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December 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 December 2005 (Saturday) 25-year-old Scottish human rights worker Kate Burton and her parents are freed unharmed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them two days earlier. ... December 25, 2004 Colombias FARC guerrillas kidnap a group of between seven and ten holidaymakers from a spa resort near San Rafael, Antioquia. ... December 25, 2003 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf survives a suicide bomber attack on his motorcade, the second attempt to assassinate him in two weeks. ... December 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → // Events December 31, 2002 United States troops get into a brief gun battle with paramilitary forces of the Warzirstan Scouts of Pakistan, in a remote tribal area along the undefined Afghan/Pakistani border, in Paktia Province... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: December 2 - Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection five days after Dynegy canceled a US$8. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in December, 2000. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For the 1921 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see Leap Year (film). ... For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see liturgical year. ...

Events

• 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian has a temple dedicated to Sol Invictus on the supposed day of the winter solstice and day of rebirth of the Sun.
• 800 - Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome.
• 1000 - The foundation of the Kingdom of Hungary: Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.
• 1066 - Coronation of William the Conqueror as king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London.
• 1100 - Baldwin of Boulogne is crowned as the first King of Jerusalem
• 1130 - Roger II of Sicily is crowned as the first King of Sicily
• 1223 - St. Francis of Assisi assembles the first Nativity scene.
• 1261 - John IV Lascaris of the restored Eastern Roman Empire is deposed and blinded by orders of his co-ruler Michael VIII Palaeologus.
• 1599 - The city of Natal, Brazil is founded.
• 1643 - Christmas Island founded and named by Captain William Mynors of the East India Ship Company vessel, the Royal Mary.
• 1650 - Thomas Cooper, former Usher of Gresham's School, England, hanged as a Royalist rebel.
• 1776 - George Washington and his army cross the Delaware River to attack the Kingdom of Great Britain's Hessian mercenaries in Trenton, New Jersey.
• 1818 - The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.
• 1837 - Battle of Lake Okeechobee: United States forces defeat Seminole Indians.
• 1868 - U.S. President Andrew Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all Civil War Confederate soldiers.
• 1868 - Shogunate rebels found Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.
• 1914 - World War I: Known as the Christmas truce, German and British troops on the Western Front temporarily cease fire.
• 1917 - Why Marry?, first dramatic play to win a Pulitzer Prize, opens at the Astor Theatre in New York City.
• 1926 - Emperor Taishō of Japan dies. His son, Prince Hirohito succeeds him as Emperor Shōwa.
• 1932 - A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills ~70,000 people.
• 1941 - Admiral Chester W Nimitz arrives at Pearl Harbor to assume command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet
• 1941 - World War II: Battle of Hong Kong ends, beginning the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong.
• 1947 - The Constitution of the Republic of China goes into effect.
• 1950 - The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
• 1963 - Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio began transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots were forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.
• 1965 - The Yemeni Nasserite Unionist People's Organisation is founded in Taiz
• 1968 - Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the very first successful Trans Earth Injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit.
• 1971 - In the longest game in NFL history (82m40s of game time), the Miami Dolphins defeat the Kansas City Chiefs at Kansas City Municipal Stadium 27-24.
• 1973 - The ARPANET crashes when a programming bug causes all ARPANET traffic to be routed through the server at Harvard University, causing the server to freeze.
• 1974 - Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Northern Territory Australia.
• 1974 - Marshall Fields drives a vehicle through the gates of the White House, resulting in a four-hour standoff.
• 1977 - Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with President of Egypt Anwar Sadat.
• 1979 - The Soviet Union airlifts forces into Afghanistan to begin its costly occupation.

• 1987 - In one of the highest-rated episodes in Coronation Street history, Hilda Ogden leaves her home of 23 years to be a char to her doctor in the country.
• 1989 - Nicolae Ceauşescu, former communist dictator of Romania, and his wife Elena are condemned to death and executed under a wide range of charges.
• 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union.
• 2003 - The ill-fated Beagle 2 probe which was released from the Mars Express Spacecraft on December 19, disappears shortly before its scheduled landing.
• 2004 - Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005.

