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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{use dmy dates|cs1-dates=ly|date=June 2022}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[AD 502|502]] – [[Emperor of China|Chinese emperor]] [[Emperor Wu of Liang|Xiao Yan]] names [[Xiao Tong]] his heir designate.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OWLPBAAAQBAJ&dq=Xiao+Yan+Xiao+Tong+heir+designate+502+december&pg=PA1503 |title=Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (vol. 3 & 4): A Reference Guide, Part Three & Four |date=2014-09-18 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-27185-2 |language=en}}</ref> * [[640]] – [[Pope John IV]] is elected, several months [[Sede vacante|after his predecessor's death]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church-Biographical Dictionary-Honorius I (625-638)-636 (II) |url=http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios636.htm |publisher=Florida International University |access-date=23 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613051048/http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios636.htm |archive-date=13 June 2010 |date=1998–2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[759]] – [[Tang dynasty]] poet [[Du Fu]] [[Du Fu#Chengdu|departs for Chengdu]], where he is hosted by fellow poet [[Pei Di]]. * [[971]] – [[Battle of Ayn Shams (971)|Battle of Ayn Shams]]: The [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimids]] under [[Jawhar (general)|Jawhar]] defeat the [[Qarmatians]] at the gates of [[Cairo]], putting an end to the [[First Qarmatian invasion of Egypt]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Brett | first = Michael | title = The Rise of the Fatimids: The World of the Mediterranean and the Middle East in the Fourth Century of the Hijra, Tenth Century CE | series = The Medieval Mediterranean | volume = 30 | publisher = Brill | location = Leiden, Boston, Köln | year = 2001 | isbn = 90-04-11741-5 | url = {{Google Books|BqCdfhW3nVwC|plainurl=y}} | pages=314–315}}</ref> *[[1144]] – The capital of the [[Crusades|crusader]] [[County of Edessa]] [[Siege of Edessa (1144)|falls]] to [[Imad ad-Din Zengi]], the [[atabeg]] of [[Mosul]] and [[Aleppo]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Baldwin|first=M. W.|title=A History of the Crusades Volume I: The first hundred years|date=1969|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|location=Madison, Wisconsin|isbn=0-299-04834-9|page=461|url=http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/History.CrusOne|access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref> *[[1294]] – [[Pope Boniface VIII]] is elected, replacing [[Pope Celestine V|St. Celestine V]], who had [[Papal resignation|resigned]].<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Boniface}}</ref> *[[1500]] – A joint [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]]–[[Spain|Spanish]] fleet [[Siege of the Castle of St. George|captures]] the Castle of St. George on the island of [[Cephalonia]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Setton |first1=Kenneth Meyer |author1-link=Kenneth Setton |title=The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571 Volume 2 |date=1976 |publisher=American Philosophical Society |isbn=0-87169-127-2 |page=523 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Sz2VYI0l1IC}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1737]] – The [[Maratha Confederacy|Marathas]] defeat the combined forces of the [[Mughal Empire]], [[Jaipur State|Rajputs of Jaipur]], [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Nawab of Awadh]] and [[Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad|Nawab of Bengal]] in the [[Battle of Bhopal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-02 |title=The Battle of Bhopal between Marathas and Mughal Empire (1737) |url=http://indianexpresss.in/the-battle-of-bhopal-between-marathas-and-mughal-empire-1737/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=indianexpresss.in |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1777]] – [[Kiritimati]], also called Christmas Island, is discovered by [[James Cook]].<ref>{{cite web |title=225 YEARS AGO: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1777 |url=https://www.captaincooksociety.com/home/detail/225-years-ago-october-december-1777 |website=Captain Cook Society |access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref> *[[1800]] – The [[Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise]] fails to kill [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=McLynn |first1=Frank |title=Napoleon |date=1998 |publisher=Pimlico |isbn=9780712662475 |page=243 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRj1MNP-3xwC |access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref> *[[1814]] – Representatives of the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]] sign the [[Treaty of Ghent]], ending the [[War of 1812]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Engelman|first=Fred L.|date=December 1960|title=The peace of Christmas Eve|url=https://www.americanheritage.com/peace-christmas-eve|magazine=[[American Heritage (magazine)|American Heritage]]|volume=12|issue=1|access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref> *[[1818]] – The first performance of "[[Silent Night]]" takes place in the [[Nikolauskirche, Oberndorf|Nikolauskirche]] in [[Oberndorf bei Salzburg|Oberndorf]], [[Austrian Empire|Austria]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Daley |first1=Jason |title=It's the Bicentennial of 'Silent Night' |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/silent-night-celebrates-its-bicentennial-180971044/ |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=Smithsonian Magazine |date=17 December 2018}}</ref> *[[1826]] – The [[Eggnog Riot]] at the [[United States Military Academy]] begins that night, wrapping up the following morning. *[[1846]] – British acquired [[Crown Colony of Labuan|Labuan]] from the [[Sultanate of Brunei]] for [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Island of Laburn |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/94443846 |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=Geelong Advertiser and Squatters' Advocate |date=10 September 1847 |page=1}}</ref> *[[1865]] – Former Confederate officers Frank McCord, Richard Reed, John Lester, John Kennedy, J. Calvin Jones, and James Crowe form the [[Ku Klux Klan]].<ref>{{cite web|date=October 23, 2018|title=Ku Klux Klan not founded by the Democratic Party|url=https://apnews.com/afs:Content:2336745806|access-date=July 19, 2020|website=AP News|archive-date=July 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707094431/https://apnews.com/afs:Content:2336745806|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1868]] – The Greek [[Presidential Guard (Greece)|Presidential Guard]] is established as the royal escort by [[George I of Greece|King George I]]. *[[1871]] – The opera ''[[Aida]]'' premieres in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]. ===1901–present=== *[[1906]] – [[Reginald Fessenden]] transmits the first [[radio]] broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a [[violin]] solo, and a speech.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Davis |first1=H. P. |title=The radio industry; the story of its development |date=1928 |publisher=A. W. Shaw company |location=Chicago & New York |page=190 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/radioindustrysto00harvrich/page/190/mode/2up |access-date=23 October 2021 |chapter=The Early History of Broadcasting in the United States}}</ref> *[[1913]] – The [[Italian Hall disaster]] in [[Calumet, Michigan]] results in the deaths of 73 striking workers families at a [[Christmas]] party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gmiter |first1=Tanda |title=1913 Italian Hall Disaster was a Michigan Christmas Eve tragedy |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/2017/12/1913_italian_hall_disaster_was.html |access-date=23 October 2021 |publisher=Michigan Live |date=24 December 2019}}</ref> *[[1914]] – [[World War I]]: The "[[Christmas truce]]" begins. *[[1918]] – Region of [[1918 occupation of Međimurje|Međimurje is captured]] by the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia|Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]] from [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]].