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December 24 is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. December 2004: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September December 24, 2003 December 2003 - please do not remove the date header or category December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 7 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquakes. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Justinian I re-consecrates Hagia Sophia after its dome is rebuilt Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya Αγία Σοφία " Holy Wisdom " Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia) is a former patriarchal Basilica, later Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer
• 1294 - Pope Boniface VIII is elected Pope, replacing St. Celestine V, who had abdicated. Pope Boniface VIII (c 1235 &ndash October 11, 1303) born Benedetto Caetani, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1294 History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Papal abdication occurs in the Catholic Church when the Pope resigns his office
• 1777 - Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kiritimati or Christmas Island is a Pacific Ocean Atoll in the northern Line Islands and part of the Republic of Kiribati. Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and
• 1814 - The Treaty of Ghent is signed ending the War of 1812. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Treaty of Ghent ( signed on December 24 1814, in Ghent, currently in Belgium, was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies
• 1851 - Library of Congress burns. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress
• 1865 - Several U. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year S. Civil War Confederate veterans form the Ku Klux Klan. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are
• 1906 - Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Reginald Aubrey Fessenden ( October 6, 1866 &ndash July 22, 1932) born in East Bolton, Quebec, Canada, was The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member
• 1914 - World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The " Christmas Truce " is a term used to describe several brief unofficial cessations of hostilities that occurred on Christmas Eve or
• 1924 - Albania becomes a republic. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics.
• 1929 - Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Irigoyen Alem ( July 12 1852 &ndash July 3 1933) was twice President of Argentina (from
• 1939 - World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Pope
• 1941 - World War II: Hong Kong falls to the Japanese Imperial Army. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Imperial Japanese Army ( IJA) ( Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国陸軍 Romaji: Dai-Nippon Teikoku
• 1941 - World War II: Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces. Kuching is the capital of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1942 - World War II: French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, born in 1922 in Algiers and executed in that city on December 26 1942 was a member of the French resistance who shot Admiral of the Vichy ( Occitan: Vichèi) is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. François Darlan (7 August 1881 &ndash 24 December 1942 was a French Naval officer. Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest
• 1943 - World War II: U. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the Supreme Allied Commander. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general Supreme Allied Commander is the title held by the most senior commander within certain multinational military alliances
• 1946 - France's Fourth Republic is founded. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The founding of the Fourth Republic (1944-47 See also Three Parties, Third Force (France European Unity The creation of the
• 1951 - Libya becomes independent from Italy. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya. Idris I, GBE (إدريس الأول born Sayyid Muhammad Idris bin Sayyid Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Senussi, ( March 12, 1889 - May 25,
• 1953 - Tangiwai disaster: A railway bridge is destroyed by a lahar at Tangiwai, in the Central North Island of New Zealand, sending a fully loaded passenger train into the Whangaehu River, and killing 153 people. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Tangiwai disaster on December 24 1953, was the worst rail accident in New Zealand. A lahar is a type of Mudflow / Landslide composed of Pyroclastic material and Water that flows down from a Volcano, typically The Tangiwai disaster on December 24 1953, was the worst rail accident in New Zealand. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Whangaehu River is a large river in central North Island of New Zealand.
• 1958 - Cuba On December 24 and Blessed by the pope ["El Cristo de La Habana"] ][1]"(Havana's Christ) was erected for the first time. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The marble sculpture is the work of Jilma Madera and its the biggest free standing sculpture made by a woman in the world.
• 1966 - A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 129. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Canadair was a civil and military aircraft manufacturer in Canada. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
• 1968 - The crew of the USS Pueblo is released by North Korea after being held for 11 months on suspicion of spying. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Initial operations The ship was launched at the Kewaunee Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Kewaunee Wisconsin, on 16 April 1944 North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia,
• 1968 - Apollo Program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed 10 lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures that became the famous Christmas Eve Broadcast, one of the most watched programs in history.
• 1974 - Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Cyclone Tracy was a Tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, from Christmas Eve
• 1979 - The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan to support the country's Marxist government. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Soviet war in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War or just the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, was a nine-year conflict involving Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,
• 1979 - The first European Ariane rocket is launched. This article is about the rocket developed by the European Space Agency.
• 1997 - The Sid El-Antri massacre (or Sidi Lamri) in Algeria kills 50-100 people. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Sid El-Antri massacre took place on the night of 23 - 24 December 1997 in two small villages near Tiaret, Algeria. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
• 1997 - The Dominican Republic becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, is an international agreement governing Copyright Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
• 2000 - The Texas 7 hold up a sports store in Irving, Texas. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Texas 7 was a group of prisoners who escaped from the John Connally Unit near Kenedy Texas on December 13 2000 Irving (pronounced 'er-ving' is a city located in the US state of Texas within Dallas County. Police officer Aubrey Hawkins is shot during the robbery.
