December 24th, 1864

Born on December 24th, 1864

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What happened on December 24th?

December 24th, 1925

Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story in the London Evening News.

December 24th, 1918

Forces united in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes defeated Hungarian forces to end the occupation of Međimurje.

December 24th, 1777

An expedition led by English explorer James Cook reached Christmas Island (pictured), the largest coral atoll in the world.

December 24th, 2021

Burmese military forces killed at least 40 civilians during the Mo So massacre in Kayah State, Myanmar.

December 24th, 2008

The Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, began attacks on several villages in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing hundreds and committing numerous atrocities.

December 24th, 1999

Jihadists linked to al-Qaeda hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 to force the release of Islamist figures held in prison in India.

December 24th, 1983

Aeroflot Flight 601 crashed on approach to Leshukonskoye in the Russian SSR, killing 44 out of 49 people on board.

December 24th, 1979

The Soviet government deployed troops in Afghanistan, starting the Soviet–Afghan War.

December 24th, 1973

The U.S. Congress granted home rule to Washington, D.C., allowing the residents to elect their own mayor and a city council.

December 24th, 1968

Piloted by Jim Lovell, Apollo 8 became the first human spaceflight to reach and orbit the Moon (Earthrise pictured).

December 24th, 1964

The Viet Cong bombed the Brinks Hotel in Saigon, killing two U.S. Army officers and raising fears of an escalation of the Vietnam War.

December 24th, 1955

According to legend, the NORAD Tracks Santa program began after children began calling the Continental Air Defense Command Center to inquire about Santa Claus's whereabouts due to a misprinted phone number in an advertisement.

December 24th, 1994

Air France Flight 8969 was hijacked by four terrorists and, after the execution of three passengers, were then overpowered by the French GIGN in Marseille.

December 24th, 1953

A railway bridge at Tangiwai on New Zealand's North Island was damaged by a lahar and collapsed beneath a passenger train (wreckage pictured), killing 151 people.

December 24th, 1914

World War I: British and German soldiers interrupted fighting to celebrate Christmas, beginning the Christmas truce .

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 24th

Born on December 24th, 1864

71

Manuel González Zeledón

Costa Rican writer ajam (1864-1936)

*December 24th, 1864, San José †May 29th, 1936, San José

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Born in 1864

72

Theodor Wiegand

German archaeologist (1864–1936)

*October 30th, 1864, Bendorf †December 19th, 1936, Berlin

72

Miguel de Unamuno

Spanish poet

*September 29th, 1864, Bilbao †December 31st, 1936, Salamanca

57

Nellie Bly

American journalist

*May 5th, 1864, Burrell Township †January 27th, 1922, New York City

76

Maurice Leblanc

French writer

*November 11th, 1864, Rouen †November 6th, 1941, Perpignan

46

Jules Renard

French author (1864-1910)

*February 22nd, 1864, Châlons-du-Maine †May 22nd, 1910, Bucharest

59

Herman Heijermans

Dutch playwright

*December 3rd, 1864, Rotterdam †November 22nd, 1924, Zandvoort

82

Thomas Dixon Jr.

American Baptist minister, lawyer, politician and white supremacist writer

*January 11th, 1864, Shelby †April 3rd, 1946, Raleigh

51

Richard Harding Davis

Journalist, war correspondent, novelist, short story writer

*April 18th, 1864, Philadelphia †April 11th, 1916, New York City

66

Erik Axel Karlfeldt

Swedish poet (1864-1931)

*July 20th, 1864, Folkärna †April 8th, 1931, Engelbrekt church parish

74

Benjamin Rabier

French illustrator, author and director (1864-1939)

*December 30th, 1864, La Roche-sur-Yon †October 10th, 1939, Faverolles-en-Berry

56

Carlos Deltour

French rower (1864-1920)

*April 8th, 1864, Guadalajara †May 29th, 1920, Cambo-les-Bains

78

Marie Tempest

English singer and comic actress (1864–1942)

*July 15th, 1864, London †October 15th, 1942, London

79

Alfred Bachelet

French conductor and composer (1864-1944)

*February 26th, 1864, Paris †February 10th, 1944, Nancy

83

Johanna Ey

German art dealer (1864-1947)

*March 4th, 1864, Wickrath †August 27th, 1947, Düsseldorf

77

Walther Nernst

German physical chemist and physicist

*June 25th, 1864, Wąbrzeźno †November 18th, 1941, Niwica, Żary County

71

Gaetano Giardino

Italian general (1864-1935)

*January 24th, 1864, Asti †November 21st, 1935, Turin

71

Eleftherios Venizelos

Greek politician, former Prime Minister of Greece (1864-1936)

*August 23rd, 1864, Mournies †March 18th, 1936, Paris

94

Robert Cecil

Lawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom (1864-1958)

*September 14th, 1864, Cavendish Square †November 24th, 1958, Royal Tunbridge Wells

51

Alois Alzheimer

German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (1864–1915)

*June 14th, 1864, Marktbreit †December 19th, 1915, Wrocław

79

George Washington Carver

African American botanist and inventor (1864-1943)

*January 1st, 1864, Diamond †January 5th, 1943, Tuskegee

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Public holidays on December 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Christmas Eve) which are celebrated on December 24th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1864 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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