<ref>{{cite journal|url = https://hrcak.srce.hr/225220|title = Pripojenje Međimurja Kraljevstvu Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca: Od neuspjeloga pokušaja 13. studenog do uspješnoga zaposjedanja Međimurja 24. prosinca 1918. godine|language = hr|trans-title = The Annexation of Međimurje to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes: From the unsuccessful attempt on 13 November to the successful occupation of Međimurje on 24 December 1918|first = Ivan|last = Vuk|pages = 520–525|year = 2019|volume = 51|issue = 2|journal = Časopis za suvremenu povijest |issn = 0590-9597 |publisher = Croatian Institute of History |location = Zagreb|doi = 10.22586/csp.v51i2.8927|s2cid = 204456373|doi-access = free}}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Gabriele D'Annunzio]] surrendered the [[Italian Regency of Carnaro]] in the city of [[Fiume]] to [[Italian Armed Forces]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doody |first1=Richard |url=http://worldatwar.net/nations/other/fiume/ |title=Stati Libero di Fiume – Free State of Fiume |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308033039/http://worldatwar.net/nations/other/fiume/ |archive-date=8 March 2009 |access-date=24 October 2021}}, ''The World at War''.</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Albania]] becomes a republic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zog I, King of the Albanians – Albanian Royal Family |url=https://albanianroyalcourt.al/zog-i-king-of-the-albanians/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[1929]] – Assassination attempt on [[Argentina|Argentine]] President [[Hipólito Yrigoyen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Message to President Hipolito Irigoyen of Argentina on His Escape From Assassination. {{!}} The American Presidency Project |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/message-president-hipolito-irigoyen-argentina-his-escape-from-assassination |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu}}</ref> * 1929 – A four alarm fire breaks out in the [[West Wing]] of the [[White House]] in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-christmas-eve-west-wing-fire-of-1929|title=The Christmas Eve West Wing Fire of 1929|website=WHHA (en-US)}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[World War II]]: [[Pope Pius XII]] makes a [[Christmas Eve]] appeal for peace.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alla Curia Romana in occasione del Natale (24 dicembre 1939) {{!}} PIO XII |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/it/speeches/1939/documents/hf_p-xii_spe_19391224_questo-giorno.html |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref> *[[1941]] – World War II: [[Kuching]] is conquered by Japanese forces.<ref>{{cite book |author=Ooi |first=Keat Gin |author-link=Keat Gin Ooi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QKgraWbb7yoC&pg=PA1177 |title=Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to Timor. R-Z. volume three |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-57607-770-2 |pages=1177– |access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref> * 1941 – World War II: [[Benghazi]] is conquered by the [[Eighth Army (United Kingdom)|British Eighth Army]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Addington |first=Larry |date=Autumn 1967 |title=Operation Sunflower: Rommel Versus the General Staff |journal=Military Affairs |volume=31 |issue=3 |pages=120–130 |jstor=1984650 |doi=10.2307/1984650 |id={{ProQuest|1296635624}}}}</ref> *[[1942]] – World War II: [[Monarchism in France|French monarchist]], [[Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle]], assassinates [[Vichy France|Vichy]] French Admiral [[François Darlan]] in [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Atkinson |first=Rick |title=An Army at Dawn |date=2003 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/armyatdawn00rick/page/251 251–52] |publisher=Henry Holt |isbn=9780805074482 |url=https://archive.org/details/armyatdawn00rick/page/251 }}</ref> *[[1943]] – World War II: U.S. General [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] is named [[Supreme Allied Commander]] for [[Operation Overlord]]. *[[1944]] – World War II: The Belgian Troopship [[SS Léopoldville (1928)|Leopoldville]] was torpedoed and sank with the loss of 763 soldiers and 56 crew.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uboat.net/history/leopoldville.htm|last=Allen|first=Tonya|title=The Sinking of SS ''Léopoldville''|work=uboat.net|publisher=Guðmundur Helgason|access-date=10 May 2021}}</ref> *[[1945]] – Five of nine children [[Sodder children disappearance|become missing]] after their home in [[Fayetteville, West Virginia]], is burned down.<ref name="Smithsonian story">{{cite news|last=Abbott|first=Karen|title=The Children Who Went Up In Smoke|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-172429802/|newspaper=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]|date=25 December 2012|accessdate=24 October 2021}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Libya]] becomes independent. [[Idris of Libya|Idris I]] is proclaimed King of Libya.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Vandewalle |first1=Dirk |title=A History of Modern Libya |date=26 March 2012 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781107019393 |page=43 |edition=2nd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ua2wPCQbpgcC |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> *[[1952]] – First flight of Britain's [[Handley Page Victor]] [[strategic bomber]]. *[[1953]] – [[Tangiwai disaster]]: In [[New Zealand]]'s [[North Island]], at [[Tangiwai]], a railway bridge is damaged by a [[lahar]] and collapses beneath a passenger train, killing 151 people.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Jacqueline |title=Death and the maiden: The tale of 'Tangiwai' |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/new-zealand/news/article.cfm?l_id=71&objectid=10743254 |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=6 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025191303/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/new-zealand/news/article.cfm?l_id=71&objectid=10743254 |archive-date=25 October 2012}}</ref> *[[1955]] – [[1955 Yuba–Sutter floods|A flood]] devastates California, killing 74 people across portions of the state.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Villarreal |first=Whip |title=A Devastating Flood: How and why the Yuba Water Agency was created |url=https://sacramento.newsreview.com/spotlight/a-devastating-flood-how-and-why-the-yuba-water-agency-was-created/ |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=Sacramento News & Review |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Vietnam War]]: [[Viet Cong]] operatives [[1964 Brinks Hotel bombing|bomb the Brinks Hotel]] in [[Ho Chi Minh City|Saigon]], [[South Vietnam]] to demonstrate they can strike an American installation in the heavily guarded capital.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Langguth |first1=A. J. |title=Our Vietnam-The War 1954-1975 |date=2000 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=9780743212441 |page=326 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vQorBRYyu_gC |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> * 1964 – [[Flying Tiger Line Flight 282]] crashes after takeoff from [[San Francisco International Airport]], killing three.