Events The Gallic Empire (Gaul and Britain) is reconquered by Roman Emperor Aurelian With the conquests of the Palmyran Empire (272) and the Gallic Empire, the Roman Empire is united again Births Deaths Pope Felix I Cao Fang, emperor of the Kingdom of Wei Categories: 274 ... Ordinary Magistrates Extraordinary Magistrates Titles and Honors Emperor Politics and Law This article discusses the nature of the imperial dignity, and its dynastic development throughout the history of the Empire. ... Lucius Domitius Aurelianus[1] (September 9, 214–September 275), known in English as Aurelian, Roman Emperor (270–275), was the second of several highly successful soldier-emperors who helped the Roman Empire regain its power during the latter part of the third century and the beginning of the fourth. ... Coin of Emperor Probus, circa 280, with Sol Invictus riding a quadriga, with legend SOLI INVICTO, to the Unconquered Sun. Note how the Emperor (on the left) wears a radiated solar crown, worn also by the god (to the right). ... This article is about the astronomical event of winter solstice or midwinter. ... Sol redirects here. ... Events December 25, Rome, coronation of Charles the Great (Charlemagne) as emperor by Pope Leo III. Celtic monks begin work on the Book of Kells on the Island of Iona. ... A asses is a ceremony marking the investment of a monarch with regal power through, amongst other symbolic acts, the placement of a crown upon his or her head. ... Charlemagne (left) and Pippin the Hunchback. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... Europe in 1000 The year 1000 of the Gregorian Calendar was the last year of the 10th century as well as the last year of the first millennium. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... Saint Stephen I (Hungarian: , Latin: , Slovak: , German: ; Esztergom, c. ... For the book, see 1066 And All That. ... William I ( 1027 – September 9, 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral (and indeed often mistaken for one), in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... August 5 - Henry I becomes King of England. ... Baldwin of Boulogne (died 1118), count of Edessa (1098—1100), and first king of Jerusalem (1100—1118), was the brother of Godfrey of Bouillon, son of Eustace II of Boulogne. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... Events February 13 - Innocent II is elected pope An antipope schism occurs when Roger II of Sicily supports Anacletus II as pope instead of Innocent II. Innocent flees to France and Anacletus crowns Roger King. ... Roger II, from Liber ad honorem Augusti of Petrus de Ebulo, 1196. ... Flag The Kingdom of Sicily as it existed at the death of its founder, Roger II of Sicily, in 1154. ... // Events August 6 - Louis VIII is crowned King of France. ... Saint Francis of Assisi (born in Assisi, Italy, ca. ... A traditional nativity scene from Naples, Italy A nativity scene, also called a crib or crèche (meaning crib or manger in French) generally refers to any depiction of the birth or birthplace of Jesus. ... Events July 25 - Constantinople re-captured by Nicaean forces under the command of Michael VIII Palaeologus, Byzantine Empire re-formed August 29 - Urban IV becomes Pope, the last man to do so without being a Cardinal first Bela IV of Hungary repels Tatar invasion Charles of Anjou given rule of... John IV Lascaris was only a boy of 8 years when he was elevated as emperor of the Nicaean Empire in 1258 on the death of his father Theodore II Lascaris. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Byzantine Empire. ... The Byzantine Empire in 1265 (William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1911) Michael VIII (1225 – December 11, 1282) was the founder of the Palaeologos dynasty that would rule the Byzantine Empire to the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. ... Year 1599 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see City (disambiguation). ... Via Costeira, Natal. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... The Indies, on the display globe of the Field Museum, Chicago The Indies or East Indies (or East India) is a term used to describe lands of South and South-East Asia, occupying all of the former British India, the present Indian Union, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and... Year 1650 (MDCL) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Gresham’s School is an independent coeducational boarding school at Holt in North Norfolk, England, founded in the year 1555, a member of the HMC. // Big School, 1903, architect Sir John Simpson Greshams School was established at Holt by Sir John Gresham in 1555, during the reign of Queen... For other uses, see 1776 (disambiguation). ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... For other uses, see Army (disambiguation). ... For the Delaware River in Kansas, see Delaware River (Kansas) The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... For an explanation of terms such as Scotland, Wales, England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom, see British Isles (terminology). ... The term Hessian refers to the inhabitants of the German state of Hesse. ... Nickname: Location of Trenton inside of Mercer County Coordinates: , Country State County Mercer Incorporated November 13, 1792 Government  - Mayor Douglas H. Palmer Area  - City  8. ... Year 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Autograph of the carol by Gruber Silent Night (Stille Nacht) is a traditional and popular Christmas carol. