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December 24, 2015

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 23, 2015, covering December 24, 2015.

  1. 1
    Album cover for 25 by Adele

    25

    Adele

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for A Head Full Of Dreams by Coldplay

    A Head Full Of Dreams

    Coldplay

    Last week
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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Purpose by Justin Bieber

    Purpose

    Justin Bieber

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for That's Christmas To Me by Pentatonix

    That's Christmas To Me

    Pentatonix

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    19
  5. 5
    Album cover for When It's Dark Out by G-Eazy

    When It's Dark Out

    G-Eazy

    Last week
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    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

Turid Birkeland

2015Turid Birkeland, Norwegian businesswoman and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture (born 1962)[†]

Turid Birkeland was a Norwegian cultural executive and politician for the Labour Party. She was Minister of Culture in 1996–97. She was an author and also worked in television, including being chief of cultural programming at NRK and a member of the board at Telenor. She also headed the Risþr Chamber Music Festival, and was the director of Concerts Norway.

Letty Jimenez Magsanoc

2015Letty Jimenez Magsanoc, Filipino journalist (born 1941)[†]

Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc was a Filipino journalist and editor, notable for her role in overthrowing the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. She was an icon of democracy. Magsanoc was editor of the crusading weekly opposition tabloid Mr & Ms Special Edition. She was editor in chief of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Adriana OlguĂ­n

2015Adriana Olguín, Chilean lawyer and politician, Chilean Minister of Justice (born 1911)[†]

Adriana Margarita OlguĂ­n BĂŒche was a Chilean lawyer and politician. She was the Minister of Justice during the rule of Gabriel GonzĂĄlez Videla, making OlguĂ­n the first female minister of Chile.

Historical Context for December 24, 2015

In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]