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| 1959, Chuck Berry was arrested after taking 14 year old Janice Norine (who unbeknown to Berry was working as a prostitute), across a state line. He was sentenced to 5 years jail but after racist comments by the judge Berry was freed. | |
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| 1962, During his first visit to the UK Bob Dylan performed at the King and Queen pub in London’s West End, the singer songwriter’s third UK gig. | |
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| 1964, During a US tour Beach Boy Brian Wilson had a nervous breakdown during a flight from Los Angeles to Houston. Wilson left the band to concentrate on writing and producing. Glen Campbell replaced Wilson for the bands live shows before Bruce Johnston replaced him. | |
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| 1966, ITV (Redifusion) broadcast Ready, Steady Go! for the last time, after the Musicians Union enforced a ban on miming. The special guests for the farewell show were Mick Jagger, The Who, Eric Burdon, The Spencer Davis Group, Donovan and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich. | |
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| 1972, Former Grand Funk Railroad manager Terry Knight arrived during a concert by the band with a court order to seize $1m in money or assets. Police inform the ex manager that he couldn't take anything until after the show. | |
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| 1985, Judas Priest fans Raymond Belknap and James Vance shot themselves after listening to the Judas Priest album ‘Stained Class.’ The two had drunk beer, smoked marijuana and then listened to hours of the album. Afterwards they took a shotgun to a nearby school playground where Belknap shot and killed himself. Vance then blew away his jaw, mouth and nose but lived for more than three years before dying of effects of the shooting. | |
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| 1989, Phil Collins started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Another Day In Paradise', his 7th US solo No.1 Taken from his No.1 album ...But Seriously 'Another Day in Paradise' was written to bring attention to the problem of homelessness. | |
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| 1996, Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx married TV's 'Baywatch' star and former Playboy Playmate of the Month, Donna Deruico. | |
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| 1999, George Harrison's home in Maui in the Hawaiian Islands was broken into by Cristin Keleher, who cooked a frozen pizza, drank beer from the fridge, started some laundry and phoned her mother in New Jersey. Keleher was arrested and charged with burglary and theft. | |
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| 2000, Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall was given a police caution for possessing cocaine and cannabis. Police found the Class A and Class B drugs at his Surrey home after a woman falsely accused him of rape in November. | |
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| 2002, Sir Paul McCartney was granted his own coat of arms by the College of Arms, the English heraldic body formed in 1484. The crest featured a bird that appeared to be holding a guitar in its claw. The motto is "Ecce Cor Meum", Latin for 'Behold My Heart', which is the title of an oratorio he composed. | |
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| 2005, Geezer Butler, the bass player with Black Sabbath offered £5,000 for any information leading to the safe return of Toga, the three-month-old penguin that had been stolen from a zoo on the Isle of Wight a few days earlier. | |
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| 2007, The Police were named as the highest earning touring group for the past year, bringing in nearly £66.5m, ($132m). The band's 54 date North American tour had generated almost double the total of the second-placed act, Country star Kenny Chesney. | |
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| 2008, A spokesman for Michael Jackson denied reports the singer was suffering from a rare respiratory disease and was in need of a lung transplant. Dr Tohme Tohme said in a statement issued to Reuters that stories claiming the singer was unwell were not true. He added that author Ian Halperin had made the claims to promote his unauthorised biography of the 50-year-old singer. | |
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| 2008, Clint Ballard Jr. died. He wrote ‘Game Of Love’ a hit for Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders', and Linda Ronstadt's, ‘You're No Good’. His songs have been recorded by The Hollies, Frankie Avalon, Ricky Nelson, The Zombies and Jan And Dean. | |
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| 2013, The Mail On Sunday reported that documents they obtained from the Cabinet Office via the Freedom Of Information Act showed that George Harrison, who passed away in 2001, turned down the chance to be included in the New Year's Honours List in 2000. The OBE was recommended by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport who said that Harrison should be recognised for his contribution to the music industry. The citation read: "He was a member of a band that many people would say is the best thing that Britain has ever produced, and possibly the best in the world, The Beatles". | |
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| December 23rd: Born on this day | |
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| 1935, Born on this day, Esther Phillips, US soul singer, (1975 US No. 20 & UK No.6 single 'What A Difference A Day Makes'). She died on 7th August 1984. | |
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| 1939, Born on this day, Johnny Kidd, singer, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, (1960 UK No.1 single 'Shakin' All Over'). Killed in a car crash while on tour in Manchester, England on 7th October 1966. | |
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| 1940, Born on this day, Eugene Record, vocals, The Chi-lites, (1972 US No.1 single 'Oh Girl', 1972 UK No.3 single 'Have You Seen Her'). He died of cancer on 22nd July 2005. | |
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| 1940, Born on this day, Jorma Kaukonen, guitar, Jefferson Airplane, (1967 US No.18 single 'White Rabbit'). Hot Tuna. | |
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| 1941, Born on this day, Ron Bushy, Iron Butterfly (1968 US No.14 single 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida'). | |
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| 1941, Born on this day, Tim Hardin, US singer, songwriter, (1967 UK No.50 single 'Hang On To A Dream'). Wrote 'Reason To Believe' and 'If I Were A Carpenter.' Died of a heroin overdose on 29th December 1980. | |
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| 1943, Born on this day, Derek Smalls, bass, Spinal Tap, (1984 rock film 'This Is Spinal Tap'). | |
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| 1946, Born on this day, Duster Bennett, singer, guitarist, harmonica player. Worked with Alexis Korner, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Fleetwood Mac and B.B. King. Killed in a car crash on 26th March 1976. | |
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| 1946, Born on this day, Ray Tabano who was a founding member of Aerosmith.Tabano was a childhood friend of Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler and was in Steven's first band, The Strangeurs. Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford in Aerosmith in 1971. | |
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| 1949, Born on this day, Ariel Bender, guitarist, Mott The Hoople, (1972 UK No.3 single 'All The Young Dudes'), Spooky Tooth. | |
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| 1949, Born on this day, Adrian Belew, American guitarist and singer, worked with King Crimson and David Bowie. | |
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| 1951, Born on this day American musician Doug Stegmeyer who worked with many artists including Billy Joel Hall and Oates and The Carpenters. On August 25, 1995, Stegmeyer died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Long Island home. | |
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| 1958, Born on this day, Dave Murray, guitar, Iron Maiden, (1982 UK No.1 album The Number Of The Beast, 1991 UK No.1 single 'Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter'). | |
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| 1960, Born on this day, Wil Sinnott, The Shamen, (1991 UK No.4 single 'Move Any Mountain'). Drowned on May 22nd 1991 while swimming off the coast of La Gomera when he was pulled under by strong currents. The Shamen were in Tenerife filming a video for their new single 'Move Any Mountain.' | |
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| 1964, Born on this day, Eddie Vedder, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with Pearl Jam, (1992 UK No.15 single 'Jeremy', 1993 US No.1 & UK No.2 album 'Vs', 1994 US No.1 & UK No.4 album Vitalogy' and 1996 US No.1 & UK No.3 album 'No Code'). In 2007, Vedder released his first solo album as a soundtrack for the film Into the Wild. | |
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| 1974, Born on this day, Montsho Eshe, Arrested Development, (1992 UK No.2 single 'People Everyday'). | |
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| 1975, Born on this day, Katie Underwood, Bardot, winners of the Australian Popstars reality show, (2000 Australian No.1 single ‘Poison’, and 2000 Australian No.1 self-titled album). | |
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| 1985, Born on this day, Harry Judd, drummer, McFly, (2004 UK No.1 single ‘Colours In Her Hair’, 2004 UK No.1 album ‘Room On The 3rd Floor’). |
THIS DAY IN MUSIC
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Article 6
LADY ARPELS PLANÉTARIUM POETIC COMPLICATIONS
Μέτρηση του χρόνου έξω από την τροχιά της Γης
Το νέο δημιούργημα του Οίκου Van Cleef & Arpels για αυστηρώς γυναικείους καρπούς...
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Το σπίτι στο Κουνούπι Αργολίδας που πωλείται 20 εκατ. ευρώ!
Δεν βρίσκεται στην παραλιακή της Βουλιαγμένης, ούτε σε κάποιο θέρετρο της Χαλκιδικής ή την μαγική Κρήτη.Το πιο ακριβό σπίτι στην Ελλάδα, βγήκε προς πώληση έναντι 20 εκατομμυρίων ευρώ, βρίσκεται στο νομό Αργολίδος και είναι απλά υπέροχο!
Στην περιοχή Κουνούπι, σε έκταση 18.000 τετραγωνικών μέτρων, υπάρχει ένα από τα ομορφότερα σπίτια στη χώρα μας. 568 τετραγωνικά μέτρα, τρεις ιδιωτικές παραλίες, δύο υπαίθριες κουζίνες, 7 καθιστικά εξωτερικού χώρου με θέα στον Σαρωνικό, το σπίτι αυτό πωλείται από τον οίκο δημοπρασιών Sotheby’s.
Η κατασκευή του είναι μοναδική και περικλείει όλα όσα θα ήθελε κάποιος για να περάσει το υπόλοιπο της ζωής του. Θυμίζει ανάκτορο, με τον τελευταίας τεχνολογίας μηχανολογικό εξοπλισμό να προσφέρει όλες τις ανέσεις που χρειάζεται κάποιος.
Η παραλία Κουνούπι
Η παραλία Κουνούπι βρίσκεται 6 χιλιόμετρα ανατολικά από το Πόρτο Χέλι, ακριβώς μπροστά από τον οικισμό του Αγίου Αιμιλιανού στην Αργολίδα.
Εχειι άμμο, ψιλό βοτσαλάκι και ρηχά νερά, ενώ «βλέπει» στο μικρό νησί Κουνούπι.
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EVENTS OF THIS DAY IN THE PAST 24/12
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- 502 – Chinese emperor Xiao Yan names Xiao Tong his heir designate.
- 640 – Pope John IV is elected.
- 759 – Tang dynasty poet Du Fu departs for Chengdu, where he is hosted by fellow poet Pei Di.
- 820 – Emperor Leo V is assassinated in the Hagia Sophia at Constantinople and is succeeded by Michael II.
- 1144 – The capital of the crusader County of Edessa falls to Imad ad-Din Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo.
- 1294 – Pope Boniface VIII is elected, replacing St. Celestine V, who had resigned.
- 1500 – A joint Venetian–Spanish fleet captures the Castle of St. George on the island of Cephalonia.
- 1777 – Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.
- 1800 – The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise fails to kill Napoleon Bonaparte.
- 1814 – Representatives of Britain and the United States sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812.
- 1818 – The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.
- 1826 – The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy begins that night, wrapping up the following morning.
- 1846 – British acquired Labuan from the Sultanate of Brunei for Great Britain.
- 1851 – Library of Congress burns.
- 1865 – The Ku Klux Klan is formed.
- 1871 – Aida opens in Cairo, Egypt.
- 1906 – Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
- 1911 – Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
- 1913 – The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".
- 1914 – World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins.
- 1924 – Albania becomes a republic.
- 1929 – Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen.
- 1939 – World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace.
- 1941 – World War II: Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces.
- 1941 – World War II: Benghazi is conquered by British forces.
- 1942 – World War II: French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers, Algeria.
- 1943 – World War II: U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower is named Supreme Allied Commander for the Invasion of Normandy.
- 1945 – Five of nine children become missing after their home in Fayetteville, West Virginia, is burned down.
- 1951 – Libya becomes independent from Italy. Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya.
- 1953 – Tangiwai disaster: In New Zealand's North Island, at Tangiwai, a railway bridge is damaged by a lahar and collapses beneath a passenger train, killing 151 people.
- 1964 – Vietnam War: Viet Cong operatives bomb the Brinks Hotel in Saigon, South Vietnam to demonstrate they can strike an American installation in the heavily guarded capital.
- 1966 – A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 129.
- 1968 – Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures.
- 1969 – The oil company Phillips Petroleum made the first oil discovery in the Norwegian sector of North Sea.
- 1969 – Nigerian troops capture Umuahia, the Biafran capital.
- 1973 – District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government.
- 1974 – Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia.
- 1980 – Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, an incident called "Britain's Roswell".
- 1994 – Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on the ground at Houari Boumediene Airport, Algiers, Algeria. Over the course of three days three passengers are killed, as are all four terrorists.
- 1997 – The Sid El-Antri massacre in Algeria kills between 50 and 100 people.
- 1999 – Indian Airlines Flight 814 is hijacked in Indian airspace between Kathmandu, Nepal, and Delhi, India. The aircraft landed at Kandahar in Afghanistan. The incident ended on December 31with the release of 190 survivors (one passenger is killed).
- 2003 – The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station.
- 2005 – Chad–Sudan relations: Chad declares a state of war against Sudan following a December 18 attack on Adré, which left about 100 people dead.
- 2008 – Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, begins a series of attacks on Democratic Republic of the Congo, massacring more than 400.
