Page 7: Historical Events In December - 25

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

1951  Harry T Moore, Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb on this day in history.   

1953  On December - 25 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 this day in history robert Walser, writer, dies at 78   

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

1959  On December - 25 a synagogue in Cologne Germany desecrated with swastikas   

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

1963  On this day in history walt Disney's "The Sword In The Stone" is released   

1963  On this day in history tristan Tzara, writer, dies at 67   

1964  On December - 25 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  On this day in history worst hotel fire in history kills 163 at Taeyokale Hotel in Seoul   

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 this day in history.   

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

1975  On this day in history 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  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  Joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70 on December - 25.   

1980  Fred Emney, actor (Adventures of a Private Eye), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

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

1985  George Rhodes, orch leader (Sammy Davis Jr Show), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1989  On this day in history barrel Regtien, student leader, dies   

1990  On this day in history "Godfather III" premiers   

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 December - 25.   

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  On this day in history pierre Dreyfus, French director of Renault (1955-75), dies at 87   

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1250  John IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305) was born on December - 25.   

1461  Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521) was born on December - 25.   

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  Jose Ximenez, composer was born on December - 25.   

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

1628  On this day in history birth of noel Coypel, French painter   

1646  On this day in history birth of harald Vallerius, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1156  On December - 25 peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61   

1249  Peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies on December - 25.   

1513  Johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1530  On December - 25 babur, emperor of Delhi, dies   

1635  On this day in history death of samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567)   

1676  Death of Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609) on this day in history.