December 25th, 1945

Born on December 25th, 1945

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 28,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 374 days, exactly on May 19th, 2025, people who were born on December 25th, 1945 will be 29,000 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, 1945

78

Eve Pollard

English author and journalist

*December 25th, 1945, London

69

Ken Stabler

American football player (1945-2015)

*December 25th, 1945, Foley †July 8th, 2015, Gulfport

78

Juan Manuel Eguiagaray

Spanish economist and politician

*December 25th, 1945, Bilbao

78

Nicolas Antiba

Syrian archbishop

*December 25th, 1945, Aleppo

57

Noel Redding

English rock and roll guitarist (1945–2003)

*December 25th, 1945, Folkestone †May 11th, 2003, Clonakilty

78

Gary Sandy

Actor

*December 25th, 1945, Dayton

76

Michail Jurowski

Soviet and Russian conductor

*December 25th, 1945, Moscow †March 19th, 2022, Berlin

78

Jesús Ávila de Grado

Spanish biochemist

*December 25th, 1945, Madrid

78

Taghreed Hikmat

Jordanian judge (born 1945)

*December 25th, 1945, Zarqa

78

Mike Pringle

British politician (born 1945)

*December 25th, 1945, Northern Rhodesia

78

Rick Berman

American television producer and screenwriter

*December 25th, 1945, New York City

78

Paul Willson

American actor

*December 25th, 1945, Fairmont

78

Hector Ruiz

Mexican businessman

*December 25th, 1945, Piedras Negras

73

Pierre Chevalier

French film producer (1945-2019)

*December 25th, 1945, Lyon †March 9th, 2019, Roanne

76

Terrence O'Hara

American actor and director

*December 25th, 1945, United States of America †December 5th, 2022

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77

Reinhard Rauball

Germany politician (SPD)

*December 25th, 1946, Northeim

33

Ramona Bachmann

Swiss footballer

*December 25th, 1990, Malters

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

79

Jean-Christian Petitfils

French banker, writer, political scientist and historian

*December 25th, 1944, Paris

77

Stuart Wilson

British actor

*December 25th, 1946, Guildford

67

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

52

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada since 2015

*December 25th, 1971, Ottawa

73

Serge Chiesa

Former professional French footballer

*December 25th, 1950, Casablanca

76

Jimmy Buffett

American singer-songwriter

*December 25th, 1946, Pascagoula †September 1st, 2023, Sag Harbor

79

Jairzinho

Brazilian footballer

*December 25th, 1944, Rio de Janeiro

74

Sissy Spacek

American actress

*December 25th, 1949, Quitman

84

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)

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

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

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

48

David Thompson

Sixth Prime Minister of Barbados (1961-2010)

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

80

Hanna Schygulla

German actress and chanson singer

*December 25th, 1943, Chorzów

69

Annie Lennox

Scottish singer-songwriter

*December 25th, 1954, Aberdeen

24

Siril Verma

Badminton player

*December 25th, 1999, Telangana

84

Bob James

American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer

*December 25th, 1939, Missouri

77

Larry Csonka

Player of American football

*December 25th, 1946, Stow

57

Humphrey Bogart

American actor (1899–1957)

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

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78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

79

Manuel Neuer

German association football player

*March 27th, 1945, Gelsenkirchen

78

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024)

*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

75

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

79

Victoria Bond

American composer

*May 6th, 1945, Los Angeles

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

78

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

78

Helen Mirren

English actor (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

36

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

78

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

78

Ingrid Matthäus-Maier

German politician

*September 9th, 1945, Werlte

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

71

Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

*June 26th, 1945, Frederiksberg †December 12th, 2016

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No: With 365 days 1945 is a normal year and no leap year.

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