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation N6915C San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19641224-0|access-date=2019-12-23|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[1966]] – A [[Canadair CL-44]] chartered by the [[United States Armed Forces|United States military]] [[1966 Flying Tiger Line Canadair CL-44 crash|crashes]] into a small village in [[South Vietnam]], killing 111.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadair CL-44D4-2 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19660321-0 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Apollo program]]: The crew of [[Apollo 8]] enters into orbit around the [[Moon]], becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten [[lunar orbit]]s, took the ''[[Earthrise]]'' photograph, broadcast live TV pictures, and [[Apollo 8 Genesis reading|read the first ten verses of Genesis]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Chaikin |first=Andrew|title = A Man on the Moon |orig-year=First published 1994 |year=1998 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=New York |isbn=978-0-14-027201-7 }}</ref> *[[1969]] – Nigerian troops capture [[Umuahia]], the [[Biafra]]n capital. *[[1971]] – [[LANSA Flight 508]] is struck by lightning and crashes in the [[Puerto Inca District]] in the [[Department of Huánuco]] in [[Peru]], killing 91.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-188A Electra OB-R-941 Puerto Inca|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19711224-0|access-date=2020-12-23|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> *[[1973]] – [[District of Columbia Home Rule Act]] is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own [[local government]]. *[[1974]] – [[Cyclone Tracy]] devastates [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/about/extremes.shtml|title=Tropical cyclone extremes|publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]]|access-date=24 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721225339/http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/about/extremes.shtml|archive-date=21 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Aeroflot Flight 601]] crashes during takeoff from [[Leshukonskoye Airport]], Russia, killing 44 of the 49 people on board.<ref name="airdis">{{cite web |title=Катастрофа Ан-24РВ Архангельского ОАО в районе а/п Лешуконское |trans-title=An-24RV crash of the Arkhangelsk OJSC near the Leshukonskoye airport |url=http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=67 |access-date=4 January 2015 |publisher=Airdisaster.ru |language=ru}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Air France Flight 8969]] is hijacked on the ground at [[Houari Boumediene Airport]], [[Algiers]], Algeria. Over the course of three days three passengers are killed, as are all four terrorists.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Thomas |last=Sancton |author-link=Tom Sancton |title=Anatomy of a Hijack |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,163487,00.html |date=24 June 2001 |location=Paris |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |publisher=[[WarnerMedia|AOL Time Warner]] |access-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523083536/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C163487%2C00.html |archive-date=23 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1996]] – A [[Learjet 35]] [[1996 New Hampshire Learjet crash|crashes]] into [[Smarts Mountain]] near [[Dorchester, New Hampshire]], killing both pilots on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Learjet 35A N388LS Dorchester, NH|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19961224-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-21|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207071700/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19961224-0 |archive-date=2006-02-07 }}</ref> *[[1997]] – The [[Sid El-Antri massacre]] in [[Algeria]] kills between 50 and 100 people.<ref>{{cite web |title="L'important pour nous c'est d'avoir nos droits" |url=http://www.algeria-watch.de/fr/article/pol/amnistie/amnistie_tissemsilt.htm |website=Algeria-Watch |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=French |date=13 December 2009}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Indian Airlines Flight 814]] is hijacked in Indian airspace between [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]], and [[Delhi]], India. The aircraft landed at [[Kandahar]] in [[Afghanistan]]. The incident ended on [[December 31]] with the release of 190 survivors (one passenger is killed).<ref>{{cite web|date=7 September 2006|title=How Govt lost the IC-814 hijack deal|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/govt-fumbled-ic814-taken-away/20846-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326022254/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/govt-fumbled-ic814-taken-away/20846-3.html|archive-date=26 March 2014|access-date=24 October 2021|website=IBN Live}}</ref> *[[2003]] – The Spanish police thwart an attempt by [[ETA (separatist group)|ETA]] to detonate 50 kg of [[explosive]]s at 3:55 p.m. inside [[Madrid]]'s busy [[Madrid Chamartín railway station|Chamartín Station]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goodman |first1=Al |title=Spain police thwart train bombing |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/12/24/spain.arrests/index.html |access-date=17 February 2022 |work=CNN |publisher=Time Warner |date=24 Dec 2003}}</ref> *[[2005]] – [[Chad–Sudan relations]]: [[Chad]] declares a [[Declaration of war|state of belligerence]] against [[Sudan]] following a [[December 18]] [[Battle of Adré|attack on Adré]], which left about 100 people dead.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Padire |first1=Dany Danzoumbe |title=Chad declares "state of belligerence" with Sudan |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/chad/chad-declares-state-belligerence-sudan |access-date=17 February 2022 |work=ReliefWeb |date=23 Dec 2005}}</ref> *[[2008]] – The [[Lord's Resistance Army]], a [[Uganda]]n rebel group, begins a [[2008 Christmas massacres|series of attacks]] against civilians in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], massacring more than 400.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2009/01/17/dr-congo-lra-slaughters-620-christmas-massacres|title=DR Congo: LRA Slaughters 620 in 'Christmas Massacres'|date=17 January 2009|work=Human Rights Watch|access-date=24 October 2021|language=en}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[2018 Puebla helicopter crash|A helicopter crash]] kills [[Martha Érika Alonso]], first female [[Governor of Puebla]], Mexico, and her husband [[Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas]], former governor.<ref name=van>{{citation|website=Vanguardia.com.mx|date=Aug 13, 2019|access-date=Aug 31, 2019|title=Rotores no presentaban fallas en accidente de Martha Erika Alonso y Moreno Valle|url=https://vanguardia.com.mx/articulo/rotores-no-presentaban-fallas-en-accidente-de-martha-erika-y-moreno-valle|language=es|trans-title=Rotors did not fail in accident of Martha Erika Alonso and Moreno Valle}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Tatmadaw|Burmese military forces]] commit the [[Mo So massacre]], killing at least 44 civilians.