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December 26 is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. Five days remain until the end of the year.

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• The Old Farmer's Almanac Daily Calendar for December 26, 2019. Holidays, national days, who was born on this day, who died on this day.
• Dec 26 in Film & TV. 1940 'The Philadelphia Story' film directed by George Cukor, based on the Broadway play of the same name, starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart, is released (Academy Awards Best Actor 1941) Dec 26 in Music. 1966 Jimi Hendrix writes 'Purple Haze' backstage at the Upper Cut Club, London; Dec 26 in Sport.

What Happened On This Day – 26 December

• 2004 Massive tsunami causes damage and kills thousands in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

  The tsunami was precipitated by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake was the third strongest earthquake ever measured using the Richter scale in recorded history. The other two were the Valdivia earthquake in Chile in 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5 and the Prince William Sound earthquake in Alaska in 1964, with a magnitude of 9.2. The Indian Ocean earthquake killed about 200,000 people and is considered one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history.

• 1982 The December issue of Times magazine proclaimed the personal computer as the 'Man of the Year'

  The Man of the Year tradition began in 1927 at Time magazine as a way to identify and showcase those that influenced the year and its events significantly. In 1999, the feature was renamed Person of the Year.

• 1966 First Kwanzaa celebrations

  The week-long cultural holiday is celebrated among African diaspora in the United States and was created by Maulana Karenga, a professor of Africana Studies and a key figure in the Black Power movement. The holiday is celebrated annually from December 26 to January 1, and it is a recognition of African culture and heritage.

• 1941 Fourth Thursday of November set as Thanksgiving Day in the US

  The holiday has been celebrated officially in the United States since 1863. The first Thanksgiving is thought to have been observed by early settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony after their first harvest in 1621.

• 1898 The Curies announce the existence of Radium

  The radioactive element has an atomic number of 88 and is known by the symbol Ra. In its pure form, it is a highly toxic element and is not used extensively for scientific purposes.

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