December 25th, 1979

Born on December 25th, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 813 days, exactly on July 11th, 2026, people who were born on December 25th, 1979 will be 17,000 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, 1979

44

Ferman Akgül

Turkish musician

*December 25th, 1979, Ankara

44

Jean-Baptiste Adolphe Michel

French basketball player

*December 25th, 1979, Fort-de-France

44

Laurent Bonnart

French footballer

*December 25th, 1979, Chambray-lès-Tours

44

William Tyler

American musician and guitarist

*December 25th, 1979, Nashville

44

Robert Huff

British racing driver

*December 25th, 1979, Cambridge

44

Tatsuya Ishikawa

Japanese association football player

*December 25th, 1979, Fujieda

44

Hyun Young-min

South Korean footballer

*December 25th, 1979, Gurye County

44

Jon Knautz

Canadian screenwriter

*December 25th, 1979, Ottawa

44

David Tkebuchava

Russian film director

*December 25th, 1979, Moscow

41

Elisabeth Kieselstein-Cord

American socialite and actress (1979-2021)

*December 25th, 1979, United States of America †August 28th, 2021

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

33

Ramona Bachmann

Swiss footballer

*December 25th, 1990, Malters

45

Jeremy Strong

American actor

*December 25th, 1978, Jamaica Plain

52

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada since 2015

*December 25th, 1971, Ottawa

43

Park Kahi

South Korean singer, dancer and actress

*December 25th, 1980, Daegu

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

47

Armin van Buuren

Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer

*December 25th, 1976, Leiden

24

Siril Verma

Badminton player

*December 25th, 1999, Telangana

67

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

38

Delphine O

French politician

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

53

Peter Beyer

German politician

*December 25th, 1970, Ratingen

84

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)

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

47

Tuomas Holopainen

Finnish songwriter, producer and keyboardist

*December 25th, 1976, Kitee

52

Dido

English singer and songwriter (born 1971)

*December 25th, 1971, Kensington

57

Darius Rochebin

French-speaking Swiss journalist

*December 25th, 1966, Geneva

45

Paula Seling

Romanian singer, celebrity

*December 25th, 1978, Baia Mare

48

David Thompson

Sixth Prime Minister of Barbados (1961-2010)

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

33

Moreno Moser

Road racing cyclist

*December 25th, 1990, Trento

61

Dean Cameron

American actor

*December 25th, 1962, Morrison

56

Christophe Marguin

Chef from France

*December 25th, 1967, Lyon

45

Karel Rüütli

Estonian politician and forester

*December 25th, 1978, Tartu

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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