Born on December 24
December 24 birthdays & history
If you were born on December 24, you share a birthday with James Prescott Joule, Adam Mickiewicz and Ilham Aliyev. December 24 babies are Capricorn, with turquoise as their birthstone and the narcissus as their birth flower. December 24 is the 359th day of the year in leap years (358th in other years).
Famous people born on December 24
- 1818James Prescott Joule, English physicist and brewer
- 1798Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet and playwright
- 1961Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani businessman and politician, 4th President of Azerbaijan
- 1922Ava Gardner, American actress
- 1868Emanuel Lasker, German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher
- 1971Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and actor
- 1981Dima Bilan, Russian singer-songwriter and actor
- 1973Stephenie Meyer, American author and film producer
- 1905Howard Hughes, American businessman, engineer, and pilot
- 1822Matthew Arnold, English poet and critic
What happened on December 24
- 759The Tang-dynasty poet Du Fu departed for Chengdu, where he lived for the next five years and composed poems about life in his thatched cottage.
- 1818The Christmas carol "Silent Night" (audio featured) by Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber was first performed in a church in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria.
- 1846The Sultanate of Brunei ceded the island of Labuan to the British Empire.
- 1868The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.
- 1906Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
- 1924Albania becomes a republic.
- 1925Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story in the London Evening News.
- 1951Libya becomes independent. Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya.
- 1968Piloted by Jim Lovell, Apollo 8 became the first human spaceflight to reach and orbit the Moon.
- 1973The U.S. Congress granted home rule to Washington, D.C., allowing the residents to elect their own mayor and a city council.
- 1973District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government.
- 1979The first Ariane 1 rocket is launched from ELA-1 at the Guiana Space Centre.
Also observed on December 24
- Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Feast of the Seven Fishes (Italian Americans)
- Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Nittel Nacht (certain Orthodox Jewish denominations)
- Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Nochebuena (Spain and Spanish-speaking countries)
- Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Wigilia (Poland)
- Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Kūčios (Lithuania)
- Independence Day (Libya)
Questions, answered
What star sign is December 24?
People born on December 24 are Capricorn. Their birthstone is turquoise and their birth flower is the narcissus.
Which famous people were born on December 24?
James Prescott Joule (1818), Adam Mickiewicz (1798), Ilham Aliyev (1961), Ava Gardner (1922), Emanuel Lasker (1868), Ricky Martin (1971) were all born on December 24.
What happened on December 24 in history?
Among other things: in 1973, The U.S. Congress granted home rule to Washington, D.C., allowing the residents to elect their own mayor and a city council; in 1973, District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government; in 1979, The first Ariane 1 rocket is launched from ELA-1 at the Guiana Space Centre.
Can I get a newspaper front page from December 24?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any December 24 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “December 24”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.