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What happend on 24. December in History
In our data base we found 296 events happened on 24. December:
• 427: Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople [category: Deaths]
• 563: The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquakes. [category: Events]
• 1144: The capital of the crusader County of Edessa falls to Imad ad-Din Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo. [category: Events]
• 1166: John, King of England (d. 1216) [category: Births]
• 1257: John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) [category: Deaths]
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• 1294: Pope Boniface VIII is elected Pope, replacing St. Celestine V, who had resigned. [category: Events]
• 1389: John VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442) [category: Births]
• 1453: John Dunstaple, English composer (b. 1390) [category: Deaths]
• 1475: Thomas Murner, German poet (d. 1537) [category: Births]
• 1508: Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567) [category: Births]
• 1524: Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer (b. 1469) [category: Deaths]
• 1588: Constance of Austria (d. 1631) [category: Births]
• 1609: Philip Warwick, English politician (d. 1683) [category: Births]
• 1625: Johann Rudolph Ahle, German composer, organist, and theorist (d. 1673) [category: Births]
• 1635: Mariana of Austria (d. 1696) [category: Births]
• 1635: Hester Jonas, German midwife (b. 1570) [category: Deaths]
• 1660: Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (b. 1631) [category: Deaths]
• 1679: Domenico Sarro, Italian composer (d. 1744) [category: Births]
• 1698: William Warburton, English bishop (d. 1779) [category: Births]
• 1707: Noël Coypel, French painter (b. 1628) [category: Deaths]
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• 1724: Johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician (d. 1811) [category: Births]
• 1726: Johann Hartmann, Danish composer (d. 1793) [category: Births]
• 1745: Benjamin Rush, American physician, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1813) [category: Births]
• 1754: George Crabbe, English poet, surgeon, and clergyman (d. 1832) [category: Births]
• 1761: Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831) [category: Births]
• 1777: Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook. [category: Events]
• 1784: Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1803) [category: Births]
• 1798: Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet (d. 1855) [category: Births]
• 1809: Kit Carson, American soldier (d. 1868) [category: Births]
• 1810: Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter (d. 1873) [category: Births]
• 1812: Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal, German jurist (d. 1894) [category: Births]
• 1813: Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1740) [category: Deaths]
• 1814: The Treaty of Ghent is signed ending the War of 1812. [category: Events]
• 1818: James Prescott Joule, English physicist and brewer, (d. 1889) [category: Births]
• 1818: The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria. [category: Events]
• 1822: Matthew Arnold, English poet and critic (d. 1888) [category: Births]
• 1826: The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy begins that night, wrapping up the following morning. [category: Events]
• 1837: Empress Elisabeth of Austria (d. 1898) [category: Births]
• 1843: Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (d. 1886) [category: Births]
• 1845: George I of Greece (d. 1913) [category: Births]
• 1851: Library of Congress burns. [category: Events]
• 1863: William Makepeace Thackeray, English author (b. 1811) [category: Deaths]
• 1865: Charles Lock Eastlake, English painter (b. 1793) [category: Deaths]
• 1865: The Ku Klux Klan is formed. [category: Events]
• 1867: Suzuki Kantarō, Japanese politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948) [category: Births]
• 1868: Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (d. 1941) [category: Births]
• 1868: Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (b. 1802) [category: Deaths]
• 1871: Aida opens in Cairo, Egypt. [category: Events]
• 1872: Adam Gunn, American decathlete (d. 1935) [category: Births]
• 1872: Frederick Semple, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1927) [category: Births]
• 1872: William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physician and engineer (b. 1820) [category: Deaths]
• 1873: Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795) [category: Deaths]
• 1875: Émile Wegelin, French rower (d. 1962) [category: Births]
• 1877: Sigrid Schauman, Finnish painter (d. 1979) [category: Births]
• 1879: Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1952) [category: Births]
• 1879: Otto Fickeisen, German rower (d. 1963) [category: Births]
• 1879: Émile Nelligan, Canadian poet (d. 1941) [category: Births]
• 1880: Johnny Gruelle, American author and illustrator (d. 1939) [category: Births]
• 1881: Charles Wakefield Cadman, American composer (d. 1946) [category: Births]
• 1881: Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958) [category: Births]
