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December 26 is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. December 2004: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September December 26, 2003 December 2003 - please do not remove the date header or category December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 5 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of Utrecht ( ˈyːtrɛxt is the smallest province of the Netherlands, and is located in the center of the country
• 1620 - Elizabeth Báthory's crimes are uncovered.
• 1620 - Pilgrim Fathers land at what becomes New Plymouth in Massachusetts. Pilgrims, or Pilgrim Fathers (or Pilgrim Mothers) is a name commonly applied to the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth for the place called New Plymouth in the United States see New Plymouth Idaho. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
• 1776 - American Revolutionary War: The British are defeated in the Battle of Trenton. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Background In the time before the battle American morale was low
• 1790 - Louis XVI of France gives his public assent to Civil Constitution of the Clergy during the French Revolution. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Louis XVI ( 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) Louis-Auguste de France, ruled as King of France and Navarre The Civil Constitution of the Clergy ( "Constitution civile du clergé") was a law passed on July 12, 1790 during the French Revolution The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an
• 1792 - The final trial of Louis XVI of France begins in Paris. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Louis XVI ( 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) Louis-Auguste de France, ruled as King of France and Navarre Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1793 - Battle of Geisberg: French defeat Austrians. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Geisberg was fought on December 26, 1793 and resulted in a French victory under General Hoche against the Austrians under This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
• 1793 - The wedding of Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Prussia and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz takes place. Prince Louis Charles of Prussia (Friedrich Ludwig Karl von Preußen (born Potsdam, 5 November 1773; died Berlin, 28 December Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (full name Frederica Louise Caroline Sophie Charlotte Alexandrine) (b
• 1805 - Austria and France sign the Treaty of Pressburg. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Peace of Pressburg refers to four peace treaties concluded in Pressburg (today Bratislava, Slovakia)
• 1806 - Battles of Pultusk and Golymin: Russian forces hold French forces under Napoleon. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Pułtusk took place on December 26 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars near Pułtusk, Poland. The Battle of Golymin took place on 26 December 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars at Golymin Poland, between around 17000 Russian Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Empire of the French (1804-1814 also known as the Empire of France, Greater French Empire, First French Empire, French Empire, or Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe.
• 1811 - A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Governor of Virginia serves as the chief executive of the Commonwealth of Virginia for a four-year term For other people with the same name see George William Smith. Abraham Bedford Venable ( November 20, 1758 &ndash December 26, 1811) was a representative and senator from Virginia.
• 1825 - Several Imperial Russia army officers lead circa 3000 soldiers on the Senate Square in the failed Decembrist uprising. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces.
• 1848 - The Phi Delta Theta fraternity is founded at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap History Founding Phi Beta Kappa was the first Greek letter organization founded in the United States when it was created on December 5 1776 at the College Miami University (colloquially and incorrectly referred to as Miami of Ohio for clarification purposes is a Coeducational Public university founded in 1809 Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state
• 1860 - The first ever inter-club football match takes place between Hallam F.C. and Sheffield F.C. at the Sandygate Road ground in Sheffield, England. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Hallam Football Club are a football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who currently play in the Northern Counties East League Sheffield Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Sheffield FC or Sheffield, is an English Amateur football club from Sheffield Sandygate Road is a football and Cricket stadium in the Sheffield suburb of Crosspool, Yorkshire. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1861 - American Civil War: The Trent Affair: Confederate diplomatic envoys James M. Mason and John Slidell are freed by the United States government, thus heading off a possible war between the United States and Britain. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Britain in the American Civil War The Trent Affair, also known as the Mason and Slidell Affair, was an international diplomatic incident that occurred during the The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 James Murray Mason ( November 3, 1798 &ndash April 28, 1871) was a United States Representative and United States Senator John Slidell (1793 &ndash July 26, 1871) was an American politician lawyer and businessman The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1862 - American Civil War: The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou begins. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, also called Walnut Hills, fought December 26 to December 29, 1862, was the opening engagement of the
• 1862 - Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USS Red Rover are the first female nurses on a U.S. Navy hospital ship. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday A nurse is responsible—along with other Health care Professionals —for the treatment safety and recovery of acutely or chronically Service under the Confederacy Red Rover, the Navy's first hospital ship was a side-wheel steamer built in 1859 at Cape Girardeau Missouri. Pre Geneva Conventions USS Intrepid USS Red Rover USS Ben Morgan USS Home
• 1862 - The largest mass-hanging in U. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday S. history took place in Mankato, Minnesota, killing 39.
• 1870 - The 12. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 8-km long Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed. See also Fréjus Road Tunnel. The Fréjus Rail Tunnel (also called Mont Cenis Tunnel) is a railroad tunnel of 13
• 1871 - Gilbert and Sullivan collaborate for the first time, on their lost opera, Thespis. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian era partnership of Librettist W Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old, is an Operatic Extravaganza that was the first collaboration between dramatist W It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years.
• 1883 - The Harbour Grace Affray between Irish Catholics and Protestant Orangemen causes five deaths in Newfoundland. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harbour Grace is one of the oldest towns in Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland The Orange Institution, more commonly known as the Orange Order or the Orange Lodge, is a Protestant fraternal organisation based predominantly Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation
• 1898 - Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pierre Curie (15 May 1859 &ndash 19 April 1906 was a French physicist, a pioneer in Crystallography, Magnetism, Piezoelectricity Radium (ˈreɪdiəm is a radioactive Chemical element which has the symbol Ra and Atomic number 88
• 1916 - Joseph Joffre is made Marshal of France. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (12 January 1852 - 3 January 1931 was a French General who was Commander-in-Chief of the French Army between The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank.
