On this day: December 24
Events
Release of 20,000 Leagues Under the SeaDecember 24, 1916 · Film
Siege of BudapestDecember 24, 1944 · Wars & Conflicts
Kingdom of LibyaDecember 24, 1951 – September 1, 1969 · World History
Release of Vera CruzDecember 24, 1954 · Film
Founding of Port of TallinnDecember 24, 1991 · Companies
Founding of Lietuvos geležinkeliai, ABDecember 24, 1991 · Companies- Release of DarrDecember 24, 1993 · Film
Born on this day
GalbaDecember 24, 3 BC – January 15, AD 69 · World History
Leonaert BramerDecember 24, 1596 – February 10, 1674 · Art
Aleksei ChirikovDecember 24, 1703 – June 4, 1748 · Exploration
Anders Johan LexellDecember 24, 1740 – December 11, 1784 · Science
Jean-Louis PonsDecember 24, 1761 – October 14, 1831 · Science
Eugène ScribeDecember 24, 1791 – February 20, 1861 · Music
François-Louis Laporte, comte de CastelnauDecember 24, 1802 – February 4, 1880 · Exploration
Kit CarsonDecember 24, 1809 – May 23, 1868 · Exploration
James Prescott JouleDecember 24, 1818 – October 11, 1889 · Science
Charles HermiteDecember 24, 1822 – January 14, 1901 · Science
Peter CorneliusDecember 24, 1824 – October 26, 1874 · Music
Cosima WagnerDecember 24, 1837 – April 1, 1930 · Music
Hans von MaréesDecember 24, 1837 – June 5, 1887 · Art
Fernand CormonDecember 24, 1845 – March 20, 1924 · Art
Emanuel LaskerDecember 24, 1868 – January 11, 1941 · Culture
Louis JouvetDecember 24, 1887 – August 16, 1951 · Film
Harry WarrenDecember 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981 · Music- Joseph CornellDecember 24, 1903 – December 29, 1972 · Art
Howard HughesDecember 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976 · Technology
Hendrik Wade BodeDecember 24, 1905 – June 21, 1982 · Technology- Franz WaxmanDecember 24, 1906 – February 24, 1967 · Music
Dave BartholomewDecember 24, 1918 – June 23, 2019 · Music
Pierre SoulagesDecember 24, 1919 – October 25, 2022 · Art
Jonas MekasDecember 24, 1922 – January 23, 2019 · Film- Mohammed RafiDecember 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980 · Music
Marc FerroDecember 24, 1924 – April 21, 2021 · Film
Lennart SkoglundDecember 24, 1929 – July 8, 1975 · Culture
Mauricio KagelDecember 24, 1931 – September 18, 2008 · Film- Ray BryantDecember 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011 · Music
Jan StráskýDecember 24, 1940 – November 6, 2019 · Culture
Ana Maria MachadoDecember 24, 1941 – present · Art
Woody ShawDecember 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989 · Music
LemmyDecember 24, 1945 – December 28, 2015 · Music
Nicholas MeyerDecember 24, 1945 – present · Film- Leonid FilatovDecember 24, 1946 – October 26, 2003 · Film
Jan AkkermanDecember 24, 1946 – present · Music
Gregory S. PaulDecember 24, 1954 – present · Art
Lee DanielsDecember 24, 1959 – present · Film
Gavin O'ConnorDecember 24, 1963 – present · Film
Oleg SkripochkaDecember 24, 1969 – present · Space
Ricky MartinDecember 24, 1971 – present · Music
Maria ZakharovaDecember 24, 1975 – present · Music
Dima BilanDecember 24, 1981 – present · Music
Robert SchwartzmanDecember 24, 1982 – present · Film
Ana Brenda ContrerasDecember 24, 1986 – present · Film