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File:2004-tsunami.jpg|A tsunami generated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake in Ao Nang, Thailand
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File:Babe Ruth cropped.jpg|Babe Ruth
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File:Jack Johnson1.jpg|Jack Johnson
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File:Pierre Curie (1859-1906) and Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934), c. 1903 (4405627519).jpg|Pierre and Marie Curie
File:St. Flannan's Cell and Flannan Isles Lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 623920.jpg|Flannan Isles Lighthouse
File:Flamingohotelyay.jpg|Flamingo Las Vegas
File:The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton December 26 1776.jpeg|''[[The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776|Capture of the Hessians at Trenton]]''
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!Reason
!Reason
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| '''[[Saint Stephen's Day]]''' (Western Christianity);
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| [[1790]] – [[French Revolution]]: [[Louis&nbsp;XVI of France]] gave his [[Royal Assent]] to the '''[[Civil Constitution of the Clergy]]''', subordinating the [[Roman Catholic Church]] in France to the French government.
| refimprove
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| {{tl|more footnotes}}
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| [[1790]] – [[French Revolution]]: [[Louis XVI of France|{{nowrap|Louis XVI}} of France]] gave his [[royal assent]] to the '''[[Civil Constitution of the Clergy]]''', subordinating the [[Roman Catholic Church]] in France to the French government.
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| [[1908]] – Boxer '''[[Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]]''' became the first [[African American]] [[List of heavyweight boxing champions|Heavyweight Champion of the World]] after defeating Canadian [[Tommy Burns (boxer)|Tommy Burns]] in [[Sydney]].
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| needs more footnotes
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| refimprove section, unreferenced section
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| [[1806]] – [[War of the Fourth Coalition]]: French troops under [[Napoleon]] engaged Russian forces in both the Battles of '''[[Battle of Pułtusk (1806)|Pułtusk]]''' and '''[[Battle of Golymin|Golymin]]'''.
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| [[1946]] – American gangster [[Bugsy Siegel]] opened the '''[[Flamingo Las Vegas|The Pink Flamingo Hotel and Casino]]''' in [[Las Vegas]], the oldest casino still in operation on the [[Las Vegas Strip]].
| refimprove
| both: refimprove section
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|-
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| [[1908]] – Boxer '''[[Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]]''' became the first African American [[List of heavyweight boxing champions|Heavyweight Champion of the World]] after defeating Canadian [[Tommy Burns (Canadian boxer)|Tommy Burns]] in [[Sydney]].
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| [[1975]] – The '''[[Tupolev Tu-144]]''', the first commercial [[aircraft]] to surpass [[Mach number|Mach&nbsp;2]], went into service.
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| refimprove, unreferenced section, too many examples
| neutrality and accuracy disputed
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| [[1968]] – The [[Communist Party of the Philippines]], which is fighting [[CPP–NPA–NDF rebellion|an ongoing insurgency]], was established by '''[[Jose Maria Sison]]'''.
| Communist Party: unreferenced section; Sison: refimprove section
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| [[1975]] – The '''[[Tupolev Tu-144]]''', the first commercial [[aircraft]] to surpass [[Mach number|{{nowrap|Mach 2}}]], went into service.
| unreferenced section
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| [[1980]] – Witnesses reported the first of several sightings of '''[[Rendlesham Forest incident|unexplained lights in the sky]]''' near [[RAF Woodbridge]] in [[Rendlesham Forest]], England, in an incident later called "Britain's [[Roswell incident|Roswell]]".
| Refimprove
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| [[1991]] – The [[Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union|Supreme Soviet]] officially dissolved itself, completing the '''[[dissolution of the Soviet Union]]'''.
| [[1991]] – The [[Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union|Supreme Soviet]] officially dissolved itself, completing the '''[[dissolution of the Soviet Union]]'''.
| multiple issues
| intro too long
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| [[2006]] – The '''[[2006 Hengchun earthquakes|Hengchun earthquake]]''' struck off the coast of Taiwan, on the anniversaries of the '''[[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]]''' that devastated Southeast and South Asia, and of the '''[[2003 Bam earthquake]]''' that killed more than 26,000 people.
