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  Harry T Moore, Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history avalanche of lava kills 150 (Ruapehu volcano, New Zealand)   

1954  On December - 25 johnny Ace, Memphis rocker, accidently shot self in head at 25   

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

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

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

1961  On this day in history rheinhold Rudenberg, inventor of electron microscope, dies   

1963  On December - 25 walt Disney's "The Sword In The Stone" is released   

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

1964  Cheerio Meredith, actress (One Happy Family), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

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

1971  On December - 25 worst hotel fire in history kills 163 at Taeyokale Hotel in Seoul   

1971  Byron Arnold, composer, dies at 70 on December - 25.   

1973  Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles) on this day in history.   

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

1975  Gaston Gallimard, French publisher (Library Gallimard), dies at 94 on this day in history.   

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  Charlie Chaplin, actor (Modern Times), dies in Switzerland at 88 on December - 25.   

1979  On this day in history joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70   

1980  On December - 25 fred Emney, actor (Adventures of a Private Eye), dies at 80   

1983  Live telecast of Christmas Parade on December - 25.   

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

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

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

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

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

1990  Marguerite N Wittenberg, entertainer, dies of cancer at 77 on this day in history.   

1991  On December - 25 curt Bois, actor (Great Waltz, Boat is Full), dies at 90   

1992  On this day in history 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 on December - 25.   

1994  Pierre Dreyfus, French director of Renault (1955-75), dies at 87 on December - 25.   

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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  Margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611) was born on December - 25.   

1601  On December - 25 birth of jose Ximenez, composer   

1624  Angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust) was born on this day in history.   

1628  Noel Coypel, French painter was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 25.   

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

1530  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609)