Historical Events In December - 25

1950  On December - 25 xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet (Nostalgia de la muerte), dies at 47   

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

1953  On December - 25 avalanche of lava kills 150 (Ruapehu volcano, New Zealand)   

1954  Johnny Ace, Memphis rocker, accidently shot self in head at 25 on December - 25.   

1956  On December - 25 robert Walser, writer, dies at 78   

1957  On this day in history frederick Law Olmsted, US architect (Central Park), dies at 87   

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

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  On this day in history cheerio Meredith, actress (One Happy Family), dies at 74   

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

1968  On December - 25 frank Borman's Christmas reading while orbiting Moon   

1971  Worst hotel fire in history kills 163 at Taeyokale Hotel in Seoul on December - 25.   

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 December - 25.   

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

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

1976  On this day in history arthur Mitchell, cricketer (batted in 6 Tests for Eng 1933-36), dies   

1977  On this day in history israeli PM Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with Egyptian President Sadat   

1977  On December - 25 charlie Chaplin, actor (Modern Times), dies in Switzerland at 88   

1979  On December - 25 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  On December - 25 live telecast of Christmas Parade   

1983  Joan Miro, Spanish surrealist, dies at his home in Majorca at 90 on this day in history.   

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 December - 25.   

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

1990  "Godfather III" premiers on this day in history.   

1990  Marguerite N Wittenberg, entertainer, dies of cancer at 77 on December - 25.   

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 this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

1994  Pierre Dreyfus, French director of Renault (1955-75), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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1250  On this day in history 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 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  Angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On December - 25 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  Death of Leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered on December - 25.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1530  Babur, emperor of Delhi, dies on this day in history.   

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)