December 25th, 1942

Born on December 25th, 1942

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 298 days, exactly on February 12th, 2025, people who were born on December 25th, 1942 will be 30,000 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, 1942

81

Barry Goldberg

American blues and rock keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer

*December 25th, 1942, Chicago

81

Barbara Follett

British politician (born 1942)

*December 25th, 1942, Kingston

67

Enrique Morente

Spanish recording artist; flamenco singer (1942-2010)

*December 25th, 1942, Granada †December 13th, 2010, Madrid

81

Noël Couëdel

French journalist

*December 25th, 1942, Nantes

81

Noël del Bello

French racing driver

*December 25th, 1942, Nantua

81

Bernard Lhomme

French association football player

*December 25th, 1942, Moselle

81

Jean-Claude Lamant

French politician

*December 25th, 1942, Monceau-le-Waast

81

Michel Charzat

French politician

*December 25th, 1942, Paris

81

Jean-Baptiste Bosson

French business executive

*December 25th, 1942, Annecy

81

Françoise Dürr

French tennis player

*December 25th, 1942, Algiers

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 25th?

33

Ramona Bachmann

Swiss footballer

*December 25th, 1990, Malters

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

77

Reinhard Rauball

Germany politician (SPD)

*December 25th, 1946, Northeim

67

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

79

Jean-Christian Petitfils

French banker, writer, political scientist and historian

*December 25th, 1944, Paris

52

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada since 2015

*December 25th, 1971, Ottawa

80

Hanna Schygulla

German actress and chanson singer

*December 25th, 1943, Chorzów

84

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)

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

73

Serge Chiesa

Former professional French footballer

*December 25th, 1950, Casablanca

84

Bob James

American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer

*December 25th, 1939, Missouri

82

Guido Reybrouck

Road bicycle racer

*December 25th, 1941, Bruges

77

Stuart Wilson

British actor

*December 25th, 1946, Guildford

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

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

79

Jairzinho

Brazilian footballer

*December 25th, 1944, Rio de Janeiro

82

John Capodice

American actor

*December 25th, 1941, Chicago

74

Sissy Spacek

American actress

*December 25th, 1949, Quitman

78

Eve Pollard

English author and journalist

*December 25th, 1945, London

24

Siril Verma

Badminton player

*December 25th, 1999, Telangana

69

Jo de Haan

Dutch cyclist (1936–2006)

*December 25th, 1936, Klaaswaal †April 19th, 2006, Huijbergen

48

David Thompson

Sixth Prime Minister of Barbados (1961-2010)

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

Same year
Born in 1942

81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

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No: With 365 days 1942 is a normal year and no leap year.

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