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

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 December - 25.   

1957  Frederick Law Olmsted, US architect (Central Park), dies at 87 on December - 25.   

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

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

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

1963  Tristan Tzara, writer, dies at 67 on December - 25.   

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

1967  On December - 25 paul McCartney and Jane Asher get engaged   

1968  Frank Borman's Christmas reading while orbiting Moon on this day in history.   

1971  On December - 25 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  Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles) on this day in history.   

1974  Cyclone Tracy virtually destroys Darwin Australia on December - 25.   

1975  On December - 25 gaston Gallimard, French publisher (Library Gallimard), dies at 94   

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

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

1977  Charlie Chaplin, actor (Modern Times), dies in Switzerland at 88 on this day in history.   

1979  Joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70 on December - 25.   

1980  Fred Emney, actor (Adventures of a Private Eye), dies at 80 on December - 25.   

1983  Live telecast of Christmas Parade on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history joan Miro, Spanish surrealist, dies at his home in Majorca at 90   

1985  On December - 25 george Rhodes, orch leader (Sammy Davis Jr Show), dies at 66   

1989  On December - 25 japanese scientist achieve -271.8øC, coldest temp ever recorded   

1989  Barrel Regtien, student leader, dies on December - 25.   

1990  "Godfather III" premiers on December - 25.   

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

1991  On December - 25 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 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 this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1587  On December - 25 birth of margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611)   

1601  On this day in history birth of jose Ximenez, composer   

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

1628  On December - 25 birth of noel Coypel, French painter   

1646  On December - 25 birth of harald Vallerius, composer   

0795  On December - 25 adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies   

0820  On this day in history 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 December - 25.   

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 December - 25 babur, emperor of Delhi, dies   

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

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