25 December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are six days remaining until the end of the year. On this day was born my mother Ann Dee Lee Scott nee Small sometime in the last century. She died on Tuesday 31 August 1999 On this day was also born in the year: 1250 – John IV Laskaris, Byzantine emperor (d. 1305) 1461 – Christina of Saxony (d. 1521) 1583 – Orlando Gibbons, English organist and composer (d. 1625) 1584 – Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain (d. 1611) 1628 – Noël Coypel, French painter (d. 1707) 1642 – Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (d. 1727) 1652 – Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician, anatomist, and scholar (d. 1713) 1665 – Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish-English poet and songwriter (d. 1746) 1667 – Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal (d. 1743) 1686 – Giovanni Battista Somis, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1763) 1696 – Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar (d. 1715) 1700 – Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (d. 1758) 1711 – Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (d. 1772) 1716 – Johann Jakob Reiske, German physician and scholar (d. 1774) 1717 – Pope Pius VI (d. 1799) 1728 – Johann Adam Hiller, German composer and conductor (d. 1804) 1730 – Philip Mazzei, Italian-American physician and philosopher (d. 1816) 1742 – Charlotte von Stein, German assistant of Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (d. 1827) 1745 – Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Caribbean-French violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1799) 1757 – Benjamin Pierce, American general and politician, 17th Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1839) 1763 – Claude Chappe, French engineer (d. 1805) 1771 – Dorothy Wordsworth, English author and poet (d. 1855) 1821 – Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (d. 1912) 1829 – Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American composer and bandleader (d. 1892) 1865 – Evangeline Booth, English 4th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1950) 1869 – Charles Finger, English-American journalist and author (d. 1941) 1874 – Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress (d. 1944) 1875 – Theodor Innitzer, Austrian cardinal (d. 1955) 1876 – Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Pakistan (d. 1948) 1876 – Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959) 1877 – Noël Bas, French gymnast (d. 1960) 1886 – Kid Ory, American trombonist and bandleader (d. 1973) 1887 – Conrad Hilton, American businessman, founded the Hilton Hotels & Resorts (d. 1979) 1889 – Lila Bell Wallace, American publisher, co-founded Readers Digest (d. 1984) 1890 – Noel Odell, English geologist and mountaineer (d. 1987) 1890 – Robert Ripley, American anthropologist and publisher, founded Ripleys Believe It or Not! (d. 1949) 1891 – Clarrie Grimmett, New Zealand-Australian cricketer (d. 1980) 1899 – Humphrey Bogart, American actor and singer (d. 1957) 1901 – Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (d. 2004) 1902 – Barton MacLane, American actor, singer, and playwright (d. 1969) 1902 – William Bell, American tuba player and educator (d. 1971) 1903 – Antiochos Evangelatos, Greek composer and conductor (d. 1981) 1904 – Gerhard Herzberg, German-Canadian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) 1906 – Lew Grade, Ukrainian-English film producer (d. 1998) 1906 – Ernst Ruska, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988) 1907 – Cab Calloway, American singer-songwriter and bandleader (d. 1994) 1908 – Quentin Crisp, English actor, author, and illustrator (d. 1999) 1908 – Ernest L. Massad, American general (d. 1993) 1909 – Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-American engineer (d. 1996) 1911 – Louise Bourgeois, French-American sculptor and painter (d. 2010) 1913 – Candy Candido, American singer, bass player, and voice actor (d. 1999) 1913 – Tony Martin, American singer and actor (d. 2012) 1915 – Pete Rugolo, Italian-American composer and producer (d. 2011) 1917 – Lincoln Verduga Loor, Ecuadorian journalist and politician (d. 2009) 1918 – Anwar Sadat, Egyptian lieutenant and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) 1919 – Naushad Ali, Indian composer and director (d. 2006) 1926 – Enrique Jorrín, Cuban composer and violinist (d. 1987) 1929 – Chris Kenner, American singer-songwriter (d. 1976) 1932 – Mabel King, American actress and singer (d. 1999) 1937 – OKelly Isley, Jr., American singer-songwriter (The Isley Brothers) (d. 1986) 1939 – Bob James, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Fourplay) 1940 – Pete Brown, English singer-songwriter 1942 – Barbara Follett, Jamaican-English politician 1944 – Jairzinho, Brazilian footballer and manager 1944 – Kenny Everett, English comedian, actor, and radio host (d. 1995) 1944 – Henry Vestine, American guitarist (Canned Heat and The Mothers of Invention) (d. 1997) 1945 – Mike Pringle, Zambian-Scottish politician 1945 – Noel Redding, English singer-songwriter and bass player (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Fat Mattress, Road, and The Noel Redding Band) (d. 2003) 1946 – Jimmy Buffett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor 1948 – Alia al-Hussein, Egyptian wife of Hussein of Jordan (d. 1977) 1948 – Barbara Mandrell, American singer-songwriter and actress 1949 – Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, Brazilian singer 1949 – Sissy Spacek, American actress and singer 1949 – Joe Louis Walker, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer 1950 – Yehuda Poliker, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist 1952 – Desireless, French singer 1952 – C. C. H. Pounder, Guyanese-American actress 1954 – Annie Lennox, Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist (The Tourists and Eurythmics) 1954 – Steve Wariner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1955 – Brett Vroman, American basketball player 1957 – Chris Kamara, English footballer and sportscaster 1957 – Shane MacGowan, English-Irish singer-songwriter (The Pogues, The Nips, and Shane MacGowan and The Popes) 1958 – Cheryl Chase, American voice actress and singer 1958 – Konstantin Kinchev, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alisa) 1964 – Ian Bostridge, English tenor 1964 – Bob Stanley, English keyboard player, songwriter, producer, and journalist (Saint Etienne) 1965 – Edward Davey, English politician 1965 – David Rath, Czech physician and politician 1966 – Toshi Arai, Japanese race car driver 1967 – Jason Thirsk, American bass player (Pennywise and Humble Gods) (d. 1996) 1971 – Dido, English singer-songwriter 1971 – Noel Hogan, Irish guitarist and producer (The Cranberries, Mono Band, and Arkitekt) 1971 – Justin Trudeau, Canadian educator and politician 1972 – Josh Freese, American drummer and songwriter (The Vandals and Devo) 1972 – Mac Powell, American singer-songwriter and producer (Third Day) 1975 – Rob Mariano, American reality show contestant, winner of Survivor: Redemption Island 1975 – Daniel Mustard, American singer-songwriter 1976 – Tuomas Holopainen, Finnish keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Nightwish and For My Pain...) 1980 – Kahi, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (After School) 1981 – Katie Wright, American actress 1982 – Dev, Indian actor and singer 1982 – Ethan Kath, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter and producer (Crystal Castles and Kïll Cheerleadër) 1982 – Chris Rene, American singer-songwriter and producer 1984 – Jessica Origliasso, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (The Veronicas) 1984 – Lisa Origliasso, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (The Veronicas) 1985 – Martin Mathathi, Kenyan long-distance runner 1985 – Leon Pisani, Welsh singer-songwriter (V) 1987 – Julian Lage, American guitarist and composer 1993 – Emi Takei, Japanese model, actress, and singer 1995 – Mimmi Sandén, Swedish singer and actress
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