December 24th, 1966

Born on December 24th, 1966

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What happened on December 24th, 1966?

December 24th, 1966

A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 111.

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What else happened on December 24th?

December 24th, 1925

Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story in the London Evening News.

December 24th, 1918

Forces united in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes defeated Hungarian forces to end the occupation of Međimurje.

December 24th, 1777

An expedition led by English explorer James Cook reached Christmas Island (pictured), the largest coral atoll in the world.

December 24th, 2021

Burmese military forces killed at least 40 civilians during the Mo So massacre in Kayah State, Myanmar.

December 24th, 2008

The Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, began attacks on several villages in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing hundreds and committing numerous atrocities.

December 24th, 1999

Jihadists linked to al-Qaeda hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 to force the release of Islamist figures held in prison in India.

December 24th, 1983

Aeroflot Flight 601 crashed on approach to Leshukonskoye in the Russian SSR, killing 44 out of 49 people on board.

December 24th, 1979

The Soviet government deployed troops in Afghanistan, starting the Soviet–Afghan War.

December 24th, 1973

The U.S. Congress granted home rule to Washington, D.C., allowing the residents to elect their own mayor and a city council.

December 24th, 1968

Piloted by Jim Lovell, Apollo 8 became the first human spaceflight to reach and orbit the Moon (Earthrise pictured).

December 24th, 1964

The Viet Cong bombed the Brinks Hotel in Saigon, killing two U.S. Army officers and raising fears of an escalation of the Vietnam War.

December 24th, 1955

According to legend, the NORAD Tracks Santa program began after children began calling the Continental Air Defense Command Center to inquire about Santa Claus's whereabouts due to a misprinted phone number in an advertisement.

December 24th, 1994

Air France Flight 8969 was hijacked by four terrorists and, after the execution of three passengers, were then overpowered by the French GIGN in Marseille.

December 24th, 1953

A railway bridge at Tangiwai on New Zealand's North Island was damaged by a lahar and collapsed beneath a passenger train (wreckage pictured), killing 151 people.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 24th

Born on December 24th, 1966

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Diedrich Bader

American actor

*December 24th, 1966, Alexandria

59

Dirk van den Boom

German writer

*December 24th, 1966, Fürstenau

59

Karsten Neumann

German politician

*December 24th, 1966, Halle (Saale)

59

Carolin Fink

Austrian actress

*December 24th, 1966, Salzburg

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Born in 1966

59

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

*August 7th, 1966, Huntsville

59

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

60

Lucie Bílá

Czech singer and actress

*April 7th, 1966, Otvovice

56

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)

*December 8th, 1966, Glenageary †July 26th, 2023, London

59

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

*October 9th, 1966, Marylebone

59

Kiefer Sutherland

Canadian actor

*December 21st, 1966, St. Mary's Hospital

60

Olaf Thon

German association football player and manager

*May 1st, 1966, Gelsenkirchen

60

Thomas Doll

German association football manager (born 1966)

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

60

Franco Foda

German association football player and manager

*April 23rd, 1966, Mainz

60

Bruno Labbadia

German association football player and manager

*February 8th, 1966, Darmstadt

60

Olaf Marschall

German association football player and manager (1966–)

*March 19th, 1966, Torgau

60

Urs Fischer

Swiss association football player and manager (born 1966)

*February 20th, 1966, Triengen

60

Markus Schupp

German association football player and manager

*January 7th, 1966, Idar-Oberstein

60

Thomas Häßler

German footballer

*May 30th, 1966, West Berlin

60

Stefan Mappus

German politician, former PM of Baden-Württemberg

*April 4th, 1966, Pforzheim

59

Daniel Schwerd

German politician

*November 3rd, 1966, Cologne

60

Marin Hinkle

American actress

*March 23rd, 1966, Dar es Salaam

60

Amélie Nothomb

Belgian Francophone writer

*July 9th, 1966, Kobe

60

Stefan Emmerling

German association football player and manager

*February 10th, 1966, Heidelberg

60

Alka Yagnik

Indian playback singer

*March 20th, 1966, Kolkata

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No: With 365 days 1966 is a normal year and no leap year.

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