Birthday December 25, 0006 Christ is born?
Birthday December 25, 1642 Isaac Newton, (sir) in Grantham, England
Birthday December 25, 1752 Mithra
Birthday December 25, 1821 Clara Barton, American Red Cross founder in Oxford, Mass
Birthday December 25, 1865 Evangeline Cory Booth, Salvation Army general
Birthday December 25, 1876 Mohammed Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan
Birthday December 25, 1880 Layne Hall is born; will become oldest licensed driver in United States
Birthday December 25, 1881 Joseph McCarthy, Yank manager
Birthday December 25, 1883 Maurice Utrillo, French painter
Birthday December 25, 1887 Conrad Hilton, hotelman
Birthday December 25, 1892 Dame Rebecca West, author, critic, feminist (or 12-21-81)
Birthday December 25, 1899 Humphrey Bogart, Actor, Here's looking at you, kid
Birthday December 25, 1899 Raphael Soyer, painter
Birthday December 25, 1904 Gerhard Herzberg, Can physicist (molecular structure) (Nobel 1971)
Birthday December 25, 1906 Lord Grade
Birthday December 25, 1907 Cab Calloway, bandleader
Birthday December 25, 1909 Mike Mazurki, Actor, wrestler
Birthday December 25, 1913 Tony Martin, singer
Birthday December 25, 1918 Anwar Sadat, Egyptian pres (1970-81) (Nobel 1978)
Birthday December 25, 1940 Phil Spector, rock producer
Birthday December 25, 1945 Gary Sandy, Actor
Birthday December 25, 1945 Kenny Stabler, NFL QB (Oakland Raiders)
Birthday December 25, 1946 Larry Csonka, Former football player
Birthday December 25, 1948 Barbara Mandrell, in Houston Tx
Birthday December 25, 1949 Sissy Spacek, in Quitman Tx (Badlands, Coal Miner's Daughter)
Birthday December 25, 1954 Annie Lennox, Singer (Eurithemics)
Birthday December 25, 1958 Rickey Henderson, baseball player
History December 25, 0336 1st recorded celebration of Christmas on Dec. 25 took place in Rome
History December 25, 1066 William the Conqueror was crowned king of England
History December 25, 1758 Halley's comet 1st sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return
History December 25, 1776 Washington leads troops on raid at Trenton, New Jersey
History December 25, 1776 Washington crosses the Delaware
History December 25, 1776 Washington crosses Delaware & surprises Hessians
History December 25, 1818 Silent Night by Franz Joseph Gruber & Joseph Mohr sung for 1st time
History December 25, 1862 Christmas for Union soldier Elisha Hunt Rhodes
History December 25, 1868 Despite bitter opposition Pres Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion (the Civil War)
History December 25, 1869 John Wesley Hardin kills over a card game
History December 25, 1914 Enemies exchange Christmas greetings
History December 25, 1926 Hirohito became emperor of Japan
History December 25, 1931 NY's Metropolitan Opera broadcasts an entire opera over radio
History December 25, 1939 Montgomery Ward introduces Rudolph the 9th reindeer
History December 25, 1941 Bing Crosby introduces White Christmas to the world
History December 25, 1941 British surrender Hong Kong
History December 25, 1941 Japan announces surrender of British-Canadian garrison at Hong Kong
History December 25, 1962 To Kill a Mockingbird debuts
History December 25, 1963 Walt Disney's "The Sword In The Stone" is released
History December 25, 1966 Harrison Salisbury reports on damage caused by U.S. bombing
History December 25, 1968 Frank Borman's Christmas reading while orbiting moon
History December 25, 1972 Linebacker II resumes after Christmas pause
History December 25, 1977 Israeli PM Menachem Begin met in Egypt with Egyptian Pres Sadat
History December 25, 1977 Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland at 88
History December 25, 1983 1st live telecast of Christmas Parade
History December 25, 1991 Gorbachev resigns as president of the USSR
History December 25, 1996 Jimmy Buffett departs on a cruise that inspires A Pirate Looks at Fifty
History December 25, 1996 Young JonBenet Ramsey is murdered
History December 25, 2000 Christmas party in China turns deadly
History December 25, 2002 Katie Hnida is first woman to play in Division I football game
December 25, 0006 Christ is born?