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ... Saint Nicholas, also known as Nikolaus in Germany and Sinterklaas (a contracted form of Sint Nicolaas) in the Netherlands and Flanders, is the common name for the historical Saint Nicholas of Myra, who lived in 4th century Byzantine Anatolia, (now in modern Turkey) and had a reputation for secret gift... Oberndorf bei Salzburg is an Austrian town, some 17 km north of Salzburg. ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of Lake Okeechobee was one of the major battles of the Second Seminole War. ... The Seminole are a Native American Indian people of Florida. ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... For other persons of the same name, see Andrew Johnson (disambiguation). ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... A group of Confederate soldiers The Confederate States Army (CSA) was organized in February 1861 to defend the newly formed Confederate States of America from military action by the United States government during the American Civil War. ... This page is about the Japanese ruler and military rank. ... Enomoto Takeaki (front, right) and the leaders of his loyalist troops in Hokkaido, 1869. ...   literally North Sea Circuit, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japans second largest island and the largest of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... A cross, left near Ypres in Belgium in 1999, to commemorate the site of the Christmas Truce in 1914. ... Western Front was a term used during the First and Second World Wars to describe the contested armed frontier between lands controlled by Germany to the East and the Allies to the West. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Jesse Lynch Williams (1871-1929) was an American Pulizer-Prize-winning author and dramatist. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... The Astor Theatre was a New York City Broadway theatre from 1906 to 1925 in the United States of America. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Emperor Taisho (大正天皇 Taishō Tennō) (August 31, 1879 – December 25, 1926), whose given name was Yoshihito (嘉仁), was the 123rd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, from 1912 until his death in 1926. ... Emperor Shōwa ) (April 29, 1901 – January 7, 1989) was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from December 25, 1926 until his death in 1989. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the natural seismic phenomenon. ... Gansu (Simplified Chinese: 甘肃; Traditional Chinese: 甘肅; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kan-su, Kansu, or Kan-suh) is a province located in the northwest of the Peoples Republic of China. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Chester Nimitz Chester William Nimitz (February 24, 1885 _ February 20, 1966) was the Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces for the United States and Allied forces during World War II. He was the nations leading authority on submarines, as well as Chief of the Navy Bureau of Navigation... The United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is part of the US Navy. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants British Army Canadian Army British Indian Army Royal Hong Kong Regiment Imperial Japanese Army Commanders Mark Aitchison Young Christopher Michael Maltby Sakai Takashi Strength 15,000 troops 50,000 troops Casualties 4,500 killed 8,500 POWs 706 killed 1,534 wounded Pacific campaigns 1941-42 Pearl Harbor – Thailand... The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began after the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young surrendered the territory of Hong Kong to Japan on 25 December 1941 after 18 days of fierce fighting between British and Canadian defenders against Japanese Imperial forces. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Constitution of the Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó SiànFÇŽ) is currently the basic governing document for the areas controlled by the Republic of China (ROC) , namely all of Taiwan Province, Taipei and Kaohsiung municipalities, and Kinmen county and part of... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Stone of Scone, (pronounced scoon) also commonly known as the Stone of Destiny or the Coronation Stone (though the former name sometimes refers to Lia Fáil) is a block of sandstone historically kept at the now-ruined abbey in Scone, near Perth, Scotland. ... The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral (and indeed often mistaken for one), in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation (In Turkish: Bayrak Radyo Televizyon Kurumu), is the quasi-official radio and television broadcasting corporation of the de facto state Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. ... The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (Ραδιοφωνικό Ίδρυμα Κύπρου) or CyBC (ΡΙΚ) is Cyprus public broadcasting service, transmitting island-wide on four radio and two television channels. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The Nasserite Unionist Peoples Organisation (al-Tantheem al-Wahdawi al-Shabi al-Nasseri) is a political party in Yemen. ... Taizz or Taiz (تعز) is a city in the Yemen Highlands that is about an hour away from the famous Mocha port on the Red Sea, lying at an elevation of about 1,400 metres above sea level, with 460,000 inhabitants (2003 estimate). ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the series of human spaceflight missions. ... Apollo 8 was the Apollo space programs second successful manned mission. ... Trans Earth Injection (TEI) is a term describing the propulsion maneuver used to set a spacecraft on a trajectory which will intersect the Earth. ... In astronomy, lunar orbit refers just to the orbit of the Moon around the Earth. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... The NFL playoffs following the 1971 NFL season led up to Super Bowl VI. // Divisional playoffs December 25, 1971 AFC: Miami Dolphins 27, Kansas City Chiefs 24 (2OT) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri TV: NBC In the longest NFL game ever played, Miami kicker Garo Yepremian kicked the winning... NFL redirects here. ... City Miami Gardens, Florida Other nicknames The Fins Team colors Aqua, Coral, White and Navy Head Coach liljimjim Owner Wayne Huizenga General manager Randy Mueller Mascot T.D. League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1966-1969) Eastern Division (1966-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present... City Kansas City, Missouri Team colors Red, white and yellow Head Coach Herman Edwards Owner The Hunt Family (Clark Hunt, chairman)[1] General manager Carl Peterson Mascot K.C. Wolf (1989-present) Warpaint (1963-1988) League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960-1969) National Football League... Kansas City Municipal Stadium (also known as Muehlebach Field, Ruppert Field and Blues Stadium) was a baseball and football stadium that formerly stood in Kansas City, Missouri. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... ARPANET logical map, March 1977. ... Computer programming (often simply programming) is the craft of implementing one or more interrelated abstract algorithms using a particular programming language to produce a concrete computer program. ... A computer bug is an error, flaw, mistake, failure, or fault in a computer program that prevents it from working as intended, or produces an incorrect result. ... In information technology, a server is an application or device that performs services for connected clients as part of a client-server architecture. ... Harvard redirects here. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Lowest pressure 950 hPa (mbar)[1] Damage $4 billion (1998 AUD)[2] $2. ... Port Darwin redirects here. ... Marshall Fields was involved in a 1974 Christmas Day intrusion into the grounds of the White House complex. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ראש הממשלה, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ...   (‎, August 16, 1913 – March 9, 1992) was a Jewish-Polish head of the Zionist underground group the Irgun, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the first Likud Prime Minister of Israel. ... The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the elected Head of State of Egypt. ... Muhammad Anwar Al-Sadat (محمد أنورالسادات in Arabic) (December 25, 1918 – October 6, 1981) was an Egyptian politician and served as the third President of Egypt from September 28, 1970 until his assassination on October 6, 1981. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Coronation Street is an award-winning British soap opera. ... Alexander in character as Hilda Ogden, in a still from an episode first aired in the early 1970s. ... A maidservant or in current usage maid is a female employed in domestic service. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Nicolae CeauÅŸescu (IPA , in English, sometimes (and erroneously) ) (January 26, 1918–December 25, 1989) was the leader of Romania from 1965 until December 1989, when a revolution and coup removed him from power. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... A dictator is an authoritarian, often totalitarian ruler (e. ... Elena CeauÅŸescu (IPA: ) (January 7, 1916 - December 25, 1989) was the wife of Romanias Communist leader Nicolae CeauÅŸescu and the Vice Prime Minister of Romania. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev[1] (Russian: , IPA: ; born 2 March 1931) is a Russian politician. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beagle 2 was an unsuccessful British landing spacecraft that formed part of the European Space Agencys 2003 Mars Express mission. ... Concept model of the Mars Express spacecraft Main Engine Thrust for braking manouevre on Venus Express. ... The Space Shuttle Discovery as seen from the International Space Station. ... is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Huygens probe, supplied by the European Space Agency (ESA) and named after the Dutch 17th century astronomer Christiaan Huygens, is an atmospheric entry probe carried to Saturns moon Titan as part of the Cassini-Huygens mission. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 140 kPa Hydrogen >93% Helium >5% Methane 0. ... Titan (, from Ancient Greek Τῑτάν) or Saturn VI is the largest moon of Saturn and the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Births

For the birth of Jesus Christ, see the Christmas holiday. This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...

