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{{*mp}} [[1806]] – [[War of the Fourth Coalition]]: [[First French Empire|French]] troops under [[Napoleon I|Napoleon]] engaged [[Russian Empire|Russian]] forces in both the Battles of '''[[Battle of Pułtusk|Pultusk]]''' and '''[[Battle of Golymin|Golymin]]'''. |
{{*mp}} [[1806]] – [[War of the Fourth Coalition]]: [[First French Empire|French]] troops under [[Napoleon I|Napoleon]] engaged [[Russian Empire|Russian]] forces in both the Battles of '''[[Battle of Pułtusk|Pultusk]]''' and '''[[Battle of Golymin|Golymin]]'''. |
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{{*mp}} [[1871]] – '''''[[Thespis (opera)|Thespis]]''''', the first [[comic opera]] by [[Gilbert and Sullivan]], made its debut at the [[Gaiety Theatre]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1871]] – '''''[[Thespis (opera)|Thespis]]''''', the first [[comic opera]] by [[Gilbert and Sullivan]], made its debut at the [[Gaiety Theatre]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1908]] – Boxer '''[[Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first [[African American]] [[List of heavyweight boxing champions|Heavyweight Champion of the World]] after defeating [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Tommy Burns (boxer)|Tommy Burns]] in [[Sydney]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1908]] – Boxer '''[[Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first [[African American]] [[List of heavyweight boxing champions|Heavyweight Champion of the World]] after defeating [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Tommy Burns (boxer)|Tommy Burns]] in [[Sydney]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1975]] – The '''[[Tupolev Tu-144]]''', the first commercial [[aircraft]] to surpass [[Mach|Mach 2]], went into service. |
{{*mp}} [[1975]] – The '''[[Tupolev Tu-144]]''', the first commercial [[aircraft]] to surpass [[Mach|Mach 2]], went into service. |
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{{*mp}} [[2006]] – The '''[[2006 Hengchun earthquake|Hengchun earthquake]]''' struck off the southwest coast of [[Taiwan]], coincidentally on the second anniversary of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]]<!--Not bolded, Tagged with {{refimprove}}--> that devastated the coastal communities across [[Southeast Asia|Southeast]] and [[South Asia]], and on the third anniversary of the [[2003 Bam earthquake]] that destroyed areas of southeastern [[Iran]]. |
{{*mp}} [[2006]] – The '''[[2006 Hengchun earthquake|Hengchun earthquake]]''' struck off the southwest coast of [[Taiwan]], coincidentally on the second anniversary of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]]<!--Not bolded, Tagged with {{refimprove}}--> that devastated the coastal communities across [[Southeast Asia|Southeast]] and [[South Asia]], and on the third anniversary of the [[2003 Bam earthquake]] that destroyed areas of southeastern [[Iran]]. |
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Revision as of 04:46, 26 December 2010
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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December 26: Boxing Day; Kwanzaa begins; St. Stephen's Day (Western Christianity); Twelve Holy Days begin (Esoteric Christianity)
- 1806 – War of the Fourth Coalition: French troops under Napoleon engaged Russian forces in both the Battles of Pultusk and Golymin.
- 1871 – Thespis, the first comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, made its debut at the Gaiety Theatre in London, UK.
- 1908 – Boxer Jack Johnson (pictured) became the first African American Heavyweight Champion of the World after defeating Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney.
- 1975 – The Tupolev Tu-144, the first commercial aircraft to surpass Mach 2, went into service.
- 2006 – The Hengchun earthquake struck off the southwest coast of Taiwan, coincidentally on the second anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake that devastated the coastal communities across Southeast and South Asia, and on the third anniversary of the 2003 Bam earthquake that destroyed areas of southeastern Iran.