December 25 in History

69 events 36 – 2024

December 25 spans 69 recorded events across recorded history — from 36 – 2024. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.

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Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashes in Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 of its

2024 — Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashes in Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 of its occupants

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Azerbaijan Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Azerbaijan, headquartered in Baku.

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The Embraer E190 is a commercial jet manufactured by the Brazilian company Embraer.

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Aktau International Airport, where the crash occurred, is a major airport in western Kazakhstan.

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Kadyrov Grozny International Airport, the intended destination, is named after Akhmad Kadyrov, a former president of Chechnya.

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The crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 is one of the deadliest aviation accidents in recent Kazakhstani history.


Forces of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han, under the command of Wu Han, conquer the separatist Chengjia empire, reuniting China.
Calendar year
AD 36 (XXXVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Allenius and Plautius. The denomination AD 36 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
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36
A temple to Sol Invictus is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian.
Roman temple in the Campus Agrippae dedicated in 274
The Temple of the Sun was a temple in the Campus Agrippae in Rome. It was dedicated to Sol Invictus on 25 December 274 by the emperor Aurelian to fulfill a vow he made following his successful campaign against Palmyra in 272 and funded by spoils from that campaign. A college of pontifices (Dei) Solis and annual games with circus races was established for the cult, as well as four-year games to be held at the end of the Saturnalia.
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274
Roman Emperor Constantine the Great elevates his youngest son Constans to the rank of Caesar.
Roman emperor from 306 to 337
Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, the Edict of Milan decriminalising Christian practice and ceasing Christian persecution. This was a turning point in the Christianisation of the Roman Empire. He founded the city of Constantinople and made it the capital of the Empire, which it remained for over a millennium.
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333
First documented sign of Christmas celebration in Rome.
Christian holiday usually on December 25
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A liturgical feast central to Christianity, Christmas preparation begins on the First Sunday of Advent. Advent is followed by Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries and is observed by a majority of Christians; it is also celebrated culturally by many non-Christians and forms an integral part of the annual holiday season.
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336
Vetranio meets Constantius II at Naissus (Serbia) and is forced to abdicate his imperial title.
Constantius allows him to live as a private citizen on a state pension.
Vetranio was briefly an imperial usurper and emperor in the Roman Empire in 350, during which time he controlled Illyricum between the rival emperors Magnus Magnentius and Constantius II, eventually capitulating to the latter.
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350
Clovis I, king of the Franks, is baptized into the Catholic faith at Reims, by Saint Remigius.
King of the Franks from 481 to 511
Clovis I was the first Frankish king to unite the Franks, changing the form of leadership from a group of petty kings to rule by a single king, and ensuring that the kingship was passed down to his heirs. He is considered the founder of the Merovingian dynasty, which ruled the Frankish kingdom for the next two centuries. Clovis is an important figure in the history of France. According to Charles de Gaulle, he was "the first king of what would become France."
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508
Augustine of Canterbury and his fellow-labourers baptise in Kent more than 10,000 Anglo-Saxons.
Missionary, archbishop, and saint (died 604)
Augustine of Canterbury was a Christian monk who became the first archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597.
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597
The coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome.
Carolingian emperor from 800 to 814
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800. He united most of Western and Central Europe and was the first recognised emperor to rule from the west after the fall of the Western Roman Empire approximately three centuries earlier. Charlemagne's reign was marked by political and social changes that had lasting influence on Europe throughout the Middle Ages.
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800
Eastern Emperor Leo V is murdered in a church of the Great Palace of Constantinople by followers of Michael II.
Byzantine emperor from 813 to 820
Leo V the Armenian was the Byzantine emperor from 813 to 820. He is chiefly remembered for ending the decade-long war with the Bulgars, as well as initiating the second period of Byzantine iconoclasm.
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820
The foundation of the Kingdom of Hungary: Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.
Calendar year
1000 (M) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1000th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1000th and last year of the 1st millennium, the 100th and last year of the 10th century, and the 1st year of the 1000s decade. As of the start of 1000, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
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1000
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20 people 1982 – 2000
Wilfried Singo
Wilfried Singo
Ivorian footballer
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2000
Adut Akech
Adut Akech
South Sudanese-Australian fashion model
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1999
Emiliano Buendía
Emiliano Buendía
Argentine footballer
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1996
Emi Takei
Emi Takei
Japanese actress, fashion model and singer
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1993
Mitakeumi Hisashi
Mitakeumi Hisashi
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1992
Avu-chan
Japanese musician, songwriter, actor, model and producer
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1991
