On this day: December 26
Born on this day
Yi IDecember 26, 1536 – 1584 · Culture
Elisabeth of the PalatinateDecember 26, 1618 – February 11, 1680 · Culture
Johann Georg PisendelDecember 26, 1687 – November 25, 1755 · Music
Jean François de Saint-LambertDecember 26, 1716 – February 9, 1803 · Culture
Bernard Germain de LacépèdeDecember 26, 1756 – October 6, 1825 · Music
Ernst Moritz ArndtDecember 26, 1769 – January 29, 1860 · Music
Mary SomervilleDecember 26, 1780 – November 1872 · Science
Charles BabbageDecember 26, 1791 – October 18, 1871 · Science
Felix Hoppe-SeylerDecember 26, 1825 – August 10, 1895 · Science
Clemens WinklerDecember 26, 1838 – October 8, 1904 · Science
Wilhelm DörpfeldDecember 26, 1853 – April 25, 1940 · Culture
Friedrich EngelDecember 26, 1861 – September 29, 1941 · Science
Julien BendaDecember 26, 1867 – June 7, 1956 · Culture
Norman AngellDecember 26, 1872 – October 7, 1967 · Politics
Maurice UtrilloDecember 26, 1883 – November 5, 1955 · Art
Henry MillerDecember 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980 · Art
Mao ZedongDecember 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976 · Culture
Géza von BolváryDecember 26, 1897 – August 1961 · Film
Peter van de KampDecember 26, 1901 – May 18, 1995 · Science
Renato GuttusoDecember 26, 1911 – January 18, 1987 · Art
Richard WidmarkDecember 26, 1914 – March 24, 2008 · Film
Steve AllenDecember 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000 · Music
Martin CooperDecember 26, 1928 – present · Technology
Jean FerratDecember 26, 1930 – March 13, 2010 · Music
Maurizio ArenaDecember 26, 1933 – November 21, 1979 · Film
Richard SwinburneDecember 26, 1934 – present · Culture
John Horton ConwayDecember 26, 1937 – April 11, 2020 · Science
Bahram BeyzaiDecember 26, 1938 – December 26, 2025 · Film
Fred SchepisiDecember 26, 1939 – present · Film
Edward C. PrescottDecember 26, 1940 – November 6, 2022 · Politics- Daniel SchmidDecember 26, 1941 – August 6, 2006 · Film
Ekmeleddin İhsanoğluDecember 26, 1943 – present · Science
José Ramos-HortaDecember 26, 1949 – present · Politics
John ScofieldDecember 26, 1951 – present · Music
José Horacio GómezDecember 26, 1951 – present · Culture
Lars UlrichDecember 26, 1963 – present · Music
Simon BeaufoyDecember 26, 1966 – present · Film
Byron HowardDecember 26, 1968 – present · Film
Jared LetoDecember 26, 1971 – present · Art- Ed StaffordDecember 26, 1975 – present · Exploration
David LoweryDecember 26, 1980 – present · Film
Shun OguriDecember 26, 1982 – present · Film
Marina SattiDecember 26, 1986 – present · Music
Carolina EyckDecember 26, 1987 – present · Music
Andy BiersackDecember 26, 1990 – present · Music
Eden SherDecember 26, 1991 – present · Film
Battle of TrentonDecember 26, 1776 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of Solvay S.A.December 26, 1863 · Companies
2003 Bam earthquakeDecember 26, 2003 · Geography
Release of The Song of SayaDecember 26, 2003 · Gaming
2004 Indian Ocean earthquakeDecember 26, 2004 · Geography