Every yearDecember 25
Everything December 25 celebrates
3 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for December 25 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Christmas DayFederal | Celebration | |
| 02 | National Kiss the Cook Day | Celebration | |
| 03 | No L Day | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on December 25 in some years.
The Start of Hanukkah — 2035
Born on December 25
Historic figures
- Humphrey Bogart1899–1957American actor
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah1876–1948Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician
- Pope Pius VI1717–1799Head of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799
- Ahmed Ben Bella1916–2012Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria
- Ram Narayan1927–2024Indian sarangi player
- Ernst Ruska1906–1988German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Adolf Windaus1876–1959German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Carlos Castaneda1925–1998Peruvian-American anthropologist and author
- Louise Bourgeois1911–2010French-American sculptor and painter
- Gerhard Herzberg1904–1999German-Canadian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Celebrities & public figures
- Justin Trudeaub. 1971Canadian educator and politician
- Annie Lennoxb. 1954Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist
- Jeremy Strongb. 1978American actor
- Armin van Buurenb. 1976Dutch DJ and record producer
- Yulia Svyrydenkob. 1985Ukrainian politician
- Jairzinhob. 1944Brazilian footballer
- Karl Roveb. 1950American political strategist and activist
- Princess Alexandra of Kentb. 1936The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
- Emiliano BuendÃab. 1996Argentine footballer
- Tuomas Holopainenb. 1976Finnish keyboard player
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers December 25 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see December 25, 2026.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.