December 25th, 1914

Born on December 25th, 1914

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What happened on December 25th, 1914?

December 25th, 1914

World War I: A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.

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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, 1914

85

Irina Sebrova

Soviet air force officer

*December 25th, 1914, Novomoskovsk †April 5th, 2000, Moscow

96

Noel Gayler

United States admiral

*December 25th, 1914, Birmingham †July 14th, 2011, Alexandria

55

Oscar Lewis

American anthropologist

*December 25th, 1914, New York City †December 16th, 1970, New York City

72

Konrad Georg

German theatre and film actor (1914-1987)

*December 25th, 1914, Mainz †September 8th, 1987, Hamburg

75

Noël Chapuis

French politician

*December 25th, 1914, Vienne †April 12th, 1990, Vienne

93

Charles-Noël Barbès

Canadian politician (1914-2008)

*December 25th, 1914, Gatineau †June 8th, 2008, Montreal

92

James Muir Cameron Fletcher

New Zealand businessman

*December 25th, 1914, Dunedin †August 29th, 2007, Auckland

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33

Ramona Bachmann

Swiss footballer

*December 25th, 1990, Malters

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

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

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

57

Humphrey Bogart

American actor (1899–1957)

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

84

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)

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

52

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada since 2015

*December 25th, 1971, Ottawa

67

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

98

Henry Hillman

American entrepreneur

*December 25th, 1918, Pittsburgh †April 14th, 2017, Pittsburgh

71

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Politician and the founder of Pakistan (1876–1948)

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

100

Noëlla Rouget

French Resistance member and survivor of Ravensbrück

*December 25th, 1919, Saumur †November 22nd, 2020, Geneva

96

Ram Narayan

Classical sarangi player from India

*December 25th, 1927, Udaipur

95

Ahmed Ben Bella

First President of Algeria (1916–2012)

*December 25th, 1916, Maghnia †April 11th, 2012, Algiers

90

Quentin Crisp

English writer, humorist and actor (1908-1999)

*December 25th, 1908, Sutton †November 21st, 1999, Chorlton-cum-Hardy

24

Siril Verma

Badminton player

*December 25th, 1999, Telangana

98

Louise Bourgeois

French-American artist

*December 25th, 1911, Paris †May 31st, 2010, New York City

77

Reinhard Rauball

Germany politician (SPD)

*December 25th, 1946, Northeim

83

Noel Annan, Baron Annan

British intelligence officer and historian (1916-2000)

*December 25th, 1916, London †February 21st, 2000, London

63

Per Hækkerup

Danish politician (1915-1979)

*December 25th, 1915, Ringsted †March 13th, 1979, Denmark

73

Serge Chiesa

Former professional French footballer

*December 25th, 1950, Casablanca

88

Louis-Albert Burkhalter

Swiss writer (1915-2004)

*December 25th, 1915, Sumiswald †March 13th, 2004

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50

Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965)

*July 6th, 1914, Halifax †February 7th, 1965, New York City

73

Charles Hawtrey

English film actor (1914-1988)

*November 30th, 1914, Hounslow †October 27th, 1988, Deal

91

Fayard Nicholas

Choreographer, dancer, actor

*October 20th, 1914, Mobile †January 24th, 2006, Los Angeles

91

Osa Massen

Danish actress (1914-2006)

*January 13th, 1914, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 2006, Santa Monica

68

Louis de Funès

French actor and comedian

*July 31st, 1914, Courbevoie †January 27th, 1983, Nantes

78

Tonny Ahm

Danish badminton player

*September 21st, 1914, Ordrup †April 7th, 1993

87

Jale İnan

Turkish classical archaeologist (1914-2001)

*February 1st, 1914, Istanbul †February 26th, 2001, Istanbul

75

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

*February 17th, 1914, Worcester †January 5th, 1990, Branford

86

Ray Walston

American actor and comedian

*November 2nd, 1914, Laurel †January 1st, 2001, Beverly Hills

96

Kevin McCarthy

American actor (1914–2010)

*February 15th, 1914, Seattle †September 11th, 2010, Hyannis

85

Hedy Lamarr

Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)

*November 9th, 1914, Vienna †January 19th, 2000, Casselberry

77

Karl Carstens

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1914-1992)

*December 14th, 1914, Bremen †May 30th, 1992, Meckenheim

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

*June 29th, 1914, Býchory †August 11th, 1996, Kastanienbaum

109

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

Turkish sumerologist

*June 20th, 1914, Bursa

81

David Wayne

American actor (1914–1995)

*January 30th, 1914, Traverse City †February 9th, 1995, Santa Monica

72

Robert Alda

American theatrical and film actor (1914–1986); father of actors Alan and Antony Alda

*February 26th, 1914, New York City †May 3rd, 1986, Los Angeles

103

Gisèle Casadesus

French actress (1914-2017)

*June 14th, 1914, 18th arrondissement of Paris †September 24th, 2017, Paris

86

Tove Jansson

Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

*August 9th, 1914, Helsinki †June 27th, 2001, Helsinki

87

Thor Heyerdahl

Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)

*October 6th, 1914, Larvik †April 18th, 2002, Colla Micheri

94

Dorival Caymmi

Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914-2008)

*April 30th, 1914, Salvador †August 16th, 2008, Rio de Janeiro

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1914 is a normal year and no leap year.

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