December 24

1625 – Johann Rudolph Ahle, German organist, composer, and theorist (died 1673)
1634 – Mariana of Austria (died 1696)
1679 – Domenico Sarro, Italian composer and educator (died 1744)
1698 – William Warburton, English bishop (died 1779)
1726 – Johann Hartmann, Danish composer (died 1793)
1731 – Julie Bondeli, Swiss salonist and lady of letters (died 1778)
1754 – George Crabbe, English priest, surgeon, and poet (died 1832)
1761 – Selim III, Ottoman sultan (died 1808)^[54]
1761 – Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (died 1831)
1797 – Carl Georg von Wächter, German jurist (died 1880)^[55]
1798 – Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet and playwright (died 1855)
1809 – Kit Carson, American general (died 1868)
1810 – Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter and illustrator (died 1873)
1812 – Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal, German lawyer and jurist (died 1894)
1818 – James Prescott Joule, English physicist and brewer (died 1889)
1822 – Matthew Arnold, English poet and critic (died 1888)
1822 – Charles Hermite, French mathematician (died 1901)^[56]
1827 – Alexander von Oettingen, German theologian and statistician (died 1905)
1837 – Empress Elisabeth of Austria (died 1898)
1843 – Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (died 1886)
1845 – George I of Greece (died 1913)
1865 – Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian, educator, and diplomat, founded the Askenazy school (died 1935)
1867 – Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (died 1915)
1868 – Charles Harvey Bollman, American naturalist (died 1889)
1868 – Emanuel Lasker, German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher (died 1941)
1869 – Henriette Roland Holst, Dutch poet, playwright, and politician (died 1952)
1872 – Frederick Semple, American golfer and tennis player (died 1927)^[57]
1875 – Émile Wegelin, French rower (died 1962)
1877 – Sigrid Schauman, Finnish painter and critic (died 1979)
1879 – Émile Nelligan, Canadian poet (died 1941)
1879 – Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (died 1952)
1880 – Johnny Gruelle, American author and illustrator (died 1939)
1881 – Charles Wakefield Cadman, American composer and critic (died 1946)
1882 – Hans Rebane, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1961)
1882 – Georges Legagneux, French aviator (died 1914)^[58]
1883 – Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and producer (died 1945)
1885 – Paul Manship, American sculptor (died 1966)
1886 – Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American actor, director, and producer (died 1962)
1887 – Louis Jouvet, French actor and producer (died 1951)
1887 – Axel Revold, Norwegian painter (died 1962)^[59]
1891 – Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky, Russian illustrator and painter (died 1970)
1892 – Ruth Chatterton, American actress (died 1961)
1893 – Harry Warren, American pianist and composer (died 1981)
1894 – Georges Guynemer, French captain and pilot (died 1917)
1894 – Jack Thayer, American businessman and Titanic survivor (died 1945)^[60]
1895 – E. Roland Harriman, American financier and philanthropist (died 1978)
1895 – Noel Streatfeild, English author (died 1986)
1895 – Marguerite Williams, American geologist (died 1991)
1897 – Ville Pörhölä, Finnish shot putter and discus thrower (died 1964)
1897 – Väinö Sipilä, Finnish runner (died 1987)
1898 – Baby Dodds, American drummer (died 1959)
1900 – Joey Smallwood, Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Premier of Newfoundland (died 1991)
1900 – Hawayo Takata, Japanese-American teacher and master practitioner of Reiki (died 1980)

