📅 December 26 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on December 26? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
🎉 Special days
⏳ On this day in history
- 1860Sheffield FC and Hallam FC played the world’s oldest soccer derby
- 1898Marie and Pierre Curie announced the discovery of the element radium
- 1963The Beatles’ "I Want to Hold Your Hand" was released in the United States
- 2012China opened the world’s longest high-speed rail line, from Beijing to Guangzhou
🎂 Born on December 26
- ⚙️ Charles Babbage (1791) — inventor of early computing machines
- 📱 Martin Cooper (1928) — engineer who made the first cell-phone call
See everyone born on December 26 →
December 26 quiz
In what year? ⚽ Sheffield FC and Hallam FC played the world’s oldest soccer derby
In what year? ⚛️ Marie and Pierre Curie announced the discovery of the element radium
In what year? 🎸 The Beatles’ "I Want to Hold Your Hand" was released in the United States
Which famous person was born on December 26?