December 25

Events

 * -  has a temple dedicated to  on the supposed day of the  and day of rebirth of the.
 * - of  as, in.
 * - The foundation of the : is established as a  kingdom by.
 * - Coronation of as king of, at ,.
 * - is crowned as the first King of
 * - assembles the first.
 * - of the restored  is deposed and blinded by orders of his co-ruler.
 * - The of  is founded.
 * - founded and named by Captain William Mynors of the  Ship Company vessel, the Royal Mary.
 * - Thomas Cooper, former Usher of, England, hanged as a Royalist rebel.
 * - and his  cross the  to attack the 's  mercenaries in.
 * - The first performance of "" takes place in the of  in,.
 * - : forces defeat  Indians.
 * -  grants unconditional pardon to all   soldiers.
 * 1868 - rebels found  in.
 * - : Known as the, and  troops on the  temporarily cease fire.
 * - , first dramatic play to win a, opens at the in.
 * - of Japan dies. His son, Prince  succeeds him as Emperor Shōwa.
 * - A magnitude 7.6 in,  kills ~70,000 people.
 * - Admiral arrives at Pearl Harbor to assume command of the
 * 1941 - : ends, beginning the.
 * - The goes into effect.
 * - The, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on ,.
 * - Turkish Cypriot Radio began transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots were forcibly excluded from.
 * - The i is founded in
 * - : performs the very first successful  (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from.
 * - In the longest game in history (82m40s of game time), the  defeat the  at  27-24.
 * - The crashes when a   causes all ARPANET traffic to be routed through the  at, causing the server to freeze.
 * - devastates.
 * 1974 - drives a vehicle through the gates of the, resulting in a four-hour standoff.
 * -  meets in  with.
 * - The airlifts forces into  to begin its costly occupation.


 * - In one of the highest-rated episodes in  history, leaves her home of 23 years to be a  to her doctor in the country.
 * -, former  of , and his wife  are condemned to death and executed under a wide range of charges.
 * - resigns as president of the  (the union itself is dissolved the next day). 's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union.
 * - The ill-fated probe which was released from the   on, disappears shortly before its scheduled landing.
 * - Cassini orbiter releases which successfully landed on 's moon  on,.

Births
For the birth of Jesus Christ, see.


