Today in History for 26th December 2022

Historical Events

1860 - Major Robert Anderson, under cover of darkness, concentrates his small force at Ft Sumter
1877 - Socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st national convention
1965 - Paul McCartney is interviewed on pirate radio station Radio Caroline
1996 - Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey is found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado
1997 - The Soufriere Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat explodes, creating a small tsunami offshore.
1999 - Severe weather in France kills over 100 people and causes extensive damage to property, trees and the French national power grid (see Lothar).

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Famous Birthdays

1921 - Steve Allen, American comedian, composer, writer and TV host (Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show), born in NYC, New York (d. 2000)
1940 - Ray Sadecki, American MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Kansas City, KS, (d. 2014)
1942 - Ernie Cate, American country singer and guitarist (Cate Bros - Fire on the Tracks), born in Fayetteville, Arkansas
1961 - Tahnee Welch [La Tahn Renee Welch], American actress (Cocoon), born in San Diego, California
1965 - Ben Husaby, American cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
1985 - Steven Hartman, American actor (Rick Forrester in Bold and Beautiful), born in Westlake, California

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Famous Deaths

1574 - Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50
1969 - Johannes Gerard van Dillen, Dutch economic historian (Of Wealth and Oligarchists), dies at 86
1978 - Fritz Büchtger, German composer, educator, and modern music proponent (Association for Contemporary Music; Studio for New Music), dies at 75
1985 - Dian Fossey, American zoologist (Gorillas in the Mist), murdered in Rwanda at 53
1992 - Nikita Magaloff, Russian/Swiss pianist, dies at 80
2019 - Elbert Dubenion, American football wide receiver and running back (AFL All Star 1964; Buffalo Bills), dies from complications related to Parkinson's disease at 86

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