• 1919 - Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Fenway Park The Ruth sale cemented the Red Sox-Yankees alliance which was ironic given their historically bitter rivalry
• 1925 - The Communist Party of India is founded. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Communist Party of India (CPI is a Political party in India.
• 1925 - Turkey adopts the Gregorian Calendar. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today
• 1933 - The Nissan Motor Company is organized in Tokyo, Japan. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.
• 1933 - FM radio is patented.
• 1943 - World War II: The German warship Scharnhorst sinks off the coast of North Cape in Norway after being attacked by the Royal Navy late the previous evening. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For the German armoured cruiser commissioned in 1907 see SMS Scharnhorst The sisters - Scharnhorst and Gneisenau The Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service)
• 1944 - World War II: U. S. troops repulse German forces at Bastogne. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Bastogne ( Dutch: Bastenaken, German: Bastenach, Luxembourgish: Baaschtnech) is a Belgian municipality
• 1945 - CFP franc and CFA franc are created. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The CFP franc (called the franc in everyday use is the Currency used in the French overseas possessions of French Polynesia, New Caledonia The CFA franc (in French: franc CFA, "céfa" or just franc colloquially is a currency used in twelve formerly French -ruled
• 1948 - Cardinal Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. József Cardinal Mindszenty ( March 29 1892 &mdash May 6 1975) was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation.
• 1966 - The first Kwanzaa is celebrated by Maulana Karenga, the chair of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday celebrated primarily in the United States, honoring African-American heritage Maulana Karenga (born Ronald McKinley Everett on July 14, 1941, and also known as Ron Everett) is an African American In United States education, Africana studies, or Africology is the study of the histories politics and cultures of peoples of African origin both in Africa California State University Long Beach (also known as Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach State, CSU Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU
• 1973 - Comet Kohoutek reaches perihelion but is not as spectacular a display as expected. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. There are two other long-period comets named Kohoutek C/1969 O1 (a In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from
• 1973 - Soyuz 13 lands on earth after a week in orbit. Soyuz 13 was a second test flight of the redesigned Soyuz capsule that first flew as Soyuz 12. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001
• 1974 - Salyut 4 is launched. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Salyut 4 (DOS 4 (Салют-4 English translation Salute 4) was a Salyut Space station launched on December 26, 1974
• 1975 - The Tupolev Tu-144 goes into service in Soviet Union. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1976 - The Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) is founded. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist, was an underground Political party in Nepal.
• 1979 - Soviet Special forces take over presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 } Kābul ( Persian and Pashto: کابل, IPA:) is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with
• 1979 - Opening night of the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea at the Hammersmith Odeon; a benefit concert for the citizens of Cambodia who were victims of dictator Pol Pot. Concerts for the People of Kampuchea was a series of concerts featuring Queen, The Clash, The Pretenders, The Who, Elvis Costello, The Hammersmith Apollo is a major entertainments and concert venue located in Hammersmith, London, England. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East Saloth Sar ( May 19, 1925 – April 15, 1998) also known as Pol Pot, was leader of the Communist movement known as
• 1980 - Aeroflot puts the Ilyushin Il-86 into service. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) OJSC "AeroflotRussian Airlines" (ОАО «АэрофлотРоссийские авиалинии» () or Aeroflot (Аэрофлот as the airline is commonly WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1982 - Time Magazine's Man of the Year is for the first time a non-human, the personal computer. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Person of the Year (formerly Man of the Year) is an annual issue of the United States Newsmagazine Time that features and profiles A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated
• 1986 - The first long-running American television soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, airs its final episode after thirty-five years on the air. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Search for Tomorrow is a Soap opera which started airing on Monday September 3, 1951 on CBS.
• 1988 - The Nanjing Anti-African protests in Nanjing, the People's Republic of China begin. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Nanjing Anti-African protests were mass demonstrations and riots against African students in Nanjing, China, which lasted from December 1988 to the ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
• 1991 - The Supreme Soviet meets and formally dissolves the USSR. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Supreme Soviet of the USSR (Верхо́вный Сове́т СССР Verkhóvnyj Sovét SSSR) was the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1996 - Start of the largest strike in South Korean history. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) In December 1996 and January 1997, South Korea experienced the largest organized strike in its history when workers in the automotive South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː
• 1996 - The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification goes into force. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification Particularly in Africa is a Convention to combat Desertification
• 1996 - Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey is found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado. JonBenét Patricia Ramsey ( August 6, 1990 – December 26, 1996) was an American girl and child beauty pageant contestant made famous Boulder is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of Boulder County, Colorado, in the United States
• 1997 - The Soufriere Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat explodes, creating a small tsunami offshore. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Soufrière Hills volcano ( French "Sulphur" Hills is an active complex Stratovolcano with many lava domes forming its summit on Montserrat (ˌmɒntsəˈræt is British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles A tsunami ((tsuːˈnɑːmi is a series of waves created when
• 1998 - Iraq announces its intention to fire upon U.S. and British warplanes that patrol the northern and southern no-fly zones. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Iraqi no-fly zones are two separate No-fly zones (NFZs and were proclaimed by the United States, United Kingdom and France after the
• 1998 - Severe gales over Ireland, northern England, and southern Scotland cause widespread disruption and widespread power outages in Northern Ireland and southern Scotland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• 1999 - Severe weather in France kills over 100 people and causes extensive damage to property, trees and the French national power grid (see Lothar). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Lothar is the name of a low-pressure system that resulted in a violent Extratropical cyclone sweeping across Central Europe on December 26, 1999, causing
• 2003 - A strong magnitude 6. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 6 earthquake devastates southeast Iranian city of Bam, killing tens of thousands and destroying the citadel of Arg-é Bam. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Bam is a city in Kerman Province of Iran. The city is the center of Bam County. The Arg-é Bam ( ارگ بم in Persian, " Bam citadel" was the largest Adobe building in the world located in Bam, a city
• 2004 - An earthquake measuring 9. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred at 005853 UTC on December 26 2004 with an Epicentre off the west coast of 3 on the Richter magnitude scale creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and many other areas around the rim of the Indian Ocean, killing more than 300,000. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released A tsunami ((tsuːˈnɑːmi is a series of waves created when Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Maldives ( or, or Maldive Islands) officially the Republic of Maldives, is an Island nation consisting of a group of atolls stretching The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface
• 2005 - Boxing Day shooting on a busy shopping street in Toronto. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Boxing Day shooting took place December 26, 2005 on Toronto 's Yonge Street when a shootout between two youth gangs resulted in Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario
• 2006 - The 2006 Hengchun earthquake with 7. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The 2006 Hengchun earthquake occurred on Tuesday December 26 2006 at 1225 UTC (2025 local time) with an Epicenter off the 1 magnitude hit Taiwan.

