What happened on December 25

69 documented historical events happened on December 25, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: After the death of Emperor Gongsun Shu of Chengjia, the empire was conquered by the Eastern Han dynasty. On the same day, in another year: Henry III was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Clement II. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on December 25, including Cab Calloway, Mike Mazurki, Quentin Crisp. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

133 people with a Wikipedia article died on December 25, including Anastasia of Sirmium, Pope Adrian I, Leo V the Armenian. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

10 observances are celebrated on December 25 around the world: Christmas Day, Christian festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. (Internationally observed), Christian feast day: Anastasia of Sirmium (Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Stephen (Armenian Apostolic Church), Christian feast day: December 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Children's Day (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo), Tulsi Pujan Diwas (India). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.