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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{use dmy dates|cs1-dates=ly|date=June 2022}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[AD 502|502]] – [[Emperor of China|Chinese emperor]] [[Emperor Wu of Liang|Xiao Yan]] names [[Xiao Tong]] his heir designate.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OWLPBAAAQBAJ&dq=Xiao+Yan+Xiao+Tong+heir+designate+502+december&pg=PA1503 |title=Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (vol. 3 & 4): A Reference Guide, Part Three & Four |date=2014-09-18 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-27185-2 |language=en}}</ref> * [[640]] – [[Pope John IV]] is elected, several months [[Sede vacante|after his predecessor's death]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church-Biographical Dictionary-Honorius I (625-638)-636 (II) |url=http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios636.htm |publisher=Florida International University |access-date=23 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613051048/http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios636.htm |archive-date=13 June 2010 |date=1998–2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[759]] – [[Tang dynasty]] poet [[Du Fu]] [[Du Fu#Chengdu|departs for Chengdu]], where he is hosted by fellow poet [[Pei Di]]. * [[971]] – [[Battle of Ayn Shams (971)|Battle of Ayn Shams]]: The [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimids]] under [[Jawhar (general)|Jawhar]] defeat the [[Qarmatians]] at the gates of [[Cairo]], putting an end to the [[First Qarmatian invasion of Egypt]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Brett | first = Michael | title = The Rise of the Fatimids: The World of the Mediterranean and the Middle East in the Fourth Century of the Hijra, Tenth Century CE | series = The Medieval Mediterranean | volume = 30 | publisher = Brill | location = Leiden, Boston, Köln | year = 2001 | isbn = 90-04-11741-5 | url = {{Google Books|BqCdfhW3nVwC|plainurl=y}} | pages=314–315}}</ref> *[[1144]] – The capital of the [[Crusades|crusader]] [[County of Edessa]] [[Siege of Edessa (1144)|falls]] to [[Imad ad-Din Zengi]], the [[atabeg]] of [[Mosul]] and [[Aleppo]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Baldwin|first=M. W.|title=A History of the Crusades Volume I: The first hundred years|date=1969|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|location=Madison, Wisconsin|isbn=0-299-04834-9|page=461|url=http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/History.CrusOne|access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref> *[[1294]] – [[Pope Boniface VIII]] is elected, replacing [[Pope Celestine V|St. Celestine V]], who had [[Papal resignation|resigned]].<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Boniface}}</ref> *[[1500]] – A joint [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]]–[[Spain|Spanish]] fleet [[Siege of the Castle of St. George|captures]] the Castle of St. George on the island of [[Cephalonia]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Setton |first1=Kenneth Meyer |author1-link=Kenneth Setton |title=The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571 Volume 2 |date=1976 |publisher=American Philosophical Society |isbn=0-87169-127-2 |page=523 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Sz2VYI0l1IC}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1737]] – The [[Maratha Confederacy|Marathas]] defeat the combined forces of the [[Mughal Empire]], [[Jaipur State|Rajputs of Jaipur]], [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Nawab of Awadh]] and [[Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad|Nawab of Bengal]] in the [[Battle of Bhopal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-02 |title=The Battle of Bhopal between Marathas and Mughal Empire (1737) |url=http://indianexpresss.in/the-battle-of-bhopal-between-marathas-and-mughal-empire-1737/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=indianexpresss.in |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1777]] – [[Kiritimati]], also called Christmas Island, is discovered by [[James Cook]].<ref>{{cite web |title=225 YEARS AGO: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1777 |url=https://www.captaincooksociety.com/home/detail/225-years-ago-october-december-1777 |website=Captain Cook Society |access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref> *[[1800]] – The [[Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise]] fails to kill [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=McLynn |first1=Frank |title=Napoleon |date=1998 |publisher=Pimlico |isbn=9780712662475 |page=243 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRj1MNP-3xwC |access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref> *[[1814]] – Representatives of the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]] sign the [[Treaty of Ghent]], ending the [[War of 1812]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Engelman|first=Fred L.|date=December 1960|title=The peace of Christmas Eve|url=https://www.americanheritage.com/peace-christmas-eve|magazine=[[American Heritage (magazine)|American Heritage]]|volume=12|issue=1|access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref> *[[1818]] – The first performance of "[[Silent Night]]" takes place in the [[Nikolauskirche, Oberndorf|Nikolauskirche]] in [[Oberndorf bei Salzburg|Oberndorf]], [[Austrian Empire|Austria]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Daley |first1=Jason |title=It's the Bicentennial of 'Silent Night' |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/silent-night-celebrates-its-bicentennial-180971044/ |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=Smithsonian Magazine |date=17 December 2018}}</ref> *[[1826]] – The [[Eggnog Riot]] at the [[United States Military Academy]] begins that night, wrapping up the following morning. *[[1846]] – British acquired [[Crown Colony of Labuan|Labuan]] from the [[Sultanate of Brunei]] for [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Island of Laburn |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/94443846 |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=Geelong Advertiser and Squatters' Advocate |date=10 September 1847 |page=1}}</ref> *[[1865]] – Former Confederate officers Frank McCord, Richard Reed, John Lester, John Kennedy, J. Calvin Jones, and James Crowe form the [[Ku Klux Klan]].<ref>{{cite web|date=October 23, 2018|title=Ku Klux Klan not founded by the Democratic Party|url=https://apnews.com/afs:Content:2336745806|access-date=July 19, 2020|website=AP News|archive-date=July 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707094431/https://apnews.com/afs:Content:2336745806|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1868]] – The Greek [[Presidential Guard (Greece)|Presidential Guard]] is established as the royal escort by [[George I of Greece|King George I]]. *[[1871]] – The opera ''[[Aida]]'' premieres in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]. ===1901–present=== *[[1906]] – [[Reginald Fessenden]] transmits the first [[radio]] broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a [[violin]] solo, and a speech.