Births

• 1194 - Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Frederick II ( December 26, 1194 &ndash December 13, 1250) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was a Pretender to the title 1250)
• 1532 - Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. Guilielmus Xylander ( Wilhelm Holtzman, according to his own spelling ( December 26, 1532 - February 10, 1576) was a German 1576)
• 1536 - Yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. Yi I ( December 26, 1536 -1584 was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his 1584)
• 1542 - Tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d.  was the founder and first Shogun  of the Tokugawa shogunate 1616)
• 1646 - Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. Colonel Robert Bolling ( December 26, 1646 &ndash July 17, 1709) was a wealthy early American settler 1709)
• 1666 - Guru Gobind Singh, Tenth Guru of Sikhism (d. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Guru Gobind Singh (ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ gʊɾu gobɪn̪d̪ sɪ́ŋg ( December 22, 1666 &ndash 7 October, 1708) was Sikhism ( IPA: or; ਸਿੱਖੀ sikkhī, IPA:) founded on the teachings of Nanak and nine successive gurus in fifteenth century 1708)
• 1687 - Johann Georg Pisendel, German musician (d. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Georg Pisendel ( December 26, 1687 - November 25, 1755) was a German Baroque Musician, Violinist 1755)
• 1716 - Thomas Gray, English writer (d. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Gray ( December 26, 1716 – July 30, 1771) was an English Poet, classical scholar and professor at Cambridge 1771)
• 1716 - Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French poet (d. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean François de Saint-Lambert ( December 26, 1716 &ndash February 9, 1803) was a French Poet. 1803)
• 1723 - Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm, German writer (d. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Friedrich Melchior Baron von Grimm ( December 26, 1723 &ndash December 19, 1807) was an Author, and the son of a German 1807)
• 1737 - Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (d. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Prince Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ( December 26, 1737 - February 26, 1815) was a famous general of the Habsburg Emperors 1815)
• 1751 - Clement Hofbauer, Austrian missionary and saint (d. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Saint Clement Hofbauer ( Clemens Maria Hofbauer) ( December 26, 1751 &ndash March 15, 1820) was a Hermit and is the patron 1820)
• 1771 - Julie Clary, queen consort of Naples (d. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marie Julie Bonaparte ( Née Clary) Queen Consort of Naples and Sicily, Queen Consort of Spain and the Indies 1845)
• 1780 - Mary Fairfax Somerville, British mathematician (d. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Mary Somerville' ( December 26, 1780 &ndash November 28, 1872) was a Scottish Science writer and Polymath 1872)
• 1782 - Filaret Drozdov, Metropolitan of Moscow (d. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Filaret (Drozdov, Metropolitan of Moscow ( 26 December 1782 &ndash 1 December 1867) was the most influential figure in 1867)
• 1791 - Charles Babbage, English mathematician and inventor (d. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1871)
• 1819 - E. D. E. N. Southworth, American novelist (d. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth ( December 26, 1819 – June 30, 1899) was an American Writer of more than 60 1899)
• 1822 - Dion Boucicault, Irish actor and playwright (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot (born December 26, circa 1820 &ndash died September 18, 1890) was an Irish Actor and Playwright 1890)
• 1837 - George Dewey, U. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common George Dewey ( December 26, 1837 &ndash January 16, 1917) was an Admiral of the United States Navy, best known for his S. admiral (d. 1917)
• 1853 - René Bazin, French novelist (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common René François Nicolas Marie Bazin ( December 26, 1853 &ndash July 20, 1932) was a French Novelist. 1932)
• 1859 - William Stephens, U. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Dennison Stephens ( December 26, 1859 April 25, 1944) was an American federal and state politician S. political figure (d. 1944)
• 1872 - Norman Angell, British politician, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sir Ralph Norman Angell (born 26 December 1872 and died 7 October 1967) was an English lecturer writer and Member of Parliament The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1967)
• 1873 - Thomas Wass, English cricketer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Wass ( Thomas George Wass or simply Tom Wass; born December 26, 1873, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, 1953)
• 1883 - Maurice Utrillo, French artist (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maurice Utrillo, born Maurice Valadon, ( 26 December 1883 - 5 November 1955) was a French painter who specialized 1955)
• 1887 - Arthur Ernest Percival, British Army officer (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lieutenant General Arthur Ernest Percival CB, DSO and Bar, OBE, MC, OStJ, DL, (26 December 1887 The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. 1966)
• 1890 - Uncle Charlie Osborne, American fiddler (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Nelson Osborne, ( December 26, 1890 &ndash May 27, 1992) affectionately known as "Uncle Charlie" was a musician in the 1992)
• 1891 - Henry Miller, American writer (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henry Valentine Miller (December 26 1891 &ndash June 7 1980 was an American writer and painter. 1980)
• 1893 - Mao Zedong, Chinese military leader and politician (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mao Zedong ( 26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Military and political leader who led 1976)
• 1894 - Jean Toomer, American writer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean Toomer ( December 26, 1894 &ndash March 30, 1967) was an American poet and novelist and an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance 1967)
• 1902 - Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan, Russian painter (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Anatoli (Tankhum Lvovich Kaplan (Анатолий Львович Каплан ( December 26 1902 in Rogachev, Belarus - July 3, 1980)
• 1903 - Elisha Cook Jr., American actor (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr ( December 26, 1903 was an American actor who made a career out of playing cowardly villains and neurotics earning him the nickname "Hollywood's 1995)
