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Notable anniversaries in history for today: December 25
- 400th: 1624 - Birth of Angelus Silesius [Johann Scheffler] German mystic (Saint Seelenlust).
- 200th: 1824 - Barbara Krudener, mystic visionary who renounced nobility, dies at age 60.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Bob Martinez; American politician (Governor-Florida).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of John Ashley in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; actor (Clipper - Straightaway).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of McKinley Mitchell; American gospel/singer ("The Town I Live In").
- 90th: 1934 - Four centuries for South Africa as they make 7-644 versus Queensland before 6,180.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Henry Vestine; rock guitarist (Canned Heat - "On the Road Again").
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Kenny Everett [Maurice James Cole]; British TV personality (Kenny Everett Show).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Rick Berman [Richard]; producer (Star Trek Generations).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Annie Lennox in Aberdeen, Scotland; singer (Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams", "Here Comes The Rain Again").
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Robin Campbell; British reggae vocalist/guitarist (UB40 - "Red Red Wine").
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Steve Wariner in Noblesville, Indiana, USA; country singer ("Small Town Girl").
- 70th: 1954 - Rhythm and blues recording star Johnny Ace dies offstage during a show in Houston, Texas, by playing and losing at Russian Roulette.
- 70th: 1954 - Liberty Hyde Bailey, US botanist (Plantbreeding), dies at age 96.
- 60th: 1964 - James Bond film Goldfinger premieres in movie theaters in the US.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Anil Kaul in Amritsar, India; Canadian badminton player (Olympics-1996).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Janet Soulsby in Corbridge, Australia; golfer (Curtis Cup 1982).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Peter Hanson; English/Sierra Leone/Dutch actor (Darling How Could You).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Raymond Libregts; soccer player (MVV).
- 60th: 1964 - Cheerio Meredith, actress (One Happy Family), dies at age 74.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Chris Naeole; guard (New Orleans Saints).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Grayson Shillingford; NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks).
- 50th: 1974 - Cyclone Tracy virtually destroys Darwin, Australia.
- 40th: 1984 - NBA's Bernard King scores 60 points.
- 30th: 1994 - Pierre Dreyfus, French director of Renault (1955-75), dies at age 87.
- 30th: 1994 - Zail Singh, President of India (1982-87), dies at age 78.
- 30th: 1994 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book to theaters in the USA.
- 20th: 2004 - An historic and unprecedented snowfall occurs over portions of southern Texas during the early morning hours. Daily totals include 1.5 inches at Brownsville, 3.5 inches at McAllen, 4.4 inches at Corpus Christi, and 12.1 inches at Victoria.
- 15th: 2009 - A Nigerian man, Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, tries to ignite powder and liquid explosives on Northwest Airlines plane Flight 253 from Nigeria via Amsterdam as it is preparing to land in Detroit. The man is subdued and the plane lands safely with no injuries.
- 15th: 2009 - Japan approves a record budget for next year of 92.3 trillion yen (US$484 billion).
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