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Davis |first1=H. P. |title=The radio industry; the story of its development |date=1928 |publisher=A. W. Shaw company |location=Chicago & New York |page=190 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/radioindustrysto00harvrich/page/190/mode/2up |access-date=23 October 2021 |chapter=The Early History of Broadcasting in the United States}}</ref> *[[1913]] – The [[Italian Hall disaster]] in [[Calumet, Michigan]] results in the deaths of 73 striking workers families at a [[Christmas]] party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gmiter |first1=Tanda |title=1913 Italian Hall Disaster was a Michigan Christmas Eve tragedy |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/2017/12/1913_italian_hall_disaster_was.html |access-date=23 October 2021 |publisher=Michigan Live |date=24 December 2019}}</ref> *[[1914]] – [[World War I]]: The "[[Christmas truce]]" begins. *[[1918]] – Region of [[1918 occupation of Međimurje|Međimurje is captured]] by the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia|Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]] from [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]].<ref>{{cite journal|url = https://hrcak.srce.hr/225220|title = Pripojenje Međimurja Kraljevstvu Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca: Od neuspjeloga pokušaja 13. studenog do uspješnoga zaposjedanja Međimurja 24. prosinca 1918. godine|language = hr|trans-title = The Annexation of Međimurje to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes: From the unsuccessful attempt on 13 November to the successful occupation of Međimurje on 24 December 1918|first = Ivan|last = Vuk|pages = 520–525|year = 2019|volume = 51|issue = 2|journal = Časopis za suvremenu povijest |issn = 0590-9597 |publisher = Croatian Institute of History |location = Zagreb|doi = 10.22586/csp.v51i2.8927|s2cid = 204456373|doi-access = free}}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Gabriele D'Annunzio]] surrendered the [[Italian Regency of Carnaro]] in the city of [[Fiume]] to [[Italian Armed Forces]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doody |first1=Richard |url=http://worldatwar.net/nations/other/fiume/ |title=Stati Libero di Fiume – Free State of Fiume |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308033039/http://worldatwar.net/nations/other/fiume/ |archive-date=8 March 2009 |access-date=24 October 2021}}, ''The World at War''.</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Albania]] becomes a republic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zog I, King of the Albanians – Albanian Royal Family |url=https://albanianroyalcourt.al/zog-i-king-of-the-albanians/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[1929]] – Assassination attempt on [[Argentina|Argentine]] President [[Hipólito Yrigoyen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Message to President Hipolito Irigoyen of Argentina on His Escape From Assassination. {{!}} The American Presidency Project |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/message-president-hipolito-irigoyen-argentina-his-escape-from-assassination |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu}}</ref> * 1929 – A four alarm fire breaks out in the [[West Wing]] of the [[White House]] in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-christmas-eve-west-wing-fire-of-1929|title=The Christmas Eve West Wing Fire of 1929|website=WHHA (en-US)}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[World War II]]: [[Pope Pius XII]] makes a [[Christmas Eve]] appeal for peace.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alla Curia Romana in occasione del Natale (24 dicembre 1939) {{!}} PIO XII |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/it/speeches/1939/documents/hf_p-xii_spe_19391224_questo-giorno.html |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref> *[[1941]] – World War II: [[Kuching]] is conquered by Japanese forces.<ref>{{cite book |author=Ooi |first=Keat Gin |author-link=Keat Gin Ooi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QKgraWbb7yoC&pg=PA1177 |title=Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to Timor. R-Z. volume three |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-57607-770-2 |pages=1177– |access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref> * 1941 – World War II: [[Benghazi]] is conquered by the [[Eighth Army (United Kingdom)|British Eighth Army]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Addington |first=Larry |date=Autumn 1967 |title=Operation Sunflower: Rommel Versus the General Staff |journal=Military Affairs |volume=31 |issue=3 |pages=120–130 |jstor=1984650 |doi=10.2307/1984650 |id={{ProQuest|1296635624}}}}</ref> *[[1942]] – World War II: [[Monarchism in France|French monarchist]], [[Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle]], assassinates [[Vichy France|Vichy]] French Admiral [[François Darlan]] in [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Atkinson |first=Rick |title=An Army at Dawn |date=2003 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/armyatdawn00rick/page/251 251–52] |publisher=Henry Holt |isbn=9780805074482 |url=https://archive.org/details/armyatdawn00rick/page/251 }}</ref> *[[1943]] – World War II: U.S. General [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] is named [[Supreme Allied Commander]] for [[Operation Overlord]]. *[[1944]] – World War II: The Belgian Troopship [[SS Léopoldville (1928)|Leopoldville]] was torpedoed and sank with the loss of 763 soldiers and 56 crew.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uboat.net/history/leopoldville.htm|last=Allen|first=Tonya|title=The Sinking of SS ''Léopoldville''|work=uboat.net|publisher=Guðmundur Helgason|access-date=10 May 2021}}</ref> *[[1945]] – Five of nine children [[Sodder children disappearance|become missing]] after their home in [[Fayetteville, West Virginia]], is burned down.<ref name="Smithsonian story">{{cite news|last=Abbott|first=Karen|title=The Children Who Went Up In Smoke|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-172429802/|newspaper=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]|date=25 December 2012|accessdate=24 October 2021}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Libya]] becomes independent. [[Idris of Libya|Idris I]] is proclaimed King of Libya.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Vandewalle |first1=Dirk |title=A History of Modern Libya |date=26 March 2012 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781107019393 |page=43 |edition=2nd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ua2wPCQbpgcC |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> *[[1952]] – First flight of Britain's [[Handley Page Victor]] [[strategic bomber]]. *[[1953]] – [[Tangiwai disaster]]: In [[New Zealand]]'s [[North Island]], at [[Tangiwai]], a railway bridge is damaged by a [[lahar]] and collapses beneath a passenger train, killing 151 people.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Jacqueline |title=Death and the maiden: The tale of 'Tangiwai' |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/new-zealand/news/article.cfm?l_id=71&objectid=10743254 |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=6 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025191303/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/new-zealand/news/article.cfm?l_id=71&objectid=10743254 |archive-date=25 October 2012}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Vietnam War]]: [[Viet Cong]] operatives [[1964 Brinks Hotel bombing|bomb the Brinks Hotel]] in [[Ho Chi Minh City|Saigon]], [[South Vietnam]] to demonstrate they can strike an American installation in the heavily guarded capital.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Langguth |first1=A. J. |title=Our Vietnam-The War 1954-1975 |date=2000 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=9780743212441 |page=326 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vQorBRYyu_gC |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> * 1964 – [[Flying Tiger Line Flight 282]] crashes after takeoff from [[San Francisco International Airport]], killing three.