• 1904 - Alejo Carpentier, Cuban writer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Alejo Carpentier y Valmont ( December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist essay writer and musicologist who greatly 1980)
• 1906 - Imperio Argentina, Argentine actress and singer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Magdalena Nile del Río ( December 26 1906 &ndash August 22 2003) was a professional singer and movie actress who was better known as Imperio 2003)
• 1911 - Arsenio Lacson, Filipino politician and sportswriter (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Arsenio H Lacson ( December 26, 1911 — April 15, 1962) was a Filipino journalist and politician who gained widespread attention 1962)
• 1913 - Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frank Victor Swift (26 December 1913 - 6 February 1958 was a football goalkeeper for Manchester City and England, born in Blackpool 1958)
• 1914 - Richard Widmark, American actor (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Richard Widmark ( December 26, 1914 &ndash March 24, 2008) was an American Actor of Films stage, 2008)
• 1914 - Annemarie Wendl, German actress (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Annemarie Wendl ( December 26 1914 in Trostberg, Upper Bavaria Bavaria – September 3 2006 in Munich, 2006)
• 1918 - George Rallis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Rallis (Γεώργιος Ιωάννης Ράλλης - Giorgos or Georgios Rallis ( 26 December 1918 - 15 March 2006) Greek The Prime Minister of Greece ( Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδος) is the Head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of 2006)
• 1921 - Steve Allen, American comedian (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Steve Allen, born Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen ( December 26 1921 – October 30 2000) was an American 2000)
• 1922 - Richard Mayes, English actor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Mayes (born Derek Leonard Richard Mayes; 26 December, 1922 - 22 October, 2006) was an English stage and television actor 2006)
• 1924 - Frank Broyles, American athlete, long time athletic director of the University of Arkansas. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Franklin "Frank" Broyles (born December 26, 1924 in Decatur Georgia) is a former NCAA football player coach broadcaster The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public Co-educational Land-grant university
• 1927 - Alan King, American comedian (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan King (December 26 1927 &ndash May 9 2004 was an American comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants 2004)
• 1927 - Denis Quilley, British actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Denis Clifford Quilley ( December 26 1927 - October 5[[ 003]] was an English Theatre, Television and Film 2003)
• 1927 - Stu Miller, baseball player
• 1929 - Régine, French singer and nightclub owner
• 1930 - Donald Moffat, English-born actor
• 1930 - Jean Ferrat, French singer and songwriter
• 1933 - Ugly Dave Gray, Australian television personality
• 1933 - Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer
• 1935 - Abdul "Duke" Fakir, American singer (The Four Tops)
• 1935 - Norm Ullman, Canadian hockey player
• 1937 - John Horton Conway, British mathematician
• 1937 - Jay Heimowitz, American poker player
• 1938 - Bahram Beizai, Iranian playwright and film director
• 1938 - Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi film director (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Stuart Leonard (Stu Miller (born December 26, 1927 in Northampton Massachusetts) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball who Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Régine Zylberberg, better known as Régine, is a French singer Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Moffat (born December 26, 1930) is an English -born American actor Jean Ferrat (born Jean Tenenbaum on December 26, 1930 in Vaucresson, a suburb of Paris) is a French author poet and Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ugly Dave Gray (born Graham David Taylor, 26 December 1933 in Manchester, England) is an Australian Television personality Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (born December 26, 1933) is a Puppeteer most famous for Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abdul "Duke" Fakir (born December 26 1935, in Detroit Michigan) is best known as a member of popular Motown act The Four Tops The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco Norman Victor Alexander "Norm" Ullman (born December 26, 1935 in Provost, Alberta, Canada) is a former Ice hockey Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Horton Conway (born December 26, 1937, Liverpool, England) is a prolific mathematician active in the theory of finite groups Jay B Heimowitz (born December 26 1937) is an American Jewish Poker player from Bethel, New York. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bahrām Bayzai (also spelt Bahrām Beizai, Bahrām Beyzaie,, born 26 December, 1938 in Tehran) is an Iranian ( December 26, 1938 - January 20, 1989) was a renowned Bangladeshi film director and cultural activist 1989)
• 1939 - Fred Schepisi, Australian film director
• 1940 - Edward C. Prescott, American economist, Nobel laureate
• 1940 - Phil Spector, American music producer
• 1940 - Ray Sadecki, Major league baseball pitcher
• 1941 - Daniel Schmid, Swiss film director (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fred Schepisi AO (born December 26, 1939) is an award-winning Australian Film director and Scriptwriter. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Christian Prescott (born December 26, 1940) is an American Economist. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1940) is an American Record producer and Songwriter. Raymond Michael Sadecki (born on December 26, 1940 in Kansas City Kansas) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Schmid ( 26 December 1941 – 5 August 2006) was a Swiss theatre and Film director. 2006)
• 1942 - Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo, Guatemalan president
• 1942 - Gray Davis, former Governor of California
• 1944 - Jane Lapotaire, British actress
• 1945 - John Walsh, American talk show host
• 1947 - Carlton Fisk, American baseball player
• 1947 - James T. Conway, 34th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
• 1948 - Candy Crowley, American journalist
• 1949 - José Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor, Nobel laureate
• 1951 - Richard Skinner, British radio presenter
