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Events on Saturday 26 December 1914 2
1914The Christmas TruceWestern FrontAlong stretches of the line men climbed out of the trenches, exchanged cigarettes and buried their dead. Commanders on both sides made sure it did not happen again.
1914 – 2008Richard Widmark (1914-2008)Died 24 March 2008, aged 93American film actor who made his memorable debut as a giggling killer in Kiss of Death and went on to a decades-long career in Hollywood. He worked with directors including John Ford and Elia Kazan.