• 2003 - The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. eu '''Euskadi Ta Askatasuna''' or ETA ( Basque for "Basque Homeland and Freedom" ˈɛːta is an illegal armed Basque nationalist Separatist An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Chamartín is the name of a railway station in Madrid, Spain.

Births

• 3 BC - Galba, Roman Emperor (d. Year 3 BC was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Servius Sulpicius Galba ( December 24, 3 BC &ndash January 15, 69) also called Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC 69)
• 1166 - King John of England (d. 69 (sex position & book by Ryu Murakami are -- already linked by "" with other meanings John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death 1216)
• 1389 - John VI, Duke of Brittany (d. John VI the Wise (in Breton Yann V ar Fur, in french this would be Jean VI but French accounting influenced by the French view of the 1442)
• 1475 - Thomas Murner, German writer (d. Thomas Murner ( December 24, 1475 &ndash c 1537 was a German Satirist. c. 1537)
• 1491 - Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. Saint Ignatius redirects here for other Saints see Ignatius. Ignatius of Loyola, also known as Íñigo Oñaz López de Loyola 1556)
• 1508 - Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. Pietro Carnesecchi ( December 24, 1508 &ndash October 1, 1567) was an Italian humanist. 1567)
• 1588 - Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. Biography Constance was a daughter of Charles II of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria. 1631)
• 1609 - Philip Warwick, English writer and politician (d. Sir Philip Warwick (December 24 1609 - January 15 1683 English Writer and Politician, born in Westminster, was the son of Thomas Warwick 1683)
• 1635 - Mariana of Austria, second wife of king Philip IV of Spain (d. Mariana of Austria (or sometimes Maria-Anna of Austria) ( 24 December 1634, Vienna, Austria – 16 may 1696 1696)
• 1698 - William Warburton, English Bishop of Gloucester (d. William Warburton ( December 24, 1698 &ndash June 7, 1779) was an English Critic and churchman Bishop of Gloucester 1779)
• 1724 - Johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (d. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Conrad Ammann ( December 24, 1724, Schaffhausen &ndash October 11, 1811, Schaffhausen) was a Swiss physician naturalist 1811)
• 1745 - Benjamin Rush, doctor and Founding Father of the United States (d. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Benjamin Rush ( December 24 1745 &ndash April 19 1813) was a Founding Father of the United States. 1813)
• 1754 - George Crabbe, British poet and naturalist (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or George Crabbe ( 24 December 1754 - 3 February 1832) was an English Poet and naturalist. 1832)
• 1761 - Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Louis Pons ( December 24, 1761 &ndash October 14, 1831) was a French Astronomer. 1831)
• 1784 - Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (Великая Княжна Елена Павловна 24 December 1784 &ndash 24 September 1803 1803)
• 1798 - Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet (d. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (pronounced ] in Belarusian, Адам Міцкевіч; in Lithuanian, Adomas Bernardas Mickevičius; December 1855)
• 1809 - Kit Carson, American frontiersman (d. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson ( December 24, 1809 &ndash May 23, 1868) was an American Frontiersman 1868)
• 1812 - Karl Eduard Zachariae, German jurist (d. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1894)
• 1818 - James Prescott Joule, British physicist (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common James Prescott Joule FRS (ˈdʒuːl December 24, 1818 &ndash October 11, 1889) was an English Physicist 1889)
• 1822 - Matthew Arnold, British poet (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 &ndash 15 April 1888 was an English Poet, and Cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools 1888)
• 1837 - Elisabeth of Bavaria a. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie ( 24 December, 1837 &ndash 10 September, 1898) of the House of Wittelsbach, was the Empress k. a Sissi, Empress of Austria (d. 1898)
• 1843 - Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Lydia Koidula, ( Vändra, Pärnumaa, &ndash Kronstadt,) was the Pen name of Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, an Estonian 1886)
• 1845 - King George I of Greece (d. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George I King of the Hellenes (Γεώργιος A' Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων Georgios A' Vasileus ton Ellinon; 24 December 1845 &ndash 18 March 1913 was 1913)
• 1867 - Kantaro Suzuki, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and 42nd Prime Minister of Japan from 7 April 1945 to 17 August 1945 The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1948)
• 1868 - Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap For other persons named Lasker see Lasker#People with the surname Lasker. 1941)
• 1879 - Queen Alexandrine of Denmark, Queen Consort to Christian X (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexandrine Auguste of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ( December 24, 1879 &ndash December 28, 1952) was the Queen consort of King Christian X (Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm ( 26 September 1870 &ndash 20 April 1947) was King of Denmark 1952)
• 1879 - Émile Nelligan, Quebec poet (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Émile Nelligan ( December 24, 1879 - November 18, 1941) was a Francophone poet from Quebec, Canada 1941)
• 1880 - Johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Johnny Gruelle ( December 24, 1880 - January 8, 1938) was an artist political cartoonist and writer of children's books Raggedy Ann is a Fictional character created by writer Johnny Gruelle (1880&ndash1938 in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children 1939)