Births[edit]
- 3 BC – Galba, Roman emperor (d. 69)
- 1166 – John, King of England (d. 1216)
- 1389 – John V, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442)
- 1474 – Bartolomeo degli Organi, Italian musician (d. 1539)
- 1475 – Thomas Murner, German poet and translator (d. 1537)
- 1508 – Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian scholar (d. 1567)
- 1520 – Martha Leijonhufvud, Swedish noble (d. 1584)
- 1537 – Willem IV van den Bergh, Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen (d. 1586)
- 1549 – Kaspar Ulenberg, German theologian (d. 1617)
- 1588 – Constance of Austria (d. 1631)
- 1596 – Leonaert Bramer, Dutch painter (d. 1674)
- 1597 – Honoré II, Prince of Monaco (d. 1662)
- 1625 – Johann Rudolph Ahle, German organist, composer, and theorist (d. 1673)
- 1635 – Mariana of Austria (d. 1696)
- 1679 – Domenico Sarro, Italian composer and educator (d. 1744)
- 1698 – William Warburton, English bishop (d. 1779)
- 1726 – Johann Hartmann, Danish composer (d. 1793)
- 1731 – Julie Bondeli, Swiss salonist and lady of letters (d. 1778)
- 1754 – George Crabbe, English priest, surgeon, and poet (d. 1832)
- 1761 – Selim III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1808)
- 1761 – Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831)
- 1798 – Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet and playwright (d. 1855)
- 1809 – Kit Carson, American general (d. 1868)
- 1810 – Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter and illustrator (d. 1873)
- 1812 – Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal, German lawyer and jurist (d. 1894)
- 1818 – James Prescott Joule, English physicist and brewer (d. 1889)
- 1822 – Matthew Arnold, English poet and critic (d. 1888)
- 1827 – Alexander von Oettingen, German theologian and statistician (d. 1905)
- 1837 – Empress Elisabeth of Austria (d. 1898)
- 1843 – Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (d. 1886)
- 1845 – George I of Greece (d. 1913)
- 1865 – Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian, educator, and diplomat, founded the Askenazy school (d. 1935)
- 1867 – Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (d. 1915)
- 1867 – Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)
- 1868 – Emanuel Lasker, German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1941)
- 1869 – Henriette Roland Holst, Dutch poet, playwright, and politician (d. 1952)
- 1872 – Frederick Semple, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1927)
- 1875 – Émile Wegelin, French rower (d. 1962)
- 1877 – Sigrid Schauman, Finnish painter and critic (d. 1979)
- 1879 – Émile Nelligan, Canadian poet (d. 1941)
- 1879 – Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1952)
- 1880 – Johnny Gruelle, American author and illustrator (d. 1939)
- 1881 – Charles Wakefield Cadman, American composer and critic (d. 1946)
- 1882 – Hans Rebane, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1961)
- 1883 – Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and producer (d. 1945)
- 1885 – Paul Manship, American sculptor (d. 1966)
- 1887 – Louis Jouvet, French actor and producer (d. 1951)
- 1888 – Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1962)
- 1891 – Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky, Russian illustrator and painter (d. 1970)
- 1892 – Ruth Chatterton, American actress (d. 1961)
- 1893 – Harry Warren, American pianist and composer (d. 1981)
- 1894 – Georges Guynemer, French captain and pilot (d. 1917)
- 1894 – Jack Thayer, American businessman (d. 1945)
- 1895 – E. Roland Harriman, American financier and philanthropist (d. 1978)
- 1895 – Noel Streatfeild, English author (d. 1986)
- 1895 – Marguerite Williams, American geologist (d. 1991)
- 1897 – Ville Pörhölä, Finnish shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1964)
- 1897 – Väinö Sipilä, Finnish runner (d. 1987)
- 1898 – Baby Dodds, American drummer (d. 1959)
- 1900 – Joey Smallwood, Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991)
- 1900 – Hawayo Takata, Japanese-American teacher and master practitioner of Reiki (d. 1980)
- 1903 – Joseph Cornell, American sculptor and director (d. 1972)
- 1903 – Ernst Krenkel, Polish-Russian geographer and explorer (d. 1971)
- 1903 – Ava Helen Pauling, American humanitarian and activist (d. 1981)
- 1904 – Joseph M. Juran, Romanian-American engineer and businessman (d. 2008)
- 1905 – Howard Hughes, American businessman, engineer, and pilot (d. 1976)
- 1906 – Franz Waxman, German-American composer and conductor (d. 1967)
- 1907 – I. F. Stone, American journalist and author (d. 1989)
- 1910 – Ellen Braumüller, German javelin thrower and triathlete (d. 1991)
- 1910 – Fritz Leiber, American author and poet (d. 1992)
- 1910 – Max Miedinger, Swiss typeface designer, created Helvetica (d. 1980)
- 1913 – Ad Reinhardt, American painter and academic (d. 1967)
- 1914 – Ralph Marterie, Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1978)
- 1914 – Herbert Reinecker, German author and screenwriter (d. 2007)
- 1919 – Qateel Shifai, Pakistani poet and songwriter (d. 2001)
- 1919 – Pierre Soulages, French artist
- 1920 – Franco Lucentini, Italian author and screenwriter (d. 2002)
- 1920 – Yevgeniya Rudneva, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant and navigator (d. 1944)
- 1921 – Bill Dudley, American football player (d. 2010)
- 1922 – Ava Gardner, American actress (d. 1990)
- 1923 – George Patton IV, American general (d. 2004)
- 1924 – Lee Dorsey, American singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
- 1924 – Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Somalian soldier and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Somalia (d. 2014)
- 1924 – Mohammed Rafi, Indian singer (d. 1980)
- 1924 – Norman Rossington, English actor (d. 1999)
- 1927 – Mary Higgins Clark, American author
- 1928 – Lev Vlassenko, Georgian-Australian pianist and educator (d. 1996)
- 1929 – Lennart Skoglund, Swedish footballer (d. 1975)
- 1929 – Philip Ziegler, English historian and author
- 1930 – Robert Joffrey, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1988)
- 1930 – John J. Kelley, American runner (d. 2011)
- 1931 – Ray Bryant, American pianist and composer (d. 2011)
- 1931 – Mauricio Kagel, Argentinian-German composer and scholar (d. 2008)
- 1932 – Colin Cowdrey, Indian-English cricketer (d. 2000)
- 1932 – On Kawara, Japanese-American painter (d. 2014)
- 1934 – John Critchinson, English pianist and composer (d. 2017)
- 1934 – Stjepan Mesić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Croatia
- 1936 – Ivan Lawrence, English lawyer and politician
- 1937 – Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
- 1937 – John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, Northern Irish politician, Irish Minister of Home Affairs
- 1938 – Bobby Henrich, American baseball player
- 1938 – Valentim Loureiro, Portuguese soldier and politician
- 1940 – Janet Carroll, American actress and singer (d. 2012)
- 1941 – Mike Hazlewood, English singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
- 1942 – Indra Bania, Indian actor, director, and playwright (d. 2015)
- 1942 – Jonathan Borofsky, American sculptor and painter
- 1942 – Đoàn Viết Hoạt, Vietnamese journalist, educator, and activist
- 1943 – Tarja Halonen, Finnish lawyer and politician, 11th President of Finland
- 1943 – Suzy Menkes, English journalist and critic
- 1944 – Barry Elliot, English actor and screenwriter
- 1944 – Mike Curb, American businessman and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California
- 1944 – Oswald Gracias, Indian cardinal
- 1944 – Daniel Johnson, Jr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of Quebec
- 1944 – Erhard Keller, German speed skater
- 1944 – Bob Shaw, Australian golfer
- 1944 – Woody Shaw, American trumpeter (d. 1989)
- 1945 – Lemmy, English hard rock singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2015)
- 1945 – Steve Smith, Canadian-American actor and comedian
- 1946 – Jan Akkerman, Dutch rock guitarist and songwriter
- 1946 – Jeff Sessions, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Alabama and 84th Attorney General of the United States
- 1947 – Kevin Sheedy, Australian footballer and coach
- 1948 – Stan Bowles, English footballer and sportscaster
- 1948 – Frank Oliver, New Zealand rugby player and coach
- 1949 – Warwick Brown, Australian race car driver
- 1949 – Randy Neugebauer, American accountant and politician
- 1950 – Dana Gioia, American poet and critic
- 1950 – Hiroshi Ikushima, Japanese businessman and academic
- 1950 – Libby Larsen, American composer
- 1951 – John D'Acquisto, American baseball player
- 1951 – Nick Kent, English-French journalist and author
- 1953 – Timothy Carhart, American actor
- 1954 – Yves Debay, Congolese-French commander and journalist (d. 2013)
- 1954 – José María Figueres, Costa Rican businessman and politician, President of Costa Rica
- 1954 – Helen Jones, English lawyer and politician
- 1954 – Dale Brown Emeagwali, American microbiologist and cancer researcher
- 1955 – Scott Fischer, American mountaineer and guide (d. 1996)
- 1955 – Clarence Gilyard, American actor and educator
- 1957 – Hamid Karzai, Afghan politician, 12th President of Afghanistan
- 1957 – Diane Tell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1958 – Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer and producer (d. 2008)
- 1958 – Paul Pressey, American basketball player and coach
- 1958 – Gene Sperling, American economist
- 1959 – Chris Blackhurst, English journalist
- 1959 – Lee Daniels, American director and producer
- 1960 – Glenn McQueen, Canadian-American animator (d. 2002)
- 1960 – Carol Vorderman, English television host
- 1961 – Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani businessman and politician, 4th President of Azerbaijan
- 1961 – Mary Barra, American businesswoman, current CEO and chairwoman of General Motors
- 1961 – Eriko Kitagawa, Japanese director and screenwriter
- 1961 – Darren Wharton, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
- 1961 – Wade Williams, American actor
- 1961 – Jay Wright, American basketball player and coach
- 1962 – Kate Spade, American fashion designer, co-founded Kate Spade New York
- 1963 – Caroline Aherne, English actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
- 1963 – Jay Bilas, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1963 – Timo Jutila, Finnish ice hockey player and sportscaster
- 1963 – Mary Ramsey, American singer-songwriter and violinist
- 1963 – Neil Turbin, American singer-songwriter
- 1964 – Mark Valley, American actor
- 1965 – Millard Powers, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
- 1966 – Diedrich Bader, American actor
- 1967 – Mikhail Shchennikov, Russian race walker
- 1967 – Pernilla Wahlgren, Swedish singer and actress
- 1968 – Doyle Bramhall II, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1968 – Marleen Renders, Belgian runner
- 1969 – Brad Anderson, American wrestler
- 1969 – Milan Blagojevic, Australian footballer and manager
- 1969 – Pernille Fischer Christensen, Danish director and screenwriter
- 1969 – Taro Goto, Japanese soccer player
- 1969 – Leavander Johnson, American boxer (d. 2005)
- 1969 – Ryuji Kato, Japanese soccer player
- 1969 – Nick Love, English director and screenwriter
- 1969 – Clinton McKinnon, American saxophonist and keyboard player
- 1969 – Ed Miliband, English academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
- 1969 – Mark Millar, Scottish author
- 1969 – Luis Musrri, Chilean footballer and manager
- 1969 – Oleg Skripochka, Russian astronaut and engineer
- 1969 – Gintaras Staučė, Lithuanian footballer and manager
- 1969 – Michael Zucchet, American economist and politician
- 1970 – Adam Haslett, American author and academic
- 1970 – Amaury Nolasco, Puerto Rican-American actor
- 1971 – Geoff Allott, New Zealand cricketer
- 1971 – Sascha Fischer, German rugby player
- 1971 – Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and actor
- 1972 – Álvaro Mesén, Costa Rican footballer
- 1972 – Klaus Schnellenkamp, Chilean businessman and author
- 1973 – Liu Dong, Chinese-Spanish runner
- 1973 – Paul Foot, English comedian
- 1973 – Stephenie Meyer, American author and film producer
- 1973 – Ali Salem Tamek, Moroccan activist
- 1974 – Thure Lindhardt, Danish actor
- 1974 – Paal Nilssen-Love, Norwegian drummer and composer
- 1974 – Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer
- 1974 – Ryan Seacrest, American radio host and television personality, and producer
- 1974 – J.D. Walsh, American actor, director, and producer
- 1976 – Linda Ferga, French hurdler
- 1977 – Michael Raymond-James, American actor
- 1978 – Yıldıray Baştürk, German-Turkish footballer
- 1978 – Warren Tredrea, Australian footballer and sportscaster
- 1979 – Chris Hero, American wrestler and trainer
- 1980 – Maarja Liis-Ilus, Estonian pop musician
- 1980 – Stephen Appiah, Ghanaian footballer
- 1980 – Tomas Kalnoky, Czech-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1981 – Dima Bilan, Russian singer-songwriter and actor
- 1984 – Isaac De Gois, Australian rugby league player
- 1985 – Alexey Dmitriev, German ice hockey player
- 1985 – David Ragan, American race car driver
- 1986 – Tim Elliott, American mixed martial artist
- 1986 – Kyrylo Fesenko, Ukrainian basketball player
- 1987 – Jane Summersett, American ice dancer
- 1988 – Stefanos Athanasiadis, Greek footballer
- 1988 – Emre Özkan, Turkish footballer
- 1988 – Simon Zenke, Nigerian footballer
- 1990 – Brigetta Barrett, American high jumper
- 1990 – Marcus Jordan, American basketball player
- 1990 – Ryo Miyake, Japanese fencer
- 1991 – Lara Michel, Swiss tennis player
- 1991 – Wasim Tareen, Pakistani footballer
- 1991 – Louis Tomlinson, English singer-songwriter
- 1994 – Fa'amanu Brown, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1994 – Miguel Castro, Dominican baseball player
Deaths[edit]
- 427 – Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople
- 820 – Leo V the Armenian, Byzantine emperor (b. 775)
- 903 – Hedwiga, duchess of Saxony
- 950 – Shi Hongzhao, Chinese general
- 950 – Wang Zhang, Chinese official
- 950 – Yang Bin, Chinese chancellor
- 1193 – Roger III of Sicily (b. 1175)
- 1257 – John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)
- 1263 – Hōjō Tokiyori, regent of Japan (b. 1227)
- 1281 – Henry V of Luxembourg (b. 1216)
- 1449 – Walter Bower, Scottish chronicler (b. 1385)
- 1453 – John Dunstaple, English composer (b. 1390)
- 1456 – Đurađ Branković, Despot of Serbia (b. 1377)
- 1473 – John Cantius, Polish scholar and theologian (b. 1390)
- 1524 – Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer and politician, Governor of Portuguese India (b. 1469)
- 1541 – Andreas Karlstadt, Christian theologian and reformer (born 1486)
- 1635 – Hester Jonas, German nurse (b. 1570)
- 1660 – Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (b. 1631)
- 1707 – Noël Coypel, French painter and educator (b. 1628)
- 1813 – Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1740)
- 1844 – Friedrich Bernhard Westphal, Danish-German painter (b. 1803)
- 1863 – William Makepeace Thackeray, English author and poet (b. 1811)
- 1865 – Charles Lock Eastlake, English painter and historian (b. 1793)
- 1868 – Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (b. 1802)
- 1872 – William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1820)
- 1873 – Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795)
- 1889 – Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch pastor and poet (b. 1819)
- 1898 – Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese priest and saint (b. 1828)
- 1914 – John Muir, Scottish-American geologist, botanist, and author, founded Sierra Club (b. 1838)
- 1920 – Stephen Mosher Wood, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1832)
- 1926 – Wesley Coe, American shot putter, hammer thrower, and discus thrower (b. 1879)
- 1931 – Flying Hawk, American warrior, educator and historian (b. 1854)
- 1935 – Alban Berg, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1885)
- 1938 – Bruno Taut, German architect and urban planner (b. 1880)
- 1941 – Siegfried Alkan, German composer (b. 1858)
- 1942 – François Darlan, French admiral and politician, 122nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1881)
- 1947 – Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (b. 1875)
- 1957 – Norma Talmadge, American actress and producer (b. 1893)
- 1961 – Robert Hillyer, American poet and academic (b. 1895)
- 1962 – Wilhelm Ackermann, German mathematician (b. 1896)
- 1962 – Eveline Adelheid von Maydell, German illustrator (b. 1890)
- 1964 – Claudia Jones, Trinidad-British journalist and activist (b. 1915)
- 1965 – John Black, English businessman (b. 1895)
- 1965 – William M. Branham, American minister and theologian (b. 1906)
- 1967 – Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (b. 1913)
- 1969 – Stanisław Błeszyński, Polish-German entomologist and lepidopterist (b. 1927)
- 1969 – Cortelia Clark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1907)
- 1969 – Olivia FitzRoy, English soldier and author (b. 1921)
- 1969 – Alfred B. Skar, Norwegian journalist and politician (b. 1896)
- 1971 – Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (b. 1924)
- 1972 – Gisela Richter, English-American archaeologist and historian (b. 1882)
- 1973 – Fritz Gause, German historian and author (b. 1893)
- 1975 – Bernard Herrmann, American composer and conductor (b. 1911)
- 1977 – Samael Aun Weor, Colombian author and educator (b. 1917)
- 1980 – Karl Dönitz, German admiral and politician, President of Germany (b. 1891)
- 1982 – Louis Aragon, French author and poet (b. 1897)
- 1984 – Peter Lawford, English-American actor (b. 1923)
- 1985 – Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer (b. 1904)
- 1985 – Camille Tourville, Canadian-American wrestler and manager (b. 1927)
- 1986 – Gardner Fox, American author (b. 1911)
- 1987 – Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, 45th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1919)
- 1987 – M. G. Ramachandran, Sri Lankan-Indian actor, producer, and politician, 5th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (b. 1917)
- 1988 – Jainendra Kumar, Indian author (b. 1905)
- 1990 – Thorbjørn Egner, Norwegian playwright and songwriter (b. 1922)
- 1991 – Virginia Sorensen, American author (b. 1912)
- 1992 – Peyo, Belgian cartoonist, created The Smurfs (b. 1928)
- 1992 – Bobby LaKind, American singer-songwriter and conga player (b. 1945)
- 1993 – Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (b. 1898)
- 1994 – John Boswell, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1947)
- 1994 – Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (b. 1916)
- 1997 – James Komack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
- 1997 – Toshiro Mifune, Chinese-Japanese actor and producer (b. 1920)
- 1997 – Pierre Péladeau, Canadian businessman, founded Quebecor (b. 1925)
- 1998 – Syl Apps, Canadian ice hockey player and pole vaulter (b. 1915)
- 1999 – Bill Bowerman, American runner, coach, and businessman, co-founded Nike, Inc. (b. 1911)
- 1999 – Maurice Couve de Murville, French soldier and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1907)
- 1999 – João Figueiredo, Brazilian general and politician, 30th President of Brazil (b. 1918)