1901–present

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1901 – Nina Negri, Argentine-French painter and engraver (died 1981)^[61]
1903 – Joseph Cornell, American sculptor and director (died 1972)
1903 – Ernst Krenkel, Polish-Russian geographer and explorer (died 1971)
1903 – Ava Helen Pauling, American humanitarian and activist (died 1981)
1904 – Joseph M. Juran, Romanian-American engineer and businessman (died 2008)
1905 – Howard Hughes, American businessman, engineer, and pilot (died 1976)^[62]
1906 – Franz Waxman, German-American composer and conductor (died 1967)
1907 – I. F. Stone, American journalist and author (died 1989)
1910 – Ellen Braumüller, German javelin thrower and triathlete (died 1991)
1910 – Fritz Leiber, American author and poet (died 1992)
1910 – Max Miedinger, Swiss typeface designer, created Helvetica (died 1980)
1913 – Ad Reinhardt, American painter and academic (died 1967)
1914 – Ralph Marterie, Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1978)
1914 – Herbert Reinecker, German author and screenwriter (died 2007)
1918 – Dave Bartholomew, American bandleader, composer and arranger (died 2019)
1919 – Qateel Shifai, Pakistani poet and songwriter (died 2001)
1919 – Pierre Soulages, French artist (died 2022)
1920 – Franco Lucentini, Italian author and screenwriter (died 2002)
1920 – Yevgeniya Rudneva, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant and navigator (died 1944)
1922 – Ava Gardner, American actress (died 1990)^[62]
1923 – George Patton IV, American general (died 2004)^[62]
1923 – William C. Schneider, American aerospace engineer (died 1999)
1924 – Lee Dorsey, American singer-songwriter (died 1986)
1924 – Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Somalian soldier and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Somalia (died 2014)
1927 – Mary Higgins Clark, American author (died 2020)^[62]
1928 – Adam Exner, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate (died 2023)^[63]
1928 – Lev Vlassenko, Georgian-Australian pianist and educator (died 1996)
1929 – Lennart Skoglund, Swedish footballer (died 1975)
1929 – Red Sullivan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2019)^[64]
1930 – Robert Joffrey, American dancer and choreographer (died 1988)
1930 – John J. Kelley, American runner (died 2011)
1931 – Ray Bryant, American pianist and composer (died 2011)
1931 – Mauricio Kagel, Argentinian-German composer and scholar (died 2008)
1932 – Colin Cowdrey, Indian-English cricketer (died 2000)
1932 – On Kawara, Japanese-American painter (died 2014)
1934 – Stjepan Mesić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Croatia
1936 – Ivan Lawrence, English lawyer and politician
1937 – Félix, Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2012)
1938 – Valentim Loureiro, Portuguese soldier and politician
1940 – Janet Carroll, American actress and singer (died 2012)
1940 – Anthony Fauci, American physician, Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ^[65]
1941 – Mike Hazlewood, English singer-songwriter (died 2001)
1941 – Nel Beltrán Santamaría, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate (died 2025)^[66]
1942 – Indra Bania, Indian actor, director, and playwright (died 2015)
1942 – Jonathan Borofsky, American sculptor and painter
1942 – Đoàn Viết Hoạt, Vietnamese journalist, educator, and activist
1943 – Tarja Halonen, Finnish lawyer and politician, 11th President of Finland
1944 – Jan Erik Berntsen, Norwegian actor and singer (died 2025)^[67]
1944 – Mike Curb, American businessman and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California
1944 – Daniel Johnson, Jr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of Quebec
1944 – Erhard Keller, German speed skater
1944 – Bob Shaw, Australian golfer
1944 – Woody Shaw, American trumpeter (died 1989)
1945 – Lemmy, English hard rock singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2015)^[62]
1945 – Nicholas Meyer, American screenwriter, film director, and author^[62]
1946 – Jan Akkerman, Dutch rock guitarist and songwriter
1946 – Jeff Sessions, American lawyer and politician, 44th Attorney General of Alabama and 84th Attorney General of the United States
1947 – Kevin Sheedy, Australian footballer and coach
1948 – Stan Bowles, English footballer and sportscaster (died 2024)
1948 – Frank Oliver, New Zealand rugby player and coach (died 2014)
1949 – Warwick Brown, Australian racing driver
1950 – Dana Gioia, American poet and critic
1950 – Hiroshi Ikushima, Japanese businessman and academic
1950 – Libby Larsen, American composer^[68]
1950 – Tommy Turtle, British soldier (died 2020)^[69]
1951 – John D'Acquisto, American baseball player
1953 – Timothy Carhart, American actor
1954 – Yves Debay, Congolese-French commander and journalist (died 2013)