• 1881 - Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón ( Moguer, Spain, 24 December, 1881 – Santurce, Puerto Rico, 29 May, 1958 The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1958)
• 1886 - Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Michael Curtiz ( December 24, 1886 - April 10, 1962) was an Academy Award -winning Hungarian-American Film director 1962)
• 1887 - Louis Jouvet, French actor and producer (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Jouvet ( December 24, 1887 - August 16, 1951) was a renowned French actor and producer 1951)
• 1893 - Harry Warren, American composer and lyricist (Chattanooga Choo Choo - I Only Have Eyes for You) (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harry Warren ( December 24, 1893 &ndash September 22, 1981; born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna in Brooklyn, New York " Chattanooga Choo Choo " is a Big-band / swing song which was featured in the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade, which starred " I Only Have Eyes For You " is a popular song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin, written in 1934 for the film 1981)
• 1894 - Georges Guynemer, French aviator (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georges Guynemer ( December 24, 1894 - September 11, 1917) was a French National hero during World War I 1917)
• 1895 - E. Roland Harriman, American financier (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year E Roland Harriman (born Edward Roland Noel Harriman on December 24 1895 in New York City - died on February 16 1978 1978)
• 1898 - Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Héctor Pedro Scarone ( November 26, 1898 &ndash April 4, 1967) was a Uruguayan football striker 1967)
• 1898 - Baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Warren "Baby" Dodds ( December 24, 1898 &ndash February 14, 1959) was a Jazz Drummer born in New Orleans 1959)
• 1900 - Joey Smallwood, Canadian politician, Premier of Newfoundland (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Joseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood PC, CC ( December 24, 1900 &ndash December 18 1991) was the main force 1991)
• 1904 - Joseph Moses Juran, American industrial engineer and philanthropist. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Joseph Moses Juran ( December 24, 1904 – February 28, 2008) was a 20th century management consultant who is principally remembered as an
• 1905 - Howard Hughes, American film producer and inventor (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Howard Robard Hughes Jr (December 24 1905 – April 5 1976 was an American Aviator, Industrialist, Film producer / director, Philanthropist 1976)
• 1906 - Franz Waxman, German film composer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Franz Waxman (24 December 1906 &ndash 24 February 1967 was a Jewish German American Composer, known for his bravura Carmen Fantasie 1967)
• 1907 - I. F. Stone, American journalist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Isidor Feinstein Stone ( December 24 1907 &ndash June 18 1989; born Isidor Feinstein, better known as I 1989)
• 1910 - Fritz Leiber, American writer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting This article refers to the science fiction writer For the actor see Fritz Leiber Sr 1992)
• 1910 - Max Miedinger, typeface designer, famous for creating Helvetica in 1957. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Max Miedinger (1910-12-24 - 1980-03-08 was a Swiss typeface designer. (d. 1980)
• 1914 - Ralph Marterie, American trumpet player and big band leader (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ralph Marterie ( 24 December 1914 - 10 October 1978) was a Big-band leader born in Acerra, Italy. 1978)
• 1914 - Herbert Reinecker, German writer
• 1917 - Kim Jong-suk, Wife of Kim Il-sung, mother of Kim Jung-Il, "The Heroine of the Anti-Japanese Revolution" (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Herbert Reinecker (born December 24, 1914 - died January 27, 2007) was a very prolific German novelist dramatist and screenwriter Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kim Jong-suk (December 24 1917 – September 22 1949 was Kim Il-sung 's first wife and Kim Jong-il 's mother 1949)
• 1920 - Evgeniya Rudneva, Russian World War II heroine (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Evgeniya Maksimovna Rudneva (Евгения Максимовна Руднева also known as Zhenya Rudneva ( Женя Руднева) ( Berdiansk, December 1944)
• 1922 - Ava Gardner, American actress (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ava Lavinia Gardner ( December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an Academy Award -nominated American actress 1990)
• 1923 - George Patton IV, American general (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Smith Patton (formerly George Patton IV) ( December 24, 1923 in Boston Massachusetts - June 27, 2004 in South 2004)
• 1923 - Michael DiBiase, American wrestler (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " "Iron" Mike DiBiase ( December 24, 1923 – July 2, 1969) was an American Professional wrestler and 1969)
• 1924 - Lee Dorsey, American singer (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lee Dorsey ( December 24 1924 – December 1 1986) was an Afro-American pop / R&B Singer during the 1986)
• 1924 - Grigory Kriss, Russian Olympic champion fencer
• 1925 - Mohd. Rafi, Indian actor and playback singer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Grigori Yakovlevich Kriss (Григорий Яковлевич Крисс (born December 24 1940, in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mohammed Rafi (Hindi मोहम्मद रफ़ी Urdu محمد رفیع December 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980) was a popular Indian 1980)
• 1926 - Paul Buissonneau, French-born Quebec theatre director
• 1927 - Mary Higgins Clark, American author
• 1931 - Mauricio Kagel, Argentine composer
• 1931 - Ray Bryant, American jazz pianist and composer
