December 25th, 1953

Born on December 25th, 1953

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What happened on December 25th?

December 25th, 2024

After the loss of aircraft systems, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashed near Aktau International Airport while attempting to perform an emergency landing after being hit by a Russian defense missile.

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 .

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, 1953

72

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

Same year
Born in 1953

73

Harald Jähner

German journalist and writer

*March 26th, 1953, Duisburg

72

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

73

Felix Magath

German association football player and manager

*July 26th, 1953, Aschaffenburg

73

Gernot Rohr

German-French association football player and manager

*June 28th, 1953, Mannheim

73

Xi Jinping

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012, President of China since 2013

*June 15th, 1953, Beijing

72

Ewald Lienen

German association football player and manager

*November 28th, 1953, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock

73

Tony Blair

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

*May 6th, 1953, Edinburgh

73

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

73

Pierre Franckh

German actor

*May 1st, 1953, Heilbronn

72

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

73

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

72

Dominique de Villepin

95th Prime Minister of France

*November 14th, 1953, Khemisset

73

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, 16th arrondissement of Paris

72

Tom Barrett

Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1953–)

*December 8th, 1953, Milwaukee

73

Jeb Bush

Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007

*February 11th, 1953, Midland

72

John Malkovich

American actor

*December 9th, 1953, Christopher

73

Pierce Brosnan

Irish actor (1953- )

*May 16th, 1953, Drogheda

73

Christine Ebersole

American actress

*February 21st, 1953, Chicago

73

Guy Verhofstadt

Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008

*April 11th, 1953, Dendermonde

73

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American playwright, performer, feminist, activist and artist (born 1953)

*May 25th, 1953, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1953 is a normal year and no leap year.

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