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Myanmar's military is blamed for a Christmas Eve massacre |language=en |work=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/12/27/1068201334/myanmars-military-is-blamed-for-a-christmas-eve-massacre |url-status=live |access-date=December 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228072254/https://www.npr.org/2021/12/27/1068201334/myanmars-military-is-blamed-for-a-christmas-eve-massacre |archive-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[3 BC]] – [[Galba]], Roman emperor (died 69)<ref>{{cite book|author=Samuel Farmar Jarvis|title=A Chronological Introduction to the History of the Church: Being a New Inquiry Into the Birth and Death of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ; and Containing an Original Harmony of the Four Gospels|url=https://archive.org/details/chronologicalint00jarv|year=1845|publisher=Harper & brothers|pages=[https://archive.org/details/chronologicalint00jarv/page/313 313]}}</ref> *[[1166]] – [[John, King of England]] (died 1216)<ref>{{cite book|author=Richard Thomson|title=An Historical Essay on the Magna Charta of King John: To which are Added, the Great Charter in Latin and English; the Charters of Liberties and Confirmations, Granted by Henry III. and Edward I.; the Original Charter of the Forests; and Various Authentic Instruments Connected with Them: Explanatory Notes on Their Several Privileges; a Descriptive Account of the Principal Originals and Editions Extant, Both in Print and Manuscript; and Other Illustrations, Derived from the Most Interesting and Authentic Sources|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CsYsAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA461|year=1829|publisher=J. Major|pages=461}}</ref> *[[1389]] – [[John V, Duke of Brittany]] (died 1442)<ref>{{cite book|author=Michael Jones|title=Creation of Brittany|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XfgHKGYI92kC&pg=PA163|date=1 July 1988|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-0-8264-3450-0|pages=163}}</ref> *[[1474]] – [[Bartolomeo degli Organi]], Italian musician (died 1539)<ref>{{cite book|title=Journal of the American Musicological Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-kwvAAAAMAAJ|year=1970|publisher=American Musicological Society}}</ref> *[[1475]] – [[Thomas Murner]], German poet and translator (died 1537)<ref>{{cite book|author=Tyll Eulenspiegel|title=The marvellous adventures and rare conceits of master Tyll Owlglass, newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our Engl. tongue, by K.R.H. Mackenzie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KrcBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA244|year=1860|pages=244}}</ref> *[[1508]] – [[Pietro Carnesecchi]], Italian scholar (died 1567)<ref>{{cite book|author=Philip M. J. McNair|title=Peter Martyr in Italy: An Anatomy of Apostasy|url=https://archive.org/details/petermartyrinita0000mcna|url-access=registration|year=1967|publisher=Clarendon Press}}</ref> *[[1520]] – [[Martha Leijonhufvud]], Swedish noble (died 1584) *[[1537]] – [[Willem IV van den Bergh]], Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen (died 1586) *[[1549]] – [[Kaspar Ulenberg]], German theologian (died 1617) *[[1588]] – [[Constance of Austria]] (died 1631) *[[1596]] – [[Leonaert Bramer]], Dutch painter (died 1674) *[[1597]] – [[Honoré II, Prince of Monaco]] (died 1662) ===1601–1900=== *[[1625]] – [[Johann Rudolph Ahle]], German organist, composer, and theorist (died 1673) *[[1635]] – [[Mariana of Austria]] (died 1696) *[[1679]] – [[Domenico Sarro]], Italian composer and educator (died 1744) *[[1698]] – [[William Warburton]], English bishop (died 1779) *[[1726]] – [[Johann Hartmann]], Danish composer (died 1793) *[[1731]] – [[Julie Bondeli]], Swiss salonist and lady of letters (died 1778) *[[1754]] – [[George Crabbe]], English priest, surgeon, and poet (died 1832) *[[1761]] – [[Selim III]], Ottoman sultan (died 1808)<ref>{{cite web |title=Selim III {{!}} Ottoman sultan {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Selim-III |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=17 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 1761 – [[Jean-Louis Pons]], French astronomer (died 1831) *[[1797]] – [[Carl Georg von Wächter]], German jurist (died 1880)<ref>{{Cite ADB|40|435|440|Wächter, Karl Georg von|Ritter von Eisenhart, Johann August|ADB:Wächter, Karl Georg von}}</ref> *[[1798]] – [[Adam Mickiewicz]], Polish poet and playwright (died 1855) *[[1809]] – [[Kit Carson]], American general (died 1868) *[[1810]] – [[Wilhelm Marstrand]], Danish painter and illustrator (died 1873) *[[1812]] – [[Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal]], German lawyer and jurist (died 1894) *[[1818]] – [[James Prescott Joule]], English physicist and brewer (died 1889) *[[1822]] – [[Matthew Arnold]], English poet and critic (died 1888) *[[1827]] – [[Alexander von Oettingen]], German theologian and statistician (died 1905) *[[1837]] – [[Empress Elisabeth of Austria]] (died 1898) *[[1843]] – [[Lydia Koidula]], Estonian poet and playwright (died 1886) *[[1845]] – [[George I of Greece]] (died 1913) *[[1865]] – [[Szymon Askenazy]], Polish historian, educator, and diplomat, founded the [[Askenazy school]] (died 1935) *[[1867]] – [[Tevfik Fikret]], Turkish poet and educator (died 1915) *[[1868]] – [[Charles Harvey Bollman]], American naturalist (died 1889) * 1868 – [[Emanuel Lasker]], German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher (died 1941) *[[1869]] – [[Henriette Roland Holst]], Dutch poet, playwright, and politician (died 1952) *[[1872]] – [[Frederick Semple]], American golfer and tennis player (died 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Fred Semple |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2789 |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=www.olympedia.org}}</ref> *[[1875]] – [[Émile Wegelin]], French rower (died 1962) *[[1877]] – [[Sigrid Schauman]], Finnish painter and critic (died 1979) *[[1879]] – [[Émile Nelligan]], Canadian poet (died 1941) * 1879 – [[Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] (died 1952) *[[1880]] – [[Johnny Gruelle]], American author and illustrator (died 1939) *[[1881]] – [[Charles Wakefield Cadman]], American composer and critic (died 1946) *[[1882]] – [[Hans Rebane]], Estonian journalist and politician, 8th [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (died 1961) * 1882 – [[Georges Legagneux]], French aviator (died 1914) <ref>[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65555996/f14.image.r=Georges%20Legagneux%201882%201914?rk=300430;4 "Mort de Legagneux"] ''La Revue Aérienne'' (July 25, 1914, p.400) via [[Bibliothèque nationale de France|BnF]]; retrieved April 7, 2021</ref> *[[1883]] – [[Stefan Jaracz]], Polish actor and producer (died 1945) *[[1885]] – [[Paul Manship]], American sculptor (died 1966) *[[1886]] – [[Michael Curtiz]], Hungarian-American actor, director, and producer (died 1962) *[[1887]] – [[Louis Jouvet]], French actor and producer (died 1951) * 1887 – [[Axel Revold]], Norwegian painter (died 1962)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Axel Revold |first= |last= |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date= 23 August 2023|editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Axel_Revold |language=no|access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1891]] – [[Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky]], Russian illustrator and painter (died 1970) *[[1892]] – [[Ruth Chatterton]], American actress (died 1961) * 1893 – [[Harry Warren]], American pianist and composer (died 1981) *[[1894]] – [[Georges Guynemer]], French captain and pilot (died 1917) * 1894 – [[Jack Thayer]], American businessman (died 1945) *[[1895]] – [[E. Roland Harriman]], American financier and philanthropist (died 1978) * 1895 – [[Noel Streatfeild]], English author (died 1986) * 1895 – [[Marguerite Williams]], American geologist (died 1991) *[[1897]] – [[Ville Pörhölä]], Finnish shot putter and discus thrower (died 1964) * 1897 – [[Väinö Sipilä]], Finnish runner (died 1987) *[[1898]] – [[Baby Dodds]], American drummer (died 1959) *[[1900]] – [[Joey Smallwood]], Canadian journalist and politician, 1st [[Premier of Newfoundland]] (died 1991) * 1900 – [[Hawayo Takata]], Japanese-American teacher and master practitioner of [[Reiki]] (died 1980) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Joseph