Dates by Year
Historical Events
A Christmas Carol
First television adaptation ofCharles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" debuts in American syndication; low budget 30-minute production stars Taylor Holmes and is narrated by Vincent Price
Famous Birthdays
- Joe Louis Walker, American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, born in San Francisco, California
- Mustafa Cengiz, Turkish businessman and sports administrator (president Galatasaray S.K. 2018-21), born in Nizip, Turkey (d. 2021)
Nawaz Sharif(75 years old)
Pakistani politician, Prime Minister (1990-93, 1997-99, 2013-17), born in Lahore, Pakistan
- Serhiy Novikov, Russian judoka (Olympic gold heavyweight 1976), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2021)
- Simone [Bittencourt de Oliveira], Brazilian pop-samba singer, born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Sissy Spacek(75 years old)
American Academy Award-winningactress (Carrie; Badlands; Coal Miner's Daughter; The Help; Bloodline), born in Quitman, Texas
Famous Weddings
Cary Grant
British-American "North By Northwest" actorCary Grant (45) weds third wife, American "Every Girl Should Be Married" actress Betsy Drake (26); separate in 1958, divorce in 1962
Died in 19491949 Highlights
About December 25, 1949
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 75 years, 3 months and 19 days
Leap Year: No
Generation:Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac:Ox
Star Sign:Capricorn
