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{{first pic|1986 December 1986.jpg|A calendar showing December 1986. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'')}} | |||
'''24 December''' was the traditional date of [[Christmas Eve]] on [[Earth]]. In addition to being a time of celebration, many notable things occurred on this day. | '''24 December''' was the traditional date of [[Christmas Eve]] on [[Earth]]. In addition to being a time of celebration, many notable things occurred on this day. | ||
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===21st century=== | ===21st century=== | ||
In [[2004]], [[Ruby Sunday]] was | In [[2004]], [[Ruby Sunday]] was abandoned at [[Church, Ruby Road|the church]] on [[Ruby Road]], mere hours after her birth. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}) | ||
In [[2006]], the newly-regenerated Tenth Doctor crashed the TARDIS into the [[Powell Estate]]. Later that day, [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Mickey Smith]] were attacked by [[Roboform|Robot Santas]] while out shopping. When they arrived back home, they were attacked by a [[Roboform Christmas tree]]. Later that night, the [[Sycorax]] made first contact with Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | In [[2006]], the newly-regenerated Tenth Doctor crashed the TARDIS into the [[Powell Estate]]. Later that day, [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Mickey Smith]] were attacked by [[Roboform|Robot Santas]] while out shopping. When they arrived back home, they were attacked by a [[Roboform Christmas tree]]. Later that night, the [[Sycorax]] made first contact with Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
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Also in 2006, an older version of the Tenth Doctor returned to London on the day that his newly regenerated self was battling the Sycorax above the city. On that occasion, he visited a young patient at [[St. Nicholas's Hospital]], [[Daniel Francis Thompson]], and helped him awaken from his coma. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deep and Dreamless Sleep (short story)|Deep and Dreamless Sleep]]'') | Also in 2006, an older version of the Tenth Doctor returned to London on the day that his newly regenerated self was battling the Sycorax above the city. On that occasion, he visited a young patient at [[St. Nicholas's Hospital]], [[Daniel Francis Thompson]], and helped him awaken from his coma. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deep and Dreamless Sleep (short story)|Deep and Dreamless Sleep]]'') | ||
In [[2007]], | In [[2007]], [[Donna Noble and Lance Bennett's wedding|the wedding]] of [[Donna Noble]] and [[Lance Bennett]] was interrupted by Donna's sudden disappearance. She was transported to [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. When the Doctor brought her back home, she was kidnapped by Roboforms. After being rescued, they arrived at the reception, which was attacked by Roboforms and a Roboform Christmas tree. The Tenth Doctor, Donna and Lance went to [[H.C. Clements]], where they found a secret floor, which led to a secret [[Torchwood One|Torchwood]] base under the [[Thames Flood Barrier]]. There, the [[Empress of the Racnoss (The Runaway Bride)|Empress of the Racnoss]] was using technology and [[Huon]] particles from Torchwood to free the [[Racnoss]] children trapped in Earth's core. After Lance was killed by the Racnoss, the Doctor drowned the Racnoss children using the water from the [[Thames]]. Enraged, the Empress used a [[Webstar]] to destroy parts of London. The Webstar was shot down by a [[tank]] on the orders of [[Harold Saxon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
At some point in the [[2000s]],{{note|Episodes 1-10 of the [[Series 1 (Torchwood)|first series]] of ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' are set anywhere from [[2006]]-[[2009]] as a result of [[Aliens of London dating controversy|conflicting evidence]] shown in the episodes ''[[Ghost Machine (TV story)|Ghost Machine]]'', ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)|Greeks Bearing Gifts]]'', ''[[Random Shoes (TV story)|Random Shoes]]'', ''[[To the Last Man (TV story)|To the Last Man]]'', ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'', ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'', ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'', ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'', and ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]''. As episode 10, ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]'', is set at the end of [[December]], this means that episodes 11-13 are almost certainly set the year after episodes 1-10.}} [[Diane Holmes]] flew the ''[[Sky Gypsy]]'' through the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Cardiff Rift]] in an attempt to return home to [[1953]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]'', ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]''){{note|Date given by ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]'', events occur in ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]''.}} | At some point in the [[2000s]],{{note|Episodes 1-10 of the [[Series 1 (Torchwood)|first series]] of ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' are set anywhere from [[2006]]-[[2009]] as a result of [[Aliens of London dating controversy|conflicting evidence]] shown in the episodes ''[[Ghost Machine (TV story)|Ghost Machine]]'', ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)|Greeks Bearing Gifts]]'', ''[[Random Shoes (TV story)|Random Shoes]]'', ''[[To the Last Man (TV story)|To the Last Man]]'', ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'', ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'', ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'', ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'', and ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]''. As episode 10, ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]'', is set at the end of [[December]], this means that episodes 11-13 are almost certainly set the year after episodes 1-10.}} [[Diane Holmes]] flew the ''[[Sky Gypsy]]'' through the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Cardiff Rift]] in an attempt to return home to [[1953]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]'', ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]''){{note|Date given by ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]'', events occur in ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]''.}} | ||
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In [[2023]], the Seventh Doctor and Ace visited a [[Los Angeles]] toy shop. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instead of You (short story)|Instead of You]]'') | In [[2023]], the Seventh Doctor and Ace visited a [[Los Angeles]] toy shop. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instead of You (short story)|Instead of You]]'') | ||
Also in 2023, [[Ruby Sunday]], now living in | Also in 2023, [[Ruby Sunday]], now living in [[Notting Hill]] with her [[Carla Sunday|foster mother]] and [[Cherry Sunday|grandmother]], commemorated her ninteenth birthday by saving her foster sister [[Lulubelle]] from being eaten by the [[Goblin King]], with assistance from the [[Fifteenth Doctor]]. After the Goblins were defeated, she stepped inside [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] for the first time. Earlier in the day, [[Davina McCall (in-universe)|Davina McCall]] contacted her to inform her that she was unable to locate her birth parents. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}) | ||
===Later years=== | ===Later years=== | ||
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In [[1983]], [[Jason Kane]], future husband of [[Bernice Summerfield]], was born in [[England]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'') | In [[1983]], [[Jason Kane]], future husband of [[Bernice Summerfield]], was born in [[England]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'') | ||
In [[2004]], Ruby Sunday, future companion of the Fifteenth Doctor, was born in [[Manchester]]. She was later abandoned outside a church by her birth mother. Her timeline was temporarily altered when Goblins captured her and almost fed to the [[Goblin King]], but this was stopped by the Doctor, restoring the timeline. ([[TV]]: | In [[2004]], Ruby Sunday, future [[companion]] of the [[Fifteenth Doctor]], was born in [[Manchester]]. She was later abandoned outside [[Church, Ruby Road|a church]] by her [[Ruby Sunday's mother|birth mother]]. Her [[Cracked timeline (The Church on Ruby Road)|timeline was temporarily altered]] when Goblins captured her and almost fed to the [[Goblin King]], but this was stopped by the Doctor, restoring the timeline. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}) | ||
==Other== | ==Other== | ||
