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What happened in history on this day: December 25?
On December 25 in ...
- 1830 - Hector Berlioz's "Symphony Fantastic" premieres.
- 1905 - V Herbert/H Blossoms musical "Mlle Modiste" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1917 - Hirsch/Harbach's musical "Going Up" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1931 - New York's Metropolitan Opera broadcasts an entire opera over radio.
- 1937 - Arturo Toscanini conducts first Symphony of the Air over NBC Radio.
- 1958 - Alan Freed's Christmas Rock and Roll Spectacular opens.
Births on December 25
- 1900 - Birth of Gladys Swarthout in Deepwater, Missouri, USA; mezzo-soprano ("La Gioconda").
- 1907 - Birth of Cabell Calloway III in Rochester, New York, USA; bandleader (Minnie the Moocher, Jazzball, Blues Brothers).
- 1913 - Birth of Alvin Morris AKA Tony Martin in San Francisco, California, USA; singer ("It's a Blue World", "To Each").
- 1915 - Birth of Pete Rugolo in San Piero Patti, Sicily; bandleader/arranger (The Fugitive).
- 1918 - Birth of Eddie Safranski in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader (Jonathan Winters Show).
- 1922 - Birth of Kitty Kallen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("Judge For Yourself").
- 1923 - Birth of Louis Lane in Eagle Pass, Texas, USA; conductor (Oere Orchestra 1968-73).
- 1929 - Birth of Billy Horton; rocker (The Silhouettes - "Get a Job").
- 1934 - Birth of McKinley Mitchell; American gospel/singer ("The Town I Live In").
- 1937 - Birth of O'Kelly Isley in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; singer (Isley Brothers - "Twist and Shout").
- 1943 - Birth of Trevor Lucas; rocker (Fairport Convention).
- 1944 - Birth of Henry Vestine; rock guitarist (Canned Heat - "On the Road Again").
- 1945 - Birth of Noel Redding; rocker (The Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Purple Haze").
- 1945 - Birth of Steve Mancha [Clyde Wilson]; American singer/songwriter ("Too Many Cooks").
- 1946 - Birth of Jimmy Buffett in Mobile, Alabama, USA; singer/songwriter ("Margaritaville", "Volcano").
- 1948 - Birth of Barbara Mandrell in Houston, Texas, USA; singer/TV host (Mandrell Sisters).
- 1951 - Birth of Ria Thielsch; Dutch singer (Luv).
- 1954 - Birth of Annie Lennox in Aberdeen, Scotland; singer (Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams", "Here Comes The Rain Again").
- 1954 - Birth of Robin Campbell; British reggae vocalist/guitarist (UB40 - "Red Red Wine").
- 1954 - Birth of Steve Wariner in Noblesville, Indiana, USA; country singer ("Small Town Girl").
- 1957 - Birth of Shane McGowan; rock vocalist (The Pogues - Red Roses For Me).
- 1971 - Birth of Noel Hogan; musician (Cranberries).
- 1979 - Birth of Ferman Akgül, vocalist of Turkish nu-metal band maNga.
Deaths on December 25
- 1788 - Death of John Logan at about age 40; Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo).
- 1954 - Rhythm and blues recording star Johnny Ace dies offstage during a show in Houston, Texas, by playing and losing at Russian Roulette.
- 1985 - George Rhodes, orchestra leader (Sammy Davis Junior Show), dies at age 66.
- 1995 - Dean Martin, American singer/actor (Return to Me), dies at age 78 (born 1917).
- 2008 - Eartha Kitt, American sultry singer ("Santa Baby"), dancer and actress (Catwoman in Batman, two Emmy awards) dies in New York at age 81 of colon cancer.
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