What happend on 26th December

25.12
27.12
1986

The first long-running American television soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, airs its final episode after thirty-five years on the air

1984

Princess Astrid of Belgium marries Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este

1982

TIME magazine's Man of the Year was for the first time given to a non-human; the personal computer

1980

Aeroflot puts the Ilyushin Il-86 into service.

1979

Soviet Special forces troops take over presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan

1976

Foundation of the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist).

1975

Tupolev Tu-144 goes into service in Soviet Union

1974

Salyut 4 launched

1973

Soyuz 13 lands

1973

Comet Kohoutek reaches perihelion but is not such a display as expected