December 25th, 1968

Born on December 25th, 1968

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What happened on December 25th, 1968?

December 25th, 1968

Kilvenmani massacre: Forty-four Dalits (untouchables) are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilvenmani_massacre

December 25th, 1968

In Tamil Nadu, India, families of striking Dalit workers were massacred by a gang, allegedly led by their landlords.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu

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, 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, 1968

55

Helena Christensen

Danish model and photographer

*December 25th, 1968, Copenhagen

55

Guy Noël Tapoko

Cameroonian and French association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1968, Bangangté

55

Jim Dowd

American ice hockey player

*December 25th, 1968, Brick Township

52

Nemam Ghafouri

Kurdish-Swedish physician

*December 25th, 1968, Iraq †April 1st, 2021, Stockholm

55

Klea Scott

Actress

*December 25th, 1968, Panama Canal Zone

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

33

Ramona Bachmann

Swiss footballer

*December 25th, 1990, Malters

52

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada since 2015

*December 25th, 1971, Ottawa

53

Peter Beyer

German politician

*December 25th, 1970, Ratingen

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

56

Christophe Marguin

Chef from France

*December 25th, 1967, Lyon

57

Darius Rochebin

French-speaking Swiss journalist

*December 25th, 1966, Geneva

67

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

52

Dido

English singer and songwriter (born 1971)

*December 25th, 1971, Kensington

48

David Thompson

Sixth Prime Minister of Barbados (1961-2010)

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

45

Jeremy Strong

American actor

*December 25th, 1978, Jamaica Plain

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

24

Siril Verma

Badminton player

*December 25th, 1999, Telangana

47

Armin van Buuren

Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer

*December 25th, 1976, Leiden

53

Martin Weis

German rower

*December 25th, 1970, Aschaffenburg

73

Serge Chiesa

Former professional French footballer

*December 25th, 1950, Casablanca

38

Delphine O

French politician

*December 25th, 1985, Mont-Saint-Aignan

77

Reinhard Rauball

Germany politician (SPD)

*December 25th, 1946, Northeim

56

Boris Novković

Croatian singer-songwriter

*December 25th, 1967, Sarajevo

43

Park Kahi

South Korean singer, dancer and actress

*December 25th, 1980, Daegu

Same year
Born in 1968

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

55

Massi Furlan

Italian-American actor and film producer

*September 29th, 1968, Treviso

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Alan Budikusuma

Badminton player

*March 29th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

56

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

55

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

56

Petra Schubert

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1968, Finsterwalde

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

56

Árni Þór Hallgrímsson

Badminton player

*March 10th, 1968, Akranes

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

56

Monica Mæland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*February 6th, 1968, Bergen

55

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

55

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

55

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

55

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

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Yes: 1968 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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