| 2004: lots of {{tl|cn}} tags (13)
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| '''[[John Page (planter)|John Page]]'''<!--American colonist--> |baptised|1628|
| lots uncited
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| '''[[Jean François de Saint-Lambert]]'''<!--French poet--> |b|1716
| lots of {{tl|cn}} tags (5)
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| '''[[Ram Swarup]]'''<!--Indian writer, male--> |d|1998
| Deathdate not cited
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* [[1606]] – The first recorded performance of the play '''''[[King Lear]]''''', a [[tragedy]] by [[William Shakespeare]] based on the legendary [[Leir of Britain|King Lear]] of the [[Britons (Celtic people)|Britons]], was held.
* [[1606]] – The first known performance of '''''[[King Lear]]''''', a tragedy written by [[William Shakespeare]] ''(pictured)'' and based on the legend of [[Leir of Britain]], took place before King [[James VI and I|James&nbsp;I]].
* [[1709]] – The opera '''''[[Agrippina (opera)|Agrippina]]''''' by [[George Frideric Handel]] premiered in Venice.
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* [[1806]] – [[War of the Fourth Coalition]]: French troops under [[Napoleon]] engaged Russian forces in both the Battles of '''[[Battle of Pułtusk|Pultusk]]''' and '''[[Battle of Golymin|Golymin]]'''.
* [[1776]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[George Washington]] led a [[Continental Army]] column '''[[George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River|across the Delaware River]]''' to launch a surprise attack against [[Hessian (soldier)|Hessian]] forces at the '''[[Battle of Trenton]]''' ''(painting shown)''.
* [[1811]] – Seventy-two people died when a theater in [[Richmond, Virginia]], US, was '''[[Richmond Theatre fire|destroyed by fire]]'''—the worst urban disaster in American history at the time.
* [[1811]] – Seventy-two people died when a theater in [[Richmond, Virginia]], '''[[Richmond Theatre fire|was destroyed by fire]]''', becoming the worst urban disaster in American history at the time.
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* [[1862]] – [[American Civil War]]: [[Confederate Army|Confederate]] defenders were victorious in the '''[[Battle of Chickasaw Bayou]]''' as the [[Union Army]] [[Vicksburg Campaign|attempted to capture]] the city of [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]].
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* [[1825]] – [[Imperial Russian Army]] officers '''[[Decembrist revolt|led about 3,000 soldiers in protest]]''' against [[Nicholas I of Russia|Nicholas&nbsp;I]]'s assumption of the throne after his elder brother [[Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia|Konstantin]] removed himself from the line of succession.
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* [[1900]] – A relief crew arrived at the [[lighthouse]] on the '''[[Flannan Isles]]''' of Scotland and discovered that the previous crew had disappeared without a trace.
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* [[1862]] – [[American Civil War]]: The '''[[Battle of Chickasaw Bayou]]''' began with [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] defenders engaging [[Union Army|Union]] forces [[Vicksburg campaign|attempting to capture]] the city of [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]].
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* [[1919]] – American [[baseball]] player '''[[Babe Ruth]]''' was sold by the [[Boston Red Sox]] to their rivals, the [[New York Yankees]], starting the 84-year-long '''[[Curse of the Bambino]]'''.
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* [[1871]] – '''''[[Thespis (opera)|Thespis]]''''', the first [[comic opera]] by [[Gilbert and Sullivan]], premiered at the [[Gaiety Theatre, London|Gaiety Theatre]] in London.
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* [[2006]] – The '''[[2006 Hengchun earthquake|Hengchun earthquake]]''' struck off the southwest coast of Taiwan, on the anniversaries of the '''[[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]]''' that devastated coastal communities across Southeast and South Asia, and of the '''[[2003 Bam earthquake]]''' that destroyed areas of southeastern Iran.{{divhide|end}}
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* [[1898]] – At the [[French Academy of Sciences]], physicists '''[[Pierre Curie|Pierre]]''' and '''[[Marie Curie]]'''<!-- ''(both pictured)''--> announced the [[Timeline of chemical element discoveries|discovery of a new element]], naming it '''[[radium]]'''.
