Page 7: Historical Events In December - 25

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

1951  On this day in history harry T Moore, Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb   

1953  Avalanche of lava kills 150 (Ruapehu volcano, New Zealand) on December - 25.   

1954  Johnny Ace, Memphis rocker, accidently shot self in head at 25 on this day in history.   

1956  Robert Walser, writer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1959  On this day in history a synagogue in Cologne Germany desecrated with swastikas   

1961  Rheinhold Rudenberg, inventor of electron microscope, dies on December - 25.   

1963  On December - 25 walt Disney's "The Sword In The Stone" is released   

1963  Tristan Tzara, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1964  Cheerio Meredith, actress (One Happy Family), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1967  Paul McCartney and Jane Asher get engaged on December - 25.   

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

1971  Worst hotel fire in history kills 163 at Taeyokale Hotel in Seoul on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history byron Arnold, composer, dies at 70   

1973  Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles) on this day in history.   

1974  On December - 25 cyclone Tracy virtually destroys Darwin Australia   

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

1976  On December - 25 arthur Mitchell, cricketer (batted in 6 Tests for Eng 1933-36), dies   

1977  Israeli PM Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with Egyptian President Sadat on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history charlie Chaplin, actor (Modern Times), dies in Switzerland at 88   

1979  On this day in history joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70   

1980  Fred Emney, actor (Adventures of a Private Eye), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1983  Live telecast of Christmas Parade on December - 25.   

1983  On this day in history 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  Japanese scientist achieve -271.8øC, coldest temp ever recorded on this day in history.   

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

1990  On December - 25 "Godfather III" premiers   

1990  Marguerite N Wittenberg, entertainer, dies of cancer at 77 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history curt Bois, actor (Great Waltz, Boat is Full), dies at 90   

1992  On this day in history richard H Ichord, US leader of House Un-American Activities Committee, dies at 66   

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  On December - 25 pierre Dreyfus, French director of Renault (1955-75), dies at 87   

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1250  On December - 25 birth of john IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305)   

1461  On December - 25 birth of christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521)   

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 this day in history.   

0795  Adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies on December - 25.   

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

1156  On December - 25 peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61   

1249  Peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies on December - 25.   

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

1530  On this day in history babur, emperor of Delhi, dies   

1635  Death of Samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567) on December - 25.   

1676  Death of Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609) on this day in history.