2023-12-24 23:07:18
On Monday, December 25th, the book of history records, among other things:
1818: During Christmas mass on the night of December 25th, the song “Silent Night” is sung for the first time in the parish church in Oberndorf near Salzburg.
1928: The first western sound film, “In Old Arizona,” premieres in Los Angeles.
1973: The Arab oil countries announce a ten percent increase in their production, although they had recently decided to double oil prices on January 1, 1974.
1978: Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia to overthrow the Khmer Rouge terror regime under Pol Pot.
Birthdays: Henri Nannen, German journalist (1913-1996); Anwar al-Sadat, Egypt. Statesman, Nobel Peace Prize 1978 (1918-1981); Hanna Schygulla, German actress (1943); Alannah Myles, Canadian Singer (1958); Helena Christensen, Danish Photo model (1968).
Days of death: İsmet Inönü, Turkish statesman (1884-1973); Karel Čapek, Czech writer (1890-1938); Joan Miró, Spanish painter (1893-1983); Otto Müller, Switzerland. sculptor (1905-1993); Eartha Kitt, US singer/actress (1927-2008).
Name days: Anastasius, Volkhard, Eugenia, Anastasia, Josefina, Theresia, Petrus.
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