1917, Dijon

70

Hugo Zorn von Bulach

French politician (1851-1921)

*February 8th, 1851, Strasbourg †April 20th, 1921, Osthouse

64

Silvanus P. Thompson

British academic physicist (1851-1916)

*June 19th, 1851, York †June 12th, 1916, Greater London

77

Henry Arthur Jones

English dramatist

*September 20th, 1851, Granborough †January 7th, 1929, Hampstead

78

Emile Berliner

German-born American inventor (1851–1929)

*May 20th, 1851, Hanover †August 3rd, 1929, Washington, D.C.

75

André Wormser

French composer

*November 1st, 1851, Paris †November 4th, 1926, Paris

80

Octave Uzanne

French writer

*September 14th, 1851, Auxerre †October 31st, 1931, Saint-Cloud

73

Aristide Bruant

French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner

*May 6th, 1851, Courtenay †February 10th, 1925, 18th arrondissement of Paris

59

Georg Jellinek

German philosopher (1851-1911)

*June 16th, 1851, Leipzig †January 12th, 1911, Heidelberg

75

Giuseppe Allamano

Italian Roman Catholic priest (1851-1926)

*January 21st, 1851, Castelnuovo Don Bosco †February 16th, 1926, Turin

90

Charles Fitzpatrick

Canadian politician and 5th Chief Justice of Canada

*December 19th, 1851, Sainte-Foy †June 17th, 1942, Quebec City

74

Knut Wicksell

Swedish economist

*December 20th, 1851, Stockholm †May 3rd, 1926, Stocksund

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No: With 365 days 1851 is a normal year and no leap year.

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