HISTORY QUIZ OF THE DAY (Dec-26)

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Dec 26, 2004 :: EARTHQUAKE :: An earthquake measuring 9.3 on the magnitude scale created a causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, The Maldives and many other areas around the rim of the , killing more than 200,000 persons.

Dec 26, 1999 :: SHANKAR DAYAL Sharma :: Died this day, he was a former .

Dec 26, 1991 :: USSR :: Supreme Soviet met and formally dissolves the USSR on this day.

Dec 26, 1986 :: The first long-running American television soap opera, Search for , aired its final episode on this day after being thirty-five years on the air.

Dec 26, 1982 :: TIME magazine's Man of the Year was for the first time given to a non-human, the on this day.

Dec 26, 1979 :: Soviet Special forces troops took over presidential palace in , on this day.

Dec 26, 1972 :: Harry S. TRUMAN :: Died this day, he was a former President of the .

Dec 26, 1935 :: ROHAN KANHAI :: Born this day, he is a former cricketer. In his honour, , an eminent Indian cricketer had named his son "ROHAN".

Dec 26, 1929 :: PREM NAZIR :: Born this day, he was an Indian (Malayalam) film actor, who holds the record of having acted in the lead role in over .

Dec 26, 1925 :: The Party of India was founded on this day.

Dec 26, 1898 :: Marie and Pierre Curie announced on this day the isolation of .