Historical Events In December - 26
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0267 On December - 26 dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies
0268 St Dionysius ends his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 26.
0268 Pope Dionysius on December - 26.
0418 St Zosimus ends his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 26.
0795 On December - 26 st Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1194 Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily on December - 26.
1198 French bishop Odo van Sully condemns Zottenfeest on December - 26.
1350 Jean de Marigny, French bishop on December - 26.
1476 Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered on December - 26.
1481 Battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht on this day in history.
1492 On December - 26 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus
1530 On December - 26 zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47
1568 On December - 26 uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada
1574 On December - 26 charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50
1613 On December - 26 robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, marries Frances Howard, occasioning John Donne's "Eclogue".
1618 Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess on December - 26.
1620 Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA on December - 26.
1624 Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on this day in history.
1627 Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies on this day in history.
1633 Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised on December - 26.
1658 Simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 78 on December - 26.
1659 On this day in history long Parliament reforms in Westminster
1660 Peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised on this day in history.
1676 Domenicus van Tol, Dutch painter, dies on December - 26.
1679 On this day in history john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53
1687 Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer on this day in history.
1716 The birth of Thomas Gray, English Poet on December - 26.
1716 On this day in history thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard)
1727 In France Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay appointed Bishop of Quebec on death of Mgr. de Saint-Vallier; he never came to Canada on December - 26.
1731 On December - 26 anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan)
1736 On December - 26 antonio Caldara, composer, dies
1738 On this day in history thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence
1740 On December - 26 mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies
1748 On this day in history france & Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands
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