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What happened in history on this day: December 26?
On December 26 in ...
- 1906 - Premiere of The Story of the Kelly Gang, first feature film (70 minutes), made and shown in Australia.
- 1955 - RKO is first to announce sale of rights to its film library for TV broadcast.
- 1986 - NBC-TV airs the final episode of long-running (35 years) TV soap opera Search for Tomorrow.
- 2005 - ABC-TV airs the last Monday Night Football after 36 years.
Births on December 26
- 1902 - Birth of Elisha Cook Junior in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI).
- 1914 - Birth of Richard Widmark in Sunrise, Minnesota, USA; actor (Madigan, Judgment at Nüremberg).
- 1921 - Birth of Steve Allen in New York City, New York, USA; comedian/TV host (The Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show).
- 1927 - Birth of Alan King AKA Irwin Kniberg in New York City, New York, USA; standup comedian and actor (33 times on Ed Sullivan Show TV show, Anderson Tapes, Memories of Me, co-hosted Tony Awards and the Oscar Awards).
- 1927 - Birth of Denis Quilley in London, England; actor (Masada).
- 1930 - Birth of Donald Moffat in Plymouth, England; actor (Kent - Logan's Run, Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years).
- 1931 - Birth of Thomas K "Tom" van Brook; actor/interpreter (Soldier of Orange).
- 1936 - Birth of Caroll Spinney; (Big Bird on Sesame Street).
- 1941 - Birth of Daniel Schmid; actor/director (Paloma, Violanta, Hecate, Amateurs).
- 1944 - Birth of Jane Lapotaire; actress (Spirit of the Dead).
- 1945 - Birth of John Walsh; activist/TV host (America's Most Wanted).
- 1947 - Birth of Joyce Jillson in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA; psychic/actress (Superchick).
- 1950 - Birth of Victoria Racimo in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Corene - Falcon Crest).
- 1960 - Birth of Terri Garber in Miami, Florida, USA; actress (Leslie Carrington - Dynasty).
- 1961 - Birth of Tahnee Welch [La Tahn Renee Welch] in San Diego, California, USA; actress (Cocoon).
- 1964 - Birth of Colleen Dion in Newburgh, New York, USA; actress (Felicia - The Bold and the Beautiful, Brett Gardner - Another World).
- 1965 - Birth of Nadia Dajani; actress (Ned and Stacey, That's Life).
- 1971 - Birth of Jared Leto; actor (My So-Called Life).
- 1972 - Birth of Jared Leto in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA; actor (Jordan - My So Called Life).
- 1974 - Birth of Tiffany Brissette; actress (Vicki - Small Wonder).
- 1979 - Birth of Chris Daughtry; American singer and guitarist (American Idol TV show).
- 1985 - Birth of Steven Hartman in Westlake, California; actor (Rick Forrester - The Bold and the Beautiful).
- 1995 - Birth of Zach Mills; actor (October Road, Zip).
Deaths on December 26
- 1956 - Holmes Herbert, actor (The Kiss), dies at age 74.
- 1971 - Robert Lowery, actor (Circus Boy, Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies at age 57.
- 1973 - Steven Geray, actor (French Line), dies at age 69.
- 1973 - William Haines, actor (Little Annie Rooney), dies of cancer at age 73.
- 1974 - Death of Benjamin Kubelsky AKA Jack Benny at age 80 of pancreatic cancer; violin-playing, comedian of radio, television and vaudeville (Jack Benny Show).
- 1977 - Howard Hawks, director (Rio Lobo, Hatari!), dies at age 81.
- 1986 - Death of Elsa Lanchester AKA Elizabeth Sullivan at age 84 of bronchial pneumonia; actress (The Bride of Frankenstein, The John Forsythe Show).
- 1988 - John Loder, actor (Sabotage, Java Head), dies at age 90.
- 1989 - Peggy Thorpe-Bates, actress (Alcatraz Island), dies.
- 1991 - Dehl Berti, actor (John Taylor - Guns of Paradise), dies at age 70.
- 1992 - Constance Carpenter, actress (Two Worlds), dies of stroke at age 87.
- 1993 - Jeff Morrow, actor (Robe, Harbor Lights, Blood Legacy), dies at age 80.
- 1994 - Robert Emhardt, actor (Mac Cory - Another World), dies at age 80.
- 1994 - Sylvia Brandts Buys, actress (Hague's Post), dies at age 85.
- 1994 - Sylvia Koscina, Croatian/Italian actress (Hercules), dies at age 61.
- 1998 - Death of Hurd Hatfield at age 80 of a heart attack; actor (The Picture of Dorian Gray movie, General Hospital TV show, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Studio One, Climax, Dupont Show of the Month).
- 2000 - Death of Jason Robards Junior of mestasticized lung cancer at age 78; Oscar, Tony, and Emmy-winning actor (Inherit the Wind (1998), The Atlanta Child Murders, Mark Twain and Me, Sakharov, FDR: The Last Year, Washington: Behind Closed Doors).
- 2001 - Death of Nigel Hawthorne at age 72 of a heart attack; British actor (Yes Minister , Yes, Prime Minister).
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