December 25th, 1946

Born on December 25th, 1946

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What happened on December 25th, 1946?

December 25th, 1946

The first European self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is initiated within the Soviet Union's F-1 nuclear reactor.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_chain_reaction

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, 1946

77

Reinhard Rauball

Germany politician (SPD)

*December 25th, 1946, Northeim

77

Stuart Wilson

British actor

*December 25th, 1946, Guildford

76

Jimmy Buffett

American singer-songwriter

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

77

Larry Csonka

Player of American football

*December 25th, 1946, Stow

77

Elena Sedova

Austrian actor

*December 25th, 1946, Vienna

77

Gene Lamont

American baseball player and coach

*December 25th, 1946, Rockford

77

Christopher Frayling

Academic, educationist, writer, television presenter

*December 25th, 1946, Hampton

77

Tina Rainford

German singer

*December 25th, 1946, Berlin †February 23rd, 2024

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

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

33

Ramona Bachmann

Swiss footballer

*December 25th, 1990, Malters

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

79

Jean-Christian Petitfils

French banker, writer, political scientist and historian

*December 25th, 1944, Paris

78

Eve Pollard

English author and journalist

*December 25th, 1945, London

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

79

Jairzinho

Brazilian footballer

*December 25th, 1944, Rio de Janeiro

69

Annie Lennox

Scottish singer-songwriter

*December 25th, 1954, Aberdeen

48

David Thompson

Sixth Prime Minister of Barbados (1961-2010)

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

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

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

24

Siril Verma

Badminton player

*December 25th, 1999, Telangana

74

Anne Spielberg

American screenwriter

*December 25th, 1949, Philadelphia

53

Peter Beyer

German politician

*December 25th, 1970, Ratingen

57

Humphrey Bogart

American actor (1899–1957)

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

84

Bob James

American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer

*December 25th, 1939, Missouri

74

Nawaz Sharif

Former Pakistani three time Prime Minister, businessman and politician

*December 25th, 1949, Lahore

61

Dean Cameron

American actor

*December 25th, 1962, Morrison

Same year
Born in 1946

77

Donald Trump

President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

77

George W. Bush

President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*July 6th, 1946, New Haven

77

Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

*August 19th, 1946, Hope

77

Jean-Claude Arnault

Swedish photographer

*August 15th, 1946, Marseille

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

77

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

76

Suzanne Somers

American actress, author, singer, businesswoman in alternative medicine (1946–2023)

*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs

77

Berti Vogts

German footballer and manager

*December 30th, 1946, Büttgen

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

62

Lux Interior

American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps

*October 21st, 1946, Akron †February 4th, 2009, Glendale

64

Michael Hansen

German cabaret artist (1946-2011)

*October 21st, 1946, Aalborg †March 15th, 2011, Berlin

69

Alan Rickman

British actor and director (1946–2016)

*February 21st, 1946, Hammersmith †January 14th, 2016, London

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

77

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

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No: With 365 days 1946 is a normal year and no leap year.

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