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Day Of The Week: December 24

What day of the week?

December 24, 2025 is the 358th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 7 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are into daily horoscope then Capricorn is your zodiac sign. Turquoise is your modern birthstone. Onyx is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Historical Events: December 24

  • 1777
    Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.
  • 1911
    Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
  • 1913
    The Italian Hall Disaster (“1913 Massacre”) in Calumet, Michigan, results in the death of 73 Christmas party goers held by striking mine workers, including 59 children.
  • 1941
    World War II: Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces.
  • 1942
    World War II: French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers.
  • 1953
    Tangiwai disaster: A railway bridge is destroyed by a lahar at Tangiwai, in the Central North Island of New Zealand, sending a fully loaded passenger train into the Whangaehu River, and killing 153 people.
  • 1964
    Vietnam War: Viet Cong operatives bomb the Brinks Hotel in Saigon to demonstrate they can strike an American installation in the heavily guarded capital.
  • 1968
    Apollo Program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed 10 lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures that became the famous Christmas Eve Broadcast, one of the most watched programs in history.
  • 1973
    District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government.
  • 1979
    The first European Ariane rocket is launched.

Who were born on December 24?

  • 1877
    Sigrid Schauman, Finnish painter (d. 1979)
  • 1910
    Fritz Leiber, American writer (d. 1992)
  • 1945
    Steve Smith, Canadian Comedian, The New Red Green Show, Duct Tape Forever
  • 1953
    François Loos, French politician
  • 1958
    Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer (d. 2008)
  • 1963
    Caroline Aherne, British comedienne, writer and actress
  • 1968
    Choi Jin-sil, South Korean actress and model (d. 2008)
  • 1969
    Brad Anderson, American professional wrestler
  • 1974
    Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer
  • 1988
    Stefanos Athanasiadis, Greek footballer, striker at PAOK F.C.

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