• 1932 - On Kawara, Japanese conceptual artist
• 1937 - Félix Miéli Venerando, Brazilian football player
• 1938 - Bobby Henrich, American baseball player
• 1938 - Valentim Loureiro, Portuguese politician, and former football chairman of Boavista F.C. and Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional
• 1941 - John Levene, British actor
• 1943 - Tarja Halonen, President of Finland
• 1944 - Daniel Johnson, Jr., Quebec politician, Premier of Quebec
• 1944 - Mike Curb, American musician, record company executive and politician
• 1944 - Oswald Gracias, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bombay
• 1944 - Barry Chuckle, British comedian
• 1945 - Lemmy, British singer, bassist (Motörhead)
• 1945 - Nicholas Meyer, American author
• 1945 - Steve Smith, Canadian Comedian, The New Red Green Show, Duct Tape Forever
• 1946 - Brenda Howard, American bisexual activist (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Buissonneau (born 24 December 1926, Paris, France is a leading Francophone theatre director Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeney, best known as Mary Higgins Clark, (December 24 1927 in the Bronx New York) is an American author of suspense Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mauricio Kagel ( December 24, 1931 – September 18, 2008) was a German - Argentine Composer who was notable Ray Bryant (Raphael Homer Bryant (born December 24, 1931 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a American jazz pianist and composer Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. On Kawara (born December 24, 1932) is a Japanese Conceptual artist living in New York City since 1965 Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Félix Miéli Venerando, (born December 24, 1937 in São Paulo) was a Football (soccer player from Brazil, he is more commonly known Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Edward Henrich (born December 24, 1938) was born in Lawrence Kansas. Valentim dos Santos de Loureiro (born December 24, 1938 in Calde, Viseu) is a Portuguese politician and former football chairman Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Boavista Futebol Clube ( pron boɐ'viʃtɐ often simply known as Boavista, is a Sports club from Porto, Portugal that was founded Portuguese League for Professional Football ( LPFP - Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional) is the main organizing entity for professional Football (soccer in Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Levene, (born 24 December, 1941) is an English actor His most famous role was that of Sergeant Benton of UNIT on the television series Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tarja Kaarina Halonen ( pronounced) (born 24 December 1943 is the current President of Finland. The President of Finland is the Head of State of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the President and the Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Johnson Jr (born December 24, 1944) is a former Quebec Politician. The Premier of Quebec (in French Premier ministre du Québec, sometimes literally translated as Prime Minister of Quebec) is the First minister for the Michael Curb (born December 24, 1944, in Savannah Georgia) is an American Musician, Record company executive race car Oswald Cardinal Gracias (born December 24, 1944) is an Indian Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay is a Particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in India. Barry Chuckle (born Barry James Elliot on December 24, 1944 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is an English actor and Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Lemmy (born Ian Fraser Kilmister, December 24 1945) also known as Lemmy Kilmister, Ian Willis or Lemmy von Motörhead Nicholas Meyer (born December 24, 1945 in New York City, US) graduated from the University of Iowa with a Stephen Smith, Steve Smith, or Steven Smith may refer to In sports: Steve Smith (Carolina Panthers, (b The Red Green Show is a Television Comedy that aired on CBC Television in Canada and on PBS in the United States Duct Tape Forever is a 2002 comedy movie based on The Red Green Show. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brenda Howard ( December 24 1946 – June 28 2005) was a Bisexual rights Activist and sex-positive 2005)
• 1946 - Jeff Sessions, American politician
• 1947 - Kevin Sheedy, coach of Australian Football League club Essendon FC
• 1948 - Frank Oliver, New Zealand rugby player
• 1949 - Randy Neugebauer, American politician
• 1949 - Warwick Brown, Australian racing driver
• 1950 - Dana Gioia, American poet
• 1951 - John D'Acquisto, baseball player
• 1953 - François Loos, French politician
• 1954 - José María Figueres, Costa Rican politician
• 1955 - Grand L. Bush, American actor
• 1955 - Clarence Gilyard, American actor
• 1957 - Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan
• 1957 - Diane Tell, Quebec singer
• 1958 - Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer
• 1959 - Keith Deller, British darts player
• 1959 - Anil Kapoor, Indian actor
• 1960 - Glenn McQueen, American animator (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is the junior United States Senator from Alabama. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin John Sheedy AM (born 24 December 1947 was the coach of AFL club Essendon, and a former player for Richmond. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Francis James (Frank Oliver was a New Zealand Rugby union player Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Randy Neugebauer (born December 24, 1949) is a Politician from the state of Texas, currently representing the state's 19th Warwick Brown (born in Sydney, December 24, 1949) is a former racing driver from Australia. