December 26th, 1663

Born on December 26th, 1663

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 132,000 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 1663

65

Cotton Mather

American religious minister and scientific writer

*February 12th, 1663, Boston †February 13th, 1728, Boston

64

August Hermann Francke

German Lutheran clergyman, philanthropist and Biblical scholar (1663-1727)

*March 22nd, 1663, Lübeck †June 8th, 1727, Halle (Saale)

42

Guillaume Amontons

French scientific instrument inventor and physicist (1663-1705)

*August 31st, 1663, Paris †October 11th, 1705, Paris

66

Georg Nitsch

German theologian (1663-1729)

*March 12th, 1663, Strelitz-Alt †November 20th, 1729, Gotha

82

Imre Esterházy

Hungarian archbishop (1663–1745)

*November 8th, 1663, Nové Mesto nad Váhom †December 6th, 1745, Bratislava

64

Johann Andreas Eisenbarth

German surgeon (1663-1727)

*March 27th, 1663, Oberviechtach †November 11th, 1727, Hann. Münden

69

Peter Hohmann

Leipzig merchant and town councillor, raised to nobility

*January 1st, 1663, Könnern †January 1st, 1732, Leipzig

47

Louis Carré

Mathematician

*July 26th, 1663, Nangis †April 11th, 1711, Paris

63

Giulio Piazza

Italian cardinal (1663-1726)

*March 13th, 1663, Forlì †April 23rd, 1726, Faenza

74

Curzio Origo

Italian cardinal

*March 13th, 1663, Rome †March 18th, 1737, Rome

72

Frederick William, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen

Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen

*September 20th, 1663, Hechingen †November 14th, 1735, Hechingen

67

Luca Carlevarijs

Italian baroque painter (1663-1730)

*January 20th, 1663, Udine †February 12th, 1730, Venice

79

Jean-Baptiste Massillon

French Catholic bishop and famous preacher

*June 24th, 1663, Hyères †September 28th, 1742, Beauregard-l'Évêque

69

George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington

Royal Navy admiral (1663-1733)

*January 27th, 1663, Kent †January 17th, 1733, London

50

Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany

Tuscan prince

*August 9th, 1663, Florence †October 31st, 1713, Florence

76

Georg Friedrich Schröer

German theologian

*March 19th, 1663, Jawor †March 23rd, 1739, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

68

Francis Atterbury

British bishop; (1663-1732)

*March 6th, 1663, Middleton †February 22nd, 1732, Paris

82

Tomaso Antonio Vitali

Italian composer and violinist

*March 7th, 1663, Bologna †May 9th, 1745, Modena

86

Rodrigo Caballero y Llanes

Spanish politician

*August 5th, 1663, Valverde del Camino †November 30th, 1749

68

Ferdinand Joseph von Herwarth

*January 1st, 1663, Munich †January 1st, 1731, Munich

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

No: With 365 days 1663 is a normal year and no leap year.

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