Cornell]], American sculptor and director (died 1972) * 1903 – [[Ernst Krenkel]], Polish-Russian geographer and explorer (died 1971) * 1903 – [[Ava Helen Pauling]], American humanitarian and activist (died 1981) *[[1904]] – [[Joseph M. Juran]], Romanian-American engineer and businessman (died 2008) *[[1905]] – [[Howard Hughes]], American businessman, engineer, and pilot (died 1976)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 24: Ricky Martin, Louis Tomlinson |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/24/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-24-Ricky-Martin-Louis-Tomlinson/4541671814465/#:~:text=Famous%20birthdays%20for%20Dec.,%2C%20Louis%20Tomlinson%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=23 December 2023 |date=24 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Franz Waxman]], German-American composer and conductor (died 1967) *[[1907]] – [[I. F. Stone]], American journalist and author (died 1989) *[[1910]] – [[Ellen Braumüller]], German javelin thrower and triathlete (died 1991) * 1910 – [[Fritz Leiber]], American author and poet (died 1992) * 1910 – [[Max Miedinger]], Swiss typeface designer, created [[Helvetica]] (died 1980) *[[1913]] – [[Ad Reinhardt]], American painter and academic (died 1967) *[[1914]] – [[Ralph Marterie]], Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1978) * 1914 – [[Herbert Reinecker]], German author and screenwriter (died 2007) *[[1918]] – [[Dave Bartholomew]], American bandleader, composer and arranger (died 2019) *[[1919]] – [[Qateel Shifai]], Pakistani poet and songwriter (died 2001) * 1919 – [[Pierre Soulages]], French artist (died 2022) *[[1920]] – [[Franco Lucentini]], Italian author and screenwriter (died 2002) * 1920 – [[Yevgeniya Rudneva]], Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant and navigator (died 1944) *[[1922]] – [[Ava Gardner]], American actress (died 1990)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1923]] – [[George Patton IV]], American general (died 2004)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1923 – [[William C. Schneider]], American aerospace engineer (died 1999) *[[1924]] – [[Lee Dorsey]], American singer-songwriter (died 1986) * 1924 – [[Abdirizak Haji Hussein]], Somalian soldier and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Somalia]] (died 2014) *[[1927]] – [[Mary Higgins Clark]], American author (died 2020)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1928]] – [[Adam Exner]], Canadian Roman Catholic prelate (died 2023)<ref>{{cite web|title=Archbishop Adam Exner, OMI|url=https://rcav.org/archbishop-adam-exner-omi/|accessdate=January 5, 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220012818/https://rcav.org/archbishop-adam-exner-omi/|archivedate=February 20, 2020}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Lev Vlassenko]], Georgian-Australian pianist and educator (died 1996) *[[1929]] – [[Lennart Skoglund]], Swedish footballer (died 1975) * 1929 – [[Red Sullivan]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Sullivan |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/red-sullivan-8449203 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1930]] – [[Robert Joffrey]], American dancer and choreographer (died 1988) * 1930 – [[John J. Kelley]], American runner (died 2011) *[[1931]] – [[Ray Bryant]], American pianist and composer (died 2011) * 1931 – [[Mauricio Kagel]], Argentinian-German composer and scholar (died 2008) *[[1932]] – [[Colin Cowdrey]], Indian-English cricketer (died 2000) * 1932 – [[On Kawara]], Japanese-American painter (died 2014) *[[1934]] – [[Stjepan Mesić]], Croatian lawyer and politician, 2nd [[President of Croatia]] *[[1936]] – [[Ivan Lawrence]], English lawyer and politician *[[1937]] – [[Félix (footballer)|Félix]], Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2012) *[[1938]] – [[Valentim Loureiro]], Portuguese soldier and politician *[[1940]] – [[Janet Carroll]], American actress and singer (died 2012) * 1940 – [[Anthony Fauci]], American physician, Director of [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]]<ref name=MedalBio>{{cite journal |last1=Gallin |first1=John I. |title=Introduction of Anthony S. Fauci, MD |journal=Journal of Clinical Investigation |date=October 1, 2007 |volume=117 |issue=10 |pages=3131–3135 |doi=10.1172/JCI33692 |pmid=17909634 |pmc=1994641 }}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[Mike Hazlewood]], English singer-songwriter (died 2001) *[[1942]] – [[Indra Bania]], Indian actor, director, and playwright (died 2015) * 1942 – [[Jonathan Borofsky]], American sculptor and painter * 1942 – [[Đoàn Viết Hoạt]], Vietnamese journalist, educator, and activist *[[1943]] – [[Tarja Halonen]], Finnish lawyer and politician, 11th [[President of Finland]] *[[1944]] – [[Mike Curb]], American businessman and politician, 42nd [[Lieutenant Governor of California]] * 1944 – [[Daniel Johnson, Jr.]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th [[Premier of Quebec]] * 1944 – [[Erhard Keller]], German speed skater * 1944 – [[Bob Shaw (golfer)|Bob Shaw]], Australian golfer * 1944 – [[Woody Shaw]], American trumpeter (died 1989) *[[1945]] – [[Lemmy]], English hard rock singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2015)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1945 – [[Nicholas Meyer]], American screenwriter, film director, and author<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1946]] – [[Jan Akkerman]], Dutch rock guitarist and songwriter * 1946 – [[Jeff Sessions]], American lawyer and politician, 44th [[Attorney General of Alabama]] and 84th [[Attorney General of the United States]] *[[1947]] – [[Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer)|Kevin Sheedy]], Australian footballer and coach *[[1948]] – [[Stan Bowles]], English footballer and sportscaster (died 2024) * 1948 – [[Frank Oliver (rugby union)|Frank Oliver]], New Zealand rugby player and coach (died 2014) *[[1949]] – [[Warwick Brown]], Australian racing driver *[[1950]] – [[Dana Gioia]], American poet and critic * 1950 – [[Hiroshi Ikushima]], Japanese businessman and academic * 1950 – [[Libby Larsen]], American composer<ref>{{cite book |last1=Butterworth |first1=Neil |title=Dictionary of American Classical Composers |date=2 October 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-79024-9 |page=267 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WR8jAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA267 |language=en}}</ref> * 1950 – [[Tommy Turtle]], British soldier (died 2020) <ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/03/04/major-tommy-turtle-sas-soldier-took-part-crucial-operations/amp/ "Major Tommy Turtle, SAS soldier who took part in crucial operations during the Falklands War – obituary"], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 4 March 2021, accessed 6 March 2021 {{subscription required}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[John D'Acquisto]], American baseball player *[[1953]] – [[Timothy Carhart]], American actor *[[1954]] – [[Yves Debay]], Congolese-French commander and journalist (died 2013) * 1954 – [[José María Figueres]], Costa Rican businessman and politician, [[President of Costa Rica]] (1994–1998) *[[1955]] – [[Grand L. Bush]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1955 – [[Scott Fischer]], American mountaineer and guide (died 1996) * 1955 – [[Clarence Gilyard]], American actor and educator (died 2022)<ref name="AP" /> *[[1956]] – [[Shim Hwa-jin]], South Korean academic and educator * 1956 – [[Anil Kapoor]], Indian actor and producer *[[1957]] – [[Hamid Karzai]], Afghan politician, 12th [[President of Afghanistan]] *[[1958]] – [[Munetaka Higuchi]], Japanese drummer and producer (died 2008) * 1958 – [[Diane Tell]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1959]] – [[Chris Blackhurst]], English journalist * 1959 – [[Lee Daniels]], American