1954 – José María Figueres, Costa Rican businessman and politician, President of Costa Rica (1994–1998)
1955 – Grand L. Bush, American actor^[70]
1955 – Scott Fischer, American mountaineer and guide (died 1996)
1955 – Clarence Gilyard, American actor and educator (died 2022)^[70]
1956 – Shim Hwa-jin, South Korean academic and educator
1956 – Anil Kapoor, Indian actor and producer
1957 – Hamid Karzai, Afghan politician, 12th President of Afghanistan
1958 – Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer and producer (died 2008)
1958 – Diane Tell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 – Chris Blackhurst, English journalist
1959 – Lee Daniels, American director and producer^[62]
1960 – Glenn McQueen, Canadian-American animator (died 2002)
1960 – Carol Vorderman, Welsh television host
1961 – Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani businessman and politician, 4th President of Azerbaijan ^[62]
1961 – Mary Barra, American businesswoman, current CEO and chairwoman of General Motors
1961 – Eriko Kitagawa, Japanese director and screenwriter
1961 – Wade Williams, American actor^[70]
1961 – Jay Wright, American basketball player and coach
1962 – Kate Spade, American fashion designer (died 2018)^[62]
1963 – Caroline Aherne, English actress, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016)
1963 – Jay Bilas, American basketball player and sportscaster^[62]
1963 – Timo Jutila, Finnish ice hockey player and sportscaster
1963 – Mary Ramsey, American singer-songwriter and violinist^[70]
1964 – Mark Valley, American actor^[70]
1966 – Diedrich Bader, American actor^[70]
1967 – Mikhail Shchennikov, Russian race walker
1967 – Pernilla Wahlgren, Swedish singer and actress
1968 – Marleen Renders, Belgian runner
1969 – Milan Blagojevic, Australian footballer and manager
1969 – Pernille Fischer Christensen, Danish director and screenwriter
1969 – Ed Miliband, English academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
1969 – Luis Musrri, Chilean footballer and manager
1969 – Oleg Skripochka, Russian astronaut and engineer
1969 – Gintaras Staučė, Lithuanian footballer and manager
1970 – Adam Haslett, American fiction writer and journalist
1970 – Amaury Nolasco, Puerto Rican actor^[70]
1971 – Geoff Allott, New Zealand cricketer
1971 – Sascha Fischer, German rugby player
1971 – Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and actor^[70]
1972 – Álvaro Mesén, Costa Rican footballer
1973 – Liu Dong, Chinese-Spanish runner
1973 – Stephenie Meyer, American author and film producer^[70]
1973 – Ali Salem Tamek, Moroccan activist
1974 – Thure Lindhardt, Danish actor
1974 – Paal Nilssen-Love, Norwegian drummer and composer
1974 – Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer
1974 – Ryan Seacrest, American radio host and television personality, and producer^[70]
1974 – J.D. Walsh, American actor, director, and producer
1976 – Linda Ferga, French hurdler
1977 – Michael Raymond-James, American actor^[70]
1978 – Yıldıray Baştürk, German-Turkish footballer
1978 – Heinrich Himmer, Austrian politician^[71]
1980 – Stephen Appiah, Ghanaian footballer
1980 – Tomas Kalnoky, Czech-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1980 – Maarja-Liis Ilus, Estonian pop musician
1981 – Dima Bilan, Russian singer-songwriter and actor
1983 – Gregor Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player^[72]
1983 – Tim Jennings, American football player^[73]
1984 – Isaac De Gois, Australian rugby league player
1984 – Austin Stowell, American actor^[70]
1985 – Alexey Dmitriev, German ice hockey player
1986 – Tim Elliott, American mixed martial artist
1986 – Kyrylo Fesenko, Ukrainian basketball player
1987 – Jane Summersett, American ice dancer
1988 – Stefanos Athanasiadis, Greek footballer
1988 – Emre Özkan, Turkish footballer
1988 – Simon Zenke, Nigerian footballer
1989 – Matt Calvert, Canadian ice hockey player^[74]
1990 – Brigetta Barrett, American high jumper
1990 – Ryo Miyake, Japanese fencer
1991 – Sofia Black-D'Elia, American actress^[70]
1991 – Lara Michel, Swiss tennis player^[75]
1991 – Eric Moreland, American basketball player^[76]
1991 – Louis Tomlinson, English singer^[77]
1991 – Taylor Zakhar Perez, American actor^[78]
1992 – Davante Adams, American football player^[79]
1992 – Serge Aurier, Ivorian footballer^[80]
1992 – P. J. Hairston, American basketball player^[81]
1994 – Fa'amanu Brown, New Zealand rugby league player
1994 – Miguel Castro, Dominican baseball player
1994 – Matt Frawley, Australian rugby league player
1994 – Han Seung-woo, South Korean singer^[82]
1995 – Anett Kontaveit, Estonian tennis player^[83]^[84]^[85]
1997 – Neeraj Chopra, Indian javelin thrower^[86]
1997 – William Contreras, Venezuelan baseball player^[87]