• 1953 - Henning Schmitz, German musician (Kraftwerk)
• 1953 - Leonel Fernández, Dominican politician and current President of the Dominican Republic
• 1954 - Ozzie Smith, American baseball player
• 1954 - Steve Steen, English actor
• 1955 - Evan Bayh, American politician
• 1956 - David Sedaris, American essayist
• 1957 - Dermot Murnaghan, British broadcaster
• 1958 - Adrian Newey, British engineer
• 1959 - Koji Morimoto, Japanese animated film director
• 1960 - Temuera Morrison, New Zealand actor
• 1961 - John Lynch, Irish actor
• 1963 - Lars Ulrich, Danish-born drummer (Metallica)
• 1964 - Elizabeth Kostova, American author
• 1966 - Sandra Taylor, American model and actress
• 1968 - Dennis Knight, American professional wrestler
• 1970 - James Mercer, musician (The Shins)
• 1970 - Krissada Terrence, Thai singer and actor
• 1971 - Jared Leto, American actor and singer (30 Seconds to Mars)
• 1971 - Jonathan M. Parisen, American film director
• 1971 - Mika Nurmela, Finnish footballer
• 1972 - Esteban Fuertes, Argentine footballer
• 1972 - Robert Muchamore, Children's Author
• 1973 - Reichen Lehmkuhl, American television personality
• 1974 - Josie Ho, Hong Kong singer and actor
• 1974 - Joshua John Miller, American actor
• 1975 - Marcelo Ríos, Chilean tennis player
• 1976 - Lea De Mae, Czech actress (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo (born 26 December 1942) is a Guatemalan politician Joseph Graham Davis Jr (born December 26 1942 better known as Gray Davis, is an American politician who served as California 's 37th Governor Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jane Lapotaire (born 26 December 1944) is a British Actress born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar John E Walsh (born December 26, 1945) is the host of the TV show America's Most Wanted. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlton Ernest Fisk (born December 26 1947 in) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher who played for 24 years with the Boston Red Sox Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. General James Terry Conway, USMC (born December 26, 1947) is the 34th and current Commandant of the Marine Corps. The Commandant of the Marine Corps ( CMC) is the highest ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Candy Alt Crowley (b 26 December 1948 in Missouri) is a CNN political correspondent, specializing in U Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Manuel Ramos-Horta ( Portuguese: ʒu'zɛ 'ʁɐmuz 'oɾtɐ GCL (born 26 December 1949) is the second President East Timor is an emerging democratic State. Its current president is José Ramos-Horta. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Richard Skinner (born December 26, 1951) is a British radio and television broadcaster. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henning Schmitz, born December 26, 1953 in Germany, is a member of the electronic / experimental pop band Kraftwerk Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna (born 26 December 1953) is a Dominican politician and the current President of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith (born December 26) is a retired American professional Baseball player who played Shortstop for Major League Baseball Steve Steen (born December 26 1954) is a British Actor and Comedian best known for his improvisation partnership with Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is a Grammy Award -nominated American Humorist, Writer, Comedian, bestselling Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Dermot John Murnaghan (born 26 December 1957 is an English Journalist and Television presenter. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adrian Newey (born December 26, 1958) is currently the chief technical officer of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. born December 26, 1959) is an animator and one of Japan ’s premier Anime directors Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Temuera Derek Morrison (born December 26, 1960) is a New Zealand actor Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Lynch (born December 26, 1961) is a Northern Irish Actor. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lars Ulrich (born December 26 1963) is a Danish Drummer best known as the co-founder of the American heavy metal Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Elizabeth Johnson Kostova (born December 26, 1964) is an American author Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Sandra Taylor (born December 26, 1966) also known as Sandi Korn, is an American model and actress. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dennis Knight After dropping the Leatherface gimmick Tex teamed up with Mark Canterbury who wrestled as the masked “Master Blaster” Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Russell Mercer (born December 26 1970 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American Guitarist and Indie rock The Shins is an American Indie rock group comprising singer, Songwriter and Guitarist James Russell Mercer, keyboardist Krissada Terrence (b December 26, 1970, also กฤษดา เทอเรนซ์ Krissada Sukosol Clapp, Noi S Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Jared Joseph Leto (born December 26, 1971) is an American Actor and Musician. 30 Seconds to Mars (or Thirty Seconds to Mars and often abbreviated to 30STM) is an American rock band from Los Angeles California Jonathan M Parisen (born 26 December 1971) is an American film-maker who wrote produced and directed Stairwell Trapped in the World Trade Center Mika "Nure" Nurmela (born December 26, 1971 in Oulu) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for RoPS in Finland's Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oscar Esteban Fuertes (born December 26 1972 Coronel Dorrego, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football striker who currently Robert Kilgore Muchamore (born 26 December 1972) is the English author of the teen spy books CHERUB series. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Reichen Lehmkuhl, (born Richard Allen Lehmkuhl on December 26, 1973) is an American former Reality show winner male model Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Josie Ho Chiu-Yi ( born December 26, 1974) is a singer and actor from Hong Kong. Joshua John Miller (born December 26, 1974) is an American actor screenwriter novelist and filmmaker Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (born December 26, 1975) is a former world number one Tennis player from Chile. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrea Absolonová ( December 26, 1976 – December 9, 2004) De Mae appeared in over 80 adult films 2004)
• 1978 - Kaoru Sugayama, Japanese volleyball player
• 1979 - Chris Daughtry, American singer
