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December 25 is day 359 of a common year and carries the traditional birthday symbols associated with December: Turquoise, Tanzanite & Zircon and Narcissus & Holly.
December 25 is day 359 of a common year and carries the traditional birthday symbols associated with December: Turquoise, Tanzanite & Zircon and Narcissus & Holly.
This profile brings together calendar context, birthday traditions and verified material connected with December 25.
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Explore birth flowers →The same calendar date has opposite seasonal settings in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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A date worth exploring
December 25 is day 359 of a common year and carries the traditional birthday symbols associated with December: Turquoise, Tanzanite & Zircon and Narcissus & Holly.
Explore this birthday →Romanian leader Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena were executed after the Romanian Revolution.
WorldThe Soviet Union began a major military intervention in Afghanistan.
WorldHirohito became emperor of Japan following the death of Emperor Taishō.
WorldAmerican physician Ephraim McDowell performed a pioneering successful operation to remove an ovarian tumour.
MedicineCaptain William Mynors sighted the Indian Ocean island later named Christmas Island.
ExplorationEnglish cricketer who became one of his country’s leading Test run-scorers.
American screenwriter and producer who created The Twilight Zone.
American film actor known for Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon.
Lawyer and political leader who became the founder and first governor-general of Pakistan.
English mathematician and physicist whose work transformed mechanics, optics and mathematics.
December 25 is day 359 of a common year, with 6 days remaining after it. Its traditional December birthday associations include Turquoise, Tanzanite & Zircon and Narcissus & Holly.
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