- 2000 – John Cooper, English businessman, co-founded the Cooper Car Company (b. 1923)
- 2002 – Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author and poet (b. 1920)
- 2002 – Jake Thackray, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
- 2004 – Johnny Oates, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1946)
- 2006 – Braguinha, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1907)
- 2006 – Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer (b. 1961)
- 2006 – Frank Stanton, American businessman (b. 1908)
- 2007 – Nicholas Pumfrey, English lawyer and judge (b. 1951)
- 2007 – George Warrington, American businessman (b. 1952)
- 2008 – Ralph Harris, British journalist (b. 1921)
- 2008 – Harold Pinter, English playwright, screenwriter, director, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1930)
- 2009 – Marcus Bakker, Dutch journalist and politician (b. 1923)
- 2009 – Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (b. 1916)
- 2009 – George Michael, American sportscaster (b. 1939)
- 2009 – Gero von Wilpert, German author and academic (b. 1933)
- 2010 – Elisabeth Beresford, French-English journalist and author (b. 1926)
- 2010 – Frans de Munck, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1922)
- 2010 – Orestes Quércia, Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of São Paulo State (b. 1938)
- 2010 – Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer and educator (b. 1930)
- 2011 – Johannes Heesters, Dutch-German entertainer (b. 1903)
- 2012 – Richard Rodney Bennett, English-American composer and academic (b. 1936)
- 2012 – Charles Durning, American soldier and actor (b. 1923)
- 2012 – Jack Klugman, American actor (b. 1922)
- 2012 – Dennis O'Driscoll, Irish poet and critic (b. 1954)
- 2013 – Frédéric Back, German-Canadian director, animator, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
- 2013 – Ian Barbour, Chinese-American author and scholar (b. 1923)
- 2013 – John M. Goldman, English haematologist and oncologist (b. 1938)
- 2013 – Allan McKeown, English-American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)
- 2014 – Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player (b. 1923)
- 2014 – Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (b. 1944)
- 2014 – Herbert Harris, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
- 2014 – Krzysztof Krauze, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1953)
- 2015 – Turid Birkeland, Norwegian businesswoman and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture (b. 1962)
- 2015 – Letty Jimenez Magsanoc, Filipino journalist (b. 1941)
- 2015 – Adriana Olguín, Chilean lawyer and politician, Chilean Minister of Justice (b. 1911)
- 2016 – Rick Parfitt, British musician (b. 1948)
- 2016 – Liz Smith, English actress (b. 1921)
- 2016 – Richard Adams, English author (b. 1920)
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THIS DAY IN MUSIC
| December 24th: On this Day | |
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| 1965, The Beatles had the No.1 album in the US for the third Christmas in a row. Rubber Soul was at the top of the LP chart, following Beatles For Sale in 1964 and With The Beatles in 1963. The Fab Four would repeat this feat again in 1968 with The Beatles (The White Album) and again in 1969, with Abbey Road. | |
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| 1967, The Bee Gees performed their Christmas special 'live' from Liverpool Cathedral, England which was broadcast on UK TV. | |
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| 1972, On the second UK leg of his 182 date Ziggy Stardust Tour, David Bowie played the second of two nights at the Rainbow Theatre, London. This tour had the classic Spiders From Mars line up of Mick Ronson on guitar, vocals, Trevor Bolder, bass and Mick "Woody" Woodmansey on drums. | |
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| 1973, Tom Johnson of the Doobie Brothers was arrested in Visalia, California and charged with possession of marijuana. His court date is set for January 10th, the same day the band's new LP is to be released. The album is ironically titled "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits". | |
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| 1976, The Eagles sixth album, Hotel California spent the first of eight non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard chart. The band's first LP with Joe Walsh and last with bassist Randy Meisner which has now sold over 16 million copies. | |
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| 1977, The Bee Gees started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'How Deep Is Your Love', the group's 4th US No.1. It stayed in the top 10 for 17 weeks giving it the longest chart run in history, a No.3 in the UK. | |
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| 1977, The Sex Pistols played their last ever UK gig, (until 1996), before splitting, at Ivanhoes in Huddersfield. It was a charity performance before an audience of mainly children. | |
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| 1988, American glam metal band Poison started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn.' | |
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| 1988, Nirvana started recording their first album 'Bleach' using a $600 loan from an old school friend. | |
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| 1994, Pearl Jam went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Vitalogy'. Their third studio album was first released on vinyl record, followed by a release in other formats two weeks later. | |
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| 1999, Zeke Carey of The Flamingos died. Had the 1959 US No.11 single 'I Only Have Eyes For You', (which was also a 1975 UK No.1 hit for Art Garfunkel). | |
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| 2000, Four Seasons bassist Nick Massi died of cancer. They scored the 1976 UK & US No.1 single 'December 1963, Oh What A Night', as well as hits with ‘Sherry,’ and ‘Rag Doll.’ | |
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| 2003, Jack White of The White Stripes turned himself in to Detroit police to face aggravated assault charges stemming from a bar room altercation in which he allegedly attacked Jason Stollsteimer of The Von Bondies. White was also fingerprinted and formally booked on the charges before he was released on bail. | |
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| 2005, Rapper Foxy Brown was handcuffed and threatened with jail after she stuck her tongue out at a New York judge who asked her to stop chewing gum. Judge Melissa Jackson told the singer, she had showed disrespect to the court. Brown was in court on charges of assaulting two nail salon workers during a row over payment. | |
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| 2012, American musician Ray Collins died aged 76. Collins was the lead vocalist on early Mothers of Invention albums, including Freak Out!, Absolutely Free, and Cruising with Ruben & the Jets and continued to contribute to other Frank Zappaprojects through the mid-1970s. | |
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| 2015, William Guest of Gladys Knight And The Pips died of heart failure at the age of 74. His background vocals can be heard on all of the group's hits, including 'Midnight Train To Georgia', 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' and the Grammy winning 'Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)'. | |
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| 2016, Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt died in hospital in Marbella, Spain aged 68. He died from a severe infection after going to hospital, following complications to a shoulder injury. His partnership with Francis Rossi became the core of Status Quo, one of Britain's most enduring bands. Status Quo had over 60 chart hits in the UK, more than any other rock band, including "Pictures of Matchstick Men" in 1967, "Whatever You Want" in 1979 and "In the Army Now" in 2010. Twenty-two of these reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. In July 1985 the band opened Live Aidat Wembley Stadium with "Rockin' All Over the World". | |
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| December 24th: Born on this day | |
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| 1924, Born on this day, Lee Dorsey, US singer, (1966 US & UK No.8 single 'Working In The Coalmine'). | |
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| 1945, Born on this day, Lemmy, English musician, singer, and songwriter who founded and fronted the rock band Motorhead. Lemmy played in several rock groups in the 1960s, including the Rockin' Vickers and worked as a roadie for Jimi Hendrix and the Nice, before joining the space rock band Hawkwind in 1971, singing lead on their hit 'Silver Machine'. He died on 28 December 2015 following a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer. | |
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| 1946, Born on this day, Jan Akkerman, guitar, Focus, (1973 UK No.4 single 'Sylvia', 1973 US No. 9 single 'Hocus Pocus'). | |
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| 1962, Born on this day, Darren Wharton, British keyboardist, singer and songwriter. Worked with Thin Lizzy and fronted his own band, Dare. | |
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| 1963, Born on this day, Neil Turbin, American thrash metal vocalist known for being the first full-time vocalist for American band Anthrax and the heavy metal band DeathRiders. | |
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| 1965, Born on this day, Millard Powers, American musician, songwriter, record producer, and Grammy-nominated recording engineer. Since 2005 he has played bass guitar in the Counting Crows. | |
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| 1968, Born on this day, Doyle Bramhall II, guitarist, songwriter, Smokestack, Eric Clapton Band, Roger Waters. | |
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| 1971, Born on this day, Ricky Martin, singer, (1999, US & UK No.1 single 'Livin' La Vida Loca'. Recorded the world's biggest selling football song 'The Cup Of Life'). | |
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| 1975, Born on this day, Joe Washbourn, vocals, Toploader, who had the 2000 UK No.7 single with a cover of King Harvest's US hit 'Dancing In The Moonlight'. | |
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| 1991, Born on this day, Louis Tomlinson from English-Irish pop boy band One Direction who formed after finishing third in the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. Scored the 2011 UK No.1 single 'What Makes You Beautiful' and the 2013 No.1 'One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)'. |
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ΠΑΡΑΜΟΝΗ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΓΕΝΝΩΝ ΣΤΑ ΞΕΝΟΔΟΧΕΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ
Τα 5άστερα ξενοδοχεία της Θεσσαλονίκης έχουν ήδη φορέσει τα γιορτινά τους και καλούν τους Θεσσαλονικείς να απολαύσουν τα ειδικά μενού με ιδιαίτερες γιορτινές γαστρονομικές προτάσεις που έχουν διαμορφώσει για την παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων αλλά και ανήμερα της 25ης Δεκεμβρίου υπό τη συνοδεία καλής μουσικής, μέσα σε άκρως φιλόξενη και «ζεστή» ατμόσφαιρα.
Μοναδικές γαστρονομικές δημιουργίες και εκλεκτές σαμπάνιες, υπό τους χριστουγεννιάτικους ήχους και όχι μόνο, αναμένεται να συνοδεύσουν όσους επιλέξουν ρεβεγιόν στα πολυτελή ξενοδοχεία της πόλης.
Hotel Nikopolis
24/12
Απολαύστε την Παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων με γευστικές δημιουργίες 4 πιάτων στο εστιατόριο Dome Real Cuisine με μουσικές επιλογές από DJ που κάνουν την ατμόσφαιρα ζεστή και ιδανική για μία τέτοια βραδιά. Καλωσόρισμα με cocktail prosecco.
Τιμή: 60 ευρώ κατ'άτομο (δεν συμπεριλαμβάνονται τα ποτά), παιδιά 4-12 ετών 20 ευρώ, παιδιά 0-4 ετών δωρεάν
Ώρα άφιξης 21:30.
25/12
Γιορτάστε την ημέρα των Χριστουγέννων στο Da Vinci Restaurant, υπό τους ήχους ζωντανής εορταστικής μουσικής και απολαύστε διεθνείς και ελληνικές παραδοσιακές γιορτινές γεύσεις στο Χριστουγεννιάτικο μπουφέ.
Τιμή κατ'άτομο 60 ευρώ (δεν συμπεριλαμβάνονται τα ποτά), παιδιά 5-12 ετών 20 ευρώ, παιδιά 0-4 ετών δωρεάν
Ώρα προσέλευσης 13:30 με 17:00.
Makedonia Palace
24/12
Το βράδυ της παραμονής των Χριστουγέννων, ζήστε μια εμπειρία στο ολοκαίνουριο Makedonia Palace που θα σας μείνει αξέχαστη. Απολαύστε το Χριστουγεννιάτικο gourmet μενού του executive chef Σωτήρη Ευαγγέλου και αφήστε τη βελούδινη φωνή της Εύης Σιαμάντα να σας μαγέψει με αγαπημένες ελληνικές & ξένες μελωδίες, συνοδεία πιάνου.
Τιμή: 90 ευρώ κατ'άτομο, 45 για παιδιά 6-12 ετών,
Ώρα άφιξης: 21:30
25/12
Απολαύστε τον Χριστουγεννιάτικο μεσημεριανό μπουφέ του Makedonia Palace, επιμελημένο από τον executive chef Σωτήρη Ευαγγέλου και τη βραβευμένη ομάδα του, με 70ευρώ κατ' άτομο και υπό του χριστουγεννιάτικους ήχους πιάνου και σαξόφωνου.
Ώρα άφιξης: 13:00-16.30
The Met Hotel
24/12
-Στο Maistros Ballroom απολαύστε στις 21:00 το Christmas Buffet Menu & Beverage Package, με welcome drink Gluhwein, συνοδεία ζωντανής μουσικής και Dj.
Τιμή: 75 ευρώ κατ'άτομο, παιδιά 6-12 ετών 37,50 ευρώ, παιδιά 0-6 δωρεάν.
Ώρα προσέλευσης 21:00.
-Στο Chan Bar Restaurant το a la Carte μενού και συνοδεία DJ προσφέρεται από τις 21:00 έως τις 2:00, με welcome drink Gluhwein.
25/12
Aνήμερα Χριστουγέννων σας περιμένει ένας πλούσιος Χριστουγεννιάτικος μπουφές 13:00 - 17:30 με συνοδεία ζωντανής μουσικής και welcome drink Gluhwein.
Τιμή: 55 ευρώ για φαγητό και ποτό, από τις 13:00 έως τις 17:30.
Παιδιά 6-12 ετών 27.50 ευρώ, παιδιά 0-6 δωρεάν.
Excelsior Hotel
24/12
Γιορτάστε την Παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων με στυλ, στο be* το νέο εστιατόριο του Excelsior όπου μπορείτε να απολαύσετε νέες γαστρονομικές γεύσεις σε ένα δείπνο πέντε πιάτων, με welcome drink Χριστουγεννιάτικο κοκτέιλ και signature bite.
Τιμή κατ 'άτομο 45 ευρώ
25/12
Τα εστιατόριο Mezzanine και be* του Exelsior Hotel θα παραμείνουν ανοιχτά ανήμερα των Χριστουγέννων και θα σας περιμένουν από τις 12 το μεσημέρι με a la cart μενού και γιορτινή μουσική, προκειμένου να περάσετε όμορφες και ξέγνοιστες στιγμές με τους αγαπημένους σας.
Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki
24/12
Γιορτάστε την Παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων με τους αγαπημένους σας σε ένα ασυναγώνιστο περιβάλλον που θα διασφαλίσει το Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki, για μια αξέχαστη εμπειρία με μενού πέντε πιάτων στο εστιατόριο Ambrosia. Το ξενοδοχείο θα σας υποδεχθεί με πιάτα όπως καπνιστό σολομό, γαλοπούλα ballottine με ριζότο Χριστουγεννιάτικης γέμισης, τάρτα με πικρή σοκολάτα και πολλές άλλες γαστρονομικές απολαύσεις.
Τιμή: 98 ευρώ κατ'άτομο με welcome drink Gluhwein και 50% έκπτωση για κάθε παιδί.
Ώρα προσέλευσης: 21.30
25/12
Το Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki προσφέρει ένα Χριστουγεννιάτικο Brunch ανήμερα των Χριστουγέννων, σε μια εορταστική ατμόσφαιρα στο εστιατόριο Αμβροσία, με συνοδεία ζωντανής μουσικής.
Τιμή: 72 ευρώ κατ'άτομο και 50% έκπτωση για κάθε παιδί
Ώρα προσέλευσης: 13.30
Electra Palace
24/12
Γιορτάστε την Παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων μέσα στην καρδιά της Θεσσαλονίκης, όπου βρίσκεται το εστιατόριο Ορίζοντες, στο roof garden του Electra Palace, με welcome bite amuse bouche κολοκύθας και αφεθείτε στις γεύσεις της εκλεπτυσμένης κουζίνας, με θέα τη γιορτινή πόλη, υπό τους ήχους ζωντανής μουσικής, μετά τις 22.00 το βράδυ.
Απολαύστε την υπόλοιπη βραδιά με μια μοναδική γαστρονομική εμπειρία έξι πιάτων με τη συνοδεία χριστουγεννιάτικης μουσικής.
Τιμή: 80 ευρώ κατ'άτομο, τα παιδιά 30 ευρώ
Ώρα προσέλευσης: 22.00
25/12
Περιπλανηθείτε σε μια πανδαισία γεύσεων και απολαύστε παραδοσιακά εδέσματα στο Χριστουγεννιάτικο μπουφέ του Electra Palace από τις 13:00 έως τις 16:00.
Porto Palace
24/12
Αφήστε τους καρυοθράυστες να σας ταξιδεύψουν σε... χριστουγεννιάτικο παραμύθι και γιορτάστε την Παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων στο μαγευτικό Porto Palace με χριστουγεννιάτικο μπουφέ και welcome drink White Christmas Martini. Τα ποτά δεν συμπεριλαμβάνονται στο πακέτο.
Τιμή: 65 ευρώ κατ'άτομο, τα παιδιά με 50% έκπτωση
Ώρα προσέλευσης: 25.00
Mediterranean Palace
24/12
Την Παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων το Mediterranean Palace στρώνει το πιο νόστιμο εορταστικό τραπέζι και σας περιμένει να γιορτάσετε μαζί με λάμψη 5 αστέρων και γεύση από παράδοση με ένα εκλεπτυσμένο και χριστουγεννιάτικο μενού.
Τιμή: 65 ευρώ κατ'άτομο, τα παιδιά με 50% έκπτωση
Ώρα προσέλευσης: 21.00
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Μοναδικές γαστρονομικές δημιουργίες και εκλεκτές σαμπάνιες, υπό τους χριστουγεννιάτικους ήχους και όχι μόνο, αναμένεται να συνοδεύσουν όσους επιλέξουν ρεβεγιόν στα πολυτελή ξενοδοχεία της πόλης.
Hotel Nikopolis
24/12
Απολαύστε την Παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων με γευστικές δημιουργίες 4 πιάτων στο εστιατόριο Dome Real Cuisine με μουσικές επιλογές από DJ που κάνουν την ατμόσφαιρα ζεστή και ιδανική για μία τέτοια βραδιά. Καλωσόρισμα με cocktail prosecco.
Τιμή: 60 ευρώ κατ'άτομο (δεν συμπεριλαμβάνονται τα ποτά), παιδιά 4-12 ετών 20 ευρώ, παιδιά 0-4 ετών δωρεάν
Ώρα άφιξης 21:30.
25/12
Γιορτάστε την ημέρα των Χριστουγέννων στο Da Vinci Restaurant, υπό τους ήχους ζωντανής εορταστικής μουσικής και απολαύστε διεθνείς και ελληνικές παραδοσιακές γιορτινές γεύσεις στο Χριστουγεννιάτικο μπουφέ.
Τιμή κατ'άτομο 60 ευρώ (δεν συμπεριλαμβάνονται τα ποτά), παιδιά 5-12 ετών 20 ευρώ, παιδιά 0-4 ετών δωρεάν
Ώρα προσέλευσης 13:30 με 17:00.
Makedonia Palace
24/12
Το βράδυ της παραμονής των Χριστουγέννων, ζήστε μια εμπειρία στο ολοκαίνουριο Makedonia Palace που θα σας μείνει αξέχαστη. Απολαύστε το Χριστουγεννιάτικο gourmet μενού του executive chef Σωτήρη Ευαγγέλου και αφήστε τη βελούδινη φωνή της Εύης Σιαμάντα να σας μαγέψει με αγαπημένες ελληνικές & ξένες μελωδίες, συνοδεία πιάνου.
Τιμή: 90 ευρώ κατ'άτομο, 45 για παιδιά 6-12 ετών,
Ώρα άφιξης: 21:30
25/12
Απολαύστε τον Χριστουγεννιάτικο μεσημεριανό μπουφέ του Makedonia Palace, επιμελημένο από τον executive chef Σωτήρη Ευαγγέλου και τη βραβευμένη ομάδα του, με 70ευρώ κατ' άτομο και υπό του χριστουγεννιάτικους ήχους πιάνου και σαξόφωνου.
Ώρα άφιξης: 13:00-16.30
The Met Hotel
24/12
-Στο Maistros Ballroom απολαύστε στις 21:00 το Christmas Buffet Menu & Beverage Package, με welcome drink Gluhwein, συνοδεία ζωντανής μουσικής και Dj.
Τιμή: 75 ευρώ κατ'άτομο, παιδιά 6-12 ετών 37,50 ευρώ, παιδιά 0-6 δωρεάν.
Ώρα προσέλευσης 21:00.
-Στο Chan Bar Restaurant το a la Carte μενού και συνοδεία DJ προσφέρεται από τις 21:00 έως τις 2:00, με welcome drink Gluhwein.
25/12
Aνήμερα Χριστουγέννων σας περιμένει ένας πλούσιος Χριστουγεννιάτικος μπουφές 13:00 - 17:30 με συνοδεία ζωντανής μουσικής και welcome drink Gluhwein.
Τιμή: 55 ευρώ για φαγητό και ποτό, από τις 13:00 έως τις 17:30.
Παιδιά 6-12 ετών 27.50 ευρώ, παιδιά 0-6 δωρεάν.
Excelsior Hotel
24/12
Γιορτάστε την Παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων με στυλ, στο be* το νέο εστιατόριο του Excelsior όπου μπορείτε να απολαύσετε νέες γαστρονομικές γεύσεις σε ένα δείπνο πέντε πιάτων, με welcome drink Χριστουγεννιάτικο κοκτέιλ και signature bite.
