Historical Events
- FM radio patent granted to American engineer Edwin Howard Armstrong
- US forswears armed intervention in Western Hemisphere
Famous Birthdays
- Billy Bean, American jazz guitarist (John Lewis; Herbie Mann; Bud Shank), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
- Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street (1969-2018), born in Waltham, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
- Ugly Dave Gray, Australian television personality
Famous Deaths
- Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian Marxist revolutionary, author and literary critic, dies at 58
Died in 1933 1933 Highlights
About December 26, 1933
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 90 years, 4 months and 1 day
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Capricorn