21st of December 2025
21st of December 2025 is the 355th day of the year.
This day in history:
1620: The Pilgrim Fathers arrive at Massachusetts - ...more
1844: The Rochdale Pioneers open shop - ...more
1910: Westhoughton Pit Disaster - ...more
1988: Lockerbie Air Disaster - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Everyone seems to fear dying alone. I have never understood this - who wants to die and be polite at the same time - Quentin Crisp.
Born today:
Thomas a Becket - 1118, Robert Brown - 1773, Timothy Hackworth - 1786, Thomas Smith - 1788, Robert Moffat - 1795, Jack Russell - 1795, Benjamin Disraeli - 1804, Thomas Graham - 1805, Archibald Tait - 1811, Nat Gould - 1857, Ernest Gimson - 1864, Winifred Nicholson - 1893, Anthony Powell - 1905, Jamie Theakston - 1970, Sarah Willingham - 1973.
Died today:
John Newton - 1807, James Parkinson - 1824, Eric Coates - 1957, Jack Hobbs - 1963, James Kennaway - 1968, Bill Simpson - 1986, Philip Christison - 1993, Adrian Henri - 2000.
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