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Dana Gioia (born December 24, 1950) is an American Poet and Critic who retired early from his career as a corporate executive Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January John Francis D'Acquisto (born December 24, 1951 in San Diego California) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. François Loos (born on 24 December 1953) was appointed Minister Delegate for Industry on 2 June 2005 following a term as Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade (June José María Figueres Olsen ( San José Costa Rica, December 24, 1954) politician businessman and international expert on Sustainable Development Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Grand Lee Bush (born December 24, 1955) is an American Actor of stage television and major motion pictures Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr (born December 24, 1955) is an American Actor who has featured in movies and television since 1980 Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Hamid Karzai ( حامد کرزي, حامد کرزي) (born 24 December 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December Afghanistan has only intermittently been a Republic - between 1973-1992 and from 2001 onwards - at other times being governed by a variety of kings Emirs Diane Tell (born Diane Fortin in Quebec City on 24 December 1959) is a Francophone Singer-songwriter from Canada Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (born December 24, 1958 in Nara Japan is the original and current drummer of the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith Deller (born December 24, 1959 in Ipswich) is an English Darts player who won the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship Anil Kapoor (अनिल कपूर born December 29, 1959) is a prominent National Film Award -winning Indian actor and producer who appears Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glenn John McQueen (born December 24, 1960 - died October 29, 2002) was an animator at Pixar and was the supervising animator 2002)
• 1960 - Carol Vorderman, British television presenter
• 1961 - Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan Republic
• 1961 - Jay Wright, American basketball coach
• 1963 - Jay Bilas, American basketball analyst
• 1963 - Mary Ramsey, American singer (10,000 Maniacs)
• 1963 - Caroline Aherne, British comedienne, writer and actress
• 1964 - Mark Valley, American actor
• 1966 - Diedrich Bader, American actor
• 1967 - Mikhail Shchennikov, Russian race walker
• 1968 - Doyle Bramhall II, American guitarist
• 1969 - Mark Millar, Scottish comic book writer
• 1970 - Amaury Nolasco, American actor
• 1970 - Will Oldham, American singer and songwriter
• 1971 - Christopher Daniels, American professional wrestler
• 1971 - Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican singer
• 1971 - Giorgos Alkaios, Greek singer
• 1972 - Alvaro Mesen, Costa Rican footballer
• 1973 - Eddie Pope, American soccer player
• 1973 - Stephenie Meyer, Author
• 1974 - Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer
• 1974 - Ryan Seacrest, American television host
• 1978 - Yıldıray Baştürk, Turkish footballer
• 1979 - Chris Hero, American professional wrestler
• 1980 - Tomas Kalnoky, American musician (Streetlight Manifesto)
• 1981 - Dima Bilan, Karachay-Russian pop artist
• 1982 - Aiba Masaki, Japanese singer and actor
• 1982 - Robert Carmine, American singer
• 1985 - David Ragan, American race car driver
• 1986 - Edward Southall, British composer
• 1986 - Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007 from Japan
• 1992 - Melissa Suffield,English young actress

Deaths

• 427 - Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople
• 820 - Leo V, Byzantine Emperor (assassinated) (b. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carol Jean Vorderman MBE (born 24 December 1960 is a British Television personality best known for being a long-standing co-presenter of Channel Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev ( İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev) (born December 24, 1961) is the current President of Azerbaijan. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jay Wright may refer to Jay Wright (coach (born 1961 men's head basketball coach of Villanova University Jay Wright (poet (born 1935 Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jay Bilas (born December 24 1963 in San Pedro California) is an American Lawyer and Basketball analyst for ESPN John and Mary is a US Folk music act featuring Mary Ramsey and John Lombardo, formed after Lombardo left 10000 Maniacs in Caroline Aherne (born 24 December 1963 in Ealing, London) is an English Comedian, Writer and Actress Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Mark Thomas Valley (born December 24, 1964) is an American Actor. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966) is an American Actor and Comedian. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Mikhail Shchennikov (Михаил Щенников born December 24, 1967) is a Russian race walker. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doyle Bramhall II (born 24 December, 1968) is a guitarist and vocalist in his band Smokestack and is also the second guitarist in Eric Clapton Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Millar (born December 24 1969 is an award-winning Scottish Graphic novelist born in Coatbridge. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amaury Nolasco (born Amaury Nolasco Garrido; December 24, 1970) is an Actor, best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the television Will Oldham, aka Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (born 24 December 1970 in Louisville Kentucky) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971) better known by his Stage name Ricky Martin, is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Giorgos Alkaios ( 24 December, 1971 -) is a Greek Pop musician born in Athens. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Álvaro Mesén Murillo (born December 24, 1972) is a Costa Rican footballer. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. George Edward ("Eddie" Pope ( December 24, 1973) is a retired American soccer player who last played for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Stephenie Morgan Meyer (born December 24 1973 is an American Author. