Today in HistoryThis day in history:
- 759 – Tang dynasty poet Du Fu departs for Chengdu, where he is hosted by fellow poet Pei Di.
- 1964 – Flying Tiger Line Flight 282 crashes after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, killing three.
- 1918 – Region of Međimurje is captured by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from Hungary.
- 1818 – The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the Nikolauskirche in Oberndorf, Austria.
Births:
- 1868 – Emanuel Lasker, German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1941)
- 1942 – Đoàn Viết Hoạt, Vietnamese journalist, educator, and activist
- 1882 – Hans Rebane, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1961)
Deaths:
- 1707 – Noël Coypel, French painter and educator (b. 1628)
- 2004 – Johnny Oates, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1946)
- 2012 – Charles Durning, American soldier and actor (b. 1923)
Holidays:
- *Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances:*
- Kūčios (Lithuania)
- Independence Day (Libya)
Random Article of the day:
"True" a song by American musician Ryan Cabrera, released as the second single from his second studio album, Take It All Away (2004), on October 11, 2004. The song peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number eight on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 in January 2005.
#wikipedia #December24 #True(RyanCabrerasong)
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