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Boxing Day in Cyprus in 2024

When is Boxing Day? This public holiday is celebrated on December 26th in several countries as part of the Christmas holidays. Typically it will be moved...

ON THIS DAY: The first recorded football match (1860)

On 26 December 1860, the first recorded football match in history took place in Sheffield, England. Hallam FC faced Sheffield FC in a match...

ON THIS DAY: Charlie Chaplin dies on Christmas day (1977)

The world mourns the loss of Charlie Chaplin On 25 December 1977, the world bid farewell to one of its most beloved and influential entertainers,...

ON THIS DAY: Franz Xaver Gruber composes “Silent Night” (1818)

On 24 December 1818, Austrian composer Franz Xaver Gruber created one of the most enduring and beloved Christmas carols of all time, "Silent Night"...

ON THIS DAY: The first successful kidney transplant (1954)

On 23 December 1954, a groundbreaking medical achievement took place when Dr. Joseph E. Murray and his team performed the world’s first successful kidney...