Page 7: Historical Events In December - 25

1950  Xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet (Nostalgia de la muerte), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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 December - 25.   

1956  On this day in history robert Walser, writer, dies at 78   

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 this day in history.   

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

1963  Walt Disney's "The Sword In The Stone" is released on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1968  Frank Borman's Christmas reading while orbiting Moon on December - 25.   

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 this day in history.   

1973  On December - 25 tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles)   

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 December - 25.   

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

1977  On December - 25 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  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  Joan Miro, Spanish surrealist, dies at his home in Majorca at 90 on December - 25.   

1985  George Rhodes, orch leader (Sammy Davis Jr Show), dies at 66 on December - 25.   

1989  Japanese scientist achieve -271.8øC, coldest temp ever recorded on this day in history.   

1989  On December - 25 barrel Regtien, student leader, dies   

1990  On this day in history "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 December - 25.   

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

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1250  On this day in history birth of john IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305)   

1461  On this day in history 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  Noel Coypel, French painter was born on December - 25.   

1646  On December - 25 birth of harald Vallerius, composer   

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 this day in history peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61   

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

1513  Johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

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

1635  On December - 25 death of samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567)   

1676  On December - 25 death of matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609)