Who Was Born Today – December 25 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on December 25 | ||
1642 | Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician and scientist who enunciated the laws of motion and the law of gravity. | |
1841 | Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross. | |
1870 | Rosa Luxemburg, Polish-born founder of the Spartacus League which later became the German Communist Party. | |
1907 | Cab Calloway, band leader, the first Jazz singer to sell a million records. | |
1918 | Anwar Sadat, Egyptian president (1970 to 1981) and Nobel Peace Prize winner. | |
1919 | Paul David, founder of the Montreal Heart Institute. | |
1924 | Rod Serling, screenwriter, producer; created The Twilight Zone TV series. | |
1925 | Sam Pollock, general manager of the National Hockey League of Canada and the USA; member of Hockey Hall of Fame; a public square in Montreal is named in his honor. | |
1936 | Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy, youngest granddaughter of King George V and Queen Mary. | |
1939 | Bob James, Grammy-winning jazz musician, arranger and producer. | |
1945 | Noel Redding, singer, songwriter, musician; member of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Noel Redding Band and other groups. | |
1945 | Ken Stabler, pro football quarterback nicknamed “The Snake” for his ability to evade tacklers. | |
1946 | Jimmy Buffett, singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor (“Margaritaville,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise”). | |
1948 | Alia Baha Ad-Din Touqan, Queen consort of Jordan, third wife of King Hussein of Jordan; died in a helicopter crash in 1977; Amman’s international airport is named in her honor. | |
1948 | Barbara Mandrell, country singer; twice Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year (“Sleeping Single in a Double Bed”). | |
1949 | Sissy Spacek, actress; won Academy Award for Best Actress portraying country singer Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980). | |
1950 | Karl Rove, White House Deputy Chief of Staff in the George W. Bush administration. | |
1954 | Annie Lennox, Scottish singer, songwriter, activist; member of Eurythmics band; winner of eight Brit Award, four Grammys, an MTV Video Music Award, a Billboard Century Award; won Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Into the West” in the soundtrack of the film The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. | |
1954 | Steve Wariner, country singer, songwriter, musician (“All Roads Lead to You,” “Life’s Highway”). |
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