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation N6915C San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19641224-0|access-date=2019-12-23|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[1966]] – A [[Canadair CL-44]] chartered by the [[United States Armed Forces|United States military]] [[1966 Flying Tiger Line Canadair CL-44 crash|crashes]] into a small village in [[South Vietnam]], killing 111.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadair CL-44D4-2 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19660321-0 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Apollo program]]: The crew of [[Apollo 8]] enters into orbit around the [[Moon]], becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten [[lunar orbit]]s, took the ''[[Earthrise]]'' photograph, broadcast live TV pictures, and [[Apollo 8 Genesis reading|read the first ten verses of Genesis]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Chaikin |first=Andrew|title = A Man on the Moon |orig-year=First published 1994 |year=1998 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=New York |isbn=978-0-14-027201-7 }}</ref> *[[1969]] – Nigerian troops capture [[Umuahia]], the [[Biafra]]n capital. *[[1971]] – [[LANSA Flight 508]] is struck by lightning and crashes in the [[Puerto Inca District]] in the [[Department of Huánuco]] in [[Peru]], killing 91.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-188A Electra OB-R-941 Puerto Inca|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19711224-0|access-date=2020-12-23|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> *[[1973]] – [[District of Columbia Home Rule Act]] is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own [[local government]]. *[[1974]] – [[Cyclone Tracy]] devastates [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/about/extremes.shtml|title=Tropical cyclone extremes|publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]]|access-date=24 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721225339/http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/about/extremes.shtml|archive-date=21 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Aeroflot Flight 601]] crashes during takeoff from [[Leshukonskoye Airport]], Russia, killing 44 of the 49 people on board.<ref name="airdis">{{cite web |title=Катастрофа Ан-24РВ Архангельского ОАО в районе а/п Лешуконское |trans-title=An-24RV crash of the Arkhangelsk OJSC near the Leshukonskoye airport |url=http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=67 |access-date=4 January 2015 |publisher=Airdisaster.ru |language=ru}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Air France Flight 8969]] is hijacked on the ground at [[Houari Boumediene Airport]], [[Algiers]], Algeria. Over the course of three days three passengers are killed, as are all four terrorists.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Thomas |last=Sancton |author-link=Tom Sancton |title=Anatomy of a Hijack |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,163487,00.html |date=24 June 2001 |location=Paris |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |publisher=[[WarnerMedia|AOL Time Warner]] |access-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523083536/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C163487%2C00.html |archive-date=23 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1996]] – A [[Learjet 35]] [[1996 New Hampshire Learjet crash|crashes]] into [[Smarts Mountain]] near [[Dorchester, New Hampshire]], killing both pilots on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Learjet 35A N388LS Dorchester, NH|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19961224-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-21|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207071700/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19961224-0 |archive-date=2006-02-07 }}</ref> *[[1997]] – The [[Sid El-Antri massacre]] in [[Algeria]] kills between 50 and 100 people.<ref>{{cite web |title="L'important pour nous c'est d'avoir nos droits" |url=http://www.algeria-watch.de/fr/article/pol/amnistie/amnistie_tissemsilt.htm |website=Algeria-Watch |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=French |date=13 December 2009}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Indian Airlines Flight 814]] is hijacked in Indian airspace between [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]], and [[Delhi]], India. The aircraft landed at [[Kandahar]] in [[Afghanistan]]. The incident ended on [[December 31]] with the release of 190 survivors (one passenger is killed).<ref>{{cite web|date=7 September 2006|title=How Govt lost the IC-814 hijack deal|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/govt-fumbled-ic814-taken-away/20846-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326022254/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/govt-fumbled-ic814-taken-away/20846-3.html|archive-date=26 March 2014|access-date=24 October 2021|website=IBN Live}}</ref> *[[2003]] – The Spanish police thwart an attempt by [[ETA (separatist group)|ETA]] to detonate 50 kg of [[explosive]]s at 3:55 p.m. inside [[Madrid]]'s busy [[Madrid Chamartín railway station|Chamartín Station]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goodman |first1=Al |title=Spain police thwart train bombing |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/12/24/spain.arrests/index.html |access-date=17 February 2022 |work=CNN |publisher=Time Warner |date=24 Dec 2003}}</ref> *[[2005]] – [[Chad–Sudan relations]]: [[Chad]] declares a [[Declaration of war|state of belligerence]] against [[Sudan]] following a [[December 18]] [[Battle of Adré|attack on Adré]], which left about 100 people dead.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Padire |first1=Dany Danzoumbe |title=Chad declares "state of belligerence" with Sudan |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/chad/chad-declares-state-belligerence-sudan |access-date=17 February 2022 |work=ReliefWeb |date=23 Dec 2005}}</ref> *[[2008]] – The [[Lord's Resistance Army]], a [[Uganda]]n rebel group, begins a [[2008 Christmas massacres|series of attacks]] against civilians in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], massacring more than 400.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2009/01/17/dr-congo-lra-slaughters-620-christmas-massacres|title=DR Congo: LRA Slaughters 620 in 'Christmas Massacres'|date=17 January 2009|work=Human Rights Watch|access-date=24 October 2021|language=en}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[2018 Puebla helicopter crash|A helicopter crash]] kills [[Martha Érika Alonso]], first female [[Governor of Puebla]], Mexico, and her husband [[Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas]], former governor.<ref name=van>{{citation|website=Vanguardia.com.mx|date=Aug 13, 2019|access-date=Aug 31, 2019|title=Rotores no presentaban fallas en accidente de Martha Erika Alonso y Moreno Valle|url=https://vanguardia.com.mx/articulo/rotores-no-presentaban-fallas-en-accidente-de-martha-erika-y-moreno-valle|language=es|trans-title=Rotors did not fail in accident of Martha Erika Alonso and Moreno Valle}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Tatmadaw|Burmese military forces]] commit the [[Mo So massacre]], killing at least 44 civilians.