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National Candy Cane Day December 26 | ||
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National Whiners Day December 26 | ||
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Boxing Day December 26 | ||
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National Thank You Note Day December 26 | ||
Also on December 26
🏛️ Public Holidays
Also observed in: St. Stephen's Day (AT,BE,CA,CH,CZ,DE,DK,ES,FI,GR,HU,IE,IT,NL,NO,PL,PT,SE) · Boxing Day (AU,GB,HK,KE,NG,NZ) · 2. svátek vánoční (CZ) · Anden juledag (DK) · Andre juledag (NO) · Annandag jul (SE) · Boże Narodzenie (drugi dzień) (PL) · Day of Goodwill (ZA) · Karácsony másnapja (HU) · Saint Stephen's Day (IE) and 7 more
✡️ Religious Observances
- Christian: St Stephen's Day major
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 2009 — China opens the world's longest high-speed rail route, which links Beijing and Guangzhou. ↗
- 2006 — An oil pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria explodes, killing at least 260 people. ↗
- 2004 — The 9.1-9.3 Mw Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest... ↗
- 2004 — Orange Revolution: The final run-off election in Ukraine is held under heavy international scrutiny. ↗
- 2003 — The 6.6 Mw Bam earthquake shakes southeastern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving more than 26,000 dead and... ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1994 — Souleymane Coulibaly, Ivorian footballer
- 1992 — Cecilia Costa Melgar, Chilean tennis player
- 1991 — Eden Sher, American actress
- 1990 — Jon Bellion, American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer
- 1990 — Andy Biersack, American singer-songwriter