Day of the year
December 26
Born on December 26? You're a Capricorn with the Turquoise birthstone.
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December 26 Zodiac Sign
Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)
Element: Earth
disciplinedresponsibleambitiouspatientresourceful
Birthstone
Turquoise
Birth Flower
Narcissus
Season
Winter
Numerology 2
A number of partnership, balance, and quiet diplomacy.
December 26: This Day in History
- 1776— General George Washington won the Battle of Trenton against Hessian forces — a crucial morale-boosting victory in the American Revolution.
- 1898— Marie and Pierre Curie announced the discovery of the element radium.
- 1966— Kwanzaa, a week-long celebration honoring African heritage in African-American culture, was first observed after being created by Maulana Karenga.
- 1991— The Soviet Union was formally dissolved by the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.
- 2004— A catastrophic undersea earthquake off Sumatra triggered a series of tsunamis that killed over 227,000 people across 14 countries in the Indian Ocean region.
Famous Birthdays on December 26
- Jared Leto (1971) — actor and musician
- Kit Harington (1986) — actor
- Carlton Fisk (1947) — baseball player
- Phil Spector (1939) — record producer
- Mao Zedong (1893) — founder of the people's republic of china
What Happens on December 26?
Boxing Day (UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other Commonwealth nations)Kwanzaa begins (first day of the week-long celebration)
Did You Know? December 26 Fun Facts
- Boxing Day, observed on December 26, originated in the Victorian era when employers gave Christmas 'boxes' — gifts or bonuses — to servants and tradespeople the day after Christmas.
- The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami was caused by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded, measuring 9.1–9.3 on the Richter scale.
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