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Myanmar's military is blamed for a Christmas Eve massacre |language=en |work=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/12/27/1068201334/myanmars-military-is-blamed-for-a-christmas-eve-massacre |url-status=live |access-date=December 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228072254/https://www.npr.org/2021/12/27/1068201334/myanmars-military-is-blamed-for-a-christmas-eve-massacre |archive-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[3 BC]] – [[Galba]], Roman emperor (d. 69)<ref>{{cite book|author=Samuel Farmar Jarvis|title=A Chronological Introduction to the History of the Church: Being a New Inquiry Into the Birth and Death of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ; and Containing an Original Harmony of the Four Gospels|url=https://archive.org/details/chronologicalint00jarv|year=1845|publisher=Harper & brothers|pages=[https://archive.org/details/chronologicalint00jarv/page/313 313]}}</ref> *[[1166]] – [[John, King of England]] (d. 1216)<ref>{{cite book|author=Richard Thomson|title=An Historical Essay on the Magna Charta of King John: To which are Added, the Great Charter in Latin and English; the Charters of Liberties and Confirmations, Granted by Henry III. and Edward I.; the Original Charter of the Forests; and Various Authentic Instruments Connected with Them: Explanatory Notes on Their Several Privileges; a Descriptive Account of the Principal Originals and Editions Extant, Both in Print and Manuscript; and Other Illustrations, Derived from the Most Interesting and Authentic Sources|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CsYsAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA461|year=1829|publisher=J. Major|pages=461}}</ref> *[[1389]] – [[John V, Duke of Brittany]] (d. 1442)<ref>{{cite book|author=Michael Jones|title=Creation of Brittany|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XfgHKGYI92kC&pg=PA163|date=1 July 1988|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-0-8264-3450-0|pages=163}}</ref> *[[1474]] – [[Bartolomeo degli Organi]], Italian musician (d. 1539)<ref>{{cite book|title=Journal of the American Musicological Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-kwvAAAAMAAJ|year=1970|publisher=American Musicological Society}}</ref> *[[1475]] – [[Thomas Murner]], German poet and translator (d. 1537)<ref>{{cite book|author=Tyll Eulenspiegel|title=The marvellous adventures and rare conceits of master Tyll Owlglass, newly collected, chronicled and set forth, in our Engl. tongue, by K.R.H. Mackenzie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KrcBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA244|year=1860|pages=244}}</ref> *[[1508]] – [[Pietro Carnesecchi]], Italian scholar (d. 1567)<ref>{{cite book|author=Philip M. J. McNair|title=Peter Martyr in Italy: An Anatomy of Apostasy|url=https://archive.org/details/petermartyrinita0000mcna|url-access=registration|year=1967|publisher=Clarendon Press}}</ref> *[[1520]] – [[Martha Leijonhufvud]], Swedish noble (d. 1584) *[[1537]] – [[Willem IV van den Bergh]], Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen (d. 1586) *[[1549]] – [[Kaspar Ulenberg]], German theologian (d. 1617) *[[1588]] – [[Constance of Austria]] (d. 1631) *[[1596]] – [[Leonaert Bramer]], Dutch painter (d. 1674) *[[1597]] – [[Honoré II, Prince of Monaco]] (d. 1662) ===1601–1900=== *[[1625]] – [[Johann Rudolph Ahle]], German organist, composer, and theorist (d. 1673) *[[1635]] – [[Mariana of Austria]] (d. 1696) *[[1679]] – [[Domenico Sarro]], Italian composer and educator (d. 1744) *[[1698]] – [[William Warburton]], English bishop (d. 1779) *[[1726]] – [[Johann Hartmann]], Danish composer (d. 1793) *[[1731]] – [[Julie Bondeli]], Swiss salonist and lady of letters (d. 1778) *[[1754]] – [[George Crabbe]], English priest, surgeon, and poet (d. 1832) *[[1761]] – [[Selim III]], Ottoman sultan (d. 1808)<ref>{{cite web |title=Selim III {{!}} Ottoman sultan {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Selim-III |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=17 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 1761 – [[Jean-Louis Pons]], French astronomer (d. 1831) *[[1797]] – [[Carl Georg von Wächter]], German jurist (d. 1880)<ref>{{Cite ADB|40|435|440|Wächter, Karl Georg von|Ritter von Eisenhart, Johann August|ADB:Wächter, Karl Georg von}}</ref> *[[1798]] – [[Adam Mickiewicz]], Polish poet and playwright (d. 1855) *[[1809]] – [[Kit Carson]], American general (d. 1868) *[[1810]] – [[Wilhelm Marstrand]], Danish painter and illustrator (d. 1873) *[[1812]] – [[Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal]], German lawyer and jurist (d. 1894) *[[1818]] – [[James Prescott Joule]], English physicist and brewer (d. 1889) *[[1822]] – [[Matthew Arnold]], English poet and critic (d. 1888) *[[1827]] – [[Alexander von Oettingen]], German theologian and statistician (d. 1905) *[[1837]] – [[Empress Elisabeth of Austria]] (d. 1898) *[[1843]] – [[Lydia Koidula]], Estonian poet and playwright (d. 1886) *[[1845]] – [[George I of Greece]] (d. 1913) *[[1865]] – [[Szymon Askenazy]], Polish historian, educator, and diplomat, founded the [[Askenazy school]] (d. 1935) *[[1867]] – [[Tevfik Fikret]], Turkish poet and educator (d. 1915) *[[1868]] – [[Charles Harvey Bollman]], American naturalist (d. 1889) * 1868 – [[Emanuel Lasker]], German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1941) *[[1869]] – [[Henriette Roland Holst]], Dutch poet, playwright, and politician (d. 1952) *[[1872]] – [[Frederick Semple]], American golfer and tennis player (d. 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Fred Semple |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2789 |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=www.olympedia.org}}</ref> *[[1875]] – [[Émile Wegelin]], French rower (d. 1962) *[[1877]] – [[Sigrid Schauman]], Finnish painter and critic (d. 1979) *[[1879]] – [[Émile Nelligan]], Canadian poet (d. 1941) * 1879 – [[Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] (d. 1952) *[[1880]] – [[Johnny Gruelle]], American author and illustrator (d. 1939) *[[1881]] – [[Charles Wakefield Cadman]], American composer and critic (d. 1946) *[[1882]] – [[Hans Rebane]], Estonian journalist and politician, 8th [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (d. 1961) * 1882 – [[Georges Legagneux]], French aviator (d. 1914) <ref>[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65555996/f14.image.r=Georges%20Legagneux%201882%201914?rk=300430;4 "Mort de Legagneux"] ''La Revue Aérienne'' (July 25, 1914, p.400) via [[Bibliothèque nationale de France|BnF]]; retrieved April 7, 2021</ref> *[[1883]] – [[Stefan Jaracz]], Polish actor and producer (d. 1945) *[[1885]] – [[Paul Manship]], American sculptor (d. 1966) *[[1886]] – [[Michael Curtiz]], Hungarian-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1962) *[[1887]] – [[Louis Jouvet]], French actor and producer (d. 1951) * 1887 – [[Axel Revold]], Norwegian painter (d. 1962)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Axel Revold |first= |last= |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date= 23 August 2023|editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Axel_Revold |language=no|access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1891]] – [[Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky]], Russian illustrator and painter (d. 1970) *[[1892]] – [[Ruth Chatterton]], American actress (d. 1961) * 1893 – [[Harry Warren]], American pianist and composer (d. 1981) *[[1894]] – [[Georges Guynemer]], French captain and pilot (d. 1917) * 1894 – [[Jack Thayer]], American businessman (d. 1945) *[[1895]] – [[E. Roland Harriman]], American financier and philanthropist (d. 1978) * 1895 – [[Noel Streatfeild]], English author (d. 1986) * 1895 – [[Marguerite Williams]], American geologist (d. 1991) *[[1897]] – [[Ville Pörhölä]], Finnish shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1964) * 1897 – [[Väinö Sipilä]], Finnish runner (d. 1987) *[[1898]] – [[Baby Dodds]], American drummer (d. 1959) *[[1900]] – [[Joey Smallwood]], Canadian journalist and politician, 1st [[Premier of Newfoundland]] (d. 1991) * 1900 – [[Hawayo Takata]], Japanese-American teacher and master practitioner of [[Reiki]] (d. 1980) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Joseph Cornell]], American sculptor and director (d. 1972) * 1903 – [[Ernst Krenkel]], Polish-Russian geographer and explorer (d. 1971) * 1903 – [[Ava Helen Pauling]], American humanitarian and activist (d. 1981) *[[1904]] – [[Joseph M. Juran]], Romanian-American engineer and businessman (d. 2008) *[[1905]] – [[Howard Hughes]], American businessman, engineer, and pilot (d. 1976)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 24: Ricky Martin, Louis Tomlinson |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/24/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-24-Ricky-Martin-Louis-Tomlinson/4541671814465/#:~:text=Famous%20birthdays%20for%20Dec.,%2C%20Louis%20Tomlinson%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=23 December 2023 |date=24 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Franz Waxman]], German-American composer and conductor (d. 1967) *[[1907]] – [[I. F. Stone]], American journalist and author (d. 1989) *[[1910]] – [[Ellen Braumüller]], German javelin thrower and triathlete (d. 1991) * 1910 – [[Fritz Leiber]], American author and poet (d. 1992) * 1910 – [[Max Miedinger]], Swiss typeface designer, created [[Helvetica]] (d. 1980) *[[1913]] – [[Ad Reinhardt]], American painter and academic (d. 1967) *[[1914]] – [[Ralph Marterie]], Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1978) * 1914 – [[Herbert Reinecker]], German author and screenwriter (d. 2007) *[[1918]] – [[Dave Bartholomew]], American bandleader, composer and arranger (d. 2019) *[[1919]] – [[Qateel Shifai]], Pakistani poet and songwriter (d. 2001) * 1919 – [[Pierre Soulages]], French artist (d. 2022) *[[1920]] – [[Franco Lucentini]], Italian author and screenwriter (d. 2002) * 1920 – [[Yevgeniya Rudneva]], Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant and navigator (d. 1944) *[[1922]] – [[Ava Gardner]], American actress (d. 1990)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1923]] – [[George Patton IV]], American general (d. 2004)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1923 – [[William C. Schneider]], American aerospace engineer (d. 1999) *[[1924]] – [[Lee Dorsey]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1986) * 1924 – [[Abdirizak Haji Hussein]], Somalian soldier and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Somalia]] (d. 2014) *[[1927]] – [[Mary Higgins Clark]], American author (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1928]] – [[Adam Exner]], Canadian Roman Catholic prelate (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite web|title=Archbishop Adam Exner, OMI|url=https://rcav.org/archbishop-adam-exner-omi/|accessdate=January 5, 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220012818/https://rcav.org/archbishop-adam-exner-omi/|archivedate=February 20, 2020}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Lev Vlassenko]], Georgian-Australian pianist and educator (d. 1996) *[[1929]] – [[Lennart Skoglund]], Swedish footballer (d. 1975) * 1929 – [[Red Sullivan]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Sullivan |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/red-sullivan-8449203 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1930]] – [[Robert Joffrey]], American dancer and choreographer (d. 1988) * 1930 – [[John J. Kelley]], American runner (d. 2011) *[[1931]] – [[Ray Bryant]], American pianist and composer (d. 2011) * 1931 – [[Mauricio Kagel]], Argentinian-German composer and scholar (d. 2008) *[[1932]] – [[Colin Cowdrey]], Indian-English cricketer (d. 2000) * 1932 – [[On Kawara]], Japanese-American painter (d. 2014) *[[1934]] – [[Stjepan Mesić]], Croatian lawyer and politician, 2nd [[President of Croatia]] *[[1936]] – [[Ivan Lawrence]], English lawyer and politician *[[1937]] – [[Félix (footballer)|Félix]], Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2012) *[[1938]] – [[Valentim Loureiro]], Portuguese soldier and politician *[[1940]] – [[Janet Carroll]], American actress and singer (d. 2012) * 1940 – [[Anthony Fauci]], American physician, Director of [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]]<ref name=MedalBio>{{cite journal |last1=Gallin |first1=John I. |title=Introduction of Anthony S. Fauci, MD |journal=Journal of Clinical Investigation |date=October 1, 2007 |volume=117 |issue=10 |pages=3131–3135 |doi=10.1172/JCI33692 |pmid=17909634 |pmc=1994641 }}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[Mike Hazlewood]], English singer-songwriter (d. 2001) *[[1942]] – [[Indra Bania]], Indian actor, director, and playwright (d. 2015) * 1942 – [[Jonathan Borofsky]], American sculptor and painter * 1942 – [[Đoàn Viết Hoạt]], Vietnamese journalist, educator, and activist *[[1943]] – [[Tarja Halonen]], Finnish lawyer and politician, 11th [[President of Finland]] *[[1944]] – [[Mike Curb]], American businessman and politician, 42nd [[Lieutenant Governor of California]] * 1944 – [[Daniel Johnson, Jr.]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th [[Premier of Quebec]] * 1944 – [[Erhard Keller]], German speed skater * 1944 – [[Bob Shaw (golfer)|Bob Shaw]], Australian golfer * 1944 – [[Woody Shaw]], American trumpeter (d. 1989) *[[1945]] – [[Lemmy]], English hard rock singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1945 – [[Nicholas Meyer]], American screenwriter, film director, and author<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1946]] – [[Jan Akkerman]], Dutch rock guitarist and songwriter * 1946 – [[Jeff Sessions]], American lawyer and politician, 44th [[Attorney General of Alabama]] and 84th [[Attorney General of the United States]] *[[1947]] – [[Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer)|Kevin Sheedy]], Australian footballer and coach *[[1948]] – [[Stan Bowles]], English footballer and sportscaster (d. 2024) * 1948 – [[Frank Oliver (rugby union)|Frank Oliver]], New Zealand rugby player and coach (d. 2014) *[[1949]] – [[Warwick Brown]], Australian racing driver *[[1950]] – [[Dana Gioia]], American poet and critic * 1950 – [[Hiroshi Ikushima]], Japanese businessman and academic * 1950 – [[Libby Larsen]], American composer<ref>{{cite book |last1=Butterworth |first1=Neil |title=Dictionary of American Classical Composers |date=2 October 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-79024-9 |page=267 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WR8jAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA267 |language=en}}</ref> * 1950 – [[Tommy Turtle]], British soldier (d. 2020) <ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/03/04/major-tommy-turtle-sas-soldier-took-part-crucial-operations/amp/ "Major Tommy Turtle, SAS soldier who took part in crucial operations during the Falklands War – obituary"], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 4 March 2021, accessed 6 March 2021 {{subscription required}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[John D'Acquisto]], American baseball player *[[1953]] – [[Timothy Carhart]], American actor *[[1954]] – [[Yves Debay]], Congolese-French commander and journalist (d. 