Historical Events In December - 26

1878  First US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1878  John Wanamaker installed electric lights in his department store in Philadelphia on December - 26.   

1878  On this day in history 1st US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia   

1878  Isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review) on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history john Brahms' "Tragic Ouverture," premieres   

1879  Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer on December - 26.   

1879  On this day in history jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies   

1883  On this day in history the Harbour Grace Affray between Irish Catholics and Protestant Orangemen causes five deaths in Newfoundland.   

1883  On this day in history carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master (1950)   

1887  On this day in history jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40   

1890  On December - 26 king Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company   

1890  Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history the birth of Henry Miller, US novellist   

1891  Henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus) on December - 26.   

1892  On December - 26 opera "Cristoforo Colombo" is produced (La Scala)   

1893  On December - 26 the birth of Mao Tse-tung, Chinese communist leader   

1893  On December - 26 evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer   

1894  On this day in history antonio Molina, composer   

1897  Willie Corsari, [Wilhelmina A Schmidt], Dutch writer on December - 26.   

1898  Radium, the radioactive element, discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie on this day in history.   

1899  On December - 26 mafeking: Bathe-Powells failed assault up fort Game Tree: 24 killed   

1901  Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer [NS] on December - 26.   

1902  On this day in history most knock downs in a fight, Oscar Nelson (5) & Christy Williams (42)   

1902  Elisha Cook Jr, SF Calif, actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI) on December - 26.   

1904  Alentejo Carpentier, Cubans/French writer (Guerra del Tiempo) on December - 26.   

1908  In Sydney Australia Jack Johnson knocks out Canada's Tommy Burns to win the world heavyweight boxing crown; policestopped the fight in the 14th round; on December - 26.   

1908  Jackson Johnson defeats Tommy Burns at Sydney, Australia for boxing title on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history jack Johnson TKOs Tommy Burns in 14 for heavyweight boxing title, becomes 1st black heavyweight champion   

1908  Ralph Hill, US, 5K runner (Olympic-1932) on December - 26.   

1910  Lucy Faithfull, children's campaigner on December - 26.   

1914  Richard Widmark, Sunrise Mich, actor (Madigan, Judgement at Nuremberg) on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history hans [Henri A] Gomperts, Dutch literature (Duck on Attic)   

1916  On this day in history joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France   

1916  On this day in history helmut Eder, composer   

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1194  On this day in history birth of frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily   

1532  On December - 26 birth of guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576)   

1536  On December - 26 birth of yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584)   

1542  Tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616) was born on December - 26.   

1618  On December - 26 birth of elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess   

1633  On December - 26 birth of charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised   

1646  Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709) was born on December - 26.   

1660  On this day in history birth of peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised   

0267  Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies on December - 26.   

0268  On December - 26 death of pope Dionysius   

1350  On this day in history death of jean de Marigny, French bishop   

1458  On December - 26 death of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393)   

1476  On this day in history death of galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered   

1530  On this day in history zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47   

1574  On this day in history charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50   

1624  Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on this day in history.