December 26 in History

26 December in History – 110 years ago

Stalemate on the Western Front

Europe 1914: Stalemate on the Western Front

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Starting on 26 December 261

Goths invade Greece; repelled at Thermopylae*

All Events on 26 December

  1962
China-Mongolian Border Treaty
ends   1961
Yemen federated with United Arab Republic
  1943
Battle of North Cape: British sink Scharnhorst
ends   1925
Italians conquer Sultanate of Hobyo
  1915
Anglo-Saudi treaty signed
starts   1915
Germans defeated in naval fight over Lake Tanganyika
ends   1862
Dakota War
ends   1842
Texians raid Mier but captured
  1825
Decembrist uprising in St Petersburg
starts   1811
French capture Valencia from Spanish
starts   1492
Spanish fort briefly established on Hispaniola
starts   427
Octar’s Huns expand to Upper Rhine*
starts   404
Uldin’s Huns raid Thrace*
  374
Valentinian makes peace with Alemanni*
starts   261
Goths invade Greece; repelled at Thermopylae*
ends   211
Caracalla, and then Geta, co-emperors
  211
Caracalla has brother/co-emperor Geta murdered
*Actual date uncertain; set to 26 December for purposes of Omniatlas

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