2013) * 1954 – [[José María Figueres]], Costa Rican businessman and politician, [[President of Costa Rica]] (1994–1998) *[[1955]] – [[Grand L. Bush]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1955 – [[Scott Fischer]], American mountaineer and guide (d. 1996) * 1955 – [[Clarence Gilyard]], American actor and educator (d. 2022)<ref name="AP" /> *[[1956]] – [[Shim Hwa-jin]], South Korean academic and educator * 1956 – [[Anil Kapoor]], Indian actor and producer *[[1957]] – [[Hamid Karzai]], Afghan politician, 12th [[President of Afghanistan]] *[[1958]] – [[Munetaka Higuchi]], Japanese drummer and producer (d. 2008) * 1958 – [[Diane Tell]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1959]] – [[Chris Blackhurst]], English journalist * 1959 – [[Lee Daniels]], American director and producer<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1960]] – [[Glenn McQueen]], Canadian-American animator (d. 2002) * 1960 – [[Carol Vorderman]], Welsh television host *[[1961]] – [[Ilham Aliyev]], Azerbaijani businessman and politician, 4th [[President of Azerbaijan]]<ref name="UPI" /> * 1961 – [[Mary Barra]], American businesswoman, current CEO and chairwoman of [[General Motors]] * 1961 – [[Eriko Kitagawa]], Japanese director and screenwriter * 1961 – [[Wade Williams]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1961 – [[Jay Wright (basketball)|Jay Wright]], American basketball player and coach *[[1962]] – [[Kate Spade]], American fashion designer (d. 2018)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1963]] – [[Caroline Aherne]], English actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016) * 1963 – [[Jay Bilas]], American basketball player and sportscaster<ref name="UPI" /> * 1963 – [[Timo Jutila]], Finnish ice hockey player and sportscaster * 1963 – [[Mary Ramsey (musician)|Mary Ramsey]], American singer-songwriter and violinist<ref name="AP" /> *[[1964]] – [[Mark Valley]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1966]] – [[Diedrich Bader]], American actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 24, 2022 includes celebrities Ryan Seacrest, Ricky Martin |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-24-2022-includes-celebrities-ryan-seacrest-ricky-martin.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=23 December 2023 |date=24 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Mikhail Shchennikov]], Russian race walker * 1967 – [[Pernilla Wahlgren]], Swedish singer and actress *[[1968]] – [[Marleen Renders]], Belgian runner *[[1969]] – [[Milan Blagojevic (footballer)|Milan Blagojevic]], Australian footballer and manager * 1969 – [[Pernille Fischer Christensen]], Danish director and screenwriter * 1969 – [[Ed Miliband]], English academic and politician, [[Minister for the Cabinet Office]] * 1969 – [[Luis Musrri]], Chilean footballer and manager * 1969 – [[Oleg Skripochka]], Russian astronaut and engineer * 1969 – [[Gintaras Staučė]], Lithuanian footballer and manager *[[1970]] – [[Adam Haslett]],[[Amaury Nolasco]], Puerto Rican actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1971]] – [[Geoff Allott]], New Zealand cricketer * 1971 – [[Sascha Fischer]], German rugby player * 1971 – [[Ricky Martin]], Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1972]] – [[Álvaro Mesén]], Costa Rican footballer *[[1973]] – [[Liu Dong]], Chinese-Spanish runner * 1973 – [[Stephenie Meyer]], American author and film producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1973 – [[Ali Salem Tamek]], Moroccan activist *[[1974]] – [[Thure Lindhardt]], Danish actor * 1974 – [[Paal Nilssen-Love]], Norwegian drummer and composer * 1974 – [[Marcelo Salas]], Chilean footballer * 1974 – [[Ryan Seacrest]], American radio host and television personality, and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1974 – [[J.D. Walsh (actor)|J.D. Walsh]], American actor, director, and producer *[[1976]] – [[Linda Ferga]], French hurdler *[[1977]] – [[Michael Raymond-James]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1978]] – [[Yıldıray Baştürk]], German-Turkish footballer * 1978 – [[Heinrich Himmer]], Austrian politician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/30698|title=Heinrich Himmer (aktiv)|publisher=[[Austrian Parliament]]|language=de}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Stephen Appiah]], Ghanaian footballer * 1980 – [[Tomas Kalnoky]], Czech-American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1980 – [[Maarja-Liis Ilus]], Estonian pop musician *[[1981]] – [[Dima Bilan]], Russian singer-songwriter and actor *[[1983]] – [[Gregor Blanco]], Venezuelan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Grégor Blanco |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/gregor-blanco-453923 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> * 1983 – [[Tim Jennings]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Jennings |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/9648/tim-jennings |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Isaac De Gois]], Australian rugby league player * 1984 – [[Austin Stowell]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1985]] – [[Alexey Dmitriev]], German ice hockey player *[[1986]] – [[Tim Elliott]], American mixed martial artist * 1986 – [[Kyrylo Fesenko]], Ukrainian basketball player *[[1987]] – [[Jane Summersett]], American ice dancer *[[1988]] – [[Stefanos Athanasiadis]], Greek footballer * 1988 – [[Emre Özkan]], Turkish footballer * 1988 – [[Simon Zenke]], Nigerian footballer *[[1989]] – [[Matt Calvert]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Calvert |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/matt-calvert-8474685 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Brigetta Barrett]], American high jumper * 1990 – [[Ryo Miyake]], Japanese fencer *[[1991]] – [[Sofia Black-D'Elia]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1991 – [[Lara Michel]], Swiss tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lara Michel - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/lara-michel_prs356162/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Eurosport |language=en}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Eric Moreland]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric Moreland |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203961/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Louis Tomlinson]], English singer<ref>{{cite web |title=One Direction {{!}} Members, Songs, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/One-Direction |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Taylor Zakhar Perez]], American actor<ref>{{Cite web |title=9 fun facts about "The Kissing Booth 2" heartthrob Taylor Zakhar Perez who brought Marco to life |url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/hot-guys/a33447599/taylor-zakhar-perez-facts/ |website=Seventeen |date=29 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Davante Adams]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Davante Adams |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16800/davante-adams |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Serge Aurier]], Ivorian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Serge Aurier|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/11293/S%C3%A8rge-Aurier/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=24 December 2024}}</ref> * 1992 – [[P. J. Hairston]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=PJ Hairston |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203798/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Fa'amanu Brown]], New Zealand