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December 26
Video Games
1991: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show. A character plays an arcade video game resembling Ms. Pac-Man.
Movies
1985: Birth of Steven Hartman in Westlake, California; actor (Rick Forrester - The Bold and the Beautiful).
1986: NBC-TV airs the final episode of long-running (35 years) TV soap opera Search for Tomorrow.
1986: Death of Elsa Lanchester AKA Elizabeth Sullivan at age 84 of bronchial pneumonia; actress (The Bride of Frankenstein, The John Forsythe Show).
1988: John Loder, actor (Sabotage, Java Head), dies at age 90.
1989: Peggy Thorpe-Bates, actress (Alcatraz Island), dies.
1991: Dehl Berti, actor (John Taylor - Guns of Paradise), dies at age 70.
1992: Constance Carpenter, actress (Two Worlds), dies of stroke at age 87.
1993: Jeff Morrow, actor (Robe, Harbor Lights, Blood Legacy), dies at age 80.
1994: Robert Emhardt, actor (Mac Cory - Another World), dies at age 80.
1994: Sylvia Brandts Buys, actress (Hague's Post), dies at age 85.
1994: Sylvia Koscina, Croatian/Italian actress (Hercules), dies at age 61.
1995: Birth of Zach Mills; actor (October Road, Zip).
1998: Death of Hurd Hatfield at age 80 of a heart attack; actor (The Picture of Dorian Gray movie, General Hospital TV show, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Studio One, Climax, Dupont Show of the Month).
2000: Death of Jason Robards Junior of mestasticized lung cancer at age 78; Oscar, Tony, and Emmy-winning actor (Inherit the Wind (1998), The Atlanta Child Murders, Mark Twain and Me, Sakharov, FDR: The Last Year, Washington: Behind Closed Doors).
2001: Death of Nigel Hawthorne at age 72 of a heart attack; British actor (Yes Minister , Yes, Prime Minister).
2005: ABC-TV airs the last Monday Night Football after 36 years.
1986: NBC-TV airs the final episode of long-running (35 years) TV soap opera Search for Tomorrow.
1986: Death of Elsa Lanchester AKA Elizabeth Sullivan at age 84 of bronchial pneumonia; actress (The Bride of Frankenstein, The John Forsythe Show).
1988: John Loder, actor (Sabotage, Java Head), dies at age 90.
1989: Peggy Thorpe-Bates, actress (Alcatraz Island), dies.
1991: Dehl Berti, actor (John Taylor - Guns of Paradise), dies at age 70.
1992: Constance Carpenter, actress (Two Worlds), dies of stroke at age 87.
1993: Jeff Morrow, actor (Robe, Harbor Lights, Blood Legacy), dies at age 80.
1994: Robert Emhardt, actor (Mac Cory - Another World), dies at age 80.
1994: Sylvia Brandts Buys, actress (Hague's Post), dies at age 85.
1994: Sylvia Koscina, Croatian/Italian actress (Hercules), dies at age 61.
1995: Birth of Zach Mills; actor (October Road, Zip).
1998: Death of Hurd Hatfield at age 80 of a heart attack; actor (The Picture of Dorian Gray movie, General Hospital TV show, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Studio One, Climax, Dupont Show of the Month).
2000: Death of Jason Robards Junior of mestasticized lung cancer at age 78; Oscar, Tony, and Emmy-winning actor (Inherit the Wind (1998), The Atlanta Child Murders, Mark Twain and Me, Sakharov, FDR: The Last Year, Washington: Behind Closed Doors).
2001: Death of Nigel Hawthorne at age 72 of a heart attack; British actor (Yes Minister , Yes, Prime Minister).
2005: ABC-TV airs the last Monday Night Football after 36 years.
Music
2004: Death of Mieszko Talarczyk, Swedish guitarist/musician (Nasum) (born 1974).
Sports
1985: Test Cricket debut of Steve Waugh, versus India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
1986: Doug Jarvis, age 31, sets NHL record of 916 consecutive games.
1989: ODI debut for Mark Taylor and Sanath Jayasuriya at cricket Melbourne Cricket Ground.
1990: Reggie Williams becomes first general manager of WLAF's New York-New Jersey Knights.
1990: Due to a financial dispute between the club owners, the Fort Myers Sun Sox franchise collapses causing the Senior Professional Association League to fold in the middle of its second season.
1991: Chuck Knolls retires as NFL coach after 23 years.
1991: New York Islanders' Derek King ties New Jersey Devils 5-5 with half second left.
1992: New York Jets' announcer Marty Glickman retires at age 75.
1993: Floyd, Nicklaus and Rodriguez win Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament.
1994: Futures-Germany).
1995: Muttiah Muralitharan no-balled for throwing (SL versus Australia, Melbourne Cricket Ground).
1995: Paul Adams becomes South Africa's youngest Test Cricket player, 18 years 340 days.
1995: Amsterdam).
1997: Pruetten Champion).
2005: ABC-TV airs the last Monday Night Football after 36 years.
1986: Doug Jarvis, age 31, sets NHL record of 916 consecutive games.
1989: ODI debut for Mark Taylor and Sanath Jayasuriya at cricket Melbourne Cricket Ground.
1990: Reggie Williams becomes first general manager of WLAF's New York-New Jersey Knights.
1990: Due to a financial dispute between the club owners, the Fort Myers Sun Sox franchise collapses causing the Senior Professional Association League to fold in the middle of its second season.
1991: Chuck Knolls retires as NFL coach after 23 years.
1991: New York Islanders' Derek King ties New Jersey Devils 5-5 with half second left.
1992: New York Jets' announcer Marty Glickman retires at age 75.
1993: Floyd, Nicklaus and Rodriguez win Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament.
1994: Futures-Germany).
1995: Muttiah Muralitharan no-balled for throwing (SL versus Australia, Melbourne Cricket Ground).
1995: Paul Adams becomes South Africa's youngest Test Cricket player, 18 years 340 days.
1995: Amsterdam).
1997: Pruetten Champion).
2005: ABC-TV airs the last Monday Night Football after 36 years.
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