It happened on December 25th Revista Oeste

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Discover some curious facts from Brazilian and world history that happened on this day

Victor Marcolin

December 25, 2023, 6:00 am A+

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The Adoration of the Shepherds, oil on canvas by Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Image: WallrafRichartzMuseum, Germany/Reproduction

Discover some of the most important events in 25 December in the history. Check out some curiosities about science, history, general culture, literature and why not? Politics.

World

• (274) On December 25th, Emperor Aurelian dedicated a temple to him Unconquered Sun;
• (336) First documented records of the Christian celebration of Christmas In Rome;
• (508) The Barbarian King Clovis IKing of the Franks, is baptized into the Christian faith by Saint Remigius.

spirituality

• The Christian world celebrates the birth of Jesus Christthe incarnated divine Logos;
• (597) Augustine of Canterbury and his companions baptized more than 10,000 Gentiles in the Kent region of England.

politics

• (800) Pope Leo III. Crowns Charlemagne Emperor of Holy Roman Empire;
• (1000) On December 25th, Stephen I founded the Christian kingdom Hungary;
• (1100) Baldwin of Bologna is first crowned in the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the Holy Land King of Jerusalem.

Science and Technology

• (1758) The German astronomer Johann Georg Palitzsch discovered the Halley's Comet, confirming Edmund Halley's predictions about the passage of the comet of the same name. This was the first comet transit predicted in advance.

Brazil

• (1881) Brazilian inventor Júlio César Ribeiro de Sousa takes part in the first balloon flight in Brazil. The airship LeVictoria flies in Belém, in what was then the province of Pará.

Wars and rumors

• (1914) on the Western Front of First World WarA series of truces occur to celebrate Christmas. The suspension of conflict in favor of Christian celebration attracted media attention at the time, so letters from British soldiers were intercepted by reporters looking for news armistice;
• (1941) World War II: on December 25th, the Battle of Hong Kongwith the beginning of the Japanese occupation of the region.

Deaths

• (1895) Raul PompeiaBrazilian writer, born in 1863. With his major work The Ateneu, Pompeia became a reference for the realistic and naturalistic trends in national literature;
• (1977) Charlie ChaplinBritish director, producer, actor and musician, born in 1889. Chaplin is considered a leading actor of the silent film era.

“Perfect love is the most beautiful of all frustrations because it is beyond what can be expressed.” Charles Chaplin.

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