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December 25 2011

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Events on This Day

Acted in 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'
Adrian Martinez
milestone

Born on This Day

🇩🇪Adolf Windaus
deceased
chemist · 1876–1959
Days lived
30,115
🇨🇦Alannah Myles
Canadian singer and songwriter · b. 1958
Days alive
19,358
Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Died on This Day

🇹🇷Adnan Şenses
deceased
singer · 1935–2013
Days lived
28,616
Alfred Wohl
deceased
chemist · 1863–1939
Days lived
27,841

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
58,066
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
46,744

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
65,737
🇪🇨Lonesome George
deceased
Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
63,910
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
63,607

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
669,117
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
148,631

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
26,560
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
19,982

Born on December 25 Died on December 25 On This Day Day Lookup

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🇩🇪

musician · b. 1958

Days alive

19,358

🇬🇧Alfred Kerr

German writer (1867–1948) · 1867–1948

Days lived

29,511

🇬🇧Allen Sheppard

politician · 1932–2015

Days lived

30,040

🇦🇺Amy Manford

Soprano, Musical Theatre Performer, Producer · b. 1993

Days alive

6,574

Annie Lennox

🇬🇧Annie Lennox

singer · b. 1954

Days alive

20,819

Armin van Buuren

🇳🇱Armin van Buuren

rapper · b. 1976

Days alive

12,783

🇬🇧Bethany Antonia

Actor · b. 1997

Days alive

5,113

🇺🇸Cab Calloway

American jazz singer (1907–1994) · 1907–1994

Days lived

31,740

🇺🇸Carlos Castañeda

Peruvian-American author (1925-1998) · 1925–1998

Days lived

26,421

Chang Ping-lin

Chinese linguist (1868-1936) · 1868–1936

Days lived

24,642

🇬🇪David Kvachadze

athlete · b. 1951

Days alive

21,915

Dido

🇬🇧Dido

singer-songwriter · b. 1971

Days alive

14,610

🇨🇦Gerhard Herzberg

chemist · 1904–1999

Days lived

34,401

Ghislaine Maxwell

🇬🇧Ghislaine Maxwell

Convicted Sex Trafficker, Former Socialite · b. 1961

Days alive

18,262

🇩🇪Gotthard Heinrici

military person · 1886–1971

Days lived

31,033

🇩🇪Hanna Schygulla

singer · b. 1943

Days alive

24,837

🇩🇪Herbert Hobein

field hockey player (1906-1991) · 1906–1991

Days lived

31,037

🇺🇸Herman Frasch

chemist · 1851–1914

Days lived

22,772

Humphrey Bogart

🇺🇸Humphrey Bogart

Oscar Winners · 1899–1957

Days lived

20,839

I. K. Ilishkin

scientist · 1908–1983

Days lived

27,119

🇧🇷Jairzinho

Brazilian footballer · b. 1944

Days alive

24,471

🇩🇪Jasmin Gerat

German actress · b. 1978

Days alive

12,053

Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ

preacher · 4–33

🇺🇸Jimmy Buffett

American singer-songwriter (1946–2023) · 1946–2023

Days lived

28,009

🇨🇦Justin Trudeau

Minister · b. 1971

Days alive

14,610

🇺🇸Ken Stabler

American football player (1945-2015) · 1945–2015

Days lived

25,397

🇩🇪Klaus Klundt

German chess player · b. 1941

Days alive

25,567

🇺🇸Larry Csonka

player of American football · b. 1946

Days alive

23,741

🇨🇦Lili Haydn

singer · b. 1969

Days alive

15,340

🇮🇹Luca Brandolini

Italian Catholic bishop (1933-) · b. 1933

Days alive

28,489

Manny Mori

politician · b. 1948

Days alive

23,010

Massimo Palombella

🇮🇹Massimo Palombella

Italian composer, priest and conductor · b. 1967

Days alive

16,071

🇭🇺Michael Curtiz

Hungarian-American director (1886–1962) · 1886–1962

Days lived

27,499

Nawaz Sharif

Notable Trials · b. 1949

Days alive

22,645

🇫🇷Nicolas Godin

French musician · b. 1969

Days alive

15,340

🇩🇪Nova Meierhenrich

actor · b. 1973

Days alive

13,879

Percy Isenia

Dutch baseball player · b. 1976

Days alive

12,783

🇮🇳Ram Narayan

musician · 1927–2024

Days lived

35,384

🇺🇸Samir Khan

American journalist (1985–2011) · 1985–2011

Days lived

9,410

🇫🇷Serge Chiesa

football player · b. 1950

Days alive

22,280

🇮🇪Shane MacGowan

Anglo-Irish singer-songwriter (1957–2023) · 1957–2023

Days lived

24,081

🇺🇸Sissy Spacek

American actress · b. 1949