Τιμή κατ 'άτομο 45 ευρώ
25/12
Τα εστιατόριο Mezzanine και be* του Exelsior Hotel θα παραμείνουν ανοιχτά ανήμερα των Χριστουγέννων και θα σας περιμένουν από τις 12 το μεσημέρι με a la cart μενού και γιορτινή μουσική, προκειμένου να περάσετε όμορφες και ξέγνοιστες στιγμές με τους αγαπημένους σας.
Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki
24/12
Γιορτάστε την Παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων με τους αγαπημένους σας σε ένα ασυναγώνιστο περιβάλλον που θα διασφαλίσει το Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki, για μια αξέχαστη εμπειρία με μενού πέντε πιάτων στο εστιατόριο Ambrosia. Το ξενοδοχείο θα σας υποδεχθεί με πιάτα όπως καπνιστό σολομό, γαλοπούλα ballottine με ριζότο Χριστουγεννιάτικης γέμισης, τάρτα με πικρή σοκολάτα και πολλές άλλες γαστρονομικές απολαύσεις.
Τιμή: 98 ευρώ κατ'άτομο με welcome drink Gluhwein και 50% έκπτωση για κάθε παιδί.
Ώρα προσέλευσης: 21.30
25/12
Το Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki προσφέρει ένα Χριστουγεννιάτικο Brunch ανήμερα των Χριστουγέννων, σε μια εορταστική ατμόσφαιρα στο εστιατόριο Αμβροσία, με συνοδεία ζωντανής μουσικής.
Τιμή: 72 ευρώ κατ'άτομο και 50% έκπτωση για κάθε παιδί
Ώρα προσέλευσης: 13.30
Electra Palace
24/12
Γιορτάστε την Παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων μέσα στην καρδιά της Θεσσαλονίκης, όπου βρίσκεται το εστιατόριο Ορίζοντες, στο roof garden του Electra Palace, με welcome bite amuse bouche κολοκύθας και αφεθείτε στις γεύσεις της εκλεπτυσμένης κουζίνας, με θέα τη γιορτινή πόλη, υπό τους ήχους ζωντανής μουσικής, μετά τις 22.00 το βράδυ.
Απολαύστε την υπόλοιπη βραδιά με μια μοναδική γαστρονομική εμπειρία έξι πιάτων με τη συνοδεία χριστουγεννιάτικης μουσικής.
Τιμή: 80 ευρώ κατ'άτομο, τα παιδιά 30 ευρώ
Ώρα προσέλευσης: 22.00
25/12
Περιπλανηθείτε σε μια πανδαισία γεύσεων και απολαύστε παραδοσιακά εδέσματα στο Χριστουγεννιάτικο μπουφέ του Electra Palace από τις 13:00 έως τις 16:00.
Porto Palace
24/12
Αφήστε τους καρυοθράυστες να σας ταξιδεύψουν σε... χριστουγεννιάτικο παραμύθι και γιορτάστε την Παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων στο μαγευτικό Porto Palace με χριστουγεννιάτικο μπουφέ και welcome drink White Christmas Martini. Τα ποτά δεν συμπεριλαμβάνονται στο πακέτο.
Τιμή: 65 ευρώ κατ'άτομο, τα παιδιά με 50% έκπτωση
Ώρα προσέλευσης: 25.00
Mediterranean Palace
24/12
Την Παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων το Mediterranean Palace στρώνει το πιο νόστιμο εορταστικό τραπέζι και σας περιμένει να γιορτάσετε μαζί με λάμψη 5 αστέρων και γεύση από παράδοση με ένα εκλεπτυσμένο και χριστουγεννιάτικο μενού.
Τιμή: 65 ευρώ κατ'άτομο, τα παιδιά με 50% έκπτωση
Ώρα προσέλευσης: 21.00
ΑΥΤΟ ΤΟ ΑΡΘΡΟ ΑΝΗΚΕΙ:
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Πηγή: http://voria.gr/article/christougenniatika-gala-sta-5astera-xenodochia-tis-thessalonikis
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Article 0
τρίτροχα-«σφαίρες» 200 ίππων
Τα 0-96 χλμ/ώρα σε λιγότερο από 5 δευτερόλεπτα, με την τελική ταχύτητα να αγγίζει τα 210 χλμ/ώρα
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Article 21
Κινδυνευει το χωριό
του Αγιου Βασίλη
στην Λαπωνία
Για πολλούς η Λαπωνία είναι η χειμερινή χώρα των θαυμάτων, ένα μέρος όπου ζουν τάρανδοι, ξωτικά και ο Άγιος Βασίλης, ωστόσο στην πραγματικοτητα τα πράγματα δεν είναι τόσο ονειρικά.
Συγκεκριμένα, η πραγματικότητα διαφέρει απ΄όσα έχουμε στο μυαλό μας για το χωριό του Άγιου Βασίλη καθώς η καθημερινή ζωή στη Λαπωνία έρχεται αντιμέτωπη με την υπερθέρμανση του πλανήτη, σύμφωνα με δημοσίευμα της βρετανικής εφημερίδας Independent. Η έρευνα έχει αποκαλύψει τις δυσανάλογες επιπτώσεις που έχει η κλιματική αλλαγή στην Αρκτική, όπου οι θερμοκρασίες αυτή τη στιγμή αυξάνονται με διπλάσιο ρυθμό σε σχέση με τον παγκόσμιο μέσο όρο.
Καθώς οι θερμοκρασίες αυξάνονται και αρχίζουν να επηρεάζουν την παρθένα φύση, η μελλοντική ευημερία όλων των κατοίκων της Λαπωνίας – από τους γηγενείς Σάμι έως τον Άγιο Βασίλη – κινδυνεύει. Η δρ Στέφανι Λεφρέρ πρωτοήλθε στην φινλανδική Λαπωνία πριν από 18 χρόνια για να μελετήσει την συμπεριφορά των ταράνδων. Έκτοτε έχει παρατηρήσει δραματικές αλλαγές στο κλιματολογικές συνθήκες της περιοχής και κατά συνέπεια επιπτώσεις στην άγρια ζωή.
«Στην πρώτη μου έρευνα, 300 χλμ. πάνω από τον Αρκτικό Κύκλο η θερμοκρασία ήταν μείον 20 βαθμούς Κελσίου στις 31 Οκτωβρίου ? η πραγματική αίσθηση του Αρκτικού στα τέλη Οκτωβρίου», δήλωσε. «Δεν το έχουμε πλέον αυτό». «Πρόσφατα, υπήρξαν ?μαύρα Χριστούγεννα? με καθόλου χιόνι σε όλο το νότιο τμήμα της Φινλανδίας», συμπλήρωσε η ίδια. Μετά από δεκαετίες δουλειάς στην περιοχή, η δρ Λεφρέρ υποστηρίζει ότι η κλιματική αλλαγή έχει σημαντικές επιπτώσεις στο περιβάλλον της Λαπωνίας, επηρεάζοντας τις μεταναστευτικές οδούς των ζώων, τους βιοτόπους και τη συμπεριφορά τους.
«Ανησύχησα ως επιστήμονας, αλλά και ως άνθρωπος που γοητεύεται από την Αρκτική», δήλωσε η δρ Λεφρέρ. Τόνισε ότι οι κλιματικές αλλαγές αφορούν περισσότερο μακροπρόθεσμες τάσεις παρά προσωπικές παρατηρήσεις. Ωστόσο, οι εμπειρίες της αντικατοπτρίζονται στα στοιχεία του Φινλανδικού Μετεωρολογικού Ινστιτούτου, σύμφωνα με τα οποία η μέση ετήσια θερμοκρασία της Φινλανδίας αυξήθηκε κατά περισσότερο από 2 βαθμούς Κελσίου από τα μέσα του 19ου αιώνα.
«Ήταν το παιδικό μου όνειρο να έρθω στη Λαπωνία, και για μένα ήταν καταστροφικό να βλέπω αλλαγές να συμβαίνουν τόσο γρήγορα», δήλωσε η δρ Λεφρέρ. Αυτές οι αλλαγές είναι ιδιαίτερα καταστροφικές για τους ανθρώπους που καταλαβαίνουν την περιοχή καλύτερα από οποιονδήποτε: τους Σάμι. «Ολόκληρος ο πολιτισμός των Σάμι περιστρέφεται γύρω από τη φύση και τον τάρανδο» δήλωσε η Γιάνιε Στάφανσον, χημικός περιβάλλοντος και ακτιβιστής υπέρ των δικαιωμάτων των γηγενών στο Συμβούλιο Saami. «Είμαστε κτηνοτρόφοι, ψαράδες, συλλέκτες και κυνηγοί». Η κοινωνία των Σάμι ανέκαθεν περιστρεφόταν γύρω από τον τάρανδο αλλά σήμερα, όπως εκτιμά η Στάφανσον, μόνο το 10% των Σάμι εξακολουθούν να εκτρέφουν ή να είναι ιδιοκτήτες ταράνδων. «Είναι εξαιρετικά δύσκολη δουλειά, τόσο σωματικά όσο και πνευματικά, διότι είναι δύσκολο να κρατάς τους ταράνδους ασφαλείς και ευτυχισμένους και να προσπαθείς να αντιμετωπίσεις την κλιματική αλλαγή», σύμφωνα με την ίδια.
Τα απρόβλεπτα καιρικά φαινόμενα και ειδικά η βροχή που αντικαθιστά το χιόνι κατά τη διάρκεια των ψυχρότερων μηνών οδηγούν σε σχηματισμό πάγου στο έδαφος, όπου κανονικά θα υπήρχε ένα μαλακό στρώμα χιονιού. Οι τάρανδοι, που συνήθως βρίσκουν την τροφή τους σκάβοντας στο χιόνι, δεν μπορεί να την εντοπίσουν κάτω από τον πάγο ή να σκάψουν για να την βρουν. «Ολόκληρα κοπάδια μπορεί να πεθάνουν από την πείνα, διότι δεν σκάβουν για την τροφή τους», δήλωσε η Στάφανσον. Η ίδια τόνισε τον ρόλο που έχουν οι τάρανδοι στη ζωή των κατοίκων, από τη γλώσσα έως τις παραδοσιακές χειροτεχνίες τους, οι οποίες βασίζονται σε προϊόντα όπως το δέρμα ταράνδου και τα κέρατα. «Είναι ένας ολόκληρος πολιτισμός που θα εξαφανιστεί με τον τάρανδο», δήλωσε.
Δεν είναι μόνο οι Σάμι που πλήττονται από την κλιματική αλλαγή στη Λαπωνία. Στη βόρεια Φινλανδία, ο τουρισμός αποτελεί τον ακρογωνιαίο λίθο της τοπικής οικονομίας, αλλά η αύξηση της θερμοκρασίας αρχίζει να απειλεί την εικόνα του «χειμερινής χώρας των θαυμάτων». «Οι τουριστικοί πράκτορες σε ορισμένες περιοχές ανησυχούν ιδιαίτερα», δήλωσε η δρ Καρίνα Τέρβο-Κανκάρε, γεωγράφος στο Πανεπιστήμιο Oulu στην κεντρική Φινλανδία. «Οι μελέτες μου επικεντρώθηκαν κυρίως στις αντιλήψεις όσων δραστηριοποιούνται στον τουρισμό και οι παρατηρήσεις τους υποστηρίζουν την άποψη ότι όντως υπάρχουν αλλαγές».
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Article 20
Πήλιο: 5 γευστικές στάσεις
Τα πιο δημοφιλή τραπέζια του φημισμένου προορισμού σάς περιμένουν να τα τιμήσετε!Φιλόξενοι χώροι που ξεχειλίζουν από ζεστασιά και σπιτική ατμόσφαιρα, μοσχομυριστά πιάτα βασισμένα σε παραδοσιακές συνταγές που τιμούν την τοπική κουζίνα, μεστό κρασί και δυνατό τσίπουρο να ρέει άφθονο.
Μόλις σας περιγράψαμε την ατμόσφαιρα που επικρατεί στις κορυφαίες ταβέρνες- εστιατόρια του Πηλίου.
Για όλους εσάς που έχετε επιλέξει να εξορμήσετε στο δημοφιλές Πήλιο αυτή την εορταστική περίοδο ετοιμάσαμε έναν πλήρη γαστρονομικό οδηγό για να γευματίσετε στα καλύτερα τραπέζια του αγαπημένου προορισμού.
Πορταριά
Κρίτσα
Το εστιατόριο Κρίτσα στην κεντρική πλατεία της Πορταριάς αποτελεί σταθερή αξία για τους επισκέπτες του γραφικού χωριού και μια must γαστρονομική εμπειρία. Στο σπιτικό του περιβάλλον θα απολαύσετε εξαιρετικά μαγειρεμένα πιάτα τόσο της τοπικής κουζίνας όσο και της ελληνικής παραδοσιακής κουζίνας που παρασκευάζονται με μεράκι και αγάπη με επιλεγμένες, ποιοτικές πρώτες ύλες και ικανοποιούν ακόμη και τον πιο απαιτητικό ουρανίσκο. Δοκιμάστε κοκκινιστό πρόβειο κρέας με χωριάτικα ζυμαρικά, χόρτα τσιγαριστά με αυγά, πηλιορείτικο σπετζοφάι και χοιρινό πρασοσέλινο.
Πληροφορίες
Πορταριά, Πήλιο, τηλ. 24280 99121, www.hotel-kritsa.gr, fb page: Kritsa Gastronomy Hotel
Άγιος Λαυρέντιος
Δρυάδων Γεύσεις
Το εστιατόριο του ξενώνα Δρυάδες, στον Άγιο Λαυρέντιο του κεντρικού Πηλίου, ονομάζεται Δρυάδων Γεύσεις και αποτελεί μία από τις ποιοτικότερες προτάσεις εστίασης στο βουνό των Κενταύρων. Ο ιδιοκτήτης του και σεφ Δημήτρης Μαχαίρας δημιουργεί με πολλή αγάπη και μεράκι μεσογειακές και παραδοσιακές γεύσεις της πηλιορείτικης κουζίνας σε μια πιο gourmet εκδοχή. Από αυτές ξεχωρίζουν το καραμελωμένο κότσι, το μπουμπάρι μοσχάρι με κάστανα, το αγριογούρουνο στιφάδο, η στάμνα με διάφορα κρέατα και μυρωδικά και το σαγανάκι με χειροποίητη σάλτσα ντομάτας. Συνοδεύστε την παραγγελία σας με διαλεκτά ντόπια κρασιά και τσίπουρα. Για την ολοκλήρωση του δείπνου σας, επιλέξτε κάποιο από τα σπιτικά γλυκά του.
Πληροφορίες
Άγιος Λαυρέντιος, Πήλιο, τηλ. 24280 96110, www.hoteldryades.gr
Τσαγκαράδα
Δειπνοσοφιστής
Λειτουργεί από το 1992 σε ένα καταπράσινο κτήμα στην πανέμορφη Τσαγκαράδα και αποτελεί μια ιδιαίτερη πρόταση γαστρονομίας, την οποία δεν πρέπει να χάσετε. Εδώ συνδυάζονται με μοναδικό τρόπο η τοπική παραδοσιακή με τη μεσογειακή κουζίνα, ενώ για τη δημιουργία των πιάτων χρησιμοποιούνται υψηλής ποιότητας πρώτες ύλες, πολλές από τις οποίες παράγονται στο κτήμα όπου φιλοξενείται το εστιατόριο.
Πληροφορίες
Τσαγκαράδα, Πήλιο, τηλ. 24260 49825, www.dipnosofistis.com
Αλέκα
Το εστιατόριο Αλέκα στεγάζεται στον ξενώνα Aleka’s House στη γραφική Τσαγκαράδα. Διαθέτει πιστοποίηση ελληνικής παραδοσιακής κουζίνας και αποτελεί δημοφιλή επιλογή ανάμεσα τους επισκέπτες της ευρύτερης περιοχής που αναζητούν ένα μέρος για να απολαύσουν ένα γευστικό γεύμα ή δείπνο. Στο φιλόξενο χώρο του, που αποπνέει σπιτική θαλπωρή και οικειότητα, πρωταγωνιστές είναι τα εδέσματα της τοπικής παραδοσιακής και της ελληνικής κουζίνας γενικότερα, που παρασκευάζονται με ντόπιες πρώτες ύλες. Δοκιμάστε κόκορα με χυλοπίτες, χειροποίητες πίτες και ολοκληρώστε το γεύμα σας με κάποιο από τα περίφημα σπιτικά γλυκά του.
Πληροφορίες
Τσαγκαράδα, Πήλιο, τηλ. 24260 49380, www.alekas-house.gr, fb page: Alekas House Pelion
Παράδεισος
Ο Παράδεισος, τον οποίο θα εντοπίσετε στην κεντρική πλατεία της Τσαγκαράδας κάτω από τα πανύψηλα, αιωνόβια πλατάνια, αποτελεί μια από τις πιο ποιοτικές προτάσεις φαγητού στο Πήλιο. Τα μέλη της τρίτης γενιάς ιδιοκτητών συνεχίζουν την παράδοση που ξεκίνησε ο παππούς Γιώργος το 1965, μαγειρεύοντας με σεβασμό στον πελάτη τις συνταγές της γιαγιάς Φιλίτσας, οι οποίες αντιπροσωπεύουν την παραδοσιακή, πηλιορείτικη κουζίνα στα καλύτερά της.
