December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in
leap years) in the
Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining.
It is the 300th day counting from
March 1, every year.
Events:
Births:
- 4 B.C. (traditionally): Jesus Christ, due to later calculations.
- A.D. 1 (traditionally): Jesus Christ, held to be the Son of God in Christian belief, considered a prophet and wise man in Islamic belief. The actual date of Christ's birth is a subject of dispute and is celebrated on several different days worldwide.
- 1642: Sir Isaac Newton (physicist)
- 1821: [Clara Barton]? (founder of the American Red Cross)
- 1863: [Charles Pathé]? (movie producer)
- 1907: [Cab Calloway]? (bandleader)
- 1908: [Quentin Crisp]? (author, gay activist)
- 1912: [Tony Martin]? (singer)
- 1915: [Pete Rugolo]? (bandleader)
- 1924: [Rod Serling]? (scriptwriter, host of [The Twilight Zone]?)
- 1936: Ismail Merchant (movie producer)
- 1945: [Noel Redding]? (bassist: The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
- 1945: [Gary Sandy]? (actor)
- 1945: [Kenny Stabler]? (professional football player)
- 1946: [Jimmy Buffett]? (singer, songwriter)
- 1946: [Larry Csonka]? (professional football player)
- 1948: [Barbara Mandrell]? (singer, actress)
- 1949: [Sissy Spacek]? (actress)
- 1954: [Robin Campbell]? (guitarist, singer: UB40)
- 1954: [Annie Lennox]? (singer: Eurythmics)
- 1971: Dido? (singer)
Deaths:
- 1938: [Karel Capek]? (author)
- 1946: [W. C. Fields]? (actor, comedian)
- 1951: [Harry T. Moore]? (civil rights activist: assassinated)
- 1957: [Charles Pathé]? (movie producer)
- 1977: Charlie Chaplin (actor)
- 1983: [Juan Miró]? (painter)
- 1989: [Nicolae Ceaucescu]? (Romanian dictator)
- 1995: [Dean Martin]? (singer, actor)
See Also: January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December
December 24 - December 26 - November 25 - January 25 - more historical anniversaries