rugby league player * 1994 – [[Miguel Castro]], Dominican baseball player * 1994 – [[Matt Frawley]], Australian rugby league player * 1994 – [[Han Seung-woo]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?query=한승우%20프로필|title=Han Seung-woo|website=Naver|access-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Anett Kontaveit]], Estonian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anett Kontaveit {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/318425/anett-kontaveit |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anett Kontaveit |url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/player/_/id/2059/anett-kontaveit |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anett Kontaveit - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/anett-kontaveit_prs349723/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[William Contreras]], Venezuelan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=William Contreras Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/contrwi02.shtml |publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Alexis Mac Allister]], Argentine footballer<ref name="PremProfile">{{cite web |title=Alexis Mac Allister: Overview |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/63633/Alexis-Mac-Allister/overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Joshua Primo]], Canadian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Joshua Primo |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630563/joshua-primo |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> * 2002 – [[Jeremiah Trotter Jr.]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeremiah Trotter Jr. |url=https://eagles.1rmg.com/players/trotter-jr-jeremiah/ |publisher=[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |access-date=25 March 2025}}</ref> <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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President of Mexico (1846, 1859) and [[regent]] of the [[Second Mexican Empire]] (b. 1797)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10064/Mariano%20Salas|publisher=Busca Biografias|access-date=May 27, 2019|title=Mariano Salas|language=es}}</ref> *[[1868]] – [[Adolphe d'Archiac]], French paleontologist and geologist (b. 1802) *[[1872]] – [[William John Macquorn Rankine]], Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1820) *[[1873]] – [[Johns Hopkins]], American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795) *[[1879]] – [[Anna Bochkoltz]], German operatic soprano, voice teacher and composer (b. 1815) *[[1889]] – [[Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate]], Dutch pastor and poet (b. 1819) *[[1893]] – [[B. T. Finniss]], Australian politician, 1st [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1807) *[[1898]] – [[Charbel Makhluf]], Lebanese priest and saint (b. 1828) ===1901–present=== *[[1914]] – [[John Muir]], Scottish-American geologist, botanist, and author, founded [[Sierra Club]] (b. 1838) *[[1920]] – [[Stephen Mosher Wood]], American lieutenant and politician (b. 1832) *[[1923]] – [[Dinny Lacey|Joe Lacey]], Irish Hunger Striker died during the [[1923 Irish hunger strikes]] (b. 1895)<ref>Durney, James (2003) ''The Civil War in Kildare'', Mercier Press, Cork, pg 165</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Wesley Coe]], American shot putter, hammer thrower, and discus thrower (b. 1879) *[[1931]] – [[Carlo Fornasini]], micropalaeontologist (b. 1854) * 1931 – [[Flying Hawk]], American warrior, educator and historian (b. 1854) *[[1935]] – [[Alban Berg]], Austrian composer and educator (b. 1885) *[[1938]] – [[Bruno Taut]], German architect and urban planner (b. 1880) *[[1941]] – [[Siegfried Alkan]], German composer (b. 1858) *[[1942]] – [[François Darlan]], French admiral and politician, 122nd [[Prime Minister of France]] (b. 1881) *[[1945]] – [[Josephine Sabel]], American singer and comedian (b. 1866) *[[1947]] – [[Charles Gondouin]], French rugby player and [[tug of war]] competitor (b. 1875) *[[1957]] – [[Norma Talmadge]], American actress and producer (b. 1894) *[[1961]] – [[Robert Hillyer]], American poet and academic (b. 1895) *[[1962]] – [[Wilhelm Ackermann]], German mathematician (b. 1896) * 1962 – [[Eveline Adelheid von Maydell]], German illustrator (b. 1890) *[[1964]] – [[Claudia Jones]], Trinidad-British journalist and activist (b. 1915) *[[1965]] – [[John Black (businessman)|John Black]], English businessman (b. 1895) * 1965 – [[William M. Branham]], American minister and theologian (b. 1906) *[[1967]] – [[Burt Baskin]], American businessman, co-founded [[Baskin-Robbins]] (b. 1913) *[[1969]] – [[Stanisław Błeszyński]], Polish-German entomologist and lepidopterist (b. 1927) * 1969 – [[Cortelia Clark]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1907) * 1969 – [[Olivia FitzRoy]], English soldier and author (b. 1921) * 1969 – [[Alfred B. Skar]], Norwegian journalist and politician (b. 1896) *[[1971]] – [[Maria Koepcke]], German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (b. 1924) *[[1972]] – [[Gisela Richter]], English-American archaeologist and historian (b. 1882) *[[1973]] – [[Fritz Gause]], German historian and author (b. 1893) *[[1975]] – [[Bernard Herrmann]], American composer and conductor (b. 1911) *[[1977]] – [[Samael Aun Weor]], Colombian author and educator (b. 1917) *[[1980]] – [[Karl Dönitz]], German admiral and politician, [[List of German presidents|President of Germany]] (b. 1891) *[[1982]] – [[Louis Aragon]], French author and poet (b. 1897) *[[1984]] – [[Peter Lawford]], English-American actor (b. 1923) *[[1985]] – [[Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith]], American lawyer (b. 1904) * 1985 – [[Camille Tourville]], Canadian-American wrestler and manager (b. 1927) *[[1986]] – [[Gardner Fox]], American author (b. 1911) *[[1987]] – [[Joop den Uyl]], Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, 45th [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] (b. 1919) * 1987 – [[M. G. Ramachandran]], Sri Lankan-Indian actor, producer, and politician, 5th [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] (b. 1917) *[[1988]] – [[Jainendra Kumar]], Indian author (b. 1905) *[[1990]] – [[Thorbjørn Egner]], Norwegian playwright and songwriter (b. 1922) *[[1991]] – [[Virginia Sorensen]], American author (b. 1912) *[[1992]] – [[Bobby LaKind]], American singer-songwriter and conga player (b. 1945) * 1992 – [[James Mathews (rugby league)|James Mathews]], Australian rugby league player (b. 1968) * 1992 – [[Peyo]], Belgian cartoonist, created [[The Smurfs]] (b. 1928) *[[1993]] – [[Norman Vincent Peale]], American minister and author (b. 1898) *[[1994]] – [[John Boswell]], American historian, author, and academic (b. 1947) * 1994 – [[Rossano Brazzi]], Italian actor (b. 1916) *[[1997]] – [[James Komack]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930) * 1997 – [[Toshiro Mifune]], Chinese-Japanese actor and producer (b. 1920) * 1997 – [[Pierre Péladeau]], Canadian businessman, founded [[Quebecor]] (b. 1925) *[[1998]] – [[Syl Apps]], Canadian ice hockey player and pole vaulter (b. 1915) *[[1999]] – [[Bill Bowerman]], American runner, coach, and businessman, co-founded [[Nike, Inc.]] (b. 1911) * 1999 – [[Maurice Couve de Murville]], French soldier and politician, 152nd [[List of Prime Ministers of France|Prime Minister of France]] (b. 1907) * 1999 – [[João Figueiredo]], Brazilian general and politician, 30th [[President of Brazil]] (b. 1918) * 1999 – [[William C. Schneider]], American aerospace engineer (b. 1923) *[[2000]] – [[John Cooper (car maker)|John Cooper]], English businessman, co-founded