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December 26

250 years on from American Revolutionary War, December 26 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 21st century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♑ZodiacCapricorn ◈BirthstoneTurquoise ❀Birth flowerHolly

Capricorn is the sign for December 26 — read more on the Capricorn page, or see December's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on December 26?

December 26 is the 360th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1709 and 2015. Famous people born on December 26 include Yohan Blake, Hugo Lloris and Mao Zedong.

Released on December 26

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Movie Your Fault

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1709

    Agrippina (opera)

  2. 1723

    Johann Sebastian Bach

  3. 1776

    American Revolutionary War

  4. 1861

    American Civil War

  5. 1871

    Thespis (opera)

  6. 1919

    Babe Ruth

  7. 1943

    World War II

  8. 2004

    2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

  9. 2006

    2006 Hengchun earthquakes

  10. 2015

    2015 Garland tornado

Famous birthday twins

Born on December 26

Yohan Blake

b. 1989

Hugo Lloris

b. 1986

Mao Zedong

b. 1893

José Ramos-Horta

b. 1949

Alex Schwazer

b. 1984

Arthur Percival

b. 1887

Eden Sher

b. 1991

Kraftwerk

b. 1953

Deaths

  • 2024Manmohan Singh
  • 2014Leo Tindemans
  • 2006Gerald Ford
  • 1972Harry S. Truman
  • 1933Anatoly Lunacharsky
  • 1931Melvil Dewey

Holidays & observances

  • —Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal Proclamation. (Commonwealth of Nations), and its related observances: Day of Good Will (South Africa and Namibia)
  • —Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal Proclamation. (Commonwealth of Nations), and its related observances: Family Day (Vanuatu)
  • —Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal Proclamation. (Commonwealth of Nations), and its related observances: Thanksgiving (Solomon Islands)
  • —Christian feast day: Abadiu of Antinoe (Coptic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Pope Dionysius
  • —Christian feast day: Earliest day on which Feast of the Holy Family can fall, celebrated on Sunday after Christmas or 30 if Christmas falls on a Sunday.[citation needed]
  • —Christian feast day: James the Just (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Saint Stephen (Western Church)

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