Page 7: Historical Events In December - 24
Friday, 21 February 2025
1992 On December - 24 abdulkadir Widjojoatmodjo, Java diplomat, dies
1993 Alexander Mackendrick, British/US director (Lady Killers), dies at 81 on December - 24.
1994 Jimmy Buddy Lee Land Ace, singer, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1995 Geoffrey Pinnington, journalist, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1996 On this day in history edward Leadbitter, politician, dies at 77
1997 Alan Fluck, musical educationalist, dies at 69 on December - 24.
2005 On December - 24 pope Benedict XVI leads his first Christmas Midnight Mass as Pope, praying for peace in the Middle East.
2006 On December - 24 ethiopia admits its troops have intervened in Somalia.
2007 The Nepalese government announces that the country's 240-year-old monarchy will be abolished in 2008 and a new republic will be declared on this day in history.
2012 On this day in history 11 kindergarten children are killed after a minivan plunges into a roadside pond
2017 On December - 24 guatemala follows in the footsteps of the United States by announcing that they will also move their Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, followed by Honduras and Panama two days later.
2018 Burundi moves its capital from Bujumbura to Gitega on this day in history.
2020 On December - 24 the United Kingdom and the European Union agree to a comprehensive free trade agreement prior to the end of the transition period.
2024 On this day in history the 2025 Jubilee in the Catholic Church begins.
2024 The Parker Solar Probe breaks the previous record set in 2018 for the closest artificial object to the Sun by 6.1 million kilometers (3.8 million miles), becoming the closest and first man-made object to approach and "touch" the Sun on December - 24.