December 24th (1980) was a Wednesday. It's the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 7 days left to the end of the year.
Famous Birthdays on December 24 in 1980
» Stephen Appiah, Ghanaian footballer
» Maarja-Liis Ilus, Estonian singer
» Tomas Kalnoky, Czech-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Streetlight Manifesto, Catch 22 (band) e.g Catch 22, and Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution)
» Jaanus Uudmäe, Estonian jumper
December 24th Famous Deaths for 1980
» Karl Dönitz, German admiral and politician, List of German presidents known as President of Germany (b. 1891)
» Siggie Nordstrom, American actress and singer (Nordstrom Sisters) (b. 1893)
December 24th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
» Adela and Irmina
» December 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances:
» Yule Iceland e.g Aðfangadagskvöld, the day when the 13th and the last Yule Lads or Yule Lad arrives to towns. (Iceland)
» Feast of the Seven Fishes (Italy)
» Yule called Juleaften/Juleafton (Denmark, Norway and Sweden)
» Nochebuena (Spain and Spanish-speaking countries)