每年在12月25日,全世界广为庆祝的圣诞节;其确切起源尚无定论;但12月25日为耶稣诞辰是由Sextus Julius Africanus于221年首次确定的。
Sextus Julius Africanus,(出生于c.公元180年,耶路撒冷——死于约250年),第一位公认的的基督教历史学家。
Christmas celebrated worldwide
Though the precise origin of the date is unclear, Christmas, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, is celebrated on this day, having been first identified as the date of Jesus' birth by Sextus Julius Africanus in 221.
Chiang Kai-shek offers a new Chinese constitution in Nanking pledging universal suffrage.
1977
卓别林去世
被公认是电影史上最重要人物之一的英国喜剧演员和导演查理·卓别林在瑞士沃韦河畔科尔西耶去世。
Charlie Chaplin, the British comedic actor and director who is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in motion-picture history, died in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.