December 26th, 1600

Born on December 26th, 1600

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 155,000 days old!

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What happened on December 26th?

December 26th, 2015

A violent tornado moved through several suburbs of Dallas, United States, killing ten and injuring almost 500 others.

December 26th, 1723

Johann Sebastian Bach (pictured) directed the premiere of Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, his first Christmas cantata composed in Leipzig.

December 26th, 2004

A major earthquake and tsunami devastated communities around the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries.

December 26th, 2025

Israel recognises Somaliland as an independent state, becoming the first country to do so.

December 26th, 2006

Two earthquakes off the southwest coast of Taiwan damaged submarine communications cables, disrupting Internet services in Asia and affecting financial transactions.

December 26th, 1996

The Federation of Korean Trade Unions called on its 1.2 million members to refuse to work, beginning the largest organized strike in South Korean history.

December 26th, 1946

American gangster Bugsy Siegel opened The Flamingo Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the oldest casino still in operation on the Las Vegas Strip.

December 26th, 1943

Second World War: The German battleship Scharnhorst was sunk at the Battle of the North Cape during an attempt to attack Arctic convoys.

December 26th, 1919

American baseball player Babe Ruth (pictured) was sold by the Boston Red Sox to their rivals, the New York Yankees, beginning the 84-year-long "Curse of the Bambino".

December 26th, 1900

A relief crew arrived at the Flannan Isles Lighthouse (pictured) in Scotland and discovered that the previous crew had disappeared.

December 26th, 1898

At the French Academy of Sciences, physicists Pierre and Marie Curie announced the discovery of a new element, naming it radium.

December 26th, 1871

Thespis, the first comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, premiered at the Gaiety Theatre in London.

December 26th, 1862

American Civil War: The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou began with Confederate defenders engaging Union forces who were attempting to capture the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

December 26th, 1825

Imperial Russian Army officers led about 3,000 soldiers in protest against Nicholas I's assumption of the throne after his elder brother Konstantin removed himself from the line of succession.

December 26th, 1811

Seventy-two people died when a theater in Richmond, Virginia, was destroyed by fire, becoming the worst urban disaster in American history at the time.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 26th

Same year
Born in 1600

81

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Spanish dramatist (1600-1681)

*January 17th, 1600, Madrid †May 25th, 1681, Madrid

69

Clement IX

Pope from 1667, lived 1600-1669

*January 28th, 1600, Pistoia †December 9th, 1669, Rome

70

Jan Cossiers

Flemish painter (1600-1671)

*July 15th, 1600, Antwerp †July 4th, 1671, Antwerp

70

Johan Picardt

German-Dutch historian, physician and writer (1600-1670)

*February 5th, 1600, Bad Bentheim †May 21st, 1670, Coevorden

49

Friedrich Spanheim

German theologian (1600-1649)

*January 1st, 1600, Amberg †May 14th, 1649, Leiden

68

Johann Heinrich Waser

Swiss politician, 1600 - 1669

*March 25th, 1600, Zürich †February 10th, 1669, Zürich

81

Giovanni Paolo Oliva

Iralian Jesuit

*October 4th, 1600, Genoa †November 26th, 1681, Rome

78

George Gobat

French theologian

*July 1st, 1600, Charmoille †March 23rd, 1679, Constance

52

Alexander Keirincx

Flemish painter (1600-1652)

*January 23rd, 1600, Antwerp †October 7th, 1652, Amsterdam

66

Nicolas Sanson

French cartographer

*December 20th, 1600, Abbeville †July 7th, 1667, Paris

74

Johann Botsack

German theologian

*June 11th, 1600, Herford †September 16th, 1674

31

Prince Adolf of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*September 15th, 1600, Gottorf Castle †September 19th, 1631, Eilenburg

40

Otto Brüggemann

*February 14th, 1600, Hamburg †May 5th, 1640, Schleswig

99

Antonio Serra

Italian economist

*January 1st, 1600, Cosenza †November 30th, 1699, Naples

64

Johann Schröder

German chemist

*January 1st, 1600, Bad Salzuflen †May 31st, 1664, Frankfurt

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 26th

Fixed holidays (Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal Proclamation. , Christian feast day, St. Stephen's Day , The second day of the Twelve Days of Christmas , Saint Stephen's Day) which are celebrated on December 26th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1600 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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