What are the important events that happened on December 26? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
December 26: Facts & Myths About This Day
December 26 is the 360th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 5 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 13, 2025 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 29,445,120 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectahexacontagon’ day.
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Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 53 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,753 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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December 26 Historical Events
- 1799 –Four thousand people attend George Washington’s funeral where Henry Lee declares him as “first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
- 1870 –The 12.8-km long Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed.
- 1898 –Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
- 1933 –FM radio is patented.
- 1941 –U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States.
- 1948 –Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy.
- 1976 –The Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) is founded.
- 1986 –The first long-running American television soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, airs its final episode after 35 years on the air.
- 2004 –Orange Revolution: The final run-off election in Ukraine is held under heavy international scrutiny.
- 2006 –A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Hengchun, Pingtung, Taiwan, killing two people and causing severe communication disruptions in southeast Asia.
Who were born on December 26?
- 1890 –Uncle Charlie Osborne, American fiddler (d. 1992)
- 1891 –Henry Miller, American writer (d. 1980)
- 1893 –Mao Zedong, Chinese military leader and politician (d. 1976)
- 1894 –Jean Toomer, American writer (d. 1967)
- 1918 –George Rallis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2006)
- 1935 –Norm Ullman, Canadian hockey player
- 1937 –Jay Heimowitz, American poker player
- 1938 –Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi film director (d. 1989)
- 1939 –Phil Spector, American music producer
- 1995 –Zach Mills, American actor
Who died on December 26?
- 1458 –Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393)
- 1786 –Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (b. 1713)
- 1973 –Harold B. Lee, 11th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1899)
- 1980 –Tony Smith, American sculptor (b. 1912)
- 1981 –Amber Reeves, British feminist writer (b. 1887)
- 1985 –Margarete Schön, German actress (b. 1895)
- 1992 –Nikita Magaloff, Russian pianist (b. 1912)
- 2004 –Troy Broadbridge, Australian rules footballer (b. 1980)
- 2007 –Stu Nahan, American sportscaster (b. 1926)
- 2010 –Edward Bhengu, South African activist (b. 1934)
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