Η τηγανιά του Μερακλή και το διάσημο ριγανάτο αρνάκι φούρνου είναι μόνο δύο από τα πιάτα που γίνονται ανάρπαστα. Άλλες καλές επιλογές για το τραπέζι σας είναι η γίδα βραστή με τραχανά, η παραδοσιακή φασολάδα, η χειροποίητη χωριάτικη πίτα και το πηλιορείτικο σπετζοφάι.
Πληροφορίες
Αγία Παρασκευή, Τσαγκαράδα, τηλ. 24260 49209, www.tsagarada.gr
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ΣΗΜΕΡΑ-25 ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ
1642: γεννιέται ο ’Αγγλος φυσικός, μαθηματικός και αστρονόμος Ισαάκ Νεύτων. 1741: ο Σουηδός αστρονόμος ’Αντερς Κέλσιους εισάγει την εκατονταβάθμια κλίμακα μέτρησης της θερμοκρασίας, που έκτοτε φέρει το όνομα του. 1776: οι αμερικανικές δυνάμεις υπό τη διοίκηση του Τζορτζ Ουάσινγκτον διασχίζουν τον ποταμό Ντελαγουέαρ την νύχτα και πραγματοποιούν έφοδο στους Βρετανούς μισθοφόρους της Έσσης κατά τη μάχη του Τρέντον την επομένη. 1821: γεννιέται η Κάρλα Μπάρτον, ιδρύτρια του αμερικανικού Ερυθρού Σταυρού. 1868: με προεδρικό διάταγμα ο ’Αντριου Τζόνσον χορηγεί πλήρη αμνηστία, σε όσους συμμετείχαν στην εξέγερση εναντίων των ΗΠΑ. 1876: γεννιέται ο Μοχάμεντ Αλ Τζινλάχ, Ινδός πολιτικός και ηγέτης του Μουσουλμανικού Συνασπισμού. 1890: "πεθαίνει στη Νάπολη της Ιταλίας ο αρχαιολόγος Ερρίκος Σλίμαν, που έφερε στο φως τα ερείπια της Τροίας, αποδεικνύοντας ότι το έπος του Ομήρου ""Ιλιάδα""δεν ήταν θρύλος. Αργότερα ""ξέθαψε""τα ανάκτορα των Μυκηνών αναδεικνύοντας τους Ατρείδες." 1899: "γεννιέται ο Αμερικανός ηθοποιός, Χάμφρεϋ Μπόγκαρτ ιδιαίτερα γνωστός από το ρόλο του σκληρού και του γκάγκστερ, που συνήθως ενσάρκωνε. Πιο γνωστές ταινίες του η ""Καζαμπλάνκα""και το ""Γεράκι της Μάλτας""." 1911: με ελληνικό βασιλικό διάταγμα ορίζεται, ότι οι αρεοπαγίτες θα φέρουν τήβεννο, εφόσον βρίσκονταν στην έδρα. 1914: λίγο μετά τα μεσάνυχτα, οι Γερμανοί στρατιώτες παύουν πυρ και αρχίζουν να τραγουδούν τα χριστουγεννιάτικα κάλαντα. 1918: γεννιέται ο Πρόεδρος της Αιγύπτου Ανουάρ αλ Σαντάτ, που κέρδισε το Νομπέλ Ειρήνης το 1978. 1920: "συναντώνται Βενιζέλος και Κουντουριώτης. ""Τα θεμέλια της Μεγάλης Ελλάδας είναι στέρεα', δήλωσε ο Βενιζέλος." 1935: ο Λεωνίδας Ανδριανόπουλος σταματάει το ποδόσφαιρο σε ηλικία 24 ετών, όταν αγωνίζεται για τελευταία φορά με τον Ολυμπιακό εναντίον της Ουίπεστ (0-1 με γκολ του Kahlai) αφού οι υποχρεώσεις της οικογένειάς του επιβάλλουν να εργάζεται στο μαγαζί του πατέρα του. 1936: "ο ’Αμπροουζ Μπράουν της Ρέξαμ αποβάλλεται στο 20""του αγώνα με τη Χουλ Σίτι, σημειώνοντας μια από τις γρηγορότερες αποβολές στην ιστορία." 1939: "η ιστορία του Καρόλου Ντίκενς ""Χριστουγεννιάτικα Κάλαντα""μεταδίδεται ζωντανά από το ραδιοφωνικό σταθμό CBS στις ΗΠΑ, εγκαινιάζοντας μια παράδοση, που κράτησε πολλά χρόνια." 1941: παραδίδεται στους Ιάπωνες η βρετανική φρουρά στο Χονγκ Κονγκ. 1949: γεννιέται η Αμερικανίδα ηθοποιός Σίσι Σπέϊσεκ. 1966: "πεθαίνει σε ηλικία 80 ετών, στο νοσοκομείο ""Όρος Σινά""του Λος ’Αντζελες ο ελληνικής καταγωγής, Νικόλαος Δάνδολας, γνωστός ως ""Nick the Greek"", που θεωρείται ο μεγαλύτερος χαρτοπαίκτης στην αμερικανική ιστορία. Λίγο καιρό πριν αρρωστήσει, έπαιζε πόκερ συνεχώς επί οχτώ ημέρες." 1971: φωτιά, που ξεσπά σε ξενοδοχείο στη Σεούλ, στη Νότια Κορέα, προκαλεί το θάνατο 139 ατόμων. 1973: πεθαίνει, σε ηλικία 89 ετών, ο Τούρκος πολιτικός Ισμέτ Ινονού, κατά κόσμο Μουσταφά Ισμέτ Πασά. Χρημάτισε πολλές φορές υπουργός Εξωτερικών και πρωθυπουργός της γειτονικής χώρας την περίοδο 1923-1965. 1973: "το πλήρωμα του διαστημόπλοιου ""Σκάιλαμπ""περπατά επί επτά ώρες στο διάστημα." 1977: "πεθαίνει στην Ελβετία, σε ηλικία 88 ετών, ο ’Αγγλος ηθοποιός Τσάρλι Τσάπλιν, ο ""Σαρλό""της μεγάλης οθόνης." 1979: η Αίγυπτος αρχίζει ευρείας κλίμακας εργασίες συντήρησης και αποκατάστασης της περίφημης Σφίγγας. 1983: πεθαίνει, σε ηλικία 90 ετών, ο Ισπανός σουρεαλιστής ζωγράφος Χουάν Μιρό. 1989: στη Ρουμανία, ο δικτάτορας Νικολάε Τσαουσέσκου και η γυναίκα του Ελένα εκτελούνται από τον στρατό, μετά την καταδίκη τους για γενοκτονία. 1991: ο Ραούφ Ντενκτάς ισχυρίζεται ότι, η έκθεση του γ.γ του ΟΗΕ για το Κυπριακό, επιβεβαιώνει τα ίσα δικαιώματα των δύο κοινοτήτων στην Κύπρο. 1991: την παραίτησή του από την ηγεσία της ΕΣΣΔ αναγγέλλει ο Μιχαήλ Γκορμπατσόφ, μετά την απόφαση 11 Δημοκρατιών να σχηματίσουν Κοινοπολιτεία Ανεξαρτήτων Κρατών (ΚΑΚ). 1992: ο Σέρβος Πρόεδρος Σλόμπονταν Μιλόσεβιτς δηλώνει στο CNN ότι, δεν υπάρχουν αθώες πλευρές στον πόλεμο της Βοσνίας. 1992: στη Βοσνία, σύμφωνα με επίσημο απολογισμό, 8.000 άτομα έχουν σκοτωθεί από την αρχή του πολέμου στο Σεράγεβο. 1992: τα Χριστούγεννα φέρνουν προσωρινή ειρήνη σε διάφορα μέρη του κόσμου. Κατάπαυση του πυρός σημειώνεται στη Βόρεια Ιρλανδία, οι συγκρούσεις μειώνονται στο Σεράγεβο, ενώ Γάλλοι και Αμερικανοί στρατιώτες καθιστούν ασφαλή μια πόλη της Σομαλίας χωρίς να πέσει κανένας πυροβολισμός. 1993: σύναψη διπλωματικών σχέσεων αποφασίζουν Αλβανία και ΠΓΔΜ. 1993: "το περιοδικό ""Τάιμ""ανακηρύττει προσωπικότητες της χρονιάς, τους Γιτζάκ Ράμπιν, Γιάσερ Αραφάτ, Φρεντερίκ Ντε Κλερκ και Νέλσον Μαντέλα για τις ειρηνευτικές τους προσπάθειες." 1994: τέσσερις αστυνομικοί τραυματίζονται στη Λάρισα, στα επεισόδια που προκαλούν οπαδοί του έκπτωτου μητροπολίτη Θεολόγου εις βάρος του Ιγνατίου. 1995: στις βουλευτικές εκλογές της Τουρκίας, πρώτο κόμμα εκλέγεται το Ισλαμικό Κόμμα της Ευημερίας του Ερμπακάν. 1995: στις ΗΠΑ, πεθαίνει από οξύτατο αναπνευστικό πρόβλημα, ο ιταλικής καταγωγής ηθοποιός και τραγουδιστής, Ντιν Μάρτιν, σε ηλικία 78 ετών. 1996: στη Γερμανία, τρεις είναι οι νεκροί σε εκκλησία Διαμαρτυρομένων στο Σίντλιγκεν κοντά στη Φραγκφούρτη, από έκρηξη χειροβομβίδων. 1997: ανήμερα Χριστουγέννων και σε αντίθεση με ελληνοτουρκική συμφωνία, 12 τουρκικά μαχητικά αεροσκάφη προχώρησαν σε παραβιάσεις του ελληνικού εναέριου χώρου. ↧
EVENTS OF THIS DAY IN THE PAST 25/12
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- 274 – A temple for Sol Invictus is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian.
- 333 – Roman Emperor Constantine the Great elevates his youngest son Constans to the rank of Caesar.
- 336 – First documentary sign of Christmas celebration in Rome.
- 350 – 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.
- 508 – Clovis I, king of the Franks, is baptized into the Catholic faith at Reims, by Saint Remigius.
- 597 – Augustine of Canterbury and his fellow-labourers baptise in Kent more than 10,000 Anglo-Saxons.
- 800 – The Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome.
- 1000 – The foundation of the Kingdom of Hungary: Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.
- 1025 – Coronation of Mieszko II Lambert as king of Poland.
- 1066 – William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy is crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London.
- 1076 – Coronation of Bolesław II the Generous as king of Poland.
- 1100 – Baldwin of Boulogne is crowned the first King of Jerusalem in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
- 1130 – Count Roger II of Sicily is crowned the first king of Sicily.
- 1261 – John IV Laskaris of the restored Eastern Roman Empire is deposed and blinded by orders of his co-ruler Michael VIII Palaiologos.
- 1492 – The carrack Santa María, commanded by Christopher Columbus, runs onto a reef off Haiti due to an improper watch.
- 1553 – Battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels under Lautaro defeat the Spanish conquistadors and executes the governor of Chile, Pedro de Valdivia.
- 1559 – Pope Pius IV is elected.
- 1758 – Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.
- 1776 – 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.
- 1809 – Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, removing a 22-pound tumor.
- 1814 – Rev. Samuel Marsden holds the first Christian service on land in New Zealand at Rangihoua Bay.
- 1815 – The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continually performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance.
- 1826 – The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy concludes after beginning the previous evening.
- 1831 – The Great Jamaican Slave Revolt begins; up to 20% of the island's slaves mobilize in an ultimately unsuccessful fight for freedom.
- 1837 – Second Seminole War: American general Zachary Taylor leads 1100 troops against the Seminoles at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee.
- 1868 – United States President Andrew Johnson grants an unconditional pardon to all Confederate veterans.
- 1914 – A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.
- 1932 – A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.
- 1941 – Admiral Chester W. Nimitz arrives at Pearl Harbor to assume command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet
- 1941 – World War II: Battle of Hong Kong ends, beginning the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
- 1941 – Admiral Émile Muselier seizes the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which become the first part of France to be liberated by the Free French Forces.
- 1946 – The first European self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is initiated within the Soviet Union's F-1 nuclear reactor.
- 1950 – The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
- 1962 – The Soviet Union conducts its final above-ground nuclear weapon test, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
- 1963 – Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.
- 1968 – Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the very first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit.
- 1968 – Kilvenmani massacre: Forty-four Dalits (untouchables) are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers.
- 1977 – Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with its president Anwar Sadat.
- 1989 – Deposed President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena, are condemned to death and executed after a summary trial.
- 1991 – Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union.
- 2003 – UTAGE Flight 141, a Boeing 727-223, crashes at the Cotonou Airport in Benin, killing 151 people.
- 2003 – The ill-fated Beagle 2 probe, released from the Mars Express spacecraft on December 19, stops transmitting shortly before its scheduled landing.
- 2004 – The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005.
- 2012 – An Antonov An-72 plane crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing 27 people.
- 2016 – A Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 carrying members of the Alexandrov Ensemble crashes into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff, killing all 92 people onboard.
