December 24th, 1985

Born on December 24th, 1985

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 222 days, exactly on January 18th, 2027, people who were born on December 24th, 1985 will be 15,000 days old!

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What 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.

December 24th, 1914

World War I: British and German soldiers interrupted fighting to celebrate Christmas, beginning the Christmas truce .

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

Born on December 24th, 1985

40

David Ragan

American racing driver

*December 24th, 1985, Unadilla

40

Léo Silva

Brazilian association football player

*December 24th, 1985, São Luís

40

Takeshi Minamino

Japanese professional wrestler

*December 24th, 1985, Kyoto

40

Laura Aikman

British actress

*December 24th, 1985, London Borough of Brent

40

Ilenia Pastorelli

Italian actress

*December 24th, 1985, Rome

Same year
Born in 1985

41

Virgil Soeroredjo

Badminton player

*March 11th, 1985, Paramaribo

40

Annalisa

Italian singer-songwriter

*August 5th, 1985, Savona

33

Nipsey Hussle

American rapper (1985–2019)

*August 15th, 1985, Crenshaw †March 31st, 2019, Los Angeles

41

Luciana Abreu

Portuguese singer, actress and television host

*May 25th, 1985, Porto

40

Maria Kristin Yulianti

Indonesian badminton player

*June 25th, 1985, Tuban

41

Eriko Hirose

Japanese badminton player

*March 16th, 1985, Inagawa

40

Bonez MC

German rapper

*December 23rd, 1985, Hamburg

41

Koen Ridder

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1985, Haarlem

41

Ville Lång

Finnish badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lahti

41

Karin Schnaase

German badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lüdinghausen

40

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

41

Senidah

Slovenian singer-songwriter (born 1985)

*April 9th, 1985, Ljubljana

41

Coby

Serbian rapper, singer and producer

*April 11th, 1985, Belgrade

41

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese association football player

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

36

Young Dolph

American rapper (1985–2021)

*March 5th, 1985, Chicago †November 17th, 2021, Memphis

40

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

41

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

41

Andreas Ottl

German footballer

*March 1st, 1985, Munich

41

Lukas Podolski

German association football player (born 1985)

*June 4th, 1985, Gliwice

40

Luka Modrić

Croatian association football player (born 1985)

*September 9th, 1985, Zadar

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Christmas Eve) which are celebrated on December 24th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on December 24th, 1985
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1985 is a normal year and no leap year.

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