Today is 25th December, the 359 day of 2015. There are 06 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight In History;
Birthdays:
1642 | Isacc Newton, English scientist; formulated the laws of motion |
1771 | Dorothy Wordsworth, Poet, and sister of William Wordsworth |
1883 | Maurice Utrillo, French painter |
1899 | Humphrey Bogart, American film actor |
1929 | Joseph Abiodun Adetiloye, reverend and former primate and archbishop of the Church of Nigerian, Anglican Communion. |
1930 | Etim Inyang, former Nigerian inspector-general of police. |
1932 | Michael Onasirevbe Ibru, Nigerian industrialist and businessman. |
1932 | Little Richard, 'Rock and Roll' star |
1949 | Sissy Spacek, American actress; films include 'JFK' & 'Carrie' |
1954 | Robin Campbell, Member of the 'UB40' pop group |
1954 | Annie Lennox, Former member of the 'Eurythmics' |
Events:
1066 | William the Conqueror's coronation was held at Westminster Abbey |
1800 | The first Christmas tree in Britain was erected at Windsor by Queen Charlotte, King George III's wife |
1864 | The now traditional Christmas day dip, in London's Serpentine pond in Hyde park, first took place |
1932 | King George V made the first Royal broadcast to the Empire |
1950 | The Stone of Scone, the Scottish coronation stone, was stolen from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalists |
1952 | Queen Elizabeth II made her first Christmas broadcast |
1957 | The Queen made her first, televised, Christmas broadcast |
1977 | Sir Charles Chaplin died in his home in Switzerland, aged 88 |
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