Births[edit]
- 1250 – John IV Laskaris, Byzantine emperor (d. 1305)
- 1281 – Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln (d. 1348)
- 1400 – John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1487)
- 1424 – Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France (d. 1445)
- 1461 – Christina of Saxony, Queen consort of Denmark (d. 1521)
- 1490 – Francesco Marinoni, Italian Roman Catholic priest (d. 1562)
- 1493 – Antoinette de Bourbon, French noblewoman (d. 1583)
- 1505 – Christine of Saxony, German noblewoman (d. 1549)
- 1564 – Johannes Buxtorf, German Calvinist theologian (d. 1629)
- 1583 – Orlando Gibbons, English organist and composer (d. 1625)
- 1584 – Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain (d. 1611)
- 1601 – Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (d. 1675)
- 1628 – Noël Coypel, French painter and educator (d. 1707)
- 1642 (OS) – Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (d. 1726/1727)
- 1652 – Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician, anatomist, and scholar (d. 1713)
- 1665 – Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish-English poet and songwriter (d. 1746)
- 1674 – Thomas Halyburton, Scottish minister and theologian (d. 1712)
- 1686 – Giovanni Battista Somis, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1763)
- 1700 – Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (d. 1758)
- 1711 – Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (d. 1772)
- 1716 – Johann Jakob Reiske, German physician and scholar (d. 1774)
- 1717 – Pope Pius VI (d. 1799)
- 1728 – Johann Adam Hiller, German composer and conductor (d. 1804)
- 1730 – Philip Mazzei, Italian-American physician and philosopher (d. 1816)
- 1745 – Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Caribbean-French violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1799)
- 1757 – Benjamin Pierce, American general and politician, 17th Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1839)
- 1771 – Dorothy Wordsworth, English author and poet (d. 1855)
- 1776 – Sydney, Lady Morgan, Irish author and poet (d. 1859)
- 1810 – L. L. Langstroth, American apiarist, clergyman and teacher (d. 1895)
- 1821 – Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (d. 1912)
- 1825 – Stephen F. Chadwick, American lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Oregon (d. 1895)
- 1829 – Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American composer and bandleader (d. 1892)
- 1856 – Pud Galvin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1902)
- 1861 – Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian educator, lawyer, and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (d. 1946)
- 1865 – Evangeline Booth, English 4th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1950)
- 1869 – Charles Finger, English-American journalist and author (d. 1941)
- 1870 – Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman and philanthropist (d. 1965)
- 1873 – Otto Frederick Hunziker, Swiss-American agriculturalist and educator (d. 1959)
- 1874 – Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress (d. 1944)
- 1875 – Francis Aveling, Canadian psychologist and priest (d. 1941)
- 1875 – Theodor Innitzer, Austrian cardinal (d. 1955)
- 1876 – Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Pakistan (d. 1948)
- 1876 – Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)
- 1878 – Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and businessman, co-founded Chevrolet (d. 1941)
- 1878 – Noël, Countess of Rothes, philanthropist, social leader and heroine of Titanic disaster (d. 1956)
- 1878 – Joseph M. Schenck, Russian-American film producer (d. 1961)
- 1883 – Hugo Bergmann, Czech-Israeli philosopher and academic (d. 1975)
- 1883 – Hana Meisel, Belarusian-Israeli agronomist and politician (d. 1972)
- 1884 – Samuel Berger, American boxer (d. 1925)
- 1884 – Evelyn Nesbit, American model and actress (d. 1967)
- 1886 – Malak Hifni Nasif, Egyptian poet and activist (d. 1918)
- 1886 – Kid Ory, American trombonist and bandleader (d. 1973)
- 1887 – Conrad Hilton, American entrepreneur (d. 1979)
- 1889 – Lila Bell Wallace, American publisher and philanthropist, co-founded Reader's Digest (d. 1984)
- 1890 – Noel Odell, English geologist and mountaineer (d. 1987)
- 1890 – Robert Ripley, American anthropologist and publisher (d. 1949)
- 1891 – Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson, Indian-English general and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (d. 1959)
- 1891 – Clarrie Grimmett, New Zealand-Australian cricketer (d. 1980)
- 1899 – Humphrey Bogart, American actor (d. 1957)
- 1901 – Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (d. 2004)
- 1902 – Barton MacLane, American actor, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1969)
- 1902 – William Bell, American tuba player and educator (d. 1971)
- 1903 – Antiochos Evangelatos, Greek composer and conductor (d. 1981)
- 1904 – Gerhard Herzberg, German-Canadian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
- 1906 – Lew Grade, Baron Grade, Ukrainian-English film producer (d. 1998)
- 1906 – Ernst Ruska, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
- 1907 – Cab Calloway, American singer-songwriter and bandleader (d. 1994)
- 1907 – Mike Mazurki, Ukrainian-American wrestler and actor (d. 1990)
- 1907 – Glenn McCarthy, American businessman, founded the Shamrock Hotel (d. 1988)
- 1908 – Quentin Crisp, English author and illustrator (d. 1999)
- 1908 – Ernest L. Massad, American general (d. 1993)
- 1908 – Jo-Jo Moore, American baseball player (d. 2001)
- 1909 – Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-American engineer (d. 1996)
- 1911 – Louise Bourgeois, French-American sculptor and painter (d. 2010)
- 1913 – Candy Candido, American singer, bass player, and voice actor (d. 1999)
- 1913 – Tony Martin, American singer (d. 2012)
- 1914 – James Fletcher Jnr, New Zealand businessman (d. 2007)
- 1914 – Oscar Lewis, American anthropologist of Latin America (d. 1970)
- 1915 – Pete Rugolo, Italian-American composer and producer (d. 2011)
- 1916 – Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (d. 2012)
- 1917 – Lincoln Verduga Loor, Ecuadorian journalist and politician (d. 2009)
- 1918 – Anwar Sadat, Egyptian lieutenant and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
- 1919 – Naushad Ali, Indian composer and director (d. 2006)
- 1919 – Paul David, Canadian cardiologist and politician, founded the Montreal Heart Institute (d. 1999)
- 1921 – Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Indian-Pakistani journalist and author (d. 2000)
- 1921 – Steve Otto, Polish-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989)
- 1922 – William Demby, American author (d. 2013)
- 1923 – René Girard, French-American historian, philosopher, and critic (d. 2015)
- 1923 – Louis Lane, American conductor and educator (d. 2016)
- 1924 – Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer, created The Twilight Zone (d. 1975)
- 1924 – Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian poet and politician, 10th Prime Minister of India
- 1925 – Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-American anthropologist and author (d. 1998)
- 1925 – Ned Garver, American baseball player (d. 2017)
- 1925 – Sam Pollock, Canadian businessman (d. 2007)
- 1926 – Enrique Jorrín, Cuban violinist and composer (d. 1987)
- 1927 – Nellie Fox, American baseball player and coach (d. 1975)
- 1927 – Leo Kubiak, American basketball and baseball player
- 1927 – Ram Narayan, Indian sarangi player
- 1928 – Dick Miller, American actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1929 – Christine M. Jones, American educator and politician (d. 2013)
- 1929 – China Machado, Chinese-born Portuguese-American fashion model, editor and television producer (d. 2016)
- 1930 – Emmanuel Agassi, Iranian-American boxer and coach
- 1930 – Armenak Alachachian, Armenian basketball player and coach (d. 2017)
- 1932 – Mabel King, American actress and singer (d. 1999)
- 1933 – Basil Heatley, English runner
- 1935 – Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudanese politician, Prime Minister of Sudan
- 1935 – Stephen Barnett, American scholar and academic (d. 2009)
- 1935 – Jeanne Hopkins Lucas, American educator and politician (d. 2007)
- 1936 – Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
- 1936 – Ismail Merchant, Indian-English director and producer (d. 2005)
- 1937 – O'Kelly Isley Jr., American R&B/soul singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
- 1938 – Duane Armstrong, American painter
- 1938 – Noel Picard, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1939 – Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, Pakistani businessman and politician
- 1939 – Bob James, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
- 1939 – Akong Rinpoche, Tibetan-Chinese spiritual leader (d. 2013)
- 1940 – Hilary Spurling, English journalist and author
- 1941 – Kenneth Calman, Scottish physician and academic
- 1942 – Françoise Dürr, French tennis player and coach
- 1942 – Barbara Follett, English politician
- 1942 – Barry Goldberg, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
- 1942 – Enrique Morente, Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
- 1943 – Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Brazilian race car driver and businessman
- 1943 – Hanna Schygulla, German actress
- 1944 – Kenny Everett, British comedian and radio and television host (d. 1995)
- 1944 – Jairzinho, Brazilian footballer
- 1944 – Sam Strahan, New Zealand rugby player
- 1945 – Rick Berman, American screenwriter and producer
- 1945 – Eve Pollard, English journalist and author
- 1945 – Mike Pringle, Zambian-Scottish lawyer and politician
- 1945 – Noel Redding, English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2003)
- 1945 – Ken Stabler, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
- 1946 – Jimmy Buffett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
- 1946 – Larry Csonka, American football player and sportscaster
- 1946 – Christopher Frayling, English author and academic
- 1946 – Gene Lamont, American baseball player and manager
- 1948 – Kay Hymowitz, American sociologist and writer
- 1948 – Barbara Mandrell, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1948 – Joel Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager
- 1949 – Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, Brazilian singer
- 1949 – Nawaz Sharif, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan
- 1949 – Sissy Spacek, American actress
- 1950 – Peter Boardman, English mountaineer and author (d. 1982)
- 1950 – Karl Rove, American political strategist and activist
- 1950 – Manny Trillo, Venezuelan baseball player and manager
- 1952 – Tolossa Kotu, Ethiopian runner and coach
- 1952 – C. C. H. Pounder, Guyanese-American actress
- 1953 – Kaarlo Maaninka, Finnish runner
- 1954 – Annie Lennox, Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1957 – Mansoor Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer
- 1957 – Chris Kamara, English footballer and sportscaster
- 1957 – Shane MacGowan, English-Irish singer-songwriter
- 1958 – Cheryl Chase, American voice actress and singer
- 1958 – Hanford Dixon, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
- 1958 – Rickey Henderson, American baseball player and coach
- 1958 – Konstantin Kinchev, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1958 – Alannah Myles, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
- 1959 – Michael P. Anderson, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)
- 1959 – Ramdas Athawale, Indian poet and politician
- 1961 – Íngrid Betancourt, Colombian political scientist and politician
- 1962 – Francis Dunnery, English musician
- 1964 – Ian Bostridge, English tenor
- 1964 – Gary McAllister, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1964 – Kevin Simms, English rugby player
- 1964 – Bob Stanley, English keyboard player, songwriter, producer, and journalist
- 1965 – Ed Davey, English politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
- 1965 – David Rath, Czech physician and politician
- 1966 – Toshi Arai, Japanese race car driver
- 1967 – Jason Thirsk, American bass player (d. 1996)
- 1968 – Helena Christensen, Danish model and actress
- 1968 – Jim Dowd, American ice hockey player
- 1969 – Nicolas Godin, French musician (Air)
- 1969 – Noel Goldthorpe, Australian rugby league player
- 1969 – Frederick Onyancha, Kenyan runner
- 1970 – Emmanuel Amunike, Nigerian footballer and manager
- 1970 – Rodney Dent, American basketball player
- 1971 – Dido, English singer-songwriter
- 1971 – Justin Trudeau, Canadian educator and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada
- 1972 – Mac Powell, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1972 – Qu Yunxia, Chinese runner
- 1973 – Robbie Elliott, English footballer and coach
- 1973 – Chris Harris, American wrestler
- 1973 – Daisuke Miura, Japanese baseball player and coach
- 1973 – Alexandre Trudeau, Canadian journalist and director
- 1975 – Daniel Mustard, American singer-songwriter
- 1975 – Hideki Okajima, Japanese baseball player
- 1975 – Choi Sung-yong, South Korean footballer and manager
- 1975 – Marcus Trescothick, English cricketer
- 1976 – Tuomas Holopainen, Finnish keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
- 1976 – Tim James, American basketball player and coach
- 1976 – Atko Väikmeri, Estonian footballer
- 1976 – Armin van Buuren, Dutch DJ and record producer
- 1977 – Israel Vázquez, Mexican boxer
- 1977 – Ali Tandoğan, Turkish footballer
- 1978 – Simon Jones, Welsh cricketer
- 1978 – Joel Porter, Australian footballer and manager
- 1978 – Jeremy Strong, American actor
- 1979 – Ferman Akgül, Turkish singer-songwriter
- 1979 – Laurent Bonnart, French footballer
- 1979 – Robert Huff, English race car driver
- 1979 – Hyun Young-min, South Korean footballer
- 1980 – Marcus Trufant, American football player
- 1980 – Laura Sadler, English actress (d. 2003)
- 1981 – Trenesha Biggers, American wrestler and model
- 1981 – Christian Holst, Danish-Faroese footballer
- 1981 – Willy Taveras, Dominican baseball player
- 1982 – Shawn Andrews, American football player
- 1982 – Rob Edwards, Welsh footballer
- 1982 – Ethan Kath, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter and producer
- 1982 – Chris Rene, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1984 – Chris Cahill, Samoan footballer
- 1984 – Alastair Cook, English cricketer
- 1984 – Jessica Origliasso, Australian singer, actress, and fashion designer
- 1984 – Lisa Origliasso, Australian singer, actress, and fashion designer
- 1984 – Chris Richard, American basketball player
- 1985 – Martin Mathathi, Kenyan runner
- 1985 – Rusev, Bulgarian professional wrestler
- 1987 – Ceyhun Gülselam, Turkish footballer
- 1987 – Justin Sweeney, Australian footballer
- 1987 – Demaryius Thomas, American football player
- 1988 – Joãozinho, Brazilian footballer
- 1988 – Heather Cooke, American soccer player
- 1988 – Eric Gordon, American basketball player
- 1988 – Lukas Hinds-Johnson, German rugby player
- 1989 – Djameleddine Benlamri, Algerian footballer
- 1989 – Adrian von Ziegler, Swiss composer and producer
- 1990 – Conny Perrin, Swiss tennis player
- 1992 – Mitakeumi Hisashi, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1993 – Ariadna Gutiérrez, Colombian Model
Deaths[edit]
- 304 – Saint Anastasia
- 795 – Pope Adrian I (b. 700)
- 936 – Zhang Jingda, general of Later Tang
- 940 – Makan ibn Kaki, Iranian general
- 1147 – Guy II, Count of Ponthieu (b. c. 1120)
- 1156 – Peter the Venerable, French abbot and saint (b. 1092)
- 1156 – Sverker the Elder, king of Sweden
- 1294 – Mestwin II, Duke of Pomerania
- 1395 – Elisabeth, Countess of Neuchâtel, Swiss ruler
- 1406 – Henry III of Castile (b. 1379)
- 1505 – George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1454)
- 1553 – Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish explorer and politician, 1st Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1500)
- 1634 – Lettice Knollys, English noblewoman (b. 1540)
- 1635 – Samuel de Champlain, French soldier, geographer, and explorer (b. 1567)
- 1676 – William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (b. 1592)
- 1676 – Matthew Hale, English lawyer and jurist, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1609)
- 1683 – Kara Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 111th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1634)
- 1730 – Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, Scottish peer and general (b. 1676)
- 1758 – James Hervey, English priest and author (b. 1714)
- 1784 – Yosa Buson, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1716)
- 1824 – Barbara von Krüdener, German mystic and author (b. 1764)
- 1868 – Linus Yale, Jr., American engineer and businessman (b. 1821)
- 1875 – Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1851)
- 1880 – Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (b. 1828)
- 1824 – William Lawless, Irish revolutionary, later French Army general (b. 1772)
- 1916 – Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (b. 1845)
- 1921 – Vladimir Korolenko, Russian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1853)
- 1925 – Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1877)
- 1926 – Emperor Taishō of Japan (b. 1879)
- 1928 – Miles Burke, American boxer (b. 1885)
- 1930 – Jakob Mändmets, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1871)
- 1933 – Francesc Macià, Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (b. 1859)
- 1935 – Paul Bourget, French author and critic (b. 1852)
- 1938 – Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (b. 1890)
- 1940 – Agnes Ayres, American actress (b. 1898)
- 1941 – Richard S. Aldrich, American lawyer and politician (b. 1884)
- 1944 – George Steer, South African-English journalist and author (b. 1909)
- 1946 – W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian, juggler, and screenwriter (b. 1880)
- 1947 – Gaspar G. Bacon, American lawyer and politician, 51st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1886)
- 1949 – Leon Schlesinger, American animator and producer, founded Warner Bros. Cartoons (b. 1884)
- 1950 – Neil Francis Hawkins, English politician (b. 1903)
- 1952 – Margrethe Mather, American photographer (b. 1886)
- 1953 – Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball player and manager (b. 1865)
- 1953 – William Haselden, British cartoonist (b. 1872)
- 1956 – Robert Walser, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1878)
- 1957 – Charles Pathé, French record producer, founded Pathé Records (b. 1863)
- 1961 – Owen Brewster, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 54th Governor of Maine (b. 1888)
- 1961 – Otto Loewi, German-American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1873)
- 1963 – Tristan Tzara, Romanian-French poet, playwright, painter, and critic (b. 1896)
- 1970 – Michael Peto, Hungarian-English photographer and journalist (b. 1908)
- 1973 – İsmet İnönü, Turkish general and politician, 2nd President of Turkey (b. 1884)
- 1973 – Gabriel Voisin, French pilot and engineer (b. 1880)
- 1975 – Gaston Gallimard, French publisher, founded Éditions Gallimard (b. 1881)
- 1975 – Gunnar Kangro, Estonian mathematician and author (b. 1913)
- 1977 – Charlie Chaplin, English actor and director (b. 1889)
- 1979 – Joan Blondell, American actress and singer (b. 1906)
- 1979 – Jordi Bonet, Canadian painter and sculptor (b. 1932)
- 1980 – Fred Emney, English actor and comedian (b. 1900)
- 1983 – Joan Miró, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1893)
- 1988 – Shōhei Ōoka, Japanese author and critic (b. 1909)
- 1988 – Edward Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle, English entomologist and lepidopterist (b. 1920)
- 1989 – Benny Binion, American poker player and businessman (b. 1904)
- 1989 – Elena Ceaușescu, Romanian politician, First Lady of Romania (b. 1916)
- 1989 – Nicolae Ceaușescu, Romanian general and politician, 1st President of Romania (b. 1918)
- 1989 – Betty Garde, American actress (b. 1905)
- 1989 – Frederick F. Houser, American judge and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of California (b. 1905)
- 1989 – Billy Martin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1928)
- 1989 – Robert Pirosh, American director and screenwriter (b. 1910)
- 1991 – Wilbur Snyder, American football player and wrestler (b. 1929)
- 1992 – Monica Dickens, British-American nurse and author (b. 1915)
- 1993 – Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist and academic (b. 1899)
- 1994 – Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (b. 1916)
- 1995 – Emmanuel Levinas, Lithuanian-French philosopher and academic (b. 1906)
- 1995 – Dean Martin, American singer and actor (b. 1917)
- 1996 – Bill Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1928)
- 1997 – Anatoli Boukreev, Kazakh mountaineer and explorer (b. 1958)
- 1997 – Denver Pyle, American actor (b. 1920)
- 2000 – Neil Hawke, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1939)
- 2000 – Willard Van Orman Quine, American philosopher and academic (b. 1908)
- 2001 – Alfred A. Tomatis, French otolaryngologist and academic (b. 1920)
- 2003 – Nicholas Mavroules, American politician (b. 1929)
- 2004 – Gennadi Strekalov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1940)
- 2005 – Derek Bailey, English guitarist (b. 1930)
- 2005 – Robert Barbers, Filipino police officer, lawyer, and politician, 15th Filipino Secretary of the Interior (b. 1944)
- 2005 – Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (b. 1918)
- 2005 – Joseph Pararajasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, businessman, and politician (b. 1934)
- 2006 – James Brown, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
- 2007 – Des Barrick, English cricketer (b. 1927)
- 2007 – Jim Beauchamp, American baseball player and coach (b. 1939)
- 2008 – Eartha Kitt, American singer and actress (b. 1927)
- 2009 – Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1964)
- 2010 – Carlos Andrés Pérez, Venezuelan politician, 66th President of Venezuela (b. 1922)
- 2011 – Giorgio Bocca, Italian journalist (b. 1920)
- 2011 – Jim Sherwood, American saxophonist (b. 1942)
- 2011 – Simms Taback, American author and illustrator (b. 1932)
- 2012 – Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1940)
- 2012 – Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician (b. 1918)
- 2012 – Joe Krivak, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
- 2012 – Turki bin Sultan, Saudi Arabian politician (b. 1959)
- 2012 – Şerafettin Elçi, Turkish lawyer, politician, government minister (b. 1938)
- 2013 – Anthony J. Bryant, American historian and author (b. 1961)
- 2013 – David R. Harris, English geographer, anthropologist, archaeologist and academic (b. 1930)
- 2013 – Wayne Harrison, English footballer (b. 1967)
- 2013 – Mike Hegan, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1942)