• 1886: Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American director (d. 1962) [category: Births]
• 1887: Louis Jouvet, French actor and producer (d. 1951) [category: Births]
• 1889: Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch poet and clergyman (b. 1819) [category: Deaths]
• 1893: Harry Warren, American composer and songwriter (d. 1981) [category: Births]
• 1893: Ruth Chatterton, American actress (d. 1961) [category: Births]
• 1894: Georges Guynemer, French pilot (d. 1917) [category: Births]
• 1894: Jack Thayer, American survivor of the Sinking of the RMS Titanic (d. 1945) [category: Births]
• 1895: E. Roland Harriman, American financier (d. 1978) [category: Births]
• 1895: Noel Streatfeild, English author (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1896: Jens Oliver Lisberg, Faroese designer of the Flag of the Faroe Islands (d. 1920) [category: Births]
• 1898: Baby Dodds, American drummer (d. 1959) [category: Births]
• 1898: Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1967) [category: Births]
• 1898: Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk and priest (b. 1828) [category: Deaths]
• 1900: Joey Smallwood, Canadian politician, 1st Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1903: Ava Helen Pauling, American activist (d. 1981) [category: Births]
• 1904: Joseph M. Juran, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1905: Howard Hughes, American engineer and director (d. 1976) [category: Births]
• 1906: Franz Waxman, German composer (d. 1967) [category: Births]
• 1906: Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech. [category: Events]
• 1907: I. F. Stone, American journalist and author (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1910: Fritz Leiber, American author (d. 1992) [category: Births]
• 1910: Max Miedinger, Swiss typeface designer, created Helvetica (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1911: Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. [category: Events]
• 1913: The Italian Hall disaster ("1913 Massacre") in Calumet, Michigan, results in the death of 73 Christmas party goers held by striking mine workers, including 59 children. [category: Events]
• 1914: Herbert Reinecker, German writer (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1914: Ralph Marterie, Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1978) [category: Births]
• 1914: John Muir, Scottish-American author (b. 1838) [category: Deaths]
• 1914: World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins. [category: Events]
• 1919: Qateel Shifai, Pakistani poet (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1920: Franco Lucentini, Italian author and screenwriter (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1920: Yevgeniya Rudneva, Russian navigator (d. 1944) [category: Births]
• 1920: Stephen Mosher Wood, American politician (b. 1832) [category: Deaths]
• 1922: Ava Gardner, American actress (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1923: George Patton IV, American general (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1923: Michael DiBiase, American wrestler (d. 1969) [category: Births]
• 1924: Lee Dorsey, American singer (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1924: Mohammed Rafi, Indian actor and singer (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1924: Norman Rossington, English actor (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1924: Albania becomes a republic. [category: Events]
• 1926: Paul Buissonneau, French-Canadian director [category: Births]
• 1926: Wesley Coe, American shot putter (b. 1979) [category: Deaths]
• 1927: Mary Higgins Clark, American author [category: Births]
• 1929: Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen. [category: Events]
• 1930: Robert Joffrey, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1988) [category: Births]
• 1931: Mauricio Kagel, Argentine composer (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1931: Ray Bryant, American pianist and composer (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1934: Stjepan Mesić, Croatian politician, 2nd President of Croatia [category: Births]
• 1935: Alban Berg, Austrian composer (b. 1885) [category: Deaths]
• 1937: Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian footballer (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1938: Bobby Henrich, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1938: Valentim Loureiro, Portuguese army officer and politician [category: Births]
• 1938: Bruno Taut, German architect (b. 1880) [category: Deaths]
• 1939: World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace. [category: Events]
• 1940: Janet Carroll, American actress and singer (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1941: John Levene, English actor [category: Births]
• 1941: Siegfried Alkan, German composer (b. 1858) [category: Deaths]
• 1941: World War II: Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces. [category: Events]
• 1942: Doan Viet Hoat, Vietnamese journalist [category: Births]
• 1942: Jonathan Borofsky, American sculptor [category: Births]