• 1250 - John IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305)
• 1461 - Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521)
• 1583 - Orlando Gibbons, English composer (d. 1625)
• 1587 - Margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611)
• 1628 - Noël Coypel, French painter (d. 1707)
• 1642 (O.S.) - Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (d. 1727)
• 1652 - Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (d. 1713)
• 1665 - Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (d. 1746)
• 1667 - Ehrengard von der Schulenburg, English royal mistress (d. 1743)
• 1674 - Thomas Halyburton, Scottish theologian (d. 1712)
• 1700 - Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (d. 1758)
• 1711 - Jean Joseph de Mondonville, French composer (d. 1772)
• 1716 - Johann Jakob Reiske, German scholar and physician (d. 1774)
• 1742 - Charlotte von Stein, German friend of Goethe (d. 1827)
• 1757 - Benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839)
• 1763 - Claude Chappe, French telecommunications pioneer (d. 1805)
• 1771 - Dorothy Wordsworth, English diarist and sister of William Wordsworth (d. 1855)
• 1810 - Alexandros Rhizos Rhankaves, Greek poet and statesman (d. 1892)
• 1821 - Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross (d. 1912)
• 1856 - Hans von Bartels, German painter (d. 1913)
• 1861 - Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian founder of Banaras Hindu University (d. 1946)
• 1863 - Charles Pathé, French pioneer of film and record industries (d. 1957)
• 1865 - Evangeline Booth, the 4th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1950)
• 1874 - Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (d. 1944)
• 1875 - Theodor Cardinal Innitzer, Austrian archbishop (d. 1955)
• 1876 - Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan (d. 1948)
• 1876 - Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, Nobel laureate (d. 1959)
• 1878 - Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver (d. 1941)
• 1884 - Evelyn Nesbit, American actress (d. 1967)
• 1886 - Kid Ory, American musician (d. 1973)
• 1887 - Conrad Nicholson Hilton, American hotelier (d. 1979)
• 1890 - Robert Ripley, collector of odd facts (d. 1949)
• 1891 - Clarrie Grimmett, Australian cricketer (d.1980)
• 1899 - Humphrey Bogart, American actor (d. 1957)
• 1901 - Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (d. 2004)
• 1902 - Barton MacLane, American actor (d. 1969)
• 1904 - Gerhard Herzberg, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
• 1906 - Lew Grade, Ukrainian-born film producer (d. 1998)
• 1906 - Ernst Ruska, Nobel laureate (d. 1988)
• 1907 - Cab Calloway, American bandleader (d. 1994)
• 1907 - Glenn McCarthy, American oil tycoon and businessman (d. 1988)
• 1907 - Mike Mazurki, Ukrainian-born actor (d. 1990)
• 1908 - Quentin Crisp, English author (d. 1999)
• 1908 - Jo-Jo Moore, baseball player (d. 2001)
• 1908 - Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-American automotive engineer (d. 1996)
• 1911 - Louise Bourgeois, sculptor
• 1912 - Tony Martin, American singer and actor
• 1912 - Natalino Otto, Italian singer (d. 1969)
• 1913 - Henri Nannen, German journalist (d. 1966)
• 1914 - James Muir Cameron Fletcher, New Zealand industrialist (d. 2007)
• 1915 - Pete Rugolo, Italian-born composer
• 1918 - Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, Nobel laureate (d. 1981)
• 1918 - Ahmed Ben Bella, politician, first President of Algeria
• 1919 - Paul David, French Canadian cardiologist, founder of the Montreal Heart Institute (d. 1999)
• 1919 - Naushad Ali, Indian music director (d. 2006)
• 1921 - Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Pakistani journalist (d. 2000)
• 1924 - Rod Serling, American television writer (d. 1975)
• 1924 - Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India
• 1925 - Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-born author (d. 1998)
• 1927 - Nellie Fox, baseball player (d. 1975)
• 1928 - Dick Miller, American actor