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* [[1900]] – A relief crew arrived at the '''[[Flannan Isles Lighthouse]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> in Scotland and discovered that the previous crew had disappeared.
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'''[[December 26]]''': '''[[Boxing Day]]''' in [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth countries]]; '''[[St. Stephen's Day]]''' (Western Christianity); '''[[Twelve Holy Days]]''' begin ([[Esoteric Christianity]]); '''[[Kwanzaa]]''' begins in Canada and the United States
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* [[1919]] – American baseball player '''[[Babe Ruth]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> was sold by the [[Boston Red Sox]] to their rivals, the [[New York Yankees]], beginning the 84-year-long "[[Curse of the Bambino]]".
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* [[1943]] – [[World War II|Second World War]]: The German battleship ''[[German battleship Scharnhorst|Scharnhorst]]'' was sunk at the '''[[Battle of the North Cape]]''' during an attempt to attack [[Arctic convoys of World War II|Arctic convoys]].
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[[File:Pierre Curie (1859-1906) and Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934), c. 1903 (4405627519).jpg|Pierre and Marie Curie|100x100px]]
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* [[1946]] – American gangster [[Bugsy Siegel]] opened '''[[Flamingo Las Vegas|The Flamingo Hotel & Casino]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)'' --> in [[Las Vegas]], the oldest casino still in operation on the [[Las Vegas Strip]].
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* [[1996]] – Six-year-old American beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey '''[[Death of JonBenét Ramsey|was found beaten and strangled]]''' in the basement of her family's home in [[Boulder, Colorado]].
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* [[1825]] – [[Imperial Russian Army]] officers '''[[Decembrist revolt|led about 3,000 soldiers in a protest]]''' against [[Nicholas I of Russia|Nicholas&nbsp;I]]'s assumption of the throne after his elder brother [[Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia|Constantine]] removed himself from the line of succession.
* Born/died this day: | '''[[Masrur al-Balkhi]]'''<!--Arab military officer--> |d|893| '''[[Reginald Fitz Jocelin]]'''<!--English bishop--> |d|1191| '''[[Rose Lok]]'''<!--English businesswoman--> |b|1526| '''[[John Fothergill (physician)|John Fothergill]]'''<!--English--> |d|1780| '''[[Seth Warner]]'''<!--American army officer--> |d|1784| '''[[Bazoline Estelle Usher]]'''<!--American educator--> |b|1885 '''[[Mary Jane Richardson Jones]]'''<!--American suffragete--> |d|1909| '''[[Raja Pervaiz Ashraf]]'''<!--Pakistani prime minister--> |b|1950|
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* [[1871]] – '''''[[Thespis (opera)|Thespis]]''''', the first [[comic opera]] by [[Gilbert and Sullivan]], made its debut at the [[Gaiety Theatre, London]], UK.
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* [[1898]] – At the [[French Academy of Sciences]], physicists [[Pierre Curie|Pierre]]<!--not bold, needs more footnotes--> and [[Marie Curie]]<!--not bold if Pierre is not bold either--> ''(both pictured)'' announced the [[timeline of chemical elements discoveries|discovery of a new element]], naming it '''[[radium]]'''.
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* [[1996]] – Six-year-old American beauty queen '''[[Murder of JonBenét Ramsey|JonBenét Ramsey]]''' was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in [[Boulder, Colorado]], a murder that generated extensive coverage from the [[Media of the United States|American media]].