• 1942: François Darlan, French navy officer and politician, 122nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1881) [category: Deaths]
• 1942: World War II: French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers, Algeria. [category: Events]
• 1943: Tarja Halonen, Finnish lawyer and politician, 11th President of Finland [category: Births]
• 1943: World War II: U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the Supreme Allied Commander. [category: Events]
• 1944: Barry Chuckle, English comedian and actor [category: Births]
• 1944: Daniel Johnson, Jr., Canadian politician, 25th Premier of Quebec [category: Births]
• 1944: Mike Curb, American composer and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California [category: Births]
• 1944: Oswald Gracias, Indian archbishop [category: Births]
• 1945: Lemmy, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (Motörhead, Hawkwind, The Head Cat, and The Rockin' Vickers) [category: Births]
• 1945: Nicholas Meyer, American author [category: Births]
• 1945: Steve Smith, Canadian comedian and actor [category: Births]
• 1946: Brenda Howard, American activist (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1946: Jan Akkerman, Dutch guitarist (Focus and Brainbox) [category: Births]
• 1946: Jeff Sessions, American politician [category: Births]
• 1947: Kevin Sheedy, Australian footballer and coach [category: Births]
• 1947: Charles Gondouin, French rugby player (b. 1875) [category: Deaths]
• 1948: Frank Oliver, New Zealand rugby player [category: Births]
• 1949: Randy Neugebauer, American politician [category: Births]
• 1949: Warwick Brown, Australian race car driver [category: Births]
• 1950: Dana Gioia, American poet [category: Births]
• 1951: John D'Acquisto, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1951: Libya becomes independent from Italy. Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya. [category: Events]
• 1952: Christopher Buckley, American author [category: Births]
• 1953: François Loos, French politician [category: Births]
• 1953: Timothy Carhart, American actor [category: Births]
• 1953: Tangiwai disaster: On New Zealand's North Island, at Tangiwai, a railway bridge is damaged by a lahar and collapses beneath a passenger train, killing 151 people. [category: Events]
• 1954: José María Figueres, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica [category: Births]
• 1955: Clarence Gilyard, American actor [category: Births]
• 1955: Grand L. Bush, American actor [category: Births]
• 1955: Scott Fischer, American mountaineer (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1955: NORAD Tracks Santa for the first time in what will become an annual Christmas Eve tradition. [category: Events]
• 1957: Diane Tell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist [category: Births]
• 1957: Hamid Karzai, Afghan politician, 12th President of Afghanistan [category: Births]
• 1957: Norma Talmadge, American actress (b. 1893) [category: Deaths]
• 1958: Gene Sperling, American economist and lawyer [category: Births]
• 1958: Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer and producer (Loudness, Sly, and Lazy) (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1958: Paul Pressey, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1959: Anil Kapoor, Indian actor [category: Births]
• 1959: Keith Deller, English darts player [category: Births]
• 1960: Carol Vorderman, English television host [category: Births]
• 1960: Glenn McQueen, Canadian-American animator (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1961: Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani politician, 4th President of Azerbaijan [category: Births]
• 1961: Jay Wright, American basketball player and coach [category: Births]
• 1962: Darren Wharton, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Thin Lizzy and Dare) [category: Births]
• 1963: Caroline Aherne, English comedian and actress [category: Births]
• 1963: Jay Bilas, American basketball player and sportscaster [category: Births]
• 1963: Mary Ramsey, American singer-songwriter and violinist (10,000 Maniacs and John & Mary) [category: Births]
• 1964: Mark Valley, American actor [category: Births]
• 1964: Vietnam War: Viet Cong operatives bomb the Brinks Hotel in Saigon, South Vietnam to demonstrate they can strike an American installation in the heavily guarded capital. [category: Events]
• 1965: Millard Powers, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Counting Crows, The Semantics, and Majosha) [category: Births]
• 1965: William M. Branham, Christian minister (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 1966: Diedrich Bader, American actor [category: Births]
• 1966: A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 129. [category: Events]
• 1967: Mikhail Shchennikov, Russian race walker [category: Births]
• 1967: Pernilla Wahlgren, Swedish singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1967: Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 1968: Choi Jin-sil, South Korean actress (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1968: Doyle Bramhall II, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Arc Angels) [category: Births]
• 1968: Marleen Renders, Belgian runner [category: Births]
