December 25 in History

Historical Events on December 25

333 Roman Emperor Constantine the Great elevates his youngest son Constans to the rank of Caesar.

336 First documentary sign of Christmas celebration in Rome.

1025 Coronation of Mieszko II Lambert as king of Poland.

1066 William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy is crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London.

1868 United States President Andrew Johnson grants an unconditional pardon to all Confederate veterans.

1941 World War II: Battle of Hong Kong ends, beginning the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.

1941 Admiral Émile Muselier seizes the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which become the first part of France to be liberated by the Free French Forces.

1989 Deposed President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena, are condemned to death and executed after a summary trial.

2004 The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005.

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Famous Birthdays on December 25

1924 Atal Bihari Vajpayee

1949 Nawaz Sharif

1971 Justin Trudeau

1984 Alastair Cook

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Famous Deaths on December 25

1963 Tristan Tzara

1977 Charlie Chaplin

2006 James Brown

2016 George Michael

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