December 25 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1957  Frederick Law Olmsted, US architect (Central Park), dies at 87.   

1959  A synagogue in Cologne Germany desecrated with swastikas   

1961  Rheinhold Rudenberg, inventor of electron microscope, dies.   

1963  Walt Disney's "The Sword In The Stone" is released   

1963  Tristan Tzara, writer, dies at 67.   

1964  Cheerio Meredith, actress (One Happy Family), dies at 74.   

1967  Paul McCartney and Jane Asher get engaged   

1968  Frank Borman's Christmas reading while orbiting Moon.   

1971  Worst hotel fire in history results in the deaths of 163 at Taeyokale Hotel in Seoul.   

1971  Byron Arnold, composer, dies at 70   

1973  Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799405 miles)   

1974  Cyclone Tracy virtually destroys Darwin Australia   

1975  Gaston Gallimard, French publisher (Library Gallimard), dies at 94.   

1976  Arthur Mitchell, cricketer (batted in 6 Tests for Eng 1933-36), dies   

1977  Israeli PM Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with Egyptian President Sadat.   

1977  Charlie Chaplin, actor (Modern Times), dies in Switzerland at 88.   

1979  Joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70.   

1980  Fred Emney, actor (Adventures of a Private Eye), dies at 80.   

1983  Live telecast of Christmas Parade   

1983  Joan Miro, Spanish surrealist, dies at his home in Majorca at 90   

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

1989  Barrel Regtien, student leader, dies   

1990  "Godfather III" premiers   

1990  Marguerite N Wittenberg, entertainer, dies of cancer at 77.   

1991  Curt Bois, actor (Great Waltz, Boat is Full), dies at 90.   

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

1993  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   

1995  Dean Martin, singer/actor (Return to Me), dies at 78.   

2000  A bank machine in a supermarket in the town of Antibes France paid double the withdrawal amount while only recording the correct amount (Merry Christmas)   

2000  A Christmas day fire killed 309 people at a dance hall in the central Chinese city of Luoyang   

2007  An escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo results in the deaths of one person and injures two others   

2007  An overcrowded suspension bridge collapsed near Nepalgunj, Nepal. At least 15 people are dead, with 100 to 200 missing   

2007  Queen Elizabeth II broadcasts her 50th televised Royal Christmas Message to the Commonwealth.   

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1250  John iv laskaris: Byzantine emperor (d. circa 1305)   

1461  Christina of saxony: Queen of denmark and norway   

1583  Orlando gibbons: English composer (o clap your hands), baptized   

1587  Margarita of austria: Queen of philip iii of spain   

1601  Jose ximenez: Composer   

1624  Angelus silesius: [johann scheffler], german mystic (st seelenlust)   

1628  Noel coypel: French painter   

1646  Harald vallerius: Composer   

0795  Adrian i: Italian pope (772-95),   

0820  Death of Leo v: The armenian, byzantine gen/emperor (813-20), murdered   

1156  Peter venerabilis: Fr theologist/9th abbot of cluny,   

1249  Death of Peter nolascus: Spanish monastery founder/st,   

1513  Johannes amerbach: Swiss publisher/printer,   

1530  Death of Babur: Emperor of delhi,   

1635  Death of Samuel de champlain: French explorer and founder of quebec city (b. 1567)   

1676  Matthew hale: Lord chief justice of england (b. 1609)