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IT’S IRONIC THAT given how we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25 every year – and how the holiday that goes with the celebration often drowns out the birthday celebrations of other people born on that date – Jesus probably wasn’t born on December 25 at all.
In fact, it’s almost certain that he wasn’t born near December at all. It’s generally accepted nowadays that Christmas was fixed for the end of December so as to replace a previous Pagan festival celebrating the winter solstice.
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But given that such a theory was initially put forward by Isaac Newton – who, as you’ll see, features in our pick of people who were actually born on December 25 – it might just have been an epic case of sour grapes.
If today is your birthday, then Happy Birthday to you; here are 16 people with whom you share the burden of regularly having your birthday festivities a little bit overshadowed.
Friday 29 November, 2024
Friday 29 November, 2024
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Happy birthday, Jesus! And 16 other people
IT’S IRONIC THAT given how we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25 every year – and how the holiday that goes with the celebration often drowns out the birthday celebrations of other people born on that date – Jesus probably wasn’t born on December 25 at all.
In fact, it’s almost certain that he wasn’t born near December at all. It’s generally accepted nowadays that Christmas was fixed for the end of December so as to replace a previous Pagan festival celebrating the winter solstice.
But given that such a theory was initially put forward by Isaac Newton – who, as you’ll see, features in our pick of people who were actually born on December 25 – it might just have been an epic case of sour grapes.
If today is your birthday, then Happy Birthday to you; here are 16 people with whom you share the burden of regularly having your birthday festivities a little bit overshadowed.
01 - Sir Isaac Newton
02 - Dorothy Wordsworth
03 - Conrad Hilton
04 - Robert Ripley
05 - Humphrey Bogart
06 - Emmanuel 'Mike' Aggasi
07 - Jairzinho
08 - Sissy Spacek
09 - Karl Rove
10 - Chris Kamara
11 - Shane MacGowan
12 - Ingrid Betancourt
13 - Helena Christensen
14 - DIdo
15 - Ewen Macintosh
16 - Armin van Buuren
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