World Events Today
- William the Conqueror, also known as William the Bastard, was crowned King of England today in 1066 at Westminster Abbey
- After a show trial, the last Communist leader of Romania, Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena, were found guilty and then executed, today in 1989
- Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union, formally resigned today in 1991
Entertainment Events Today
- Test cricket, was played for the first time on Christmas Day today in 1951 in Adelaide, it was the third day of a Test match between Australia and the West Indies
- To Kill a Mockingbird, the movie based on the novel by Harper Lee, starring Gregory Peck, was released today in 1962, it won 3 Academy Awards
- The American caper movie The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, was released today in 1973, it won 7 Academy Awards
Family Events Today
- The American actor Humphrey Bogart, who starred in Casablanca and The African Queen, was born today in 1899 in New York City
- The British comic actor Charlie Chaplin, star of the silent film, died today in 1977 aged 88
- Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, better known as the British singer-songwriter George Michael, died today in 2016 aged 53
Main Event Today
- Today, every year, it’s Christmas Day
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Pumpkin Pie Day