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Day Of The Week: December 26
December 26, 2025 is the 360th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 5 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Capricorn is your zodiac sign. Turquoise is your modern birthstone. Onyx is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: December 26
- 1481 –Battle of Westbroek: Holland defeats troops of Utrecht.
- 1613 –Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, marries Frances Howard.
- 1776 –American Revolutionary War: The British are defeated in the Battle of Trenton.
- 1792 –The final trial of Louis XVI of France begins in Paris, France.
- 1799 –Four thousand people attend George Washington’s funeral where Henry Lee declares him as “first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
- 1862 –Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USS Red Rover are the first female nurses on a U.S. Navy hospital ship.
- 1871 –Gilbert and Sullivan collaborate for the first time, on their lost opera, Thespis. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years.
- 1945 –CFP franc and CFA franc are created.
- 1997 –The Soufriere Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat explodes, creating a small tsunami offshore.
- 2004 –Orange Revolution: The final run-off election in Ukraine is held under heavy international scrutiny.
Who were born on December 26?
- 1780 –Mary Fairfax Somerville, British mathematician (d. 1872)
- 1935 –Norm Ullman, Canadian hockey player
- 1947 –Richard L. McCormick, President of Rutgers University
- 1954 –Tony Rosato, Italian-Canadian actor
- 1956 –David Sedaris, American essayist
- 1966 –Jay Farrar, American musician and songwriter
- 1966 –Jay Yuenger, American musician and producer
- 1974 –Tiffany Brissette, American TV actress
- 1977 –Sofia Bekatorou, Greek sailing champion
- 1979 –Craig Wing, Australian Rugby League Player
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