• 1968: Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed 10 lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures that became the famous Christmas Eve Broadcast, one of the most watched programs in history. [category: Events]
• 1969: Brad Anderson, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1969: Ed Miliband, English politician [category: Births]
• 1969: Mark Millar, Scottish author [category: Births]
• 1969: Sean Michael, South African actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1970: Amaury Nolasco, Puerto Rican-American actor [category: Births]
• 1970: Will Oldham, American singer-songwriter and actor [category: Births]
• 1971: Christopher Daniels, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1971: Giorgos Alkaios, Greek singer [category: Births]
• 1971: Oro, Mexican wrestler (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1971: Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and actor [category: Births]
• 1971: Sascha Fischer, German rugby player [category: Births]
• 1971: Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 1972: Klaus Schnellenkamp, German-Chilean author [category: Births]
• 1972: Álvaro Mesén, Costa Rican footballer [category: Births]
• 1972: Gisela Richter, English historian (b. 1882) [category: Deaths]
• 1972: Melville Ruick, American actor (b. 1898) [category: Deaths]
• 1972: Japan Airlines Flight 472, operated Douglas DC-8-53 landed at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India. [category: Events]
• 1973: Ali Salem Tamek, Moroccan activist [category: Births]
• 1973: Eddie Pope, American soccer player [category: Births]
• 1973: Stephenie Meyer, American author and film producer [category: Births]
• 1973: Fritz Gause, German historian (b. 1893) [category: Deaths]
• 1973: District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government. [category: Events]
• 1974: Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer [category: Births]
• 1974: Ryan Seacrest, American radio and television host [category: Births]
• 1974: Thure Lindhardt, Danish actor [category: Births]
• 1974: Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia. [category: Events]
• 1975: Bernard Herrmann, American composer (b. 1911) [category: Deaths]
• 1976: Yuri, South Korean singer (Girl Friends) [category: Births]
• 1976: Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (b. 1907) [category: Deaths]
• 1977: Samael Aun Weor, Colombian author (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 1978: Warren Tredrea, Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1978: Yıldıray Baştürk, Turkish footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Chris Hero, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1979: The first European Ariane rocket is launched. [category: Events]
• 1980: Stephen Appiah, Ghanaian footballer [category: Births]
• 1980: Tomas Kalnoky, Czech-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Streetlight Manifesto, Catch 22, and Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution) [category: Births]
• 1980: Karl Dönitz, German admiral (b. 1891) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: Siggie Nordstrom, American actress and singer (Nordstrom Sisters) (b. 1893) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, an incident called "Britain's Roswell". [category: Events]
• 1981: Dima Bilan, Russian singer-songwriter and actor [category: Births]
• 1981: Shane Tuck, Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Masaki Aiba, Japanese singer and actor (Arashi) [category: Births]
• 1982: Robert Coppola Schwartzman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Rooney) [category: Births]
• 1982: Louis Aragon, French author and poet (b. 1897) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: Peter Lawford, British actor (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 1985: Alexey Dmitriev, German ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1985: David Ragan, American race car driver [category: Births]
• 1985: Camille Tourville, Canadian-American wrestler and manager (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 1985: Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer (b. 1904) [category: Deaths]
• 1986: Kyrylo Fesenko, Ukrainian basketball player [category: Births]
• 1986: Riyo Mori, Japanese model, Miss Universe 2007 [category: Births]
• 1986: Tim Elliott, American mixed martial artist [category: Births]
• 1986: Gardner Fox, American author (b. 1911) [category: Deaths]
• 1987: Jane Summersett, American ice dancer [category: Births]
• 1987: Betty Noyes, American singer and actress (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 1987: Joop den Uyl, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 1987: M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, producer, and politician (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 1988: Simon Zenke, Nigerian footballer [category: Births]
• 1988: Stefanos Athanasiadis, Greek footballer [category: Births]
• 1990: Thorbjørn Egner, Norwegian author (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 1991: Wasim Tareen, Pakistani footballer [category: Births]