1998 – Alexis Mac Allister, Argentine footballer^[88]
2001 – Choi Sung-beom, South Korean football player^[89]
2002 – Joshua Primo, Canadian basketball player^[90]
2002 – Jeremiah Trotter Jr., American football player^[91]

Deaths

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Pre-1600

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36 – Gongsun Shu, emperor of Chengjia
427 – Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople
903 – Hedwiga, duchess of Saxony
950 – Shi Hongzhao, Chinese general
950 – Wang Zhang, Chinese official
950 – Yang Bin, Chinese chancellor
1193 – Roger III of Sicily (born 1175)
1257 – John I, Count of Hainaut (born 1218)
1263 – Hōjō Tokiyori, regent of Japan (born 1227)
1281 – Henry V of Luxembourg (born 1216)
1449 – Walter Bower, Scottish chronicler (born 1385)
1453 – John Dunstaple, English composer (born 1390)
1456 – Đurađ Branković, Despot of Serbia (born 1377)
1473 – John Cantius, Polish scholar and theologian (born 1390)
1524 – Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer and politician, Governor of Portuguese India (born 1469)
1541 – Andreas Karlstadt, Christian theologian and reformer (born 1486)

1601–1900

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1635 – Hester Jonas, German nurse (born 1570)
1660 – Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (born 1631)
1707 – Noël Coypel, French painter and educator (born 1628)
1813 – Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (born 1740)
1844 – Friedrich Bernhard Westphal, Danish-German painter (born 1803)
1863 – William Makepeace Thackeray, English author and poet (born 1811)
1865 – Charles Lock Eastlake, English painter and historian (born 1793)
1867 – José Mariano Salas, Mexican general and politician. President of Mexico (1846, 1859) and regent of the Second Mexican Empire (born 1797)^[92]
1868 – Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (born 1802)
1872 – William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physicist and engineer (born 1820)
1873 – Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1795)
1879 – Anna Bochkoltz, German operatic soprano, voice teacher and composer (born 1815)
1889 – Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch pastor and poet (born 1819)
1893 – B. T. Finniss, Australian politician, 1st Premier of South Australia (born 1807)
1898 – Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese priest and saint (born 1828)

