December 26

Events

 * 1933 - FM radio is patented

Births

 * 1687 - Johann Georg Pisendel, German musician (d. 1755)
 * 1906 - Imperio Argentina, Argentine actress and singer (d. 2003)
 * 1929 - Régine, French singer and nightclub owner
 * 1930 - Jean Ferrat, French singer and songwriter
 * 1935 - Abdul "Duke" Fakir, American singer (The Four Tops)
 * 1940 - Phil Spector, American music producer
 * 1953 - Henning Schmitz, German musician (Kraftwerk)
 * 1963 - Lars Ulrich, Danish-born drummer (Metallica)
 * 1970 - James Mercer, American musician (The Shins)
 * 1979 - Chris Daughtry, American singer
 * 1979 - Mzbel, Ghanaian singer