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Historical Events In December - 26
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
0267 Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies on December - 26. 
0268 St Dionysius ends his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 26.
0268 On December - 26 pope Dionysius
0418 On this day in history 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 On this day in history french bishop Odo van Sully condemns Zottenfeest
1350 Jean de Marigny, French bishop on this day in history.
1476 Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered on this day in history.
1481 Battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht on this day in history.
1492 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus on this day in history.
1530 On December - 26 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 Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50 on this day in history.
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 December - 26.
1624 On this day in history simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54
1627 Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1679 On this day in history john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53
1687 On December - 26 johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer
1716 On December - 26 the birth of Thomas Gray, English Poet
1716 On December - 26 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 this day in history anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan)
1736 Antonio Caldara, composer, dies on this day in history.
1738 On December - 26 thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence
1740 On this day in history mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies
1748 France & Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands on this day in history.