Births on December 25

Kevin Simms

Born on December 25, 1964

Kevin Simms, English rugby player

Kevin Gerard Simms (born 25 December 1964) is a former English rugby union footballer; he gained 15 caps for England as a centre between 1985 and 1988. He played in the 1987 Rugby World Cup. He played club rugby for Liverpool St Helens and Wasps. During his career he captained the North of England against South Africa at Elland RD and the All Blacks at Anfield. He is now a GP in Liverpool.

Kevin Simms is the son of the rugby league (scrum cap-wearing) wing who played in the 1950s and 1960s for Lancashire, St. Helens (A-Team), Rochdale Hornets, Combined Odham/Rochdale Hornets (against New Zealand during the 1961 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France) and Odham; Trevor Simms (born (1940-05-27) 27 May 1940).

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Events on 1964

6 Mar

Muhammad Ali
Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali.
26 Apr

Tanzania
Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania.
12 Jun

Nelson Mandela
Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.
12 Aug

Apartheid in South Africa
South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.
28 Nov

Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam War: National Security Council members agree to recommend that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of bombing in North Vietnam.

Births on December 25

Kevin Simms

Born on December 25, 1964

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Events on 1964

Muhammad Ali

Tanzania

Nelson Mandela

Apartheid in South Africa

Lyndon B. Johnson