 * -, (d. circa )
 * -, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. )
 * -, English composer (d. )
 * -, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, English physicist and mathematician (d. )
 * -, Scottish physician (d. )
 * -, Scottish songwriter (d. )
 * -, English royal mistress (d. )
 * -, Scottish theologian (d. )
 * -, Prussian general (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, German scholar and physician (d. )
 * -, German friend of (d. )
 * -, U.S. politician (d )
 * -, French telecommunications pioneer (d. )
 * -, English diarist and sister of (d. )
 * -, Greek poet and statesman (d. )
 * -, founder of the American Red Cross (d. )
 * -, German painter (d. )
 * -, Indian founder of Banaras Hindu University (d. )
 * -, French pioneer of film and record industries (d. - , the 4th General of  (d. )
 * -, Italian soprano (d. )
 * -, Austrian archbishop (d. )
 * -, founder of (d. )
 * 1876 -, (d. )
 * -, Swiss-born race car driver (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American hotelier (d. )
 * -, collector of odd facts (d. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (d.)
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian-born film producer (d. )
 * 1906 -, (d. )
 * -, American bandleader (d. )
 * 1907 -, American oil tycoon and businessman (d. )
 * 1907 -, Ukrainian-born actor (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * 1908 -, baseball player (d. )
 * 1908 -, Belgian-American automotive engineer (d. )
 * -, sculptor
 * -, American singer and actor
 * 1912 -, Italian singer (d. )
 * -, German journalist (d. )
 * -, New Zealand industrialist (d. )
 * -, Italian-born composer
 * -, , (d. )
 * 1918 -, politician, first
 * -, French Canadian cardiologist, founder of the (d. )
 * -, Indian music director (d. )
 * -, Pakistani journalist (d. )
 * -, American television writer (d. )
 * 1924 -, former
 * -, Peruvian-born author (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, British radio and television presenter
 * 1929 -, American singer and songwriter (d. )
 * -, father of
 * 1930 -, Egyptian poet and cartoonist (d.)
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, baseball player
 * 1936 -, Indian-born film producer (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, English poet and lyricist
 * -, German actress
 * 1943 -, Brazilian racing driver
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1944 -, British entertainer (d. )
 * 1944 -, American musician (d. )
 * -, English musician (d. )
 * 1945 -, producer
 * 1945 -, American actor
 * 1945 -, Scottish politician
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * 1946 -, American football player
 * 1946 -, American baseball player and manager
 * -, American singer and actress
 * 1948 -, of Jordan (d. )
 * -, Singer and icon of the Brazilian music
 * 1949 -, American actress
 * 1949 -, American musician
 * -, baseball player
 * 1950 -, American presidential advisor
 * -, Guyana-born actress
 * 1952 -, French singer
 * -, Scottish singer
 * 1954 -, American country music singer
 * -, Canadian singer
 * -, English footballer and commentator
 * 1957 -, Irish musician
 * -, player
 * 1958 -, player
 * -, astronaut (d. )
 * -, British actor
 * -, Colombian senator
 * -, American actor
 * 1962 -, British Keyboardist ( and )
 * -, Scottish footballer
 * 1964 -, English musician , filmmaker and journalist
 * -, American bass player (d. )
 * -, Danish model
 * 1968 -, American ice hockey player
 * -, English singer
 * 1971 -, Canadian media personality
 * 1971 -, Irish musician
 * -, American drummer
 * -, American musician, singer/songwriter (lead singer of )
 * -, English footballer
 * 1973 -, American professional wrestler
 * 1973 -, Canadian journalist
 * -, Indian actress
 * -, English cricketer
 * 1975 -, Japanese baseball player
 * -, Finnish keyboardist
 * 1976 -, Dutch DJ & Producer
 * -, American skateboarder
 * -, Australian footballer
 * 1978 -, English cricketer
 * -, American football player
 * 1980 -, Japanese actress
 * 1980 -, Angolan footballer
 * 1980 -, British actress (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1981 -, baseball player
 * -, American football player
 * 1982 -, Welsh footballer
 * 1982 -, British rapper-songwriter
 * -, Australian pop singers
 * 1984 -, English cricketer
 * 1984 -, British actress
 * -, Welsh singer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American Basketball Player
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American Basketball Player

Deaths

 * -, Benedictine (b. c. )
 * -, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. )
 * -, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. )
 * 1676 -, English soldier (b. )
 * -, Ottoman general (b. )
 * -, English clergyman (b. )
 * -, Czech theologian and natural scientist (b. )
 * -, Japanese painter (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, American mechanical engineer and inventor (b. )
 * -, Swiss Federal Councillor (b. )
 * -, Polish Catholic saint (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, German psychoanalyst (b. )
 * - of Japan (b. )
 * -, Catalonian statesman (b. )
 * -, French novelist and critic (b. )
 * -, Czech author (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American comedian (b. )
 * -, was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. )
 * -, British fascist (b. )
 * -, Irish-born American baseball player (b. )
 * -, recipient of the (b. )
 * 1961 -, U.S. Senator from Maine (b. )
 * -, Romanian-born writer (b. )
 * -, ornithologist (b. )
 * -, Turkish statesman (b. )
 * 1973 -, French aviation pioneer (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Catalan painter (b. )
 * -, Japanese novelist (b. )
 * 1988 - (b. )
 * -, Romanian dictator (executed) (b. )
 * 1989 -, Romanian politician (executed) (b. )
 * 1989 -, American baseball manager (b. )
 * -, British writer (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American singer, musician and songwriter (b. )
 * 1998  -, English snooker player (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, American philosopher (b. )
 * -, American television producer (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Russian (b. )
 * -, English guitar virtuoso (b. )
 * 2005 -, Swedish singer (b. )
 * 2005 -, Philippine senator (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * (Re)birth of . The feast in the  since.
 * 's Day -
 * - now based in Taiwan
 * The of.
 * The of.