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1917 – A ship carrying TNT and picric acid in Halifax Harbour, Canada, caught fire after a collision and caused one of the largest accidental explosions in history (pictured). 1956 – In what became known as the Blood in the Water match at the Melbourne Olympics , the Hungarian water polo team defeated the Soviet Union 4–0 against the ...
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[81] 25 December was the date of the winter solstice in the Roman calendar. [77] The Calendar of Antiochus of Athens, c. 2nd century AD, marks 25 December as the "birthday of the Sun". [82] The following century, from AD 274, the Roman festival Dies Natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of Sol Invictus, the 'Invincible Sun') was held on 25 December. [77]
The 'history of religions' or 'substitution' theory suggests that the Church chose December 25 as Christ's birthday (dies Natalis Christi) [198] to appropriate the Roman winter solstice festival dies Natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of Sol Invictus, the 'Invincible Sun'), held on this date since 274 AD; before the earliest evidence of Christmas ...
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Chris Woods (December 25, 1925 –July 04, 1985), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 99 this year. Eddie Safranski (December 25, 1918 –January 10, 1974), American bass player, would have turned 106 this year. Pete Rugolo (December 25, 1915 –October 16, 2011), Sicilian arranger and composer, would have turned 109 this year.