• 1992: Melissa Suffield, English actress [category: Births]
• 1992: Bobby LaKind, American singer-songwriter and conga player (b. 1945) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Peyo, Belgian cartoonist (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (b. 1898) [category: Deaths]
• 1994: John Boswell, American historian (b. 1947) [category: Deaths]
• 1994: Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 1994: Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on the ground, over the course of 3 days 3 passengers are killed, as are all 4 terrorists. [category: Events]
• 1995: Anett Kontaveit, Estonian tennis player [category: Births]
• 1997: Pierre Péladeau, Canadian businessman, founded Quebecor (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: Toshiro Mifune, Japanese actor (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: The Sid El-Antri massacre (or Sidi Lamri) in Algeria kills 50-100 people. [category: Events]
• 1998: Syl Apps, Canadian ice hockey player and pole vaulter (b. 1915) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Bill Bowerman, American sports coach and businessman, co-founded Nike, Inc. (b. 1911) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: João Figueiredo, Brazilian military leader and politician, 30th President of Brazil (b. 1918) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Maurice Couve de Murville, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1907) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Ethan Bortnick, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor [category: Births]
• 2000: John Cooper, English businessman, co-founded the Cooper Car Company (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Nick Massi, American singer and bass player (The Four Seasons) (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: The Texas Seven hold up a sports store in Irving, Texas. Police officer Aubrey Hawkins is murdered during the robbery. [category: Events]
• 2002: Jake Thackray, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station. [category: Events]
• 2004: Johnny Oates, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1946) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Michael Vale, American actor (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Chad–Sudan relations: Chad declares a state of war against Sudan following a December 18 attack on Adré, which left about 100 people dead. [category: Events]
• 2006: Braguinha, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1907) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Frank Stanton, American businessman (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1961) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Akbar Radi, Iranian playwright (b. 1939) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Nicholas Pumfrey, English judge (b. 1951) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Harold Pinter, English scriptwriter, director, and actor, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1930) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, begins a series of attacks on Democratic Republic of the Congo, massacring more than 400. [category: Events]
• 2009: George Michael, American sportscaster (b. 1939) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Marcus Bakker, Dutch politician (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer (b. 1930) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Elisabeth Beresford, French-English author (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Frans de Munck, Dutch footballer (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Orestes Quércia, Brazilian politician, 28th Governor of São Paulo State (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Johannes Heesters, Dutch actor and singer (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Brad Corbett, American businessman (b. 1937) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Charles Durning, American actor (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Dennis O'Driscoll, Irish poet (b. 1954) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jack Klugman, American actor (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Ray Collins, American singer (The Mothers of Invention) (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Richard Rodney Bennett, English composer (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Xavier Mabille, Belgian historian (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 3_bc: Galba, Roman emperor (d. 69) [category: Births]
• _: Adela and Irmina [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Aðfangadagskvöld, the day when the 13th and the last Yule Lad arrives to towns. (Iceland) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Feast of the Seven Fishes (Italy) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Jul (Denmark, Norway and Sweden) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Nochebuena (Spain and Spanish-speaking countries) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: The Declaration of Christmas Peace (Old Great Square of Turku, Finland's official Christmas City) [category: Holidays and observances]