Happy birthday and many happy returns Smail Cehic, Tina, Chih Yun and Jesus of Nazareth. Born on this day, across the years, along with 1250 – John IV Laskaris, Byzantine emperor (d. 1305) 1642 – Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1727) 1674 – Thomas Halyburton, Scottish theologian (d. 1712) 1728 – Johann Adam Hiller, German composer and conductor (d. 1804) 1771 – Dorothy Wordsworth, English author and poet (d. 1855) 1821 – Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (d. 1912) 1870 – Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman (d. 1965) 1878 – Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and automobile magnate (d. 1941) 1887 – Conrad Nicholson Hilton Sr., American businessman, founded the Hilton Hotels & Resorts (d. 1979) 1889 – Lila Bell Wallace, American publisher, co-founded Readers Digest (d. 1984) 1890 – Robert LeRoy Ripley, American cartoonist and anthropologist, founded Ripleys Believe It or Not! (d. 1949) 1891 – Clarrie Grimmett, Australian cricketer (d. 1980) 1899 – Humphrey Bogart, American actor (d. 1957) 1907 – Cab Calloway, American singer-songwriter and bandleader (d. 1994) 1918 – Anwar Sadat, Egyptian politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) 1924 – Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer, created The Twilight Zone (d. 1975) 1944 – Kenny Everett, English comedian and radio host (d. 1995) 1950 – Karl Rove, American journalist, White House Deputy Chief of Staff 1954 – Annie Lennox, Scottish singer-songwriter (The Tourists and Eurythmics) 1957 – Shane MacGowan, English-Irish singer-songwriter (The Pogues, The Nips, and Shane MacGowan and The Popes) 1971 – Dido, English singer-songwriter 1984 – Alastair Cook, English cricketer 1984 – Georgia Moffett, English actress 1984 – Jessica Origliasso, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (The Veronicas) 1984 – Lisa Origliasso, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (The Veronicas) 1995 – Mimmi Sandén, Swedish singer and actress December 25: Christmas Day (Gregorian calendar); Quaid-e-Azam Day (Pakistan) Nicolae Ceaușescu 1066 – Norman Conquest: William the Conqueror was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, although he still faced rebellions over the following years and was not secure on his throne until after 1072. 1776 – American Revolutionary War: At night, George Washington and his army crossed the Delaware Riverto launch a surprise attack against the Hessian forces at the Battle of Trenton the next morning. 1926 – Emperor Taishō died of a heart attack, and was succeeded by his son, Hirohito, who ruled until his death in 1989, becoming the longest-reigning Emperor of Japan. 1989 – Romanian Revolution: Dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu (pictured) and his wife Elena were condemned to death under a wide range of charges and executed. 2007 – A tiger at the San Francisco Zoo escaped from its enclosure and attacked three patrons before it was shot and killed. You have conquered, but not secured the throne. You are launching a surprise attack. You have succeeded. You justly condemned the wicked. You escaped your enclosure. Lets party.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 10:59:56 +0000
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