Born on 25 December 2016

At A Glance

25 December 2016 at a glance

Day of the week

25 December 2016 was a Sunday.

Irish Chart Song in 2016

The Irish chart song for 2016 was “One Dance” by Drake.

Top Film of 2016

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.

Star sign

The star sign for 25 December is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 25 December 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for December is Turquoise.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 25 December 2016 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 25 December

• 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union.
• 2003 The ill-fated Beagle 2 probe, released from the Mars Express spacecraft on December 19, stops transmitting shortly before its scheduled landing.
• 2004 The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005.
• 2020 An explosion in Nashville, Tennessee, occurs, leaving three civilians in the hospital.
• 2021 The James Webb Space Telescope is launched.

Famous people born on 25 December

• Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (1642–1727)
• Justin Trudeau, Canadian educator and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada (born 1971)
• Nawaz Sharif, Pakistani politician, 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1949)
• Humphrey Bogart, American actor (1899–1957)

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