Wednesday, December 26, 1691 is a Wednesday. It is day 360 of 1691 (98.6% through the year), ISO week 52, in Q4.
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Wednesday, December 26, 1691 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2025: Israel recognises Somaliland as an independent state, becoming the first country to do so.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to December 26.
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Historical Milestones
Israel recognises Somaliland as an independent state, becoming the first country to do so.
Israel–Somaliland relations →A violent tornado moves through several suburbs of Dallas, Texas, killing ten and injuring almost 500 others. It was the deadliest tornado to ever hit Texas during the month of December.
2015 Garland tornado →A violent tornado moved through several suburbs of Dallas, United States, killing ten and injuring almost 500 others.
2015 Garland tornado →Two earthquakes off the southwest coast of Taiwan damaged submarine communications cables, disrupting Internet services in Asia and affecting financial transactions.
2006 Hengchun earthquakes →A major earthquake and tsunami devastated communities around the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries.
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami →Six-year-old American beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado.
Killing of JonBenét Ramsey →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.
Federation of Korean Trade Unions →American gangster Bugsy Siegel opened The Flamingo Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the oldest casino still in operation on the Las Vegas Strip.
Bugsy Siegel →World War II: In the Battle of Cape Gloucester, American and Australian forces bombarded Japanese positions on New Britain in the Territory of New Guinea while U.S. Marines invaded from two sides of the island.
World War II →Second World War: The German battleship Scharnhorst was sunk at the Battle of the North Cape during an attempt to attack Arctic convoys.
World War II →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".
Babe Ruth →At the French Academy of Sciences, physicists Pierre and Marie Curie announced the discovery of a new element, naming it radium.
French Academy of Sciences →Calculate business days and elapsed calendar time between this date and any other.
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Questions & Answers
Wednesday, December 26, 1691 falls on a Wednesday.
122,251 days ago (334 years, 8 months, 17 days ago). It is day 360 of 1691 with 5 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Wednesday, December 26, 1691 is written as XXVI.XII.MDCXCI (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is First Quarter (approx. 38% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Capricorn.