Page 7: Historical Events In December - 25

1950  Xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet (Nostalgia de la muerte), dies at 47 on December - 25.   

1951  Harry T Moore, Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history avalanche of lava kills 150 (Ruapehu volcano, New Zealand)   

1954  On December - 25 johnny Ace, Memphis rocker, accidently shot self in head at 25   

1956  Robert Walser, writer, dies at 78 on December - 25.   

1957  Frederick Law Olmsted, US architect (Central Park), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1959  A synagogue in Cologne Germany desecrated with swastikas on December - 25.   

1961  Rheinhold Rudenberg, inventor of electron microscope, dies on this day in history.   

1963  Walt Disney's "The Sword In The Stone" is released on December - 25.   

1963  On December - 25 tristan Tzara, writer, dies at 67   

1964  Cheerio Meredith, actress (One Happy Family), dies at 74 on December - 25.   

1967  On this day in history paul McCartney and Jane Asher get engaged   

1968  On this day in history frank Borman's Christmas reading while orbiting Moon   

1971  On this day in history worst hotel fire in history kills 163 at Taeyokale Hotel in Seoul   

1971  Byron Arnold, composer, dies at 70 on December - 25.   

1973  Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles) on December - 25.   

1974  On this day in history cyclone Tracy virtually destroys Darwin Australia   

1975  Gaston Gallimard, French publisher (Library Gallimard), dies at 94 on December - 25.   

1976  Arthur Mitchell, cricketer (batted in 6 Tests for Eng 1933-36), dies on this day in history.   

1977  On December - 25 israeli PM Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with Egyptian President Sadat   

1977  Charlie Chaplin, actor (Modern Times), dies in Switzerland at 88 on December - 25.   

1979  On December - 25 joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70   

1980  On this day in history fred Emney, actor (Adventures of a Private Eye), dies at 80   

1983  On December - 25 live telecast of Christmas Parade   

1983  On December - 25 joan Miro, Spanish surrealist, dies at his home in Majorca at 90   

1985  On this day in history george Rhodes, orch leader (Sammy Davis Jr Show), dies at 66   

1989  On this day in history japanese scientist achieve -271.8øC, coldest temp ever recorded   

1989  Barrel Regtien, student leader, dies on this day in history.   

1990  On December - 25 "Godfather III" premiers   

1990  On December - 25 marguerite N Wittenberg, entertainer, dies of cancer at 77   

1991  Curt Bois, actor (Great Waltz, Boat is Full), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1992  Richard H Ichord, US leader of House Un-American Activities Committee, dies at 66 on December - 25.   

1993  On this day in history sS South of Ireland, a passenger steamer, built for the Great Western Railway, and completed in 1867, she was lost at Warbarrow near Lulworth on December 25th, inward bound to Weymouth.   

1994  Pierre Dreyfus, French director of Renault (1955-75), dies at 87 on December - 25.   

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1250  John IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305) was born on December - 25.   

1461  Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1583  Orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized was born on December - 25.   

1587  Margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611) was born on December - 25.   

1601  Jose Ximenez, composer was born on December - 25.   

1624  On this day in history birth of angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust)   

1628  On this day in history birth of noel Coypel, French painter   

1646  Harald Vallerius, composer was born on December - 25.   

0795  On this day in history adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies   

0820  On December - 25 death of leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered   

1156  Peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1249  On this day in history peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies   

1513  Johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70 on December - 25.   

1530  On December - 25 babur, emperor of Delhi, dies   

1635  On this day in history death of samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567)   

1676  On this day in history death of matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609)