director and producer<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1960]] – [[Glenn McQueen]], Canadian-American animator (died 2002) * 1960 – [[Carol Vorderman]], Welsh television host *[[1961]] – [[Ilham Aliyev]], Azerbaijani businessman and politician, 4th [[President of Azerbaijan]]<ref name="UPI" /> * 1961 – [[Mary Barra]], American businesswoman, current CEO and chairwoman of [[General Motors]] * 1961 – [[Eriko Kitagawa]], Japanese director and screenwriter * 1961 – [[Wade Williams]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1961 – [[Jay Wright (basketball)|Jay Wright]], American basketball player and coach *[[1962]] – [[Kate Spade]], American fashion designer (died 2018)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1963]] – [[Caroline Aherne]], English actress, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016) * 1963 – [[Jay Bilas]], American basketball player and sportscaster<ref name="UPI" /> * 1963 – [[Timo Jutila]], Finnish ice hockey player and sportscaster * 1963 – [[Mary Ramsey (musician)|Mary Ramsey]], American singer-songwriter and violinist<ref name="AP" /> *[[1964]] – [[Mark Valley]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1966]] – [[Diedrich Bader]], American actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 24, 2022 includes celebrities Ryan Seacrest, Ricky Martin |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-24-2022-includes-celebrities-ryan-seacrest-ricky-martin.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=23 December 2023 |date=24 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Mikhail Shchennikov]], Russian race walker * 1967 – [[Pernilla Wahlgren]], Swedish singer and actress *[[1968]] – [[Marleen Renders]], Belgian runner *[[1969]] – [[Milan Blagojevic (footballer)|Milan Blagojevic]], Australian footballer and manager * 1969 – [[Pernille Fischer Christensen]], Danish director and screenwriter * 1969 – [[Ed Miliband]], English academic and politician, [[Minister for the Cabinet Office]] * 1969 – [[Luis Musrri]], Chilean footballer and manager * 1969 – [[Oleg Skripochka]], Russian astronaut and engineer * 1969 – [[Gintaras Staučė]], Lithuanian footballer and manager *[[1970]] – [[Adam Haslett]],[[Amaury Nolasco]], Puerto Rican actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1971]] – [[Geoff Allott]], New Zealand cricketer * 1971 – [[Sascha Fischer]], German rugby player * 1971 – [[Ricky Martin]], Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1972]] – [[Álvaro Mesén]], Costa Rican footballer *[[1973]] – [[Liu Dong]], Chinese-Spanish runner * 1973 – [[Stephenie Meyer]], American author and film producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1973 – [[Ali Salem Tamek]], Moroccan activist *[[1974]] – [[Thure Lindhardt]], Danish actor * 1974 – [[Paal Nilssen-Love]], Norwegian drummer and composer * 1974 – [[Marcelo Salas]], Chilean footballer * 1974 – [[Ryan Seacrest]], American radio host and television personality, and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1974 – [[J.D. Walsh (actor)|J.D. Walsh]], American actor, director, and producer *[[1976]] – [[Linda Ferga]], French hurdler *[[1977]] – [[Michael Raymond-James]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1978]] – [[Yıldıray Baştürk]], German-Turkish footballer * 1978 – [[Heinrich Himmer]], Austrian politician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/30698|title=Heinrich Himmer (aktiv)|publisher=[[Austrian Parliament]]|language=de}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Stephen Appiah]], Ghanaian footballer * 1980 – [[Tomas Kalnoky]], Czech-American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1980 – [[Maarja-Liis Ilus]], Estonian pop musician *[[1981]] – [[Dima Bilan]], Russian singer-songwriter and actor *[[1983]] – [[Gregor Blanco]], Venezuelan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Grégor Blanco |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/gregor-blanco-453923 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> * 1983 – [[Tim Jennings]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Jennings |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/9648/tim-jennings |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Isaac De Gois]], Australian rugby league player * 1984 – [[Austin Stowell]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1985]] – [[Alexey Dmitriev]], German ice hockey player *[[1986]] – [[Tim Elliott]], American mixed martial artist * 1986 – [[Kyrylo Fesenko]], Ukrainian basketball player *[[1987]] – [[Jane Summersett]], American ice dancer *[[1988]] – [[Stefanos Athanasiadis]], Greek footballer * 1988 – [[Emre Özkan]], Turkish footballer * 1988 – [[Simon Zenke]], Nigerian footballer *[[1989]] – [[Matt Calvert]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Calvert |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/matt-calvert-8474685 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Brigetta Barrett]], American high jumper * 1990 – [[Ryo Miyake]], Japanese fencer *[[1991]] – [[Sofia Black-D'Elia]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1991 – [[Lara Michel]], Swiss tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lara Michel - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/lara-michel_prs356162/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Eurosport |language=en}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Eric Moreland]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric Moreland |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203961/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Louis Tomlinson]], English singer<ref>{{cite web |title=One Direction {{!}} Members, Songs, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/One-Direction |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Taylor Zakhar Perez]], American actor<ref>{{Cite web |title=9 fun facts about "The Kissing Booth 2" heartthrob Taylor Zakhar Perez who brought Marco to life |url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/hot-guys/a33447599/taylor-zakhar-perez-facts/ |website=Seventeen |date=29 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Davante Adams]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Davante Adams |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16800/davante-adams |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Serge Aurier]], Ivorian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Serge Aurier|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/11293/S%C3%A8rge-Aurier/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=24 December 2024}}</ref> * 1992 – [[P. J. Hairston]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=PJ Hairston |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203798/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Fa'amanu Brown]], New Zealand rugby league player * 1994 – [[Miguel Castro]], Dominican baseball player * 1994 – [[Matt Frawley]], Australian rugby league player * 1994 – [[Han Seung-woo]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?query=한승우%20프로필|title=Han Seung-woo|website=Naver|access-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Anett Kontaveit]], Estonian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anett Kontaveit {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/318425/anett-kontaveit |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anett Kontaveit |url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/player/_/id/2059/anett-kontaveit |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anett Kontaveit - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/anett-kontaveit_prs349723/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[William Contreras]], Venezuelan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=William Contreras Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/contrwi02.shtml |publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Alexis Mac Allister]], Argentine footballer<ref name="PremProfile">{{cite web |title=Alexis Mac Allister: Overview |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/63633/Alexis-Mac-Allister/overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Joshua Primo]], Canadian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Joshua Primo |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630563/joshua-primo |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> * 2002 – [[Jeremiah Trotter Jr.]