• 1979 - Fabián Carini, Uruguayan footballer
• 1979 - Mzbel, Ghanaian singer
• 1979 - Dimitry Vassiliev, Russian ski jumper
• 1980 - Todd Dunivant, American soccer player
• 1982 - Kenneth Darby, National Football League player
• 1982 - Oguri Shun, Japanese Actor/Model
• 1984 - Alex Schwazer, Italian race walker
• 1985 - Yuu Shirota, Japanese Idol
• 1987 - Adam Walker, British flautist
• 1990 - Aaron Ramsey, Welsh footballer
• 1995 - Zach Mills, American actor

Deaths

• 268 - Pope Dionysius
• 418 - Pope Zosimus
• 1350 - Jean de Marigny, French bishop
• 1458 - Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Kaoru Sugayama (菅山かおる Sugayama Kaoru, born December 26 1978) is a Japanese Volleyball player Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Christopher Adam Daughtry (born December 26 1979 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States) is a Grammy nominated American Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández (born 26 December 1979 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football Goalkeeper who currently Nana Akua Amoah (born in Accra on December 26, 1979) better known by her Stage name 'MzBel' is a Ghanaian Hiplife Dimitry Viktorovich Vassiliev ( Russian ru Дмитрий Викторович Васильев (born December 26, 1979 in Ufa) is an Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Todd Dunivant (born December 26, 1980 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado) is an American Soccer defender, who currently plays for Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Kenneth Darby (born December 26, 1982 in) is an American football Running back who is a Practice squad player for the Atlanta is a Japanese actor who gained a rise in popularity by starring in the hit TV drama, Hana Yori Dango, and its sequel Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Alex Schwazer (born December 26 1984 in Sterzing) is an Italian race walker. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) born December 26, 1985, is a Japanese-Spanish actor and singer Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) This page refers to Adam L Walker the classical flautist For the Scottish ice hockey player see Adam Walker (ice hockey. A flautist, flutist, or flute player is a Musician who plays the Flute. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Aaron James Ramsey (born 26 December 1990 in Caerphilly) is a Welsh footballer, who plays as a Central midfielder for Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Zachary Mills (born December 26, 1995) known professionally as Zach Mills, is an American Child actor. Events By Place Roman Empire September - Gallienus, aided by Aurelian, defeats the Goths at the Battle Events By place Roman Empire Foundation of the Visigothic Kingdom, Roman Emperor Honorius rewarded his Jean de Marigny (d December 26, 1350) French Bishop, was a younger brother of Enguerrand de Marigny. Arthur III (in breton Arzhur III) ( August 24 1393 &ndash December 26 1458) known as the Justicier and as Arthur 1393)
• 1476 - Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (b. Galeazzo Maria Sforza ( January 24, 1444 &ndash December 26, 1476) was Duke of Milan from 1466 until his death 1444)
• 1530 - Babur, Emperor of the Mogul empire (b. Babur ( February 14 1483 - December 26 1530) was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who following a series of setbacks 1483)
• 1574 - Charles of Guise, French cardinal (b. Charles of Guise Cardinal of Lorraine, ( 17 February 1524 &ndash 26 December 1574) Duke of Chevreuse, was a Cardinal 1524)
• 1624 - Simon Marius, German astronomer (b. Simon Marius ( Latinized from German Simon Mayr) ( January 10, 1573 &ndash December 26, 1624) was a German 1573)
• 1731 - Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (b. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Antoine Houdar de la Motte ( 18 January 1672 - 26 December 1731) was a French Author. 1672)
• 1771 - Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (b. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Claude Adrien Helvétius (26 February 1715&ndash26 December 1771 was a French Philosopher and Litterateur. 1715)
• 1780 - John Fothergill, English physician (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For other people called "John Fothergill" see John Fothergill. 1712)
• 1784 - Seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This article is not about the mathematician Seth Warner author of several textbooks in particular about Topological rings Seth 1743)
• 1786 - Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (b. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gasparo count Gozzi ( December 4, 1713 &ndash December 26, 1786) was an Italian Critic and dramatist 1713)
• 1869 - Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille, French physiologist (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille \pwä-'zəi\ ( April 22, 1799 - December 26, 1869) was a French Physician and Physiologist 1797)
• 1890 - Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Heinrich Schliemann (ˈʃliːman ( January 6 1822 in Neubukow Mecklenburg-Schwerin - December 26 1890, Naples) was a German 1822)
• 1909 - Frederic Remington, American artist (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Frederic Sackrider Remington ( October 4, 1861 - December 26, 1909) was an American painter, Illustrator, 1861)
• 1923 - Dietrich Eckart, German Nazi politician (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dietrich Eckart ( 23 March 1868 - 26 December 1923) was a German politician one of the important early members of the National Socialist 1868)
• 1931 - Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey decimal classification (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melvil Dewey (1851 &ndash 1931 was an American Librarian, Educator, and the Inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification system for Library The Dewey Decimal Classification ( DDC, also called the Dewey Decimal System) is a Proprietary system of Library classification developed 1851)
• 1933 - Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian literary critic and politician (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1875)
• 1957 - Charles Pathé, French film and recording industries pioneer (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Charles Pathé ( December 25, 1863 &ndash December 26, 1957) was a major French pioneer of the film and recording industries 1863)
• 1960 - Watsuji Tetsuro, Japanese philosopher (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tetsuro Watsuji (和辻 哲郎 Watsuji Tetsurō) ( March 1 1889 &ndash December 26 1960) was a Japanese moral philosopher 1889)