- 2013 – Mel Mathay, Filipino politician, 8th Mayor of Quezon City (b. 1932)
- 2014 – Ricardo Porro, Cuban-French architect (b. 1925)
- 2014 – Geoff Pullar, English cricketer (b. 1935)
- 2014 – David Ryall, English actor (b. 1935)
- 2015 – George Clayton Johnson, American author and screenwriter (b. 1929)
- 2015 – Dorothy M. Murdock, American author and historian (b. 1961)
- 2016 – Valery Khalilov, Russian military musician and composer (b. 1952)
- 2016 – George Michael, British singer and songwriter (b. 1963)
- 2016 – Vera Rubin, American astronomer (b. 1928)
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THIS DAY IN MUSIC
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| 1954, Johnny Ace shot himself dead backstage at the City Auditorium in Houston, Texas. The R&B singer was playing with a revolver during a break between sets, someone in the room said "Be careful with that thing’’ and he said ‘It’s OK the gun’s not loaded, see’’ and pointed it at himself with a smile on his face. | |
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| 1954, Bing Crosby's ‘White Christmas’ entered the Billboard Pop chart for the eleventh time. Bing's rendition has sold over 100 million copies around the world, with at least 50 million sales as singles. It was the largest selling single in music history until it was surpassed by Elton John's ‘Candle in the Wind 1997’. | |
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| 1964, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Miracles, Stevie Wonder and The Marvelettes all appeared at The Fox Theatre, Brooklyn, New York. | |
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| 1964, The Beatles recorded six songs for the BBC radio program Saturday Club in London: ‘Rock and Roll Music’, ‘I'm a Loser’, ‘Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby’, ‘I Feel Fine’, ‘Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey’ and ‘She's a Woman.’ | |
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| 1968, Led Zeppelin arrived in the United States for the very first time in preparation of their debut North American tour. The group were paid an average of $1,500 for each show. | |
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| 1976, American MOR singer Johnny Mathis was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'When A Child Is Born', the singers only UK No.1 and the Christmas hit of 1976. | |
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| 1978, John Lydon's new group Public Image Ltd played their first live gig at the Rainbow Theatre, London. | |
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| 1981, Michael Jackson phoned Paul McCartney and suggested they write and record together, the first result being ‘The Girl Is Mine’. The song was a US No.2 & UK No.8 in 1982. | |
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| 1982, David Bowie had a No.3 UK hit with a duet with Bing Crosby, 'Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy.' The single became one of Bowie's best selling in his career, with total estimated sales over 400,000 in the UK alone. The Christmas song was written in 1941, while the 'Peace on Earth' tune and lyrics, written by Ian Fraser, Larry Grossman, and Alan Kohan, were added to the song specially for Bowie and Crosby's recording. | |
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| 1995, American singer, actor and TV host Dean Martin died. Had the 1956 UK & US No.1 single 'Memories Are Made Of This' plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles including ‘That's Amore’, ‘Everybody Loves Somebody’, ‘Mambo Italiano’. In 1965, Martin launched his weekly NBC comedy-variety series, The Dean Martin Show. | |
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| 1998, Bryan MacLean, guitarist with Love, died of a heart attack aged 62 while having Christmas dinner with a young fan who was researching a book about the band. Love had the 1966 US No.33 single '7 And 7 Is', and the 1968 album Forever Changes. | |
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| 2003, Michael Jackson recorded his first interview since news of the allegations of sexual abuse with a 12-year old boy. He told the CBS TV network he would 'slit his wrists' before he would hurt a child. He also claimed he suffered a dislocated shoulder after police 'manhandled' him and treated him 'very roughly' during his arrest. | |
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| 2006, James Brown the ‘Godfather of Soul’, died at the age of 73 after being diagnosed with severe pneumonia. Brown went to his dentist in Atlanta the previous day who told him something was wrong, and sent him to a doctor immediately. His hits included ‘Papa's Got a Brand New Bag’, ‘I Got You (I Feel Good)’, and ‘Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine, Pt. 1’. Brown was married four times, at the age of 16, was arrested for theft and served 3 years in prison. In 1988, Brown was arrested following a high-speed car chase along the Georgia-South Carolina state border. | |
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| 2008, American actress, singer, and cabaret star Eartha Kitt died from colon cancer at her Weston, Connecticut home at the age of 81. Best known for her 1953 Christmas song ‘Santa Baby.’ | |
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| 2009, American singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt died from an overdose of muscle relaxants that had left him in a coma in an Athens hospital. He released 17 albums during his career, including two produced by Michael Stipe. | |
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| 2014, Ed Sheeran was at No.1 on the UK album chart with x, (pronounced "multiply"). In 2015, x won the Brit Award for British Album of the Year, and at the 57th Grammy Awards it was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year. Spotify named x the most-streamed album in the world for 2014, racking up more than 430 million streams for the year. | |
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| 2016, George Michael died at his home aged 53. Thames Valley Police said South Central Ambulance Service attended a property in Goring in Oxfordshire at 13:42 GMT. The singer who launched his career with Wham in the 1980s and later continued his success as a solo performer, was said to have "passed away peacefully at home". Up to the time of his death, Michael sold more than 115 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. | |
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| December 25th: Born on this day | |
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| 1929, Born on this day, Chris Kenner, US singer, (1961 US No.2 single 'I Like It Like That'). Also a hit for Dave Clarke Five. | |
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| 1937, Born on this day, O'Kelly Isley, The Isley Brothers, (1968 UK No.3 single 'This Old Heart Of Mine'). Died on 31st March 1986. | |
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| 1940, Born on this day, Pete Brown, lyricist, poet, singer, producer, Cream, (1967 UK No.11 single 'I Feel Free'). Also worked with Jack Bruce, Graham Bond, Mick Jagger and Peter Green. | |
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| 1943, Born on this day, Trevor Lucas, Fairport Convention, UK folk group, (1969 UK No.21 single 'Si Tu Dois Partie'). Also worked with Al Stewart and The Strawbs. Lucas died 4th February 1989. | |
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| 1944, Born on this day, Henry Vestine, guitar, Canned Heat, (1970 UK No.2 & US No.26 single 'Let's Work Together'). Died on 20th October 1997. | |
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| 1944, Born on this day, Kenny Everett, UK radio and TV presenter, (1983 UK No.9 single 'Snot Rap'). Died 4th April 1995. | |
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| 1945, Born on this day, Noel Redding, bassist with The Jimi Hendrix Experience who had the 1967 UK No.3 single 'Purple Haze', and the 1970 UK No.1 single 'Voodoo Chile'. Redding was the first person to join the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and the first to leave, his final concert with them was in June 1969. Redding died on 11th May 2003 aged 57. | |
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| 1946, Born on this day, Jimmy Buffett, American singer songwriter, (1977 US No.8 single 'Margaritaville', 2004 US No.1 album 'License to Chill'). | |
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| 1948, Born on this day, Country singer Barbara Mandrell, named Country Music Association entertainer of the year in 1979, 1980 & 1981, (1977 US No.1 Country single 'Sleeping Single In A Double Bed'). | |
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| 1954, Born on this day, Annie Lennox, singer, The Tourists, (1979 UK No.4 single 'I Only Want To Be With You'). Eurythmics, (1983 US No.1 single 'Sweet Dreams', 1985 UK No.1 single 'There Must Be An Angel'). Solo, (1995 UK No.2 single 'No More I Love You's'). | |
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| 1954, Born on this day, Robin Campbell, guitar, vocals, with UB40, who had the 1983 UK No.1 & 1988 US No.1 single 'Red Red Wine' and over 30 other top 40 hits. | |
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| 1957, Born on this day, Shane MacGowan, guitar, vocals, The Pogues, (1987 UK No.8 single 'The Irish Rover', 1987 UK No.2 single with Kirsty MacColl, 'Fairytale Of New York'). | |
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| 1958, Born on this day, Alannah Myles, Canadian singer, 1990 US No.1 and UK No.2 single 'Black Velvet.' | |
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| 1964, Born on this day, Bob Stanley, Saint Etienne, (1993 UK No.12 single 'You're In A Bad Way') | |
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| 1971, Born on this day, Dido, singer, songwriter, (2001 UK No.1 & US No.4 album 'No Angel', 2001 UK No.4 single 'Here With Me'). | |
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| 1971, Born on this day, Noel Hogan, guitar, The Cranberries, (1994 UK No.14 single 'Linger'). The bands 1993 album 'Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We' spent 86 weeks on the UK chart. | |
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| 1972, Born on this day, Josh Freese, drummer, Nine Inch Nails, (2005 US No.1 album ‘White Teeth’). Also worked with The Vandals, Devo, Viva Death and A Perfect Circle. | |
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Article 16
Ed Sheeran (and Beyonce) have
Christmas number one
Ed Sheeran has beaten off competition from Eminem - and himself - to land his first UK Christmas number one single.
Perfect - which he released in three separate versions in a bid to clinch the Christmas crown - had faced a challenge from Eminem's River, on which Sheeran provides guest vocals.
But the rapper ended in second place, while Wham's Last Christmas came third.
In a video message, the British singer said securing the Christmas top spot was "an actual dream come true".
ATLANTIC RECORDS"I'm very proud and happy," he said. "Thank you so much and have a very merry Christmas, happy holidays and a happy new year."
Sheeran's domination of the Christmas chart was all but assured after he released a new version of his doe-eyed ballad with Beyonce.
That version drove most of his sales - though chart rules mean Beyonce is denied a credit on the Christmas number one, with Sheeran's original counted as the lead track.
Eminem's River took an early lead on streaming services but faltered as the week went on.
Fans had hoped to send Last Christmas to number one to mark the first anniversary of George Michael's death.
Despite support from ITV's This Morning and Michael's ex-bandmate Andrew Ridgeley, however, the song failed to beat its original chart position of number two.
Back in 1984, it was denied the top spot by Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? charity single.
| Christmas chart - Top 5 | |
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| Artist | Title |
| 1) Ed Sheeran | Perfect |
| 2) Eminem ft Ed Sheeran | River |
| 3) Wham | Last Christmas |
| 4) Mariah Carey | All I Want For Christmas Is You |
| 5) Rita Ora | Anywhere |
As has become tradition, yuletide standards by Mariah Carey and The Pogues have returned to the Top 40 off the back of huge streaming figures.
There are 16 Christmas songs in the Top 40, among them such classics as Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee and Wonderful Christmastime by Sir Paul McCartney.
The presence of lesser-known tracks, like Ariana Grande's Santa Tell Me and Elton John's Step Into Christmas, can be explained by their prominent placing in Spotify's Christmas is Coming playlist.
"By and large, the most popular ones are the ones featured on the front page of Spotify," chart analyst James Masterton told the BBC.
"It exposes the amount of influence the application has over the singles market."
Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You was the UK's favourite festive song on Spotify this year.
And it's not just an advent phenomenon. Data released by the BPI this week showed Carey's classic had been played 16,000 times in the first week of July.
According to Spotify, the most popular day for streaming seasonal songs was 13 December, when 13% of all music played in the UK was Christmas-themed.
| Most popular Christmas songs on Spotify (UK) | |
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| Artist | Title |
| 1) Mariah Carey | All I Want For Christmas Is You |
| 2) Wham | Last Christmas |
| 3) Band Aid | Do They Know It's Christmas? (1984 version) |
| 4) Michael Buble | It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas |
| 5) Brenda Lee | Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree |
| 6) Shakin' Stevens | Merry Christmas Everyone |
| 7) Ariana Grande | Santa Tell Me |
| 8) John Lennon | Happy Christmas (War Is Over) |
| 9) Justin Bieber | Mistletoe |
| 10) Wizzard | I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day |
In the album chart, Eminem's album Revival did manage to dislodge Sheeran's Divide.
It is the star's eighth UK number one album in a row, with his six previous studio albums and the 2005 greatest hits collection Curtain Call all making the top spot.
Led Zeppelin and Abba are the only other artists to accumulated eight consecutive number one albums in the UK.
Revival's first week sales are the second highest of 2017, behind Divide.
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Article 15
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Article 14
23
Featured Events
1999Cristin Keleher, an unemployed musician in Hawaii, breaks into George Harrison's Maui home and makes herself at home, ordering pizza, drinking root beer, doing laundry, and calling her mother before authorities arrive to arrest her. She is eventually charged with breaking and entering and theft, and serves four months. "I thought I had a psychic connection with George," she says.
1996Two weeks after his divorce from PlayboyPlaymate Brandi Brandt is finalized, Mötley Crüe bass player Nikki Sixx marries Baywatch star Donna D'Errico.
1964Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam frontman) is born Edward Louis Severson III in Evanston, Illinois. The surname Vedder comes from his mom's maiden name.
1964After appearing on the TV show Shindig!where they perform their Christmas hit "Little Saint Nick," The Beach Boys' Brian Wilsonhas a nervous breakdown on a flight to Houston, where they begin a two-week tour. Wilson decides to stop performing, and Glen Campbellreplaces him on the tour.
23
In Music History
2015'80s hitmaker Richard Marx marries model and TV host Daisy Fuentes. Marx was previously married to actress/dancer Cynthia Rhodes.
2009Andre Kyles aka DJ Omega Supreme (of Organized Konfusion) dies of cancer.
2007Jazz musician Oscar Peterson dies at age 82.
2006English entertainer Charlie Drake dies in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, after suffering multiple strokes at age 81.
2003Simon & Garfunkel donate a million dollars to the Children's Health Fund (started by Paul six years earlier.)
1997Jackie Landry (of The Chantels) dies of breast cancer at age 56.
1996Tony Bennett is released from a Washington, DC, hospital after an emergency hernia operation (he was stricken while preparing to perform at the White House).
1994Dan Hamilton of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds dies of Cushing's syndrome in Los Angeles, California, at age 48.
1992Eddie Hazel (lead guitarist for Funkadelic) dies from internal bleeding and liver failure in Plainfield, New Jersey, at age 42.
1991James Brown sues the producers of the movie The Commitments, claiming his name and likeness were used without his permission (he loses the case five years later).
1989Ice Cube is fired from N.W.A, who had just rose to fame with their multi-platinum record Straight Outta Compton. Cube eventually goes solo.
1987Carly Simon marries her second husband, James Hart (they divorce 19 years later).
1987Failing to stop Pink Floyd from using the name to tour without him, ex-member Roger Waters instead settles for receiving royalties whenever his image is used in any Floyd promotion.
1978Rod Stewart releases "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" in the US.
1972At the Grand Funk Railroad concert in Madison Square Garden, the group's former manager Terry Knight brings a court order allowing him to confiscate the group's equipment, which he does at the end of the show.
Cat Stevens Becomes Yusuf Islam
1977Cat Stevens converts to Islam and changes his name to Yusuf Islam.
It's not the first name change for Stevens, who is born Steven Georgiou in London to Greek immigrants. Like his father, who overcame poverty and started his own restaurant, Stevens is driven to succeed, and that ambition, combined with sensational songwriting chops, makes him one of the top performers of the early '70s; his hits include "Peace Train,""Wild World" and "Morning Has Broken."
In 1975, while swimming in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Malibu, California, he nearly drowns. Swept out to sea, he prays for help. "I knew someone was there and I said, 'Oh God, if you help me I'll work for you,'" he says. "A wave came from behind me and gently pushed me towards the shore and then I had all the energy I needed to get back."
This near-death experience leads him on a spiritual journey, and when his brother gives him a copy of the Koran, he embraces Islam, taking the name Yusuf Islam ("Yusuf" is the Arabic equivalent of "Joseph") and leaves his music career behind. Two years later, he enters into an arranged marriage that lasts a lifetime - the couple raise five children together. Yusuf and his family strictly adhere to the Muslim faith, praying to Mecca five times a day.
He turns his attention toward humanitarian efforts and education, setting up Islamic schools in England with income from his royalties. In 1981, he auctions off his gold records and other mementos from his previous life, using the proceeds to further fund the schools.
Yusuf stays out of the public eye until 1989, when he chimes in on the controversy over the fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran against the author Salman Rushdie over his book The Satanic Verses. Yusuf refuses to condemn the fatwa, making him the subject of scathing news stories. He becomes a pariah in some circles; the Los Angeles DJ Tom Leykis organizes a burning of Cat Stevens records, and 10,000 Maniacs pull their cover of "Peace Train" from further pressings of their album In My Tribe.
The controversy eventually blows over as he once again goes incognito. In 2000, he releases a children's religious album called A Is For Allahand also reissues his Cat Stevens material. He gradually returns to the limelight, recording and performing both religious and secular music.
In 1975, while swimming in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Malibu, California, he nearly drowns. Swept out to sea, he prays for help. "I knew someone was there and I said, 'Oh God, if you help me I'll work for you,'" he says. "A wave came from behind me and gently pushed me towards the shore and then I had all the energy I needed to get back."
This near-death experience leads him on a spiritual journey, and when his brother gives him a copy of the Koran, he embraces Islam, taking the name Yusuf Islam ("Yusuf" is the Arabic equivalent of "Joseph") and leaves his music career behind. Two years later, he enters into an arranged marriage that lasts a lifetime - the couple raise five children together. Yusuf and his family strictly adhere to the Muslim faith, praying to Mecca five times a day.
He turns his attention toward humanitarian efforts and education, setting up Islamic schools in England with income from his royalties. In 1981, he auctions off his gold records and other mementos from his previous life, using the proceeds to further fund the schools.
Yusuf stays out of the public eye until 1989, when he chimes in on the controversy over the fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran against the author Salman Rushdie over his book The Satanic Verses. Yusuf refuses to condemn the fatwa, making him the subject of scathing news stories. He becomes a pariah in some circles; the Los Angeles DJ Tom Leykis organizes a burning of Cat Stevens records, and 10,000 Maniacs pull their cover of "Peace Train" from further pressings of their album In My Tribe.
The controversy eventually blows over as he once again goes incognito. In 2000, he releases a children's religious album called A Is For Allahand also reissues his Cat Stevens material. He gradually returns to the limelight, recording and performing both religious and secular music.
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"Silent Night" Debuts In Austria
1818A church choir in Austria introduces a new Christmas song for their Midnight Mass: "Stille Nacht!" better known as "Silent Night."
If not for a broken church organ, the world may never have heard one of its most venerable Christmas carols. The parishioners at St. Nicholas church in Oberndorf, Austria, have been making due without a working organ for weeks and really are facing a silent night for Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. Josef Mohr, the newly appointed assistant pastor, recalls a poem he wrote a couple years earlier about the birth of Christ and thinks it could be turned into a song. With Christmas Eve fast approaching, he brings the composition to his friend Franz Gruber, a schoolteacher and amateur composer. Gruber is struck by the poem's rhythm and adds a melody and guitar arrangement. That night, Mohr and Gruber, backed by a choir, sing "Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!" for the first time, completely unaware of the impact their little Christmas song will have on the world.
