December 25th, 1957

Born on December 25th, 1957

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 24,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 778 days, exactly on June 6th, 2026, people who were born on December 25th, 1957 will be 25,000 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, 1957

65

Shane MacGowan

Anglo-Irish singer-songwriter (1957–2023)

*December 25th, 1957, Pembury †November 30th, 2023, Dublin

66

Chris Kamara

English association football player and manager (born 1957)

*December 25th, 1957, Middlesbrough

66

Douglas Wolfsperger

German film director

*December 25th, 1957, Zürich

66

Pavel Fajt

Czech drummer

*December 25th, 1957, Brno

66

Mansoor Akhtar

Cricket player

*December 25th, 1957, Karachi

44

Dugarsürengiin Oyuunbold

Olympic wrestler

*December 25th, 1957, Sükhbaatar †January 1st, 2002

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

67

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

33

Ramona Bachmann

Swiss footballer

*December 25th, 1990, Malters

52

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada since 2015

*December 25th, 1971, Ottawa

48

David Thompson

Sixth Prime Minister of Barbados (1961-2010)

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

69

Annie Lennox

Scottish singer-songwriter

*December 25th, 1954, Aberdeen

73

Serge Chiesa

Former professional French footballer

*December 25th, 1950, Casablanca

61

Dean Cameron

American actor

*December 25th, 1962, Morrison

84

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)

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

77

Reinhard Rauball

Germany politician (SPD)

*December 25th, 1946, Northeim

57

Darius Rochebin

French-speaking Swiss journalist

*December 25th, 1966, Geneva

53

Peter Beyer

German politician

*December 25th, 1970, Ratingen

24

Siril Verma

Badminton player

*December 25th, 1999, Telangana

45

Jeremy Strong

American actor

*December 25th, 1978, Jamaica Plain

74

Sissy Spacek

American actress

*December 25th, 1949, Quitman

65

Joe Urla

American film actor

*December 25th, 1958, Pontiac

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

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

56

Christophe Marguin

Chef from France

*December 25th, 1967, Lyon

52

Dido

English singer and songwriter (born 1971)

*December 25th, 1971, Kensington

57

Humphrey Bogart

American actor (1899–1957)

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

Same year
Born in 1957

66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

67

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*February 17th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

66

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

66

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

66

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

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No: With 365 days 1957 is a normal year and no leap year.

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