WHAT HAPPENED ON 25. DECEMBER
Want to find out what all happened on 25. December

Roman Emperor Constantine the Great elevates his youngest son Constans to the rank of Caesar. (25. December 333)

First documentary sign of Christmas celebration in ancient Rome (25. December 336)

Vetranio meets Constantius II at Naissus (Serbia) and is forced to abdicate his title (Caesar). Constantius allows him to live as a private citizen on a state pension. (25. December 350)

Clovis I, king of the Franks, is baptized into the Catholic faith at Reims, by Saint Remigius. (25. December 496)

Augustine of Canterbury and his fellow-labourers baptise in Kent more than 10,000 Anglo-Saxons. (25. December 597)

Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome. (25. December 800)

The foundation of the Kingdom of Hungary: Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary. (25. December 1000)

Coronation of Mieszko II Lambert as King of Poland (25. December 1025)

William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy is crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London. (25. December 1066)

Coronation of Boleslaw II the Generous as king of Poland (25. December 1076)

Baldwin of Boulogne is crowned the first King of Jerusalem in the Church of the Nativity. (25. December 1100)

Count Roger II of Sicily is crowned the first King of Sicily. (25. December 1130)

John IV Laskaris of the restored Eastern Roman Empire is deposed and blinded by orders of his co-ruler Michael VIII Palaiologos. (25. December 1261)

Caravel Santa Maria captained by Christopher Columbus runs onto reefs off Haiti due to a proper watch not being kept. Local natives help to save food, armory and ammunition but not the ship. (25. December 1492)

Battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels under Lautaro defeat the Spanish conquistadors and executes the governor of Chile, Pedro de Valdivia. (25. December 1553)

Christmas Island found and named by Captain William Mynors of the East India Company vessel, the Royal Mary. (25. December 1643)

George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day. (25. December 1776)

Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, removing a 22 pound tumor. (25. December 1809)

Rev. Samuel Marsden holds the first Christian service on land in New Zealand at Rangihoua Bay. (25. December 1814)

The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continuously performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance. (25. December 1815)