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. José Marcelo Salas Melinao (born December 24, 1974 in Temuco) better known as Marcelo Salas, is a football player from Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an Emmy Award -nominated American television / radio host and Television Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Yıldıray Baştürk (born December 24, 1978 in Herne, West Germany) is a German -born Turkish footballer. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Chris Spradlin (born December 24 1979 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Chris Hero. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Tomas Kalnoky (born on December 24, 1980) is the lead singer/guitarist and songwriter of the bands Streetlight Manifesto and Bandits of the Acoustic Streetlight Manifesto is an American ska band from East Brunswick Township New Jersey under the creative leadership of Tomas Kalnoky. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Dima Bilan (Дима Билан birth name Viktor Nikolaevich Belan, ru Виктор Николаевич Белан 24 December, 1981 in Ust-Dzheguta Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese Actor and Musician. Along with Jun Matsumoto, Kazunari Ninomiya, Satoshi Ohno, and Sho Sakurai, Aiba is a Robert Coppola Schwartzman (born December 24 1982) is the lead singer of the rock band Rooney. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) David Ragan (born December 24, 1985 in Unadilla GA) is a stock car racer who drives the #6 AAA Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Edward Southall (born December 24, 1986 in Hereford) is a young English composer of classical music who currently resides in Jersey, Channel born December 24, 1986 in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan is a Japanese dance instructor who won the Miss Universe 2007 title in May 2007 Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Melissa Suffield (born Melissa Hollie Carter on 24 December 1992 in West London) is an English actress who is best known for Events By Place Asia Pyongyang is declared the capital of Goguryeo by king Jangsu. Sisinnius (died December 24 427) was the Archbishop of Constantinople from 426 to 427 Events By Place Asia Tahir, the son of a slave is rewarded with the governorship of Khurasan for supporting the Caliphate Leo V the Armenian ( Greek: Λέων Ε΄ Leōn V; Լեիոն Ե Leion Yech) (775 &ndash December 25, 820) was emperor This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians 775)
• 1257 - John I, Count of Hainaut (b. Events By Place Asia Estimation Baghdad, capital of the Abbasid Empire, becomes the largest city of the world taking the lead John I of Avesnes ( May 1 1218 &ndash December 24 1257) was the Count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death 1218)
• 1453 - John Dunstaple, English composer (bc. John Dunstaple or Dunstable (c 1390 &ndash December 24, 1453) was an English composer of polyphonic Music of the late 1390)
• 1524 - Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer (bc. Dom Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira ('vaʃku dɐ 'gɐmɐ ( Sines or Vidigueira, Alentejo, Portugal, ca 1469)
• 1660 - Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (b. Princess Mary Princess Royal Princess of Orange and Countess of Nassau ( 4 November 1631 &ndash 24 December 1660) was the eldest daughter of 1631)
• 1707 - Noël Coypel, French painter (b. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Noël Coypel ( December 25, 1628 - December 24, 1707) French painter, also called from the fact that he was much 1628)
• 1813 - Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Empress Go-Sakuramachi (後桜町天皇 Go-Sakuramachi-tennō) ( September 23, 1740 &ndash December 24, 1813) was the 117th 1740)
• 1863 - William Makepeace Thackeray, British writer (b. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Makepeace Thackeray (ˈθækərɪ 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863 was an English Novelist of the 19th century 1811)
• 1865 - Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, British painter and writer (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, RA, ( 17 November 1793 – 24 December 1865) was an English painter, gallery 1793)
• 1868 - Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (b. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Etienne Jules Adolphe Desmier de Saint-Simon Vicomte d'Archiac ( September 24, 1802 - December 24, 1868) was a French Geologist 1802)
• 1872 - William John Macquorn Rankine, British physician and engenier (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year William John Macquorn Rankine FRS ( July 5, 1820 &ndash December 24, 1872) was a Scottish engineer and 1820)
• 1873 - Johns Hopkins, Baltimore philanthropist and businessman (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johns Hopkins ( May 19, 1795, Anne Arundel County, Maryland &ndash December 24, 1873 1795)
• 1889 - Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch poet and clergyman (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate ( December 23, 1819 - December 24, 1889) Dutch divine prose writer and Poet, was born at 1819)
• 1898 - Sharbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk canonized in 1977 by Pope Paul VI (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Saint Charbel, or Sharbel, (مار شربل May 8 1828 – December 24 1898) born as Youssef Antoun Makhlouf in 1828)
• 1914 - John Muir, British naturalist (b. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Muir ( April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) was a Scottish -born American Naturalist, author and early 1838)
• 1935 - Alban Berg, Austrian composer (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alban Maria Johannes Berg (February 9 1885 &ndash December 24 1935 was an Austrian Composer. 1885)
