December 25 0337(14th of Tevet, 4098): Earliest possible date on which Christmas was reported to have been celebrated on December 25th. 496: Baptism of Clovis I, the Frankish ruler who united all the tribes of Gaul (France) under one ruler. Hi... »
December 24 3 BCE: Birthdate if of Servus Sulpicius Galba one the emperors who ruled Rome, for a short period of time during the Jewish Revolt that ended with the destruction of the Second Temple 1166: King Henry II of England and Duchess Elean... »
December 17 520 BCE (24th of Kislev): “The foundation-stone of the Temple was laid” (As reported by Jewish Encyclopedia) http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/4902-darius-i 630: Modestus of Jerusalem who replaced Zacharias as Greek Orthodox Pat... »
December 13 522 BCE: Darius I, the Persian monarch who allowed the Jewish people to re-build the Temple at Jerusalem strengthened his hold on his kingdom when he defeated Nebuchadnezzar III in a battle at the Tigris and that at the Euphrates. 519 BCE... »