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeremiah Trotter Jr. |url=https://eagles.1rmg.com/players/trotter-jr-jeremiah/ |publisher=[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |access-date=25 March 2025}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 36|36]] – [[Gongsun Shu]], emperor of [[Chengjia]] * [[427]] – [[Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople]] * [[903]] – [[Hedwiga]], duchess of [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]] * [[950]] – [[Shi Hongzhao]], Chinese general * 950 – [[Wang Zhang]], Chinese official * 950 – [[Yang Bin]], Chinese chancellor *[[1193]] – [[Roger III of Sicily]] (born 1175) *[[1257]] – [[John I, Count of Hainaut]] (born 1218) *[[1263]] – [[Hōjō Tokiyori]], regent of Japan (born 1227) *[[1281]] – [[Henry V of Luxembourg]] (born 1216) *[[1449]] – [[Walter Bower]], Scottish chronicler (born 1385) *[[1453]] – [[John Dunstaple]], English composer (born 1390) *[[1456]] – [[Đurađ Branković]], Despot of Serbia (born 1377) *[[1473]] – [[John Cantius]], Polish scholar and theologian (born 1390) *[[1524]] – [[Vasco da Gama]], Portuguese explorer and politician, [[List of governors of Portuguese India|Governor of Portuguese India]] (born 1469) *[[1541]] – [[Andreas Karlstadt]], Christian theologian and reformer (born 1486) ===1601–1900=== *[[1635]] – [[Hester Jonas]], German nurse (born 1570) *[[1660]] – [[Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange]] (born 1631) *[[1707]] – [[Noël Coypel]], French painter and educator (born 1628) *[[1813]] – [[Empress Go-Sakuramachi]] of Japan (born 1740) *[[1844]] – [[Friedrich Bernhard Westphal]], Danish-German painter (born 1803) *[[1863]] – [[William Makepeace Thackeray]], English author and poet (born 1811) *[[1865]] – [[Charles Lock Eastlake]], English painter and historian (born 1793) *[[1867]] – [[José Mariano Salas]], Mexican general and politician. President of Mexico (1846, 1859) and [[regent]] of the [[Second Mexican Empire]] (born 1797)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10064/Mariano%20Salas|publisher=Busca Biografias|access-date=May 27, 2019|title=Mariano Salas|language=es}}</ref> *[[1868]] – [[Adolphe d'Archiac]], French paleontologist and geologist (born 1802) *[[1872]] – [[William John Macquorn Rankine]], Scottish physicist and engineer (born 1820) *[[1873]] – [[Johns Hopkins]], American businessman and philanthropist (born 1795) *[[1879]] – [[Anna Bochkoltz]], German operatic soprano, voice teacher and composer (born 1815) *[[1889]] – [[Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate]], Dutch pastor and poet (born 1819) *[[1893]] – [[B. T. Finniss]], Australian politician, 1st [[Premier of South Australia]] (born 1807) *[[1898]] – [[Charbel Makhluf]], Lebanese priest and saint (born 1828) ===1901–present=== *[[1914]] – [[John Muir]], Scottish-American geologist, botanist, and author, founded [[Sierra Club]] (born 1838) *[[1920]] – [[Stephen Mosher Wood]], American lieutenant and politician (born 1832) *[[1923]] – [[Dinny Lacey|Joe Lacey]], Irish Hunger Striker died during the [[1923 Irish hunger strikes]] (born 1895)<ref>Durney, James (2003) ''The Civil War in Kildare'', Mercier Press, Cork, pg 165</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Wesley Coe]], American shot putter, hammer thrower, and discus thrower (born 1879) *[[1931]] – [[Carlo Fornasini]], micropalaeontologist (born 1854) * 1931 – [[Flying Hawk]], American warrior, educator and historian (born 1854) *[[1935]] – [[Alban Berg]], Austrian composer and educator (born 1885) *[[1938]] – [[Bruno Taut]], German architect and urban planner (born 1880) *[[1941]] – [[Siegfried Alkan]], German composer (born 1858) *[[1942]] – [[François Darlan]], French admiral and politician, 122nd [[Prime Minister of France]] (born 1881) *[[1945]] – [[Josephine Sabel]], American singer and comedian (born 1866) *[[1947]] – [[Charles Gondouin]], French rugby player and [[tug of war]] competitor (born 1875) *[[1957]] – [[Norma Talmadge]], American actress and producer (born 1894) *[[1961]] – [[Robert Hillyer]], American poet and academic (born 1895) *[[1962]] – [[Wilhelm Ackermann]], German mathematician (born 1896) * 1962 – [[Eveline Adelheid von Maydell]], German illustrator (born 1890) *[[1964]] – [[Claudia Jones]], Trinidad-British journalist and activist (born 1915) *[[1965]] – [[John Black (businessman)|John Black]], English businessman (born 1895) * 1965 – [[William M. Branham]], American minister and theologian (born 1906) *[[1967]] – [[Burt Baskin]], American businessman, co-founded [[Baskin-Robbins]] (born 1913) *[[1969]] – [[Stanisław Błeszyński]], Polish-German entomologist and lepidopterist (born 1927) * 1969 – [[Cortelia Clark]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1907) * 1969 – [[Olivia FitzRoy]], English soldier and author (born 1921) * 1969 – [[Alfred B. Skar]], Norwegian journalist and politician (born 1896) *[[1971]] – [[Maria Koepcke]], German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (born 1924) *[[1972]] – [[Gisela Richter]], English-American archaeologist and historian (born 1882) *[[1973]] – [[Fritz Gause]], German historian and author (born 1893) *[[1975]] – [[Bernard Herrmann]], American composer and conductor (born 1911) *[[1977]] – [[Samael Aun Weor]], Colombian author and educator (born 1917) *[[1980]] – [[Karl Dönitz]], German admiral and politician, [[List of German presidents|President of Germany]] (born 1891) *[[1982]] – [[Louis Aragon]], French author and poet (born 1897) *[[1984]] – [[Peter Lawford]], English-American actor (born 1923) *[[1985]] – [[Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith]], American lawyer (born 1904) * 1985 – [[Camille Tourville]], Canadian-American wrestler and manager (born 1927) *[[1986]] – [[Gardner Fox]], American author (born 1911) *[[1987]] – [[Joop den Uyl]], Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, 45th [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] (born 1919) * 1987 – [[M. G. Ramachandran]], Sri Lankan-Indian actor, producer, and politician, 5th [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] (born 1917) *[[1988]] – [[Jainendra Kumar]], Indian author (born 1905) *[[1990]] – [[Thorbjørn Egner]], Norwegian playwright and songwriter (born 1922) *[[1991]] – [[Virginia Sorensen]], American author (born 1912) *[[1992]] – [[Bobby LaKind]], American singer-songwriter and conga player (born 1945) * 1992 – [[James Mathews (rugby league)|James Mathews]], Australian rugby league player (born 1968) * 1992 – [[Peyo]], Belgian cartoonist, created [[The Smurfs]] (born 1928) *[[1993]] – [[Norman Vincent Peale]], American minister and author (born 1898) *[[1994]] – [[John Boswell]], American historian, author, and academic (born 1947) * 1994 – [[Rossano Brazzi]], Italian actor (born 1916) *[[1997]] – [[James Komack]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930) * 1997 – [[Toshiro Mifune]], Chinese-Japanese actor and producer (born 1920) * 1997 – [[Pierre Péladeau]], Canadian businessman, founded [[Quebecor]] (born 1925) *[[1998]] – [[Syl Apps]], Canadian ice hockey player and pole vaulter (born 1915) *[[1999]] – [[Bill Bowerman]], American runner, coach, and businessman, co-founded [[Nike, Inc.]] (born 1911) * 1999 – [[Maurice Couve de Murville]], French soldier and politician, 152nd [[List of Prime Ministers of France|Prime Minister