• 1938 - Bruno Taut, German architect (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bruno Julius Florian Taut ( 4 May 1880, Königsberg, Germany &ndash 24 December 1938, Istanbul) was a prolific German 1880)
• 1941 - Siegfried Alkan, German composer (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Siegfried Alkan ( May 30, 1858 &ndash December 24, 1941) was a German composer 1858)
• 1942 - François Darlan, vice-premier of Vichy France (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. François Darlan (7 August 1881 &ndash 24 December 1942 was a French Naval officer. 1881)
• 1957 - Norma Talmadge, American actress (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Norma Talmadge ( May 26, 1893 &ndash December 24, 1957) was one of the greatest film stars of the silent era 1893)
• 1965 - William M. Branham, Christian minister (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. William Marrion Branham ( April 6, 1909 &mdash December 24 1965) was a Christian minister usually credited with founding the post World War 1906)
• 1971 - Maria Koepcke, ornithologist (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Maria Emilie Anna Koepcke (also spelled Köpcke ( May 15, 1924 - December 24, 1971) born von Mikulicz-Radecki, was a famous 1924)
• 1972 - Gisela Richter, British art historian (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gisela Marie Augusta Richter ( August 14, 1882 &ndash December 24, 1972) was a classical archaeologist and art historian 1882)
• 1972 - Melville Ruick, American actor (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Actor Melville Ruick was born in Boise Idaho on July 8, 1898. 1898)
• 1975 - Bernard Herrmann, American film composer (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bernard Herrmann ( June 29, 1911 &ndash December 24, 1975) was an American composer noted for his work in Motion pictures. 1911)
• 1976 - Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, heir to the throne of Portugal (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Duarte Nuno Duke of Braganza ( Duarte Nuno Fernando Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Francisco Xavier Raimundo António de Bragança; September 23 1907 - Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. 1907)
• 1977 - Samael Aun Weor, Columbian writer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Samael Aun Weor ( March 6, 1917 - December 24, 1977) was a spiritual teacher Occultist esotericist and author 1917)
• 1980 - Karl Dönitz, German naval admiral, and last leader of Nazi Germany (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Karl Dönitz (ˈdøːnɪts) (16 September 1891 &ndash 24 December 1980 was a German naval Commander who served Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German 1891)
• 1980 - Siggie Nordstrom, model, actress, entertainer, socialite and lead singer of The Nordstrom Sisters (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Siggie Nordstrom ( June 14, 1893 &ndash December 24, 1980) was a model actress entertainer socialite and The Nordstrom Sisters were an American Sister act from 1931 &ndash 1976 1893)
• 1982 - Louis Aragon, French writer (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Louis Aragon lwi aʁaˈgɔ̃ in French ( October 3, 1897 &ndash December 24, 1982) French Poet and Novelist 1897)
• 1984 - Peter Lawford, British actor (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Peter Sydney Lawford (September 7 1923 &ndash December 24 1984 was an English-born American Actor, member of the " Rat Pack," and brother-in-law 1923)
• 1985 - Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, Last Lincoln descendant (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith (b July 19, 1904 – December 24, 1985) was the great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln. 1904)
• 1986 - Gardner Fox, American writer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (Speed Saunders was initially credited to "E 1911)
• 1987 - Joop den Uyl, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Dr Johannes Marten "Joop" den Uyl (9 August 1919 - 24 December 1987 was a Dutch politician Prime minister of the Netherlands from 1973 until 1977 as The Prime minister of the Netherlands is the Head of government of the Netherlands and is the chair of the Dutch cabinet, and 1919)
• 1987 - M. G. Ramachandran, Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran Menon ( Tamil: மருதூர் கோபால இராமச்சந்திரன் Malayalam:മരുതൂര് The complete list of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu consists of the heads of government in the history of the state of Tamil Nadu in India since 1920 1917)
• 1990 - Thorbjørn Egner, Norwegian author (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Thorbjørn Egner (born December 12, 1912 in Oslo, Norway, died December 24, 1990 in Oslo was a Norwegian 1922)
• 1992 - Peyo, Belgian comics artist, and creator of The Smurfs (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Pierre Culliford (25 June 1928 &ndash 24 December 1992 known as Peyo, was a Belgian comics artist perhaps best known for the creation of The Smurfs The Smurfs ( Les Schtroumpfs) are a fictional group of small Sky blue creatures who live in Smurf Village somewhere in the woods 1928)
• 1992 - Bobby LaKind, American musician and singer (The Doobie Brothers) (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bobby LaKind ( 1945 - December 24, 1992) was a Conga player vocalist songwriter and occasional live backup drummer with the Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present 1945)
• 1992 - Melissa Suffield, English actress
• 1993 - Norman Vincent Peale, American writer (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Melissa Suffield (born Melissa Hollie Carter on 24 December 1992 in West London) is an English actress who is best known for Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Dr Norman Vincent Peale ( May 31, 1898 – December 24, 1993) was a Protestant Preacher and Author (most notably 1898)
