FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

Bill Bowerman

Bill Bowerman, American runner, coach, and businessman, co-founded Nike, Inc. (born 1911)

François Darlan

François Darlan, French admiral and politician, 122nd Prime Minister of France (born 1881)

Empress Go-Sakuramachi

Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (born 1740)

Alban Berg

Alban Berg, Austrian composer and educator (born 1885)

Allan McKeown

Allan McKeown, English-American screenwriter and producer (born 1946)

Days of Military Honour

Day of Military Honour – Siege of Ismail (Russia)

Kūčios

Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Kūčios (Lithuania)

Public holidays in Libya

Independence Day (Libya)

Quviasukvik

Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Quviasukvik, the Inuit new year (Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia)

Christmas Peace

Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: The Declaration of Christmas Peace (Old Great Square of Turku, Finland's official Christmas City)

Christmas in Iceland

Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Aðfangadagskvöld, the day when the 13th and the last Yule Lad arrives to towns. (Iceland)

December 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: December 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Irmina of Oeren

Christian feast day: Adela and Irmina

Paola Elisabetta Cerioli

Christian feast day: Paola Elisabetta Cerioli

Yule and Christmas in Denmark

Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Juleaften (Denmark)/Julaften (Norway)/Julafton (Sweden)

Nittel Nacht

Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Nittel Nacht (certain Orthodox Jewish denominations)

Bill Bowerman

Bill Bowerman, American runner, coach, and businessman, co-founded Nike, Inc. (born 1911)