of France]] (born 1907) * 1999 – [[João Figueiredo]], Brazilian general and politician, 30th [[President of Brazil]] (born 1918) * 1999 – [[William C. Schneider]], American aerospace engineer (born 1923) *[[2000]] – [[John Cooper (car maker)|John Cooper]], English businessman, co-founded the [[Cooper Car Company]] (born 1923) *[[2002]] – [[Kjell Aukrust]], Norwegian author and poet (born 1920) * 2002 – [[Jake Thackray]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938) *[[2004]] – [[Johnny Oates]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1946) *[[2006]] – [[Braguinha (composer)|Braguinha]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1907) * 2006 – [[Kenneth Sivertsen (musician)|Kenneth Sivertsen]], Norwegian guitarist and composer (born 1961) * 2006 – [[Frank Stanton (executive)|Frank Stanton]], American businessman (born 1908) *[[2007]] – [[Nicholas Pumfrey]], English lawyer and judge (born 1951) * 2007 – [[George Warrington]], American businessman (born 1952) *[[2008]] – [[Ralph Harris (journalist)|Ralph Harris]], British journalist (born 1921) * 2008 – [[Harold Pinter]], English playwright, screenwriter, director, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1930) *[[2009]] – [[Marcus Bakker]], Dutch journalist and politician (born 1923) * 2009 – [[Rafael Caldera]], Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th [[President of Venezuela]] (born 1916) * 2009 – [[George Michael (sportscaster)|George Michael]], American sportscaster (born 1939) * 2009 – [[Gero von Wilpert]], German author and academic (born 1933) *[[2010]] – [[Elisabeth Beresford]], English journalist and author (born 1926)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elisabeth Beresford: Children's author who created the Wombles |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/elisabeth-beresford-children-s-author-who-created-the-wombles-2174490.html |website=The Independent |access-date=10 January 2022 |language=en |date=3 January 2011}}</ref> * 2010 – [[Frans de Munck]], Dutch footballer and manager (born 1922) * 2010 – [[Orestes Quércia]], Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 28th [[List of Governors of São Paulo|Governor of São Paulo State]] (born 1938) * 2010 – [[Eino Tamberg]], Estonian composer and educator (born 1930) *[[2011]] – [[Johannes Heesters]], Dutch-German entertainer (born 1903) *[[2012]] – [[Richard Rodney Bennett]], English-American composer and academic (born 1936) * 2012 – [[Charles Durning]], American soldier and actor (born 1923) * 2012 – [[Jack Klugman]], American actor (born 1922) * 2012 – [[Dennis O'Driscoll]], Irish poet and critic (born 1954) *[[2013]] – [[Frédéric Back]], German-Canadian director, animator, and screenwriter (born 1924) * 2013 – [[Ian Barbour]], Chinese-American author and scholar (born 1923) * 2013 – [[John M. Goldman]], English haematologist and oncologist (born 1938) * 2013 – [[Allan McKeown]], English-American screenwriter and producer (born 1946) *[[2014]] – [[Buddy DeFranco]], American clarinet player (born 1923) * 2014 – [[Edward Greenspan]], Canadian lawyer and author (born 1944) * 2014 – [[Herbert Harris]], American lawyer and politician (born 1926) * 2014 – [[Krzysztof Krauze]], Polish director and screenwriter (born 1953) *[[2015]] – [[Turid Birkeland]], Norwegian businesswoman and politician, [[Minister of Culture (Norway)|Norwegian Minister of Culture]] (born 1962) * 2015 – [[Letty Jimenez Magsanoc]], Filipino journalist (born 1941) * 2015 – [[Adriana Olguín]], Chilean lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Justice (Chile)|Chilean Minister of Justice]] (born 1911) *[[2016]] – [[Rick Parfitt]], British musician (born 1948) * 2016 – [[Liz Smith (actress)|Liz Smith]], English actress (born 1921) * 2016 – [[Richard Adams]], English author (born 1920) * 2016 – [[Ben Xi]], Chinese singer (born1994) *[[2017]] – [[Jerry Kindall]], American baseball player and coach (born 1935) * 2017 – [[Heather Menzies]], Canadian-American model and actress (born 1949) *[[2018]] – [[Martha Érika Alonso]], [[Governor of Puebla]] (born 1973) * 2018 – [[Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas]], former governor of Puebla (born 1968)<ref name=van/> *[[2023]] – [[Cheri Barry]], American politician and [[mayor of Meridian, Mississippi]] (born 1955)<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= December 24, 2023|title=Former Meridian Mayor Cheri Barry passes away |url= https://www.wtok.com/2023/12/25/former-meridian-mayor-cheri-barry-passes-away/|work= [[WTOK-TV]]|location= [[Meridian, Mississippi|Meridian]], [[Mississippi]]|access-date=December 25, 2023}}</ref> * 2023 – [[Richard Bowes]], American science fiction author (born 1944)<ref>{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date=December 26, 2023 |title= Richard Bowes (1944-2023)|url=https://locusmag.com/2023/12/richard-bowes-1944-2023/ |magazine= [[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]|location= |publisher= |access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> * 2023 – [[Troy Dargan]], Cook Islands rugby league footballer (born 1997)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zerotackle.com/troy-dargan-passes-away-in-tragic-accident-204579/ |title= Troy Dargan passes away in tragic accident|last=Chalk|first=Ethan Lee |date=25 December 2023 |website=zerotackle.com |publisher= Zero Tackle|access-date= 25 December 2023|quote=}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Richard Perry]], American record producer (born 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Italie |first=Hillel |date=December 24, 2024 |title=Richard Perry, record producer behind 'You're So Vain' and other hits, dies at 82 |url=https://apnews.com/article/richard-perry-dies-obituary-833cc183720594a290f2038e67b17d27 |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== * Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: ** [[Adela and Irmina]] ** [[Paola Elisabetta Cerioli]] ** [[Adam]] and [[Eve]]<ref name="Slaves">{{cite web |author1=The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |title=Saint Adam and Saint Eve (First Age of the world) |url=https://catholicism.org/saint-adam-and-saint-eve-first-age-of-the-world.html |website=Catholicism.org |access-date=22 December 2021 |language=en |date=24 December 2000}}</ref> ** [[December 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] * [[Christmas Eve]] (Christianity) and its related observances: ** [[Aðfangadagskvöld]], the day when the 13th and the last [[Yule Lads|Yule Lad]] arrives to towns. ([[Iceland]]) ** [[Feast of the Seven Fishes]] ([[Italian Americans]]) ** [[Juleaften (Denmark)]]/[[Julaften (Norway)]]/[[Julafton|Julafton (Sweden)]] ** [[Nittel Nacht]] (certain Orthodox Jewish denominations) ** [[Nochebuena]] (Spain and Spanish-speaking countries) ** The [[Declaration of Christmas Peace]] ([[Old Great Square (Turku)|Old Great Square]] of [[Turku]], Finland's official Christmas City) ** [[Wigilia]] (Poland) ** [[Quviasukvik]], the Inuit new year ([[Alaska]], [[Canada]], [[Greenland]] and [[Russia]]) * [[Kūčios]] (Lithuania)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kupčinskaitė |first1=Akvilė |title=Gruodžio 24-oji svarbia diena lietuviams tapo dar žiloje senovėje |url=https://www.15min.lt/m/id/aktualu/lietuva/gruodzio-24-oji-svarbia-diena-lietuviams-tapo-dar-ziloje-senoveje-56-1985420 |website=15min.lt |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=lt-LT |date=December 24, 2022}}</ref> * [[Independence Day (Libya)]] * [[Days of Military Honour|Day of Military Honour – Siege of Ismail]] ([[Russia]]) ==References== <references /> ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/24 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=24}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/24 Historical Events on December 24] {{months}} [[Category:Days of December]]
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