the [[Cooper Car Company]] (b. 1923) *[[2002]] – [[Kjell Aukrust]], Norwegian author and poet (b. 1920) * 2002 – [[Jake Thackray]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938) *[[2004]] – [[Johnny Oates]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1946) *[[2006]] – [[Braguinha (composer)|Braguinha]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1907) * 2006 – [[Kenneth Sivertsen (musician)|Kenneth Sivertsen]], Norwegian guitarist and composer (b. 1961) * 2006 – [[Frank Stanton (executive)|Frank Stanton]], American businessman (b. 1908) *[[2007]] – [[Nicholas Pumfrey]], English lawyer and judge (b. 1951) * 2007 – [[George Warrington]], American businessman (b. 1952) *[[2008]] – [[Ralph Harris (journalist)|Ralph Harris]], British journalist (b. 1921) * 2008 – [[Harold Pinter]], English playwright, screenwriter, director, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1930) *[[2009]] – [[Marcus Bakker]], Dutch journalist and politician (b. 1923) * 2009 – [[Rafael Caldera]], Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th [[President of Venezuela]] (b. 1916) * 2009 – [[George Michael (sportscaster)|George Michael]], American sportscaster (b. 1939) * 2009 – [[Gero von Wilpert]], German author and academic (b. 1933) *[[2010]] – [[Elisabeth Beresford]], English journalist and author (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elisabeth Beresford: Children's author who created the Wombles |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/elisabeth-beresford-children-s-author-who-created-the-wombles-2174490.html |website=The Independent |access-date=10 January 2022 |language=en |date=3 January 2011}}</ref> * 2010 – [[Frans de Munck]], Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1922) * 2010 – [[Orestes Quércia]], Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 28th [[List of Governors of São Paulo|Governor of São Paulo State]] (b. 1938) * 2010 – [[Eino Tamberg]], Estonian composer and educator (b. 1930) *[[2011]] – [[Johannes Heesters]], Dutch-German entertainer (b. 1903) *[[2012]] – [[Richard Rodney Bennett]], English-American composer and academic (b. 1936) * 2012 – [[Charles Durning]], American soldier and actor (b. 1923) * 2012 – [[Jack Klugman]], American actor (b. 1922) * 2012 – [[Dennis O'Driscoll]], Irish poet and critic (b. 1954) *[[2013]] – [[Frédéric Back]], German-Canadian director, animator, and screenwriter (b. 1924) * 2013 – [[Ian Barbour]], Chinese-American author and scholar (b. 1923) * 2013 – [[John M. Goldman]], English haematologist and oncologist (b. 1938) * 2013 – [[Allan McKeown]], English-American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946) *[[2014]] – [[Buddy DeFranco]], American clarinet player (b. 1923) * 2014 – [[Edward Greenspan]], Canadian lawyer and author (b. 1944) * 2014 – [[Herbert Harris]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1926) * 2014 – [[Krzysztof Krauze]], Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1953) *[[2015]] – [[Turid Birkeland]], Norwegian businesswoman and politician, [[Minister of Culture (Norway)|Norwegian Minister of Culture]] (b. 1962) * 2015 – [[Letty Jimenez Magsanoc]], Filipino journalist (b. 1941) * 2015 – [[Adriana Olguín]], Chilean lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Justice (Chile)|Chilean Minister of Justice]] (b. 1911) *[[2016]] – [[Rick Parfitt]], British musician (b. 1948) * 2016 – [[Liz Smith (actress)|Liz Smith]], English actress (b. 1921) * 2016 – [[Richard Adams]], English author (b. 1920) * 2016 – [[Ben Xi]], Chinese singer (b.1994) *[[2017]] – [[Jerry Kindall]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1935) * 2017 – [[Heather Menzies]], Canadian-American model and actress (b. 1949) *[[2018]] – [[Martha Érika Alonso]], [[Governor of Puebla]] (b. 1973) * 2018 – [[Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas]], former governor of Puebla (b. 1968)<ref name=van/> *[[2023]] – [[Cheri Barry]], American politician and [[mayor of Meridian, Mississippi]] (b. 1955)<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= December 24, 2023|title=Former Meridian Mayor Cheri Barry passes away |url= https://www.wtok.com/2023/12/25/former-meridian-mayor-cheri-barry-passes-away/|work= [[WTOK-TV]]|location= [[Meridian, Mississippi|Meridian]], [[Mississippi]]|access-date=December 25, 2023}}</ref> * 2023 – [[Richard Bowes]], American science fiction author (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date=December 26, 2023 |title= Richard Bowes (1944-2023)|url=https://locusmag.com/2023/12/richard-bowes-1944-2023/ |magazine= [[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]|location= |publisher= |access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> * 2023 – [[Troy Dargan]], Cook Islands rugby league footballer (b. 1997)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zerotackle.com/troy-dargan-passes-away-in-tragic-accident-204579/ |title= Troy Dargan passes away in tragic accident|last=Chalk|first=Ethan Lee |date=25 December 2023 |website=zerotackle.com |publisher= Zero Tackle|access-date= 25 December 2023|quote=}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Richard Perry]], American record producer (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Italie |first=Hillel |date=December 24, 2024 |title=Richard Perry, record producer behind 'You're So Vain' and other hits, dies at 82 |url=https://apnews.com/article/richard-perry-dies-obituary-833cc183720594a290f2038e67b17d27 |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Holidays and observances== * Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: ** [[Adela and Irmina]] ** [[Paola Elisabetta Cerioli]] ** [[Adam]] and [[Eve]]<ref name="Slaves">{{cite web |author1=The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |title=Saint Adam and Saint Eve (First Age of the world) |url=https://catholicism.org/saint-adam-and-saint-eve-first-age-of-the-world.html |website=Catholicism.org |access-date=22 December 2021 |language=en |date=24 December 2000}}</ref> ** [[December 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] * [[Christmas Eve]] (Christianity) and its related observances: ** [[Aðfangadagskvöld]], the day when the 13th and the last [[Yule Lads|Yule Lad]] arrives to towns. ([[Iceland]]) ** [[Feast of the Seven Fishes]] ([[Italian Americans]]) ** [[Juleaften (Denmark)]]/[[Julaften (Norway)]]/[[Julafton|Julafton (Sweden)]] ** [[Nittel Nacht]] (certain Orthodox Jewish denominations) ** [[Nochebuena]] (Spain and Spanish-speaking countries) ** The [[Declaration of Christmas Peace]] ([[Old Great Square (Turku)|Old Great Square]] of [[Turku]], Finland's official Christmas City) ** [[Wigilia]] (Poland) ** [[Quviasukvik]], the Inuit new year ([[Alaska]], [[Canada]], [[Greenland]] and [[Russia]]) * [[Kūčios]] (Lithuania)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kupčinskaitė |first1=Akvilė |title=Gruodžio 24-oji svarbia diena lietuviams tapo dar žiloje senovėje |url=https://www.15min.lt/m/id/aktualu/lietuva/gruodzio-24-oji-svarbia-diena-lietuviams-tapo-dar-ziloje-senoveje-56-1985420 |website=15min.lt |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=lt-LT |date=December 24, 2022}}</ref> * [[Independence Day (Libya)]] * [[Days of Military Honour|Day of Military Honour – Siege of Ismail]] ([[Russia]]) ==References== <references /> ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/24 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=24}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/24 Historical Events on December 24] {{months}} [[Category:Days of December]]
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