1901–present

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1908 – James C. Corrigan, Canadian-American businessman (born 1846)^[93]
1914 – John Muir, Scottish-American geologist, botanist, and author, founded Sierra Club (born 1838)
1920 – Stephen Mosher Wood, American lieutenant and politician (born 1832)
1923 – Joe Lacey, Irish Hunger Striker died during the 1923 Irish hunger strikes (born 1895)^[94]
1926 – Wesley Coe, American shot putter, hammer thrower, and discus thrower (born 1879)
1931 – Carlo Fornasini, micropalaeontologist (born 1854)
1931 – Flying Hawk, American warrior, educator and historian (born 1854)
1935 – Alban Berg, Austrian composer and educator (born 1885)
1938 – Bruno Taut, German architect and urban planner (born 1880)
1941 – Siegfried Alkan, German composer (born 1858)
1942 – François Darlan, French admiral and politician, 122nd Prime Minister of France (born 1881)
1945 – Josephine Sabel, American singer and comedian (born 1866)
1947 – Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (born 1875)
1957 – Norma Talmadge, American actress and producer (born 1894)
1961 – Robert Hillyer, American poet and academic (born 1895)
1962 – Wilhelm Ackermann, German mathematician (born 1896)
1962 – Eveline Adelheid von Maydell, German illustrator (born 1890)
1964 – Claudia Jones, Trinidad-British journalist and activist (born 1915)
1965 – John Black, English businessman (born 1895)
1965 – William M. Branham, American minister and theologian (born 1906)
1967 – Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (born 1913)
1969 – Stanisław Błeszyński, Polish-German entomologist and lepidopterist (born 1927)
1969 – Cortelia Clark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1907)
1969 – Olivia FitzRoy, English soldier and author (born 1921)
1969 – Alfred B. Skar, Norwegian journalist and politician (born 1896)
1971 – Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (born 1924)
1972 – Gisela Richter, English-American archaeologist and historian (born 1882)
1973 – Fritz Gause, German historian and author (born 1893)
1975 – Bernard Herrmann, American composer and conductor (born 1911)
1977 – Samael Aun Weor, Colombian author and educator (born 1917)
1980 – Karl Dönitz, German admiral and politician, President of Germany (born 1891)
1982 – Louis Aragon, French author and poet (born 1897)
1984 – Peter Lawford, English-American actor (born 1923)
1985 – Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer (born 1904)
1985 – Camille Tourville, Canadian-American wrestler and manager (born 1927)
1986 – Gardner Fox, American author (born 1911)
1987 – Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, 45th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1919)
1987 – M. G. Ramachandran, Sri Lankan-Indian actor, producer, and politician, 5th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (born 1917)
1988 – Jainendra Kumar, Indian author (born 1905)
1990 – Thorbjørn Egner, Norwegian playwright and songwriter (born 1922)
1991 – Virginia Sorensen, American author (born 1912)
1992 – Bobby LaKind, American singer-songwriter and conga player (born 1945)
1992 – James Mathews, Australian rugby league player (born 1968)
1992 – Peyo, Belgian cartoonist, created The Smurfs (born 1928)
1993 – Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (born 1898)
1994 – John Boswell, American historian, author, and academic (born 1947)
1994 – Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (born 1916)
1997 – James Komack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930)
1997 – Toshiro Mifune, Chinese-Japanese actor and producer (born 1920)
1997 – Pierre Péladeau, Canadian businessman, founded Quebecor (born 1925)
1998 – Syl Apps, Canadian ice hockey player and pole vaulter (born 1915)
1999 – Bill Bowerman, American runner, coach, and businessman, co-founded Nike, Inc. (born 1911)
1999 – Maurice Couve de Murville, French soldier and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of France (born 1907)
1999 – João Figueiredo, Brazilian general and politician, 30th President of Brazil (born 1918)
1999 – William C. Schneider, American aerospace engineer (born 1923)
2000 – John Cooper, English businessman, co-founded the Cooper Car Company (born 1923)
2002 – Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author and poet (born 1920)
2002 – Jake Thackray, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938)
2004 – Johnny Oates, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1946)
2006 – Braguinha, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1907)
2006 – Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer (born 1961)
2006 – Frank Stanton, American businessman (born 1908)
2007 – Nicholas Pumfrey, English lawyer and judge (born 1951)
2007 – George Warrington, American businessman (born 1952)
2008 – Ralph Harris, British journalist (born 1921)
2008 – Harold Pinter, English playwright, screenwriter, director, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1930)
2009 – Marcus Bakker, Dutch journalist and politician (born 1923)
2009 – Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (born 1916)
2009 – George Michael, American sportscaster (born 1939)
2009 – Gero von Wilpert, German author and academic (born 1933)
2010 – Elisabeth Beresford, English journalist and author (born 1926)^[95]
2010 – Frans de Munck, Dutch footballer and manager (born 1922)
2010 – Orestes Quércia, Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of São Paulo State (born 1938)
2010 – Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer and educator (born 1930)
2011 – Johannes Heesters, Dutch-German entertainer (born 1903)
2012 – Richard Rodney Bennett, English-American composer and academic (born 1936)
2012 – Charles Durning, American soldier and actor (born 1923)
2012 – Jack Klugman, American actor (born 1922)
2012 – Dennis O'Driscoll, Irish poet and critic (born 1954)
2013 – Frédéric Back, German-Canadian director, animator, and screenwriter (born 1924)
2013 – Ian Barbour, Chinese-American author and scholar (born 1923)
2013 – John M. Goldman, English haematologist and oncologist (born 1938)
2013 – Allan McKeown, English-American screenwriter and producer (born 1946)
2014 – Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player (born 1923)
2014 – Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (born 1944)
2014 – Herbert Harris, American lawyer and politician (born 1926)
2014 – Krzysztof Krauze, Polish director and screenwriter (born 1953)
2015 – Turid Birkeland, Norwegian businesswoman and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture (born 1962)
2015 – Letty Jimenez Magsanoc, Filipino journalist (born 1941)
2015 – Adriana Olguín, Chilean lawyer and politician, Chilean Minister of Justice (born 1911)
2016 – Rick Parfitt, British musician (born 1948)
2016 – Liz Smith, English actress (born 1921)
2016 – Richard Adams, English author (born 1920)
2016 – Ben Xi, Chinese singer (born 1994)
2017 – Jerry Kindall, American baseball player and coach (born 1935)
2017 – Heather Menzies, Canadian-American model and actress (born 1949)
2018 – Martha Érika Alonso, Governor of Puebla (born 1973)
2018 – Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, former governor of Puebla (born 1968)^[46]
2023 – Cheri Barry, American politician and mayor of Meridian, Mississippi (born 1955)^[96]
2023 – Richard Bowes, American science fiction author (born 1944)^[97]
2023 – Troy Dargan, Cook Islands rugby league footballer (born 1997)^[98]
2024 – Hudson Meek, American actor (born 2008)^[99]
2024 – Richard Perry, American record producer (born 1942)^[100]

Holidays and observances

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Christian feast day:
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances:
- Aðfangadagskvöld, the day when the 13th and the last Yule Lad arrives to towns. (Iceland)
- Feast of the Seven Fishes (Italian Americans)
- Juleaften (Denmark)/Julaften (Norway)/Julafton (Sweden)
- Nittel Nacht (certain Orthodox Jewish denominations)
- Nochebuena (Spain and Spanish-speaking countries)
- The Declaration of Christmas Peace (Old Great Square of Turku, Finland's official Christmas City)
- Wigilia (Poland)
- Quviasukvik, the Inuit new year (Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia)
- Kūčios (Lithuania)^[102]
Independence Day (Libya)
Day of Military Honour – Siege of Ismail (Russia)

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