Days alive

22,645

🇩🇪Wilhelm Weinberg

German physician (1862–1937) · 1862–1937

Days lived

27,365

Baldur Ragnarsson

deceased

writer · 1930–2018

Days lived

32,264

🇸🇪Birger Gerhardsson

Swedish theologian (1926–2013) · 1926–2013

Days lived

31,867

🇩🇪Blandine Ebinger

actor · 1899–1993

Days lived

34,384

Carlos Andrés Pérez

Notable Trials · 1922–2010

Days lived

32,201

🇬🇧Charlie Chaplin

actor · 1889–1977

Days lived

32,394

🇩🇪Curt Bois

German actor (1901–1991) · 1901–1991

Days lived

33,136

🇺🇸Dean Martin

singer · 1917–1995

Days lived

28,690

🇺🇸Eartha Kitt

Actor · 1927–2008

Days lived

29,928

🇺🇸Eddie Taylor

American electric blues guitarist and singer · 1923–1985

Days lived

22,976

Elena Ceaușescu

Notable Trials · 1916–1989

Days lived

27,016

🇦🇹Friedrich von Ledebur

Austro-Hungarian Actor · 1900–1986

Days lived

31,616

George Michael

George Michael

singer-songwriter · 1963–2016

Days lived

19,542

🇵🇱Guido Bodländer

chemist · 1855–1904

Days lived

18,044

🇩🇪Günther Kohlmey

German economist (1913–1999) · 1913–1999

Days lived

31,562

🇺🇸Gustav von Seyffertitz

German actor (1862-1943) · 1862–1943

Days lived

29,727

James Brown

Notable Trials · 1933–2006

Days lived

26,899

Karel Čapek

Czech writer (1890–1938) · 1890–1938

Days lived

17,881

🇩🇪Michael Fuchs

German politician (1949–2022) · 1949–2022

Days lived

26,985

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Notable Trials · 1918–1989

Days lived

26,266

🇫🇷Paul Bourget

French writer, playwright and critic (1852-1935) · 1852–1935

Days lived

30,428

🇩🇪Peter Schreier

German tenor and conductor (1935-2019) · 1935–2019

Days lived

30,830

🇺🇸Vera Rubin

American astronomer and physicist (1928-2016) · 1928–2016

Days lived

32,297

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

44,092

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

43,755

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

41,630

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

40,535

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

40,535

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,535

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,535

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

40,535

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,535

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,535

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,535

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

40,535

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

40,535

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

40,535

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

39,440

🇭🇺Eva Zeisel

artist · 1906–2011

Days lived

38,398

🇺🇸Eldred G. Smith

American Leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1907-2013) · 1907–2013

Days lived

38,802

🇺🇸Koko

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,152

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

11,380

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇯🇵Tama

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,898

🇺🇸Harambe

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

63,180

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

53,622

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

52,588

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,222

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

49,666

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,318

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

72,649

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,318

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

31,670

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,213

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,123

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,100

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

14,520

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,337

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

12,632

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

11,945

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

11,902

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

11,681