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The least common birthdays tend to fall around public holidays, such as Christmas, New Year's Day and fixed-date holidays such as July 4 in the US. In the United States between 1973 and 1999, September 16 is the most common birthday in the United States and December 25 the least common birthday (other than February 29, because of leap years). [12]
Sir Isaac Newton FRS (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27 [a]) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who was described in his time as a natural philosopher. [7] He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed.
December 11 is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 20 days remain until the end of the year. ... [18] Births. Pre-1600
December 30 is the 364th day of the year ... American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008) [18] 1929 – Rosalinde Hurley, English physician, microbiologist, ...
December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) ... [18] 1939 – Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.
The birthday paradox refers to the counterintuitive fact that only 23 people are needed for that probability to exceed 50%. The birthday paradox is a veridical paradox: it seems wrong at first glance but is, in fact, true. While it may seem surprising that only 23 individuals are required to reach a 50% probability of a shared birthday, this ...
December 23 is the 357th day of the year ... and businessman (d. 1908) [18] [19] [20] 1865 – James M. Canty, American educator, school ... Birthday of the Queen ...
December 19 is the 353rd day of the year ... [18] 1986 – Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union, releases Andrei Sakharov and his wife from exile in Gorky.