• 1929 - Stuart Hall, British radio and television presenter
• 1929 - Chris Kenner, American singer and songwriter (d. 1976)
• 1930 - Emmanuel Agassi, father of Andre Agassi
• 1930 - Salah Jaheen, Egyptian poet and cartoonist (d.1986)
• 1932 - Mabel King, American actress (d. 1999)
• 1935 - Al Jackson, baseball player
• 1936 - Princess Alexandra of Kent
• 1936 - Ismail Merchant, Indian-born film producer (d. 2005)
• 1937 - O'Kelly Isley, Jr., American singer (The Isley Brothers) (d. 1986)
• 1940 - Pete Brown, English poet and lyricist
• 1943 - Hanna Schygulla, German actress
• 1943 - Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Brazilian racing driver
• 1944 - Jairzinho, Brazilian footballer
• 1944 - Kenny Everett, British entertainer (d. 1995)
• 1944 - Henry Vestine, American musician (d. 1997)
• 1945 - Noel Redding, English musician (d. 2003)
• 1945 - Rick Berman, Star Trek producer
• 1945 - Gary Sandy, American actor
• 1945 - Mike Pringle, Scottish politician
• 1946 - Jimmy Buffett, American singer and songwriter
• 1946 - Larry Csonka, American football player
• 1946 - Gene Lamont, American baseball player and manager
• 1948 - Barbara Mandrell, American singer and actress
• 1948 - Alia al Hussein, of Jordan (d. 1977)
• 1948 - Joel Natalino Santana, Brazilian soccer coach
• 1949 - Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan
• 1949 - Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, Singer and icon of the Brazilian music
• 1949 - Sissy Spacek, American actress
• 1949 - Joe Louis Walker, American musician
• 1950 - Manny Trillo, baseball player
• 1950 - Karl Rove, American presidential advisor
• 1952 - CCH Pounder, Guyana-born actress
• 1952 - Desireless, French singer
• 1954 - Annie Lennox, Scottish singer
• 1954 - Steve Wariner, American country music singer
• 1955 - Alannah Myles, Canadian singer
• 1957 - Chris Kamara, English footballer and commentator
• 1957 - Shane MacGowan, Irish musician
• 1958 - Hanford Dixon, American football player
• 1958 - Rickey Henderson, baseball player
• 1959 - Michael P. Anderson, astronaut (d. 2003)
• 1960 - Ron Bottitta, British actor
• 1961 - Ingrid Betancourt, Colombian senator
• 1962 - Dean Cameron, American actor
• 1962 - Darren Wharton, British Keyboardist (Thin Lizzy and Dare)
• 1964 - Gary McAllister, Scottish footballer
• 1964 - Bob Stanley, English musician (Saint Etienne), filmmaker and journalist
• 1967 - Jason Thirsk, American bass player (d. 1996)
• 1968 - Helena Christensen, Danish model
• 1968 - Jim Down, American ice hockey player
• 1971 - Dido, English singer
• 1971 - Justin Trudeau, Canadian media personality
• 1971 - Noel Hogan, Irish musician
• 1972 - Josh Freese, American drummer
• 1972 - Mac Powell, American musician, singer/songwriter (lead singer of Third Day)
• 1973 - Robbie Elliott, English footballer
• 1973 - Chris Harris, American professional wrestler
• 1973 - Alexandre Trudeau, Canadian journalist
• 1974 - Nagma, Indian actress
• 1975 - Marcus Trescothick, English cricketer
• 1975 - Hideki Okajima, Japanese baseball player
• 1976 - Tuomas Holopainen, Finnish keyboardist
• 1976 - Armin van Buuren, Dutch DJ & Producer
• 1977 - Jim Greco, American skateboarder
• 1978 - Joel Porter, Australian footballer
• 1978 - Simon Jones, English cricketer
• 1980 - Marcus Trufant, American football player
• 1980 - Reika Hashimoto, Japanese actress
• 1980 - Locó, Angolan footballer
• 1980 - Laura Sadler, British actress (d. 2003)
• 1981 - Katie Wright, American actress
• 1981 - Willy Taveras, baseball player
• 1982 - Shawn Andrews, American football player
• 1982 - Rob Edwards, Welsh footballer
• 1982 - Shystie, British rapper-songwriter
• 1984 - Jessica and Lisa Origliasso, Australian pop singers
• 1984 - Alastair Cook, English cricketer
• 1984 - Georgia Moffett, British actress
• 1985 - Leon Pisani, Welsh singer
• 1986 - Doug Loft, English footballer
• 1988 - Eric Gordon, American Basketball Player

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