December 25th, 1949

Born on December 25th, 1949

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 852 days, exactly on August 23rd, 2026, people who were born on December 25th, 1949 will be 28,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1949

74

Sissy Spacek

American actress

*December 25th, 1949, Quitman

74

Anne Spielberg

American screenwriter

*December 25th, 1949, Philadelphia

74

Nawaz Sharif

Former Pakistani three time Prime Minister, businessman and politician

*December 25th, 1949, Lahore

74

Joe Louis Walker

Blues musician

*December 25th, 1949, San Francisco

74

Uwe Häntsch

German graphic designer

*December 25th, 1949, Mittelherwigsdorf

42

Néstor Perlongher

Argentine writer and activist (1949-1992)

*December 25th, 1949, Avellaneda †November 26th, 1992, São Paulo

74

Simone

Brazilian singer

*December 25th, 1949, Salvador

74

Bernhard Hemmerle

German composer

*December 25th, 1949, Herschbach, Selters

74

Fatma Ben Saïdane

Tunisian actress

*December 25th, 1949, Tunis

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

73

Serge Chiesa

Former professional French footballer

*December 25th, 1950, Casablanca

67

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

77

Reinhard Rauball

Germany politician (SPD)

*December 25th, 1946, Northeim

52

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada since 2015

*December 25th, 1971, Ottawa

77

Stuart Wilson

British actor

*December 25th, 1946, Guildford

84

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)

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

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

79

Jean-Christian Petitfils

French banker, writer, political scientist and historian

*December 25th, 1944, Paris

73

Karl Rove

American political consultant and policy advisor

*December 25th, 1950, Denver

24

Siril Verma

Badminton player

*December 25th, 1999, Telangana

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

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

76

Jimmy Buffett

American singer-songwriter

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

53

Peter Beyer

German politician

*December 25th, 1970, Ratingen

61

Dean Cameron

American actor

*December 25th, 1962, Morrison

75

Barbara Mandrell

American country music singer and actress

*December 25th, 1948, Houston

57

Darius Rochebin

French-speaking Swiss journalist

*December 25th, 1966, Geneva

78

Eve Pollard

English author and journalist

*December 25th, 1945, London

Same year
Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Born on December 25th, 1949
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No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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