CiteOn This Day: December 26th
This is 360th day of the year and 5 days remain in the year.
- Hebrew calendar—28 Kislev 5780
- Chinese calendar—the 1st day of the 12th month of 4717 (Ji Hai)
- Islamic calendar—(note)
in history
1492
Christopher Columbus established the first Spanish settlement in the New World.
1776
George Washington defeated the Hessians at Trenton.
1865
James H. Nason received a patent for a coffee percolator.
1966
The first Kwanzaa is celebrated.
1972
The 33rd president of the United States, Harry S. Truman, died in Kansas City, Mo.
1985
Zoologist Dian Fossey was found murdered in Rwanda.
1996
JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered in her Boulder, Colo., home.
2004
In the Indian Ocean, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, the largest in 40 years, triggered a tsunami that ultimately killed more than 280,000.
December 26 BirthdaysMao Zedong
Carlton Fiskbaseball player
Steve Allencomedian, actor, author
Jared Letoactor
Charles Babbagemathematician
George Deweyadmiral
Frederick IIHoly Roman emperor
Thomas Graypoet
1893–1976, Founder of People's Republic of China
Carlton Fiskbaseball player
Steve Allencomedian, actor, author
Jared Letoactor
Charles Babbagemathematician
George Deweyadmiral
Frederick IIHoly Roman emperor
Thomas Graypoet
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Note: Dates in the Islamic calendar are provided for planning purposes only, and calculated with the hdate Islamic calendar program for moonrise in Boston, Masschusetts. Depending on your location and other factors, this result may differ from actual religious observances by one day. Please consult your local religious authority for any religious determinations of hejiric date.
