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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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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]
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 ...
Date. 17–23 December. Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn, held on 17 December of the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities through 19 December. By the 1st century B.C., the celebration had been extended through 23 December, for a total of seven days of festivities. [ 1]