Page 7: Historical Events In December - 24
Thursday, 04 December 2025
1992 Abdulkadir Widjojoatmodjo, Java diplomat, dies on December - 24. 

1993 Alexander Mackendrick, British/US director (Lady Killers), dies at 81 on this day in history. 

1994 On December - 24 jimmy Buddy Lee Land Ace, singer, dies at 57 

1995 On this day in history geoffrey Pinnington, journalist, dies at 76 

1996 On this day in history edward Leadbitter, politician, dies at 77 

1997 On December - 24 alan Fluck, musical educationalist, dies at 69 

2005 Pope Benedict XVI leads his first Christmas Midnight Mass as Pope, praying for peace in the Middle East on December - 24. 

2006 On December - 24 ethiopia admits its troops have intervened in Somalia. 

2007 On this day in history the Nepalese government announces that the country's 240-year-old monarchy will be abolished in 2008 and a new republic will be declared. 

2012 11 kindergarten children are killed after a minivan plunges into a roadside pond on this day in history. 

2017 On this day in history guatemala follows in the footsteps of the United States by announcing that they will also move their Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, followed by Honduras and Panama two days later. 

2018 Burundi moves its capital from Bujumbura to Gitega on this day in history. 

2020 The United Kingdom and the European Union agree to a comprehensive free trade agreement prior to the end of the transition period on this day in history. 

2024 The 2025 Jubilee in the Catholic Church begins on December - 24. 

2024 On this day in history the Parker Solar Probe breaks the previous record set in 2018 for the closest artificial object to the Sun by 6.1 million kilometers (3.8 million miles), becoming the closest and first man-made object to approach and "touch" the Sun. 

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