on this day in history on 26th december
1972: Ballon d'Or: Bayern Munich defender Franz Beckenbauer wins award for best European football.
1976: AFC Championship, Oakland Coliseum: Oakland Raiders beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 24-7.
1978: India's former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi is released from jail.
1986: Mark Messier is suspended for 10 games for instigating a fight with Jamie Macoun and breaking his cheekbone.
1989: ODI cricket debut for Australia's Mark Taylor and Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya at the MCG.
1990: Garry Kasparov defeats fellow Russian Anatoly Karpov to retain the world chess championship.
1991: Future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Joe Mullen scores 4 goals for the second straight NHL game.
1991: Jack Ruby's gun sells for $220,000 in auction.
2004: 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia.
2006: Spin bowling great Shane Warne becomes first bowler in Test cricket history to take 700 wickets.