December 25

December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining.

Events:

• 800: Coronation of Charlemagne
• The Christmas holiday is celebrated on this day in Western Christianity.

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 Ceausescu]? (Romanian dictator)
• 1995: [Dean Martin]? (singer, actor)

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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