• 1994 - John Boswell, American historian (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) John Eastburn Boswell ( March 20, 1947 – December 24, 1994) was a prominent historian and a professor at Yale University. 1947)
• 1994 - Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor and singer (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rossano Brazzi ( September 18, 1916 &ndash December 24, 1994) was an Italian actor 1916)
• 1997 - Toshirō Mifune, Japanese actor (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Toshirō Mifune (ja 三船 敏郎 Mifune Toshirō toɕiɺoː 1 April, 1920 – 24 December, 1997) was a Japanese 1920)
• 1997 - Pierre Péladeau, Quebec businessman, founder of Quebecor (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Pierre Péladeau, OQ ( April 11, 1925 – December 24, 1997) was a Québécois Businessman. Quebecor Inc ( is a Canadian communications company based in Montreal, Quebec. 1925)
• 1999 - João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, President of Brazil (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, pron. ʒu'ɐ̃w ba'tistɐ di oli'vejɾɐ figej'redu ( January 15, 1918 &ndash December 24, 1999 The President of Brazil is both the Head of state and Head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. 1918)
• 1999 - Maurice Couve de Murville, French politician, Prime minister of France (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maurice Couve de Murville (24 January 1907 - 24 December 1999 was a French diplomat and Politician who was Minister of Foreign Affairs 1907)
• 1999 - Bill Bowerman, American track and field coach
• 2000 - John Cooper, English race car designer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William J "Bill" Bowerman ( February 19, 1911 – December 24, 1999) was an American Track and field coach 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. John Newton Cooper ( July 17, 1923 – December 24, 2000) was a co-founder with his father Charles Cooper of the Cooper Car Company 1923)
• 2000 - Nick Massi, American singer (The Four Seasons) (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nick Massi (born Nicholas Macioci September 19, 1935 - December 24, 2000) was the bass singer and bass guitarist for The Four Seasons (known off and on since 1967 as Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - although not shown that way on any of their hit records is an American 1935)
• 2002 - Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Kjell Aukrust ( March 19, 1920 &ndash December 24, 2002 in Alvdal) was a Norwegian Author, Poet and 1920)
• 2002 - Laci Peterson, American murder victim (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Laci Peterson, born Laci Denise Rocha ( May 4, 1975 – c December 2002was the subject of a highly-discussed murder case after 1975)
• 2004 - Johnny Oates, baseball player and manager (b. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Johnny Lane Oates ( January 21 1946 &ndash December 24 2004) was an American Catcher and manager in Major 1946)
• 2005 - Michael Vale, American commercial actor (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Vale ( June 28, 1922 – December 24, 2005) was an American commercial The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 1922)
• 2006 - "Braguinha", Brazilian songwriter (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga ( March 29 1907 – December 24 2006) commonly known as Braguinha ("Little Braga" or 1907)
• 2006 - Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian singer, poet and comedian (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kenneth Sivertsen ( January 16, 1961 &ndash December 24, 2006) was a Norwegian Musician composer poet, 1961)
• 2006 - Frank Stanton, American television executive (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Nicholas Stanton ( March 20 1908 - December 24 2006) was an American Broadcasting executive who served as the 1908)
• 2007 - Nicholas Pumfrey, British judge (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir Nicholas Richard Pumfrey, ( 22 May 1951 styled The Rt Hon 1951)
• 2007 - Akbar Radi, Iranian dramatist and playwright (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Abar Radi ( in Persian: اکبر رادی who was born in the city of Rasht in 1939 completed his studies at the University of Tehran in 1939)

Holidays and observances

• Christmas Eve
• Calendar of saints: Feast of Saint Adela and Saint Irmina. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christmas Eve, December 24, is the day before Christmas Day, the celebrated birthday of Jesus. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint Adela (? - 735) and Saint Irmina (? - c 716 were daughters of Dagobert II.
• It is the day when food is traditionally set out for Santa Claus and his reindeer in some parts of the world. Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the
• In Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic, among others, this is the day that presents are exchanged and opened. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with In some of these countries, presents are delivered to children by Santa Claus, personified by an adult dressed up as Santa who comes knocking on the door.
• The Declaration of Christmas Peace takes place in the Old Great Square of Turku, Finland's official Christmas City, according to old traditions dating back to the Middle Ages. Christmas Eve, December 24, is the day before Christmas Day, the celebrated birthday of Jesus. Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.
• Grand High Climax, a major holiday in the Satanic religion, is celebrated at nightfall. The Dictionary of Cults Sects Religions and the Occult quotes The Satanic Bible as listing the main Satanic holidays as Walpurgisnacht (30-APR For other uses of the word see Satanism (disambiguation. Satanism can refer to a number of belief systems depending on the user and context

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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