December 25, 1642 Isaac Newton, (sir) in Grantham, England
December 25, 1752 Mithra
December 25, 1821 Clara Barton, American Red Cross founder in Oxford, Mass
December 25, 1865 Evangeline Cory Booth, Salvation Army general
December 25, 1876 Mohammed Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan
December 25, 1880 Layne Hall is born; will become oldest licensed driver in United States
December 25, 1881 Joseph McCarthy, Yank manager
December 25, 1883 Maurice Utrillo, French painter
December 25, 1887 Conrad Hilton, hotelman
December 25, 1892 Dame Rebecca West, author, critic, feminist (or 12-21-81)
December 25, 1899 Humphrey Bogart, Actor, Here's looking at you, kid
December 25, 1899 Raphael Soyer, painter
December 25, 1904 Gerhard Herzberg, Can physicist (molecular structure) (Nobel 1971)
December 25, 1906 Lord Grade
December 25, 1907 Cab Calloway, bandleader
December 25, 1909 Mike Mazurki, Actor, wrestler
December 25, 1913 Tony Martin, singer
December 25, 1918 Anwar Sadat, Egyptian pres (1970-81) (Nobel 1978)
December 25, 1940 Phil Spector, rock producer
December 25, 1945 Gary Sandy, Actor
December 25, 1945 Kenny Stabler, NFL QB (Oakland Raiders)
December 25, 1946 Larry Csonka, Former football player
December 25, 1948 Barbara Mandrell, in Houston Tx
December 25, 1949 Sissy Spacek, in Quitman Tx (Badlands, Coal Miner's Daughter)
December 25, 1954 Annie Lennox, Singer (Eurithemics)
December 25, 1958 Rickey Henderson, baseball player
December 25, 0336 1st recorded celebration of Christmas on Dec. 25 took place in Rome
December 25, 1066 William the Conqueror was crowned king of England
December 25, 1758 Halley's comet 1st sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return
December 25, 1776 Washington leads troops on raid at Trenton, New Jersey
December 25, 1776 Washington crosses the Delaware
December 25, 1776 Washington crosses Delaware & surprises Hessians
December 25, 1818 Silent Night by Franz Joseph Gruber & Joseph Mohr sung for 1st time
December 25, 1862 Christmas for Union soldier Elisha Hunt Rhodes
December 25, 1868 Despite bitter opposition Pres Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion (the Civil War)
December 25, 1869 John Wesley Hardin kills over a card game
December 25, 1914 Enemies exchange Christmas greetings
December 25, 1926 Hirohito became emperor of Japan
December 25, 1931 NY's Metropolitan Opera broadcasts an entire opera over radio
December 25, 1939 Montgomery Ward introduces Rudolph the 9th reindeer
December 25, 1941 Bing Crosby introduces White Christmas to the world
December 25, 1941 British surrender Hong Kong
December 25, 1941 Japan announces surrender of British-Canadian garrison at Hong Kong
December 25, 1962 To Kill a Mockingbird debuts
December 25, 1963 Walt Disney's "The Sword In The Stone" is released
December 25, 1966 Harrison Salisbury reports on damage caused by U.S. bombing
December 25, 1968 Frank Borman's Christmas reading while orbiting moon
December 25, 1972 Linebacker II resumes after Christmas pause
December 25, 1977 Israeli PM Menachem Begin met in Egypt with Egyptian Pres Sadat
December 25, 1977 Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland at 88
December 25, 1983 1st live telecast of Christmas Parade
December 25, 1991 Gorbachev resigns as president of the USSR
December 25, 1996 Jimmy Buffett departs on a cruise that inspires A Pirate Looks at Fifty
December 25, 1996 Young JonBenet Ramsey is murdered
December 25, 2000 Christmas party in China turns deadly
December 25, 2002 Katie Hnida is first woman to play in Division I football game