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    December 26 - Wikipedia

    One of the largest observed tsunamis, it affected coastal and partially mainland areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death toll is estimated at 227,898. See more

    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. See more

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    887Berengar I is elected as king of Italy by the lords of Lombardy. He is crowned with the See more

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    268Dionysius, pope of the Catholic Church
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    December 26
    Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee, allegedly establishing the Curse of the Bambino superstition.
    December 26
    U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States.
    December 26
    The first day of Kwanzaa, celebrated until January 1 (United States)
    December 26
    St. Stephen's Day (public holiday in Alsace, Austria, Catalonia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland), and its related observances
    December 26
    Second day of Christmas (Public holiday in the Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia)
    December 26
    Wren Day (Ireland and the Isle of Man)
    December 26
    Day of Good Will (South Africa and Namibia)
    December 26
    Family Day (Vanuatu)
    December 26
    Thanksgiving (Solomon Islands)
    December 26, 1799
    Henry Lee III's eulogy to George Washington in congress declares him as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".

    Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal Proclamation. ( See more

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