Historical Events In December - 26

0267  On December - 26 dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies   

0268  St Dionysius ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0268  Pope Dionysius on this day in history.   

0418  St Zosimus ends his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 26.   

0795  St Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

1194  On December - 26 frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily   

1198  French bishop Odo van Sully condemns Zottenfeest on this day in history.   

1350  Jean de Marigny, French bishop on December - 26.   

1476  Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered on December - 26.   

1481  On this day in history battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht   

1492  On this day in history 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus   

1530  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47 on December - 26.   

1568  Uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada on December - 26.   

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

1613  Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, marries Frances Howard, occasioning John Donne's "Eclogue" on December - 26.   

1618  On this day in history elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess   

1620  Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA on this day in history.   

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

1627  Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies on December - 26.   

1633  Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised on December - 26.   

1658  On this day in history simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 78   

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 this day in history.   

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  Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard) on this day in history.   

1727  On this day in history in France Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay appointed Bishop of Quebec on death of Mgr. de Saint-Vallier; he never came to Canada.   

1731  Anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan) on December - 26.   

1736  Antonio Caldara, composer, dies on December - 26.   

1738  Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence on December - 26.   

1740  Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies on this day in history.   

1748  On December - 26 france & Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands   

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1194  Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily was born on December - 26.   

1532  Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576) was born on December - 26.   

1536  Yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

1542  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616)   

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

1633  Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised was born on December - 26.   

1646  On December - 26 birth of robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709)   

1660  On December - 26 birth of peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised   

0267  On December - 26 dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies   

0268  Death of Pope Dionysius on December - 26.   

1350  Death of Jean de Marigny, French bishop on this day in history.   

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

1476  On December - 26 death of galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered   

1530  On December - 26 zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47   

1574  On December - 26 charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50   

1624  On December - 26 simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54