Meanwhile, Mohr is still waiting for that organ to be fixed. When the organ builder finally shows up to repair the instrument, the pastor gives him a copy of the new Christmas song to bring home. From there, two popular groups of traveling folk singers, the Rainers and the Strassers, start performing the tune on their travels throughout Europe. In 1839, the Rainers head to a gig in New York City and introduce "Stille Nacht!" to America, where it becomes "Silent Night."
The carol is translated into over 300 languages around the world, but in the US the most popular version comes in 1935 when it's warmly crooned by Bing Crosby. Although "Silent Night" is his most popular recording of the decade, the Catholic singer donates all royalties from the religious tune to various charities, not wanting to cash in on his faith.
Meanwhile, Mohr is still waiting for that organ to be fixed. When the organ builder finally shows up to repair the instrument, the pastor gives him a copy of the new Christmas song to bring home. From there, two popular groups of traveling folk singers, the Rainers and the Strassers, start performing the tune on their travels throughout Europe. In 1839, the Rainers head to a gig in New York City and introduce "Stille Nacht!" to America, where it becomes "Silent Night."
The carol is translated into over 300 languages around the world, but in the US the most popular version comes in 1935 when it's warmly crooned by Bing Crosby. Although "Silent Night" is his most popular recording of the decade, the Catholic singer donates all royalties from the religious tune to various charities, not wanting to cash in on his faith.
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ΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΜΑΤΑ ΞΗΡΩΝ ΚΑΡΠΩΝ ΣΤΗ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ
Μια από τις πιο γευστικές ιστορίες της Θεσσαλονίκης αφορά τους ξηρούς καρπούς με τα καταστήματά της να έχουν τη δική τους ενδιαφέρουσα διαδρομή αλλά και να ενισχύουν την παρουσία τους με μια σύγχρονη ματιά και νέα προϊόντα και γεύσεις. Οι ξηροί καρποί, άλλωστε, δεν είναι μόνο μια λιχουδιά ή το συνοδευτικό για το ποτό μας αλλά κομμάτι της σύγχρονης διατροφής με πολλά θρεπτικά συστατικά.
Παράδοση αλλά και σύγχρονη ματιά
Δεν υπάρχει περίπτωση να περπατήσει κανείς στα κεντρικά σημεία της αγοράς της Θεσσαλονίκης και να μη συναντήσει καταστήματα με «ξηρούς καρπούς – ζαχαρώδη», όπως ήταν η κλασσική φράση που συνόδευε – και ακόμα συμβαίνει – τα καταστήματα του είδους. Τα τελευταία χρόνια οι ξηροί καρποί, οι μπάρες δημητριακών, οι υπερ-τροφές οι σοκολάτες με υψηλή περιεκτικότητα σε κακάο, τα αποξηραμένα φρούτα χωρίς ζάχαρη, τα παστέλια, το ταχίνι και τα τσιπς λαχανικών έχουν γίνει ιδιαίτερα δημοφιλή καθώς πρόκειται για σνακς με διατροφική αξία και φυσικά προϊόντα που δεν επιβαρύνονται από συντηρητικά. Έτσι, λοιπόν, η κλασσική εικόνα ενός καταστήματος «ξηρών καρπών» έχει αλλάξει και πλέον η ποικιλία των προϊόντων που μας προτείνει είναι πολύ μεγαλύτερη ενώ και το περιβάλλον ορισμένων νέων καταστημάτων ακολουθεί τις νέες τάσεις.
Τσερλίδης Nuts Factory: η διαφορετική πρόταση για ξηρούς καρπούς και όχι μόνο
Ένα κατάστημα στη Λεωφόρο Νίκης 31 έκανε αίσθηση από την πρώτη στιγμή. Όλοι όσοι κάνουν τη βόλτα τους στο δημοφιλέστερο σημείο της Θεσσαλονίκης δεν μπορούσαν παρά να μην προσέξουν τον εντυπωσιακό του χώρο. Ένα διαφορετικό «εργοστάσιο» σε προκαλούσε να δοκιμάσεις ξηρούς καρπούς, αποξηραμένα φρούτα, μπάρες με δημητριακά, παστέλια, σοκολάτες και πολλά ακόμη νόστιμα και θρεπτικά snacks. Μας προσκαλεί, λοιπόν, σε μία διαφορετική γευστική εμπειρία. Έχοντας επιλέξει τα προϊόντα με αυστηρά κριτήρια και μετά από αρκετούς ελέγχους, εξασφαλίζουν την ποιότητα που είναι η βάση για την περαιτέρω επεξεργασία, όπως το ψήσιμο και η διατήρηση ώστε να παραμένουν φρέσκα, οποιαδήποτε στιγμή τα δοκιμάσουμε.
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Έσπερος: Όταν η παράδοση 80 χρόνων παντρεύεται την καινοτομία
Για τον «Έσπερο» δεν χρειάζονται πολλά λόγια… Η ιστορία του καταστήματος αποτελεί και την ταυτότητά του. Με παράδοση από το 1930 στους ξηρούς καρπούς, οι τρεις γενιές της οικογένειας Σιρακιάν αποκαλύπτουν στο biscotto.gr την κρυφή συνταγή της τέχνης που τόσο αγαπούν. Το κατάστημα του Έσπερου, στην οδό Αλεξάνδρου Σβώλου 24, στο κέντρο της πόλης, ικανοποιεί κάθε διατροφική απαίτηση για μια ισορροπημένη διατροφή προσαρμοσμένη στις ανάγκες του σύγχρονου τρόπου ζωής, διατηρώντας πάντα το άρωμα της παράδοσης. Αποξηραμένα φρούτα, ελληνικά όσπρια, δημητριακά, παραδοσιακά ζυμαρικά, γλυκά του κουταλιού είναι λίγα μόνο δείγματα της γκάμας των προϊόντων του Έσπερου, με ναυαρχίδα, εδώ και 80 χρόνια, τους καθημερινά φρεσκοψημμένους εντός του καταστήματος ξηρούς καρπούς. Η ποιότητά τους γίνεται αντιληπτή από την πρώτη κιόλας δοκιμή.
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Πασατέμπο: Ξηροί καρποί και επιλεγμένα προϊόντα από την Ελλάδα και το Εξωτερικό
Ένα κατάστημα που φτιάχνει τη διάθεση στους φίλους των επιλεγμένων γεύσεων και της υγιεινής διατροφής καθώς συνδυάζει ποικιλία προϊόντων, όμορφο περιβάλλον και ευγενική εξυπηρέτηση. Αυτοί είναι οι λόγοι που ξεχωρίζει από το 2009, που μας συστήθηκε για πρώτη φορά. Φρεσκοψημένοι ή ωμοί ξηροί καρποί και αποξηραμένα φρούτα χωρίς ζάχαρη, γίνονται μια νόστιμη θρεπτική συνήθεια ή ένα συνοδευτικό για το κρασί ή το ποτό που θα απολαύσετε με φίλους στο σπίτι. Συνεχίζουμε με προϊόντα διατροφής, όπως τα όσπρια και το ρύζι, που έρχονται από φημισμένες περιοχές της χώρας. Επίσης θα βρείτε μεγάλη ποικιλία προϊόντων χωρίς ζάχαρη, χωρίς γλουτένη, χωρίς λακτόζη, κατάλληλα για vegans και – φυσικά – βιολογικά. Επίσης, υπάρχουν τσάι και βότανα, υπερτροφές, πρωτεΐνες, μέλι, παστέλια και φρεσκοψημένος καφές.
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Άλλες επιλογές…
Αλυσίδες, όπως τα καταστήματα «Εν Καρπώ» (με επτά καταστήματα, εκ των οποίων τα έξι στο κέντρο και ένα στο Mediterranean Cosmos) επιβεβαιώνουν επίσης τις νέες εξελίξεις. Ακόμη, στην Άθωνος (και συγκεκριμένα στη Βατικιώτου) συναντάμε καταστήματα με ιστορία και εκλεκτά προϊόντα, όπως ο «Χαρίλαος», που φημίζεται για τους ξηρούς καρπούς, τα βότανα, τα μυρωδικά και φυσικά το ταχίνι του. Αντίστοιχες γεύσεις δε λείπουν και από την αγορά του Μοδιάνο ενώ στη Βασ. Ηρακλείου ο «Τάσος» εδώ και μια δεκαετία εκτός από φρεσκοκομμένο καφέ μας προτείνει ποικιλία σε ξηρούς καρπούς, μπάρες δημητριακών αλλά και σοκολάτες. Επίσης και στο Καπάνι (στη Βλάλη) συναντάμε τον «Κυρίτση» και το «Κεντρικόν». Συνεχίζοντας στο κέντρο και περνώντας από την Κατούνη δεν μπορούμε να μην αναφέρουμε και το NUT Stores, με τη μεγάλη ποικιλία προϊόντων και μια από τις πιο γνωστές επιχειρήσεις στο εμπόριο ξηρών καρπών στην πόλη.
Ενδιαφέρουσες προτάσεις καταστημάτων είναι επίσης η «Καρπόλαυση» (Ελ. Βενιζέλου 20), το «Ελιξήριο» (Εθν. Αμύνης 20) και στα ανατολικά το «Κουρδιστό Στραγάλι» (25ης Μαρτίου 78) και το «Τέλειον» (Κων/πολεως 6 και Βασ. Όλγας 125)
Οπωσδήποτε θα υπάρχουν και πολλές ακόμη προτάσεις και σας προτείνουμε να τις ανακαλύψετε, προσθέτοντας νέες γεύσεις στη διατροφή σας για το πρωινό, ως σνακ μέσα στην ημέρα ή συνοδευτικό για τον καφέ ή το ποτό σας.
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Article 11
Τα ζαχαροπλαστεία που έγιναν τάση στη Θεσσαλονίκη
Δεν υπάρχει περίπτωση να περπατήσει κανείς στην αγορά της Θεσσαλονίκης και να μην «πέσει» πάνω σε ένα ζαχαροπλαστείο που λανσάρει τα δικά του γλυκά. Τα τελευταία χρόνια εξάλλου, η σοκολάτα, τα μπισκότα, τα κεράσματα, τα λευκά γλυκά, τα προφιτερόλ και τα τσουρέκια έχουν γίνει τάση στην πόλη. Ειδικά αυτές τις γιορτινές ημέρες, τα ζαχαροπλαστεία βγάζουν το καλύτερο τους εαυτό τόσο μέσα από μοναδικής αισθητικής συλλεκτικές χριστουγεννιάτικες συσκευασίες γεμάτες με μυρωδάτα μελομακάρονα και τραγανούς κουραμπιέδες φτιαγμένους με φρέσκο βούτυρο, όσο και με βασιλόπιτες με επικάλυψη λευκής σοκολάτας, σοκολάτας υγείας ή άχνη ζάχαρη!
Στα ζαχαροπλαστεία Χατζηφωτίου είναι πάντα Χριστούγεννα
Με μια ιστορία τουλάχιστον επτά δεκαετιών στην παραγωγή προϊόντων ζαχαροπλαστικής & αρτοποιίας και με εκείνα τα γλυκά τα οποία έχουν μεγαλώσει γενιές και γενιές, οι συστάσεις θεωρούνται περιττές. Τι να πρωτοπεί κανείς εξάλλου για τα ιστορικά πουράκια που σερβίρει και που κατά τη διάρκεια των δεκαετιών, εξελίχθηκαν, μεγάλωσαν και γεννήθηκαν κι άλλες γεύσεις οι οποίες δημιουργήθηκαν μέσα από τις ανάγκες των πελατών; Τα ζαχαροπλαστεία «Χατζηφωτίου» με τέσσερα καταστήματα στη Θεσσαλονίκη, ένα στη Χαλκιδική αλλά και ένα στη Ρόδο, ενοψει Χριστουγέννων εκτός από τα παραδοσιακά μελομακάρονα και τους τραγανούς κουραμπιέδες, μας προτείνουν τη Βασιλόπιτα Κέικ με Άχνη (Κέικ βουτύρου με πολτό φρέσκου πορτοκαλιού, πασπαλισμένη με άχνη και κακάο), τη Βασιλόπιτα Κέικ με Μπαχαρικά (Κέικ βουτύρου με μπαχαρικά και επικάλυψη πραλίνα σοκολάτας), την πεντανόστιμη Τριφτή Πίτα (Παραδοσιακή πίτα με τριφτή ζύμη κουλουριού βουτύρου και αμύγδαλα), τη Βασιλόπιτα Κέικ με Cranberries και Ρόδι και το παραδοσιακό γιορτινό Τσουρέκι με φρέσκο βούτυρο, κρέμα γάλακτος και μυρωδικά.
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Γεύση γιορτών με πολλές επιλογές στα ζαχαροπλαστεία Μίλτος
Οι γιορτές έχουν ιδιαίτερο χρώμα και γεύσεις στα Ζαχαροπλαστεία Μίλτος με τις παραδοσιακές, τις νέες προτάσεις αλλά και πολλούς συνδυασμούς για να κάνετε δώρα στους αγαπημένους σας ανθρώπους ή να σερβίρετε στα εορταστικά καλέσματα. Στις προτάσεις των Ζαχαροπλαστείων Μίλτος για τις γιορτές (τα οποία βρίσκονται κοντά μας με 10 καταστήματα) συναντάμε βασιλόπιτες από την παραδοσιακή τριφτή μέχρι αυτές με επικάλυψη λευκής, μαύρης και σοκολάτας γάλακτος. Οι αφράτοι κουραμπιέδες και τα μελομακάρονα δε λείπουν ενώ μπορείτε να επιλέξετε ανάμεσα χριστουγεννιάτικες συσκευασίες, ιδανικές ως δώρο στις επισκέψεις των ημερών. Επίσης οι χριστουγεννιάτικες τούρτες κέρδισαν την προσοχή μας μαζί με τις σοκολατένιες καμπάνες και το αφράτο πανετόνε, το δημοφιλές κέικ από την Ιταλία. Εκτός από τις παραπάνω νόστιμες επιλογές μας περιμένουν ακόμα εντυπωσιακά καλάθια με συνδυασμούς κρασιών, ποτών και γλυκισμάτων, γιορτινές πιατέλες, γυάλινες και ψάθινες συσκευασίες γεμισμένες με σοκολατάκια που εντυπωσιάζουν.
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Στα Ζαχαροπλαστεία Κωνσταντινίδης το παραδοσιακό συναντά το νέο και πρωτότυπο
Με εμπειρία τεσσάρων γενιών και ένα όνομα που απολτελεί εγγύηση ποιότητας, τα Ζαχαροπλαστεία ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΙΔΗΣ είναι μια σταθερή επιλογή για την περίοδο των γιορτών. Εδώ, η παράδοση συνυπάρχει με τη εξέλιξη. Είτε προτιματε παραδοσιακές ελληνικές συνταγές είτε θέλετε να πειραματιστείτε με νέες και πιο ιδαίτερες γεύσεις που θα εντυπωσιάσουν τους καλεσμένους σας, εδώ θα ξέρετε ότι έχουν προετοιμαστεί με φροντίδα, αγάπη και τα πιο αγνά και ποιοτικά υλικά. Εκτός από τους κουραμπιέδες με το φρέσκο βούτυρο και τα ολόκληρα καβουρντισμένα αμύγδαλα, τα μελομακάρωνα με το θυμαρίσιο ελληνικό μέλι και τις τραγανές δίπλες, μας προτείνει για φέτος λαχταριστούς κορμούς σοκολάτας ή κάστανου, αφράτο πανετόνε, πουτίγκα και σοκολατένιους κουραμπιέδες.
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Ζαχαροπλαστεία Plaisir
Με 14 καταστήματα στη Θεσσαλονίκη, τα ζαχαροπλαστεία Plaisir προσφέρουν γλυκά, σιροπιαστά, πάστες, τυλιχτά, παγωτά, βουτήματα και φυσικά τις πολύ ιδιαίτερες τούρτες και τις γιορτές των Χριστουγέννων. Ειδικά γι’ αυτές τις ημέρες μας περιμένουν Χριστουγεννιάτικα κέικ με ζαχαρόπαστα, μελομακάρονα, κουραμπιέδες και πεντανόστιμες βασιλόπιτες! Φυσικά, δεν ξεχνάμε το προφιτερόλ και το μιλφέιγ που εδώ και χρόνια αποτελούν τη σημαία των καταστημάτων Plaisir χάρη στην ακαταμάχητη γεύση και ποιότητα.
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Yummy Αρτοζαχαροπλαστείο σκέτη γλύκα!
Το Yummy είναι ένα καλαίσθητο αρτοζαχαροπλαστείο στην Ίωνος Δραγούμη με Ολύμπου, με τις λαχταριστές βιτρίνες που σας προκαλούν όλες τις ώρες της μέρας. Για την περίοδο των γιορτών μας γλυκαίνει με μελομακάρονα, κουραμπιέδες, μπισκότα, σοκολατάκια και τα διάσημα κέικ των χριστουγέννων, φορμαρισμένα σε σχήματα που θα σας ενθουσιάσουν. Επιλέξτε να δοκιμάσετε και τις βασιλόπιτές του είτε την τσουρεκάτη θεσσαλονικιά είτε την κλασσική με την άχνη και το πλούσιο ντεκόρ.
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