Historical Events In December - 26
Friday, 23 May 2025
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 On December - 26 st Zosimus ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0795 St Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
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 On this day in history jean de Marigny, French bishop
1476 Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered on this day in history.
1481 On December - 26 battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht
1492 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus on this day in history.
1530 On this day in history zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47
1568 Uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada on this day in history.
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 Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess on this day in history.
1620 Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA on this day in history.
1624 Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on December - 26.
1627 On this day in history gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies
1633 Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised on this day in history.
1658 On this day in history simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 78
1659 Long Parliament reforms in Westminster on this day in history.
1660 Peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised on December - 26.
1676 Domenicus van Tol, Dutch painter, dies on December - 26.
1679 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53 on December - 26.
1687 Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer on December - 26.
1716 On December - 26 the birth of Thomas Gray, English Poet
1716 Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard) on this day in history.
1727 On December - 26 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 this day in history.
1738 On December - 26 thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence
1740 Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies on this day in history.
1748 On this day in history france & Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands
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