December 26th (1996) was a Thursday. It's the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 5 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 26th December, 1996
» Start of the 1996–1997 strikes in South Korea named largest strike in South Korean history.
December 26th Famous Deaths for 1996
» Kostas Palios, Greek actor (b. 1926)
December 26th Holidays in History
» Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal Proclamation. (Commonwealth of Nations), and its related observances:
» Boxing Day Day of Goodwill Day of Good Will (Public holidays in South Africa South Africa and Public holidays in Namibia Namibia)
» Family Day Vanuatu e.g Family Day (Vanuatu)
» Public holidays in the Solomon Islands e.g Thanksgiving (Solomon Islands)
» Christian Calendar of saints called Feast Day:
» Abadiu of Antinoe (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria known as Coptic Church)
» Earliest day on which Holy Family or Feast of the Holy Family can fall, celebrated on Sunday after Christmas or 30 if Christmas falls on a Sunday.
» James the Just (Eastern Orthodox Church)
» Saint Stephen called Stephen (Latin Church e.g Western Church)
» Synaxis or Synaxis of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox Church)
» December 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Independence and Unity Day (Slovenia)
» Mauro Hamza Day (Houston called Houston, Texas)
» The first day of Kwanzaa, celebrated until January 1 (United States)
» The first of Twelve Holy Days (Esoteric Christianity)
» The second day of Twelve Days of Christmas or Christmas (Western Christianity)