A fire at the Daeyeonggak Hotel in Seoul, South Korea kills 164 people. Date: December 25, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)

EgyptAir Flight 864, a Boeing 707-366C, crashes on approach to Don Mueang International Airport, killing 71 people. Date: December 25, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today)

Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with its president Anwar Sadat. Date: December 25, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)

Iraqi Airways Flight 163, a Boeing 737-270C, is hijacked and crashes in Arar, Saudi Arabia, killing 63 people. Date: December 25, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)

Romanian Revolution: Deposed President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena, are condemned to death and executed after a summary trial. Date: December 25, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: December 25, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

The body of American child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was found in her family's Boulder, Colorado, home. Her murder remains unsolved. Date: December 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)

Cubana de Aviación Flight 310, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashes near Bejuma, Carabobo State, Venezuela, killing 22 people. Date: December 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

The ill-fated Beagle 2 probe, released from the Mars Express spacecraft on December 19, stops transmitting shortly before its scheduled landing. Date: December 25, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)

UTA Flight 141, a Boeing 727-223, crashes at the Cotonou Airport in Benin, killing 141 people. Date: December 25, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)