• 1963 - George Wagner (Gorgeous George), American professional wrestler and television personality (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Raymond Wagner, or Gorgeous George ( March 24, 1915 - December 26, 1963) was an American Professional 1915)
• 1966 - Herbert Otto Gille, German SS officer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Herbert Otto Gille ( March 8, 1897 in Gandersheim - December 26, 1966) was a German general and as a winner of the Knight's Cross 1897)
• 1970 - Lillian Board, British athlete (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lillian Barbara Board MBE ( December 13, 1948 &ndash December 26, 1970) was an athlete from Great 1948)
• 1972 - Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1884)
• 1973 - Harold B. Lee, 11th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Harold Bingham Lee ( March 28, 1899 – December 26, 1973) was eleventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known 1899)
• 1974 - Farid al-Atrash, Arab composer, singer, virtuoso oud player, and actor (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Farid al-Atrash (October 19 1915 - December 26 1974 Arabic: فريد الأطرش; first name sometimes spelled Fareed. 1915)
• 1974 - Jack Benny, American comedian (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian 1894)
• 1977 - Howard Hawks, American film director and writer (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Howard Winchester Hawks ( May 30, 1896 &ndash December 26, 1977) was an American Film director, producer and 1896)
• 1980 - Tony Smith, American sculptor (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Tony Smith ( September 23, 1912 &ndash December 26, 1980) was an American Sculptor, Visual artist, and a noted 1912)
• 1981 - Savithri, Indian actress (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 1937)
• 1981 - Amber Reeves, feminist writer (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amber Reeves ( 1 July 1887 - 26 December 1981) was a British feminist writer and scholar daughter of New Zealand 1887)
• 1983 - Violet Carson, British actress (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Violet Carson OBE ( 1 September 1898 – 26 December 1983) was a British actress. 1898)
• 1985 - Dian Fossey, American gorilla specialist (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Dian Fossey ( January 16, 1932, San Francisco, California &ndash December 26, 1985, Virunga Mountains, 1932)
• 1985 - Harold P. Warren, American movie director (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Harold P Warren ( October 23 1923 – December 26 1985) was a Fertilizer salesman who lived in the El Paso, Texas 1928)
• 1986 - Elsa Lanchester, British-born actress (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (born October 28, 1902 - December 26, 1986) was an Oscar -nominated English character 1902)
• 1988 - Glenn McCarthy, American oil tycoon and businessman (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Glenn Herbert McCarthy ( December 25, 1907 - December 26, 1988) was a Wildcatter and a flamboyant Oil tycoon 1907)
• 1989 - Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) For the article on the baseball umpire see Doug Harvey (umpire Douglas Norman Harvey ( December 19, 1924 in Montreal 1924)
• 1992 - Nikita Magaloff, Russian pianist (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Nikita Magaloff (Born Magalashvili) ( 21 February (old style 8 February) 1912 - 26 December 1992) was a Georgian 1912)
• 1996 - JonBenét Ramsey, noted murder victim (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) JonBenét Patricia Ramsey ( August 6, 1990 – December 26, 1996) was an American girl and child beauty pageant contestant made famous 1990)
• 1997 - Cornelius Castoriadis, Greek philosopher and economist (b. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Cornelius Castoriadis (Κορνήλιος Καστοριάδης ( March 11 1922 - December 26 1997) was a Greek - French 1922)
• 1999 - Curtis Mayfield, American musician (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk 1942)
• 1999 - Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shankar Dayal Sharma ( August 19 1918 - December 26 1999) was the 9th President of republic of India serving from 1992 to 1997 The President of India or Rashtrapati ( Hindi: राष्ट्रपति a Sanskrit Neologism, lit 1918)
• 2000 - Jason Robards, American actor (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Jason Nelson Robards Jr, ( July 26, 1922 &ndash December 26, 2000) was an American Actor. 1922)
• 2001 - Nigel Hawthorne, English actor (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne CBE ( 5 April, 1929 – 26 December, 2001) was an English Actor, perhaps best 1929)
• 2002 - Herb Ritts, American photographer (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Herbert Ritts ( August 13, 1952 in Los Angeles California – December 26, 2002 in Los Angeles was an American fashion 1952)
• 2002 - Armand Zildjian, American cymbal manufacturer (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Armand Zildjian ( 1921 - December 26, 2002) was an American manufacturer of Cymbals and the head of the Avedis Zildjian Company 1921)
• 2004 - Sir Angus Ogilvy, British businessman, husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy, KCVO ( 14 September 1928 &ndash 26 December 2004) was a British businessman best known as the husband 1928)
• 2004 - Marianne Heiberg, Norwegian mediator (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Marianne Heiberg ( December 7, 1945 – December 26, 2004) was born in Oslo, Norway, and received her education in the 1945)
• 2004 - Jonathan Drummond-Webb, South African pediatric heart surgeon (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Jonathan Drummond-Webb ( August 29 1959 – December 26 2004) was a South African Pediatric heart surgeon. 1959)
• 2004 - Sigurd Køhn, Norwegian jazz musician, in 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sigurd Køhn (born August 6, 1959, died December 26, 2004) was a Norwegian Jazz Saxophonist and Composer The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred at 005853 UTC on December 26 2004 with an Epicentre off the west coast of 1959)
• 2004 - Reggie White, American football player (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reginald Howard "Reggie" White ( December 19, 1961 &ndash December 26, 2004) was a professional American football player 1961)
• 2004 - Aki Sirkesalo, Finnish musician, in 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Finnish musician Aki Sirkesalo (b July 25, 1962 in Toijala, Finland &ndash d 1962)
• 2004 - Mieszko Talarczyk, Lead singer/Guitarist of grindcore band, Nasum, in 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mieszko Talarczyk (born December 23, 1974 in Poland - died December 26, 2004 in Thailand Nasum (pronunciation) was a political Swedish band that played a mixture of Grindcore and Death metal. 1974)