Eric Gordon
Eric Gordon
American basketball player
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1988
Lukas Hinds-Johnson
Lukas Hinds-Johnson
German rugby player
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1988
Joãozinho
Joãozinho
Brazilian footballer
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1988
Ceyhun Gülselam
Ceyhun Gülselam
Turkish footballer
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1987
Demaryius Thomas
Demaryius Thomas
American football player (died 2021)
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1987
Martin Mathathi
Kenyan runner
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1985
Rusev
Rusev
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1985
Chris Cahill
Samoan footballer
Christopher Cahill is a retired professional footballer. Born in Australia, he represented Samoa at international level.
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1984
Alastair Cook
Alastair Cook
English cricketer
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1984
Chris Richard
Chris Richard
American basketball player
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1984
Shawn Andrews
Shawn Andrews
American football player
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1982
Rob Edwards
Rob Edwards
Welsh footballer
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1982
Ethan Kath
Ethan Kath
Canadian keyboard player, songwriter and producer
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1982
Chris Rene
Chris Rene
American singer-songwriter and producer
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1982
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20 people 2014 – 2024
Britt Allcroft
Britt Allcroft
English writer (born 1943)
Britt Allcroft was an English screenwriter, producer, director, and voice actress. She adapted Wilbert Awdry's The Railway Series in the form of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. She…
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2024
Bill Bergey
Bill Bergey
American football player (born 1945)
William Earl Bergey was an American professional football linebacker who played for 12 seasons, most notably with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals…
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2024
Jax Dane
Jax Dane
American professional wrestler (born 1976)
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2024
M. T. Vasudevan Nair
M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Indian author and screenwriter (born 1933)
Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Narayanan Nair was an Indian author, lecturer, screenplay writer, filmmaker and literary statesman. He was a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and was one of the…
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2024
Osamu Suzuki
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2024
Jim Breaks
British wrestler (born 1940)
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2023
Fabián O'Neill
Uruguayan footballer (born 1973)
Fabián Alberto O'Neill Domínguez was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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2022
Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud
American artist (born 1920)
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2021
K. C. Jones
K. C. Jones
American basketball player and coach (born 1932)
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2020
Ari Behn
Ari Behn
Norwegian writer (born 1972)
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2019
Sulagitti Narasamma
Sulagitti Narasamma
Indian midwife (born 1920)
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2018
D. Herbert Lipson
American magazine publisher (Philadelphia, Boston) (born 1929)
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2017
Valery Khalilov
Valery Khalilov
Russian military musician and composer (born 1952)
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2016
George Michael
George Michael
British singer and songwriter (born 1963)
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2016
Vera Rubin
Vera Rubin
American astronomer (born 1928)
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2016
George Clayton Johnson
George Clayton Johnson
American author and screenwriter (born 1929)
George Clayton Johnson was an American science fiction writer, who co-wrote with William F. Nolan the novel Logan's Run, the basis for the MGM 1976 film. He also wrote television scripts for The Twilight Zone, and the…
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2015
Dorothy M. Murdock
Dorothy M. Murdock
American author and historian (born 1961)
Dorothy Milne Murdock, better known by her pen names Acharya S and D. M. Murdock, was an American writer supporting the Christ myth theory, which asserts that Jesus never existed as a historical person, but was rather a…
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2015
Ricardo Porro
Ricardo Porro
Cuban-French architect (born 1925)
Ricardo Porro Hidalgo was a Cuban-born architect. He graduated in architecture from the Universidad de la Habana in 1949 and built this year his first project Villa Armenteros in Havana, following which he spent two…
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2014
Geoff Pullar
Geoff Pullar
English cricketer (born 1935)
Geoffrey Pullar was an English cricketer, who played for Lancashire and Gloucestershire and in 28 Tests for England.
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2014
David Ryall
David Ryall
English actor (born 1935)
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2014
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What happened on December 25?

A featured event on this date is 2024: Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashes in Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 of its occupants. This page also lists 69 events from other years on the same day.

Why is December 25 remembered in history?

December 25 brings together events, births, and deaths across many eras, which makes it useful for seeing how one calendar date connects different historical turning points.

Who was born on December 25?

Notable birthdays on this date include Wilfried Singo, Adut Akech, Emiliano Buendía.

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Who died on December 25?

Notable deaths on this date include Britt Allcroft, Bill Bergey, Jax Dane.

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What happened on December 25 in history?

On December 25, one notable event in history was 2024: Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashes in Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 of its occupants..

This date currently highlights 69 recorded events on thisDay.info, spanning 36 – 2024.

DateDecember 25
Featured year2024
LocationAktau, Kazakhstan, killing
Events listed69

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