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==Notes==
* [[Battle of the Assunpink Creek]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/January 2|January 2]] and [[Battle of Princeton]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/January 3|January 3]], so Washington's crossing of the Delaware/Battle of Trenton should not appear if either of the two are going to
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'''[[December 26]]''': '''[[Boxing Day]]''' in the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]; '''[[Wren Day]]''' in [[Ireland]] and the [[Isle of Man]]; '''[[Kwanzaa]]''' begins ([[African diaspora in the Americas]])
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*[[1723]] – [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] ''(pictured)'' directed the premiere of '''''[[Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40|Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes]]''''', his first [[Christmas cantata]] composed in [[Leipzig]].
* [[1800]] – [[Philip Gidley King]], [[Governor of New South Wales]], ordered the formation of the '''[[Governor's Body Guard of Light Horse]]''', described as the first full-time military unit raised in Australia.
* [[1943]] – [[World War&nbsp;II]]: In the '''[[Battle of Cape Gloucester]]''', American and Australian forces bombarded Japanese positions on [[New Britain]] in the [[Territory of New Guinea]] while U.S. Marines invaded from two sides of the island.
* [[1996]] – The [[Federation of Korean Trade Unions]] called on its 1.2&nbsp;million members to refuse to work, beginning '''[[1996–1997 strikes in South Korea|the largest organized strike in South Korean history]]'''.
* [[2006]] – '''[[2006 Hengchun earthquakes|Two earthquakes]]''' off the southwest coast of Taiwan damaged [[submarine communications cable]]s, disrupting Internet services in Asia and affecting financial transactions.
{{Born and died list| '''[[Willy Corsari]]'''<!--Dutch actress and writer--> |b|1897| '''[[Elizabeth David]]'''<!--English cook--> |b|1913| '''[[Milagros Benet de Mewton]]'''<!--Puerto Rican educator/suffragist--> |d|1948| '''[[Stanisław Kot]]'''<!--Polish historian--> |d|1975| }}
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This is a list of selected December 26 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

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  • William Shakespeare
    William Shakespeare
  • A tsunami generated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake in Ao Nang, Thailand
    A tsunami generated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake in Ao Nang, Thailand
  • Babe Ruth
    Babe Ruth
  • Jack Johnson
    Jack Johnson
  • Pierre and Marie Curie
    Pierre and Marie Curie
  • Flannan Isles Lighthouse
    Flannan Isles Lighthouse
  • Flamingo Las Vegas
    Flamingo Las Vegas
  • Capture of the Hessians at Trenton
    Capture of the Hessians at Trenton

Ineligible

Blurb Reason
Saint Stephen's Day (Western Christianity); refimprove
1790 – French Revolution: Louis XVI of France gave his royal assent to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, subordinating the Roman Catholic Church in France to the French government. needs more footnotes
1806 – War of the Fourth Coalition: French troops under Napoleon engaged Russian forces in both the Battles of Pułtusk and Golymin. both: refimprove section
1908 – Boxer Jack Johnson became the first African American Heavyweight Champion of the World after defeating Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney. refimprove, unreferenced section, too many examples
1968 – The Communist Party of the Philippines, which is fighting an ongoing insurgency, was established by Jose Maria Sison. Communist Party: unreferenced section; Sison: refimprove section
1975 – The Tupolev Tu-144, the first commercial aircraft to surpass Mach 2, went into service. unreferenced section
1980 – Witnesses reported the first of several sightings of unexplained lights in the sky near RAF Woodbridge in Rendlesham Forest, England, in an incident later called "Britain's Roswell". Refimprove
1991 – The Supreme Soviet officially dissolved itself, completing the dissolution of the Soviet Union. multiple issues
2006 – The Hengchun earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan, on the anniversaries of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake that devastated Southeast and South Asia, and of the 2003 Bam earthquake that killed more than 26,000 people. 2004: lots of {{cn}} tags (13)
John Page |baptised|1628| lots uncited
Jean François de Saint-Lambert |b|1716 lots of {{cn}} tags (5)
Ram Swarup |d|1998 Deathdate not cited

Eligible

Notes

December 26: Boxing Day in the Commonwealth; Wren Day in Ireland and the Isle of Man; Kwanzaa begins (African diaspora in the Americas)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
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