• 2004 - Troy Broadbridge, Australian rules footballer, in 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (b. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Troy Broadbridge (5 October 1980&ndash26 December 2004 was an Australian rules football player with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League 1980)
• 2005 - Erich Topp, German submarine commander (b. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Erich Topp ( 2 July 1914 - 26 December 2005) was the third most successful German U-Boot Experten commander of 1914)
• 2005 - Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American mezzo-soprano (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Muriel Costa-Greenspon (b December 1 1937, Detroit Michigan - d 1937)
• 2005 - Kerry Packer, Australian businessman (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC (17 December 1937 &ndash 26 December 2005 son of Sir Frank Packer, was an Australian publishing media and gaming tycoon 1937)
• 2005 - Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vincent Andrew Schiavelli ( November 11 1948 – December 26 2005) was an American Actor noted for his work in Film 1948)
• 2006 - Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1913)
• 2006 - Ivar Formo, Norwegian skier (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ivar Formo ( 24 June 1951 &ndash 26 December 2006) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s 1951)
• 2007 - John A. Garraty, 87, American biographer (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. John Arthur Garraty ( July 4 1920 &ndash December 19 2007) was an American Historian and Biographer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Biographers are Authors who write an account of another person's life while autobiographers are authors who write their own Biography. 1920)
• 2007 - Stu Nahan, American Sportscaster (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Stu Nahan ( June 23 1926 – December 26 2007) was an American Sportscaster best known for his television broadcasting career 1926)
• 2007 - Joe Dolan, 64, Irish singer and entertainer (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph "Joe" Francis Robert Dolan ( October 16 1939 &ndash December 26 2007) was an Irish Singer of Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world See also Entertainment (disambiguation and The Entertainer (disambiguation Entertainment is an activity designed to give people 1943)

Holidays and observances

• St. Stephen's Day, a public holiday in Alsace, Austria, Catalonia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Italy, and Ireland. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. St Stephen's Day, or the Feast of St Stephen, is a Christian Saint's day celebrated on 26 December in the Western Church and Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe.
• Synaxis of Theotokos and feast of St. Joseph,King and Prophet David and St. James the Just (Orthodox Christianity)
• The first of the twelve days of Christmas in Western Christianity. For the Moth Genus, see Synaxis (moth. (at this point April 2008 this redirects to a nonexistant article Theotokos (Θεοτόκος translit Theotókos) is a title of Mary the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Joseph "of the House of David " ( Hebrew יוֹסֵף also known as Saint Joseph, Joseph the Betrothed, Joseph of Nazareth David, Arabic: داوود or داود dawud, "beloved" was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible Saint James the Just ( Hebrew: יעקב or Jacob ( Greek Iάκωβος (died 62AD also known as James of Jerusalem, James Adelphotheos The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world The Twelve Days of Christmas, and the associated evenings of those twelve days (Twelve-tide are the festive days beginning the evening of Christmas Day ( December 25 Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings
• Boxing Day in the Commonwealth of Nations except when 26 December is a Sunday Boxing Day is transferred to 27 December by Royal Proclamation. Boxing Day is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, as well as many other members of the Commonwealth Boxing Day is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, as well as many other members of the Commonwealth Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the A proclamation (Lat proclamare, to make public by announcement is an official declaration
• Wren day in Ireland and the Isle of Man. Wren day also known as Wren's day, Hunt the Wren Day or The Hunting of the Wrens ( Lá an Dreoilín) is celebrated on December 26, The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical
• Australia - Proclamation Day (South Australian public holiday), for the foundation of the Australian state of South Australia on December 28, 1836 but commemorated on this day. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Proclamation Day is the name of a number of days either commemorating or marked by a Proclamation being issued Lists of holidays The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents but will usually refer to one of The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap
• South Africa - Day of Goodwill, a public holiday
• First day of Kwanzaa
• Abadiu of Antinoe is commemorated in the Coptic Church on this date. A list of holidays in South Africa: determines that whenever any public holiday falls on a Sunday the Monday following it will be a public holiday Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday celebrated primarily in the United States, honoring African-American heritage Abadiu of Antinoe is a saint of the Coptic Church. He was the Bishop of Antinoe, and was made a Martyr by the Arians. History of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Apostolic foundation Egypt is identified in the Bible as the place of refuge that the
• First day of Junkanoo street parade in the Bahamas (the second day is on the New Year's Day)
• In Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, Poland, Slovakia, Suriname and Sweden, the 26th is known as the Second day of Christmas In some of these countries it is also a public holiday. Junkanoo is a street Parade with music which occurs in many towns across The Bahamas every Boxing Day ( December 26) and New Year's Day The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and New Year's Day is the first day of the Year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Suriname ( Dutch: Suriname; Sranan Tongo: Sranan) officially the Republic of Suriname (traditionally spelled Surinam by "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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