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2015 (Friday) 2014 (Thursday) December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; six days remain until the end of the year.
In the 17th century, Isaac Newton, who was coincidentally born on 25 December, suggested the date of Christmas was chosen to correspond with the winter solstice. [110] In 1743, German scholar Paul Ernst Jablonski argued the date was chosen to correspond with the Natalis Solis Invicti. [111]
December 25: Christmas (Western Christianity; Gregorian calendar); Quaid-e-Azam Day in Pakistan. Halley's Comet. AD 36 – After the death of Emperor Gongsun Shu of Chengjia, the empire was conquered by the Eastern Han dynasty. 1758 – Based on predictions by Edmond Halley in 1705, Johann Georg Palitzsch observed a comet that was later named ...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 25-31: Aug. 25: Actor Tom Skerritt is 91. Director John Badham (“Saturday Night Fever”) is 85. Singer Walter Williams of The O’Jays is 81.
Database reports/Birthday today. People born this day of the next year: 04 August . Primarily currently living people. Last update: 02:41, 4 August 2024 (UTC) (GMT), generally updated daily before noon. This list is automatically generated from data in Wikidata and is periodically updated by Listeriabot.
On October 3, 1789, at the request of the U.S. Congress, President George Washington issued a Thanksgiving proclamation designating November 26, 1789 as a day of "public thanksgiving and prayer" for the "People of the United States.” [11] [12] Thanksgiving has been proclaimed in the U.S. for various months and days of the week, including ...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 18-24. The Associated Press. August 12, 2024 at 6:36 AM. Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 18-24: Aug. 18: Actor Robert Redford is 88. Actor Henry G ...
December 26 is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... Washington, killing all six people on board. [25]