1776
Washington's crossing of the Delaware River
Event · North America
On this day
25 December
378 events in the atlas are dated to 25 December, from 274 CE to 2025. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 378 events
- 274 – 2025 CE
The best known
From every age and part of the world1831
Baptist War
Rebellion · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean · 1831 – 1832
1979
Soviet-Afghan War
War · South Asia · 1979 – 1989
1989
Trial of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu
Political · Europe
2016
2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash
Accident · Europe
2024
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243
Event · Central Asia
Antiquity
to 500 CE · 1 eventThe Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 12 events- 13521352 Sansepolcro earthquakeNatural disaster · Europe
- 1445Battle of GomitBattle · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1000Founding of Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301)Founding · Europe
- 961 CEFall of Kingdom of ItalyCollapse · Europe
- 1494Second Battle of AcentejoBattle · North Africa
- 12221222 Brescia earthquakeNatural disaster · Europe
- 1433Truce of ŁęczycaEvent · Europe
- 558 CE558 CE Ancona earthquakeNatural disaster · Europe
- 940 CEBattle of IskhabadBattle · Middle East
- 10751075 German royal electionElection · Europe
Early modern times
1501 – 1800 · 21 events- 1776Washington's crossing of the Delaware RiverEvent · North America
- 1553Battle of TucapelBattle · South America
- 1745Treaty of DresdenTreaty · Europe
- 1800Battle of PozzoloBattle · Europe
- 1658Battle of KoldingBattle · Europe
- 1796Founding of AsheboroFounding · North America
- 1674Swedish invasion of BrandenburgWar · Europe · 1674 – 1675
- 1656Battle of ChojniceBattle · Europe
- 1540Founding of Barra de NavidadFounding · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 1566Union of GrodnoTreaty
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 43 events- 1831Baptist WarRebellion · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean · 1831 – 1832
- 1837Battle of Lake OkeechobeeBattle · North America
- 18841884 Arenas Del Rey earthquakeNatural disaster · Europe
- 18931893 Xinjiang earthquakeNatural disaster · East Asia
- 1884Granada earthquake of 25 December 1884Natural disaster · Europe
- 1856Founding of San JustoFounding · South America
- 1826Eggnog RiotProtest · North America
- 1896Construction of Kita-Senju StationConstruction · East Asia
- 1896Construction of Kashiwa StationConstruction · East Asia
- 1896Construction of Toride StationConstruction · East Asia
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 183 events- 1979Soviet-Afghan WarWar · South Asia · 1979 – 1989
- 1914Christmas truceEvent
- 1941Japanese occupation of Hong KongEvent · East Asia · 1941 – 1945
- 1989Trial of Nicolae and Elena CeaușescuPolitical · Europe
- 1915National Protection WarWar · East Asia · 1915 – 1919
- 1999Battle of GroznySiege · Europe · 1999 – 2000
- 1968Kilvenmani massacreAttack · South Asia
- 1951Murder of Harry and Harriette MooreCrime · North America
- 1929Murder of the Lawson familyNatural disaster · North America
- 1998Poso riotsProtest · Southeast Asia · 1998 – 2001
The 21st century
since 2001 · 118 events- 2024Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243Event · Central Asia
- 20162016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crashAccident · Europe
- 2009Northwest Airlines Flight 253Attack · North America
- 20202020 Nashville bombingAttack · North America
- 20252025 United States strikes in NigeriaEvent · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2003UTAGE Flight 141Accident · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 20232023 Plateau State massacresAttack · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 20242024 Estlink 2 incidentEvent
- 20122012 Kazakhstan Antonov An-72 crashAccident · Central Asia
- 2011December 2011 Nigeria bombingsAttack · Sub-Saharan Africa
About the dates
Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.