Page 8: Historical Events In December - 26

2004  Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Somalia killing 227898 people   

2005  Indonesians mark the inaugural moments of the tsunami wave that came ashore exactly a year earlier, with thousands of people commemorating victims and relatives in many ceremonies   

2006  An oil pipeline explodes in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos killing at least 200 people   

2006  The Hengchun earthquake in Taiwan results in the deaths of two people, damaged about 15 historical buildings and several undersea cable, disrupting Internet and IDD telecommunication services in Asia.   

2012  China opens the world’s longest high speed rail route from Beijing to Guangzhou.   

2018  After weeks of losses the Dow Jones Industrial Average posts its largest ever one-day point gain: 1086 points.   

2019  An annular solar eclipse was visible from South Asia. This was a part of Saros 132   

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1194  Frederick ii: Iesi italy, german emperor (1212-1250)/king of sicily   

1532  Guilielmus xylander: German classical scholar   

1536  Yi i: Korean confucian scholar   

1542  Tokugawa ieyasu: Unifier of japan and first tokugawa shogun   

1618  Elisabeth: Paltsgravin of rhine/abbess   

1633  Charles e biset: Flemish painter, baptised   

1646  Robert bolling: English settler in virginia   

1660  Peter schenck: German/neth engraver/publisher, baptised   

0267  Dionysius: Bishop of rome/saint,   

0268  Pope dionysius: Pope dionysius   

1350  Jean de marigny: French bishop   

1458  Arthur iii: Duke of brittany (b. 1393)   

1476  Galeazzo maria sforza: Duke of milan, murdered   

1530  Zahir al-din mohammed babur shah: Founder mogols-dynasty,   

